The loading gate misalignment is a minor flaw to me; the reason I'm interested in getting a 9 shot Heritage over an 8 or 9 shot double action is if you have to reload after 9 shots, you've got bigger problems to worry about.I've had my heritage 9-shot for about half a year. The thing that stood out to me right away is that getting the holes lined up with the loading gate seems a little harder than it would be with a 6-shot model.
I think this may be because the loading gate is still in the same place as it would be for the 6-shot model, but since the spacing of the holes in the cylinders is different, they don't naturally line up with the loading gate as well. Is that minor inconvenience worth having three extra rounds? For me, sure, but others may think differently.
Other than that, I don't have anything really negative to say about it. I've have no cycling issues or malfunctions of any kind any. I'm not a very good handgun shooter, so I can't really say what the gun is capable of in terms of accuracy.
barrel/cylinder alignment and loading gate/cylinder alignment are two different things. You can be off on one and be good with the other. The issue is the frames used are the same with the 6 round cylinder, so it appears that Heritage uses the same frames for both 6 and 9 round models.How is the loading gate wrong but the cylinder to barrel alignment right?
Not being snarky. I honestly am looking for a learning moment...
After owning the 6 shot for a while and being solid, I purchased the 9 shot. I am having an issue with it. The gate when loading does not line up and you need to kind of hold the cylinder in place for the 22 mag. For the 22lr is ok but the ejector rod needs to be lined up for both. I called the support line and was told that is normal and I think is because the frame is the same as the 6 shooter. But also found an issue with the 22lr cylinder not locking on 7 out of the 9 notches and need to be advanced about 1mm to lock. I regret getting it
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