Heritage .22 Cal. Revolver

[Deathrider1579]

I am thinking about buying a Heritage .22 Cal. Revolver for a backpacking / plinking gun.

Do any of yall have one, do you like it? Is it a pos?

Its cheap; only about 140 at Academy and it comes with a .22 Mag and .22 LR cylinders so I can have some versatility in what kind of power I want to use.

-DR

 

[461]

For a very little bit more money you can get a Ruger Single-Six which is several times over more gun for the money. I hate to badmouth a manufacturer but the Heritage is a good design made with cheap material and poor quality control. Save yourself the headache and buy the Ruger to start with instead of later when you're angry at yourself for the Heritage purchase. And yes, I do have firsthand experience with the Rough Rider and Rough is the key word.

 

[ArmedBear]

Save the money for a Single Six.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Before you get too excited about the .22 magnum cylinder, it might be worth your while to do some comparative shopping for both .22 magnum and .22 long rifle ammunition.

According to my old pal Jim, gone now these eleven years and longer, "You don't always get what you pay for, but you never get what you don't pay for."

 

[shecky]

I have one with the 6.5" barrel. Works fine. A fun plinker, and seems to be as accurate as I am. .22Mag is significantly louder, and didn't seem all that much more powerful (at least out of a 6.5" revolver), so much so that I have little use for it. I guess I've put about 1000 .22lr rounds through it. Nice for shooting Colibris, snakeshot and shorts, too.

Go to rimfirecentral.com for some more info on the gun. I'd stick with the black/blued version.

 

[joab]

In held one many years ago about the same quality as the Rexios that they were also introducing.

I was not highly impressed and they were less than $100 then. But I have heard that they are better made now.

 

[Redbeard55]

Heritage Revolver

I have 2 of the Heritage Revolvers. I also have a Ruger Single Six and a Ruger Mark II. Although I hate to admit it, the Heritiage is every bit as accurate as the Rugers. The main difference is that the gap between the cylinder on the Heritage 22 revolvers runs at least 0.012 or 0.013. Typically the Single Six will be around the 0.006 range. Normally the Single Six and Mark II will both choronograph around 1000 fps. The Heritage revolvers will be slower at 750-800 fps. If you can live with the 200 fps difference, the Heritage revolvers are great bargains and a lot of fun to shoot.

 

[DMoneyTT]

Thread necromancy

So, I know this thread is ancient, but for anyone finding this post while researching the heritage, I thought I would comment. I have never shot a single six, and I'm sure they are very nice. I do own a rough rider, and find it to have an excellent trigger and to be very accurate. From a mechanical rest, the gun will put 6 rounds of match ammo into 1" or better at 25 yards. Also, the cylinder gap on my pistol measures exactly .006" and it has been fired a lot and never been shimmed. I got my gun for $99 new, and it has been the best hundred dollar gun imaginable.

 

[mcdonl]

Mine goes with me to the range, and the woods every time without fail. It still looks new, functions perfectly and shoots dead on. 10's of thousands of rounds shot by me, my family and everyone who has ever shot with me. No issues ever.

I use the .22mag as a side arm when deer hunting and coyote hunting.

 

[powwowell]

461 says you can have a Single Six for a little more money. I disagree with that statement. You can have a Single Six for a lot more money.

I've had both and enjoyed them. The Rough Rider aint no Single Six. As my ole pappy use to rell me, "you get what you pay for".

 

[hartmen]

well. i have one with a 11" barrel. i love the gun except for one feature. you have to pull the hammer back every time to fire. besides that great gun. i paid $200 for mine. still have box and 22 mag cylinder for it. mine has the adjustable sights. looks like it came striaght out of the wild west scenes.