Heritage Rough Rider in 22lr & 22 mag 6.5"

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cw308

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My son just picked up the revolver , nice 22 at a very good price . Don't know much about them , anyone out there have one . Would like some feedback .

Chris
 
Hi CW,

I've had one for a bit now, seems to be a nice little shooter for the money. I got mine on sale at Academy for $99 with LR cylinder only. But there was a coupon in box for $29 to get the mag cylinder as well.

Sure, it's a cheap gun with a painted cast metal frame, the fit and finish isn't like my Ruger Single Six or anything. But with that said, it shoots to point of aim and has never not went 'bang' when I pulled the trigger on a life round.

I could sure do without the safety on it, but oh well.

For the money it's hard to beat if you ask me.
 
Thanks Guys for getting back so fast , my son bought the 22lr. only . I called
Heritage I gave them the SN , I had the send a 22 mag cylinder & the black predator grips. He called me to let me know how it shot , he's surprised how accurate the gun is for the price. I'm in NY he's in Florida , when I get down there I'll give it a try . Thanks Again.

Chris
 
I really enjoy mine, never had a malfunction( due to the gun at least) seems to shoot as straight as I can point it, and it's great to be able to load six safely.
 
Tell your son to keep an eye on the screws. Some of mine worked loose, but I discovered them before they were lost. A little loctite took care of it. That is the only problem I have had with my 6.5" lr only model.

Better yet, just have him loctite all the screws anyway. No need to wait for them to come loose. The grip screw was not an issue. It was basically the rest.
 
I have a Heritage 3.5 inch barreled birdshead grip 22/22mag ...Great little pistole .. My constant companion while doing chores outdoors around the homestead .. I carry with the 22 mag cylinder .. A buddy of mine has a 4.5 inch barrelled version ..his barn revolver...

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When adding blue loctite on the screws . Can you remove the side frame screws without messing up the internal adjustments ? I can see the grip screws an the ejection rod cover screw wouldn't be a problem . How did you loctite the side plate screws ? Thanks for the heads up.

Chris
 
Great guns for the money. I bought the same 6 1/2" version a few years ago, and added one of those 3 1/2" birdshead models recently.
 
Bought mine because it's cheap, and I had a lot of 22lr ammo I couldn't run through my semi-auto. Surprised by how accurate it is.
 
Heritage is a very good revolver for the money. I had a Heritage 22/22mag several years ago and was very happy with it.... Heritage at that time had two different types of material and one is banned from some States. Just don't remember the specifics or if they still make them in two types of material.
 
Loctite

If you have rubber grips don't use loctite on the grip screws. In fact I would not use it on grips that have a threaded insert for the screw as part of the grips..

The threaded insert will no longer be an insert when it's time to remove the grips.

Yup the insert will tear loose from the grip material. Heat is not your friend here likely to make a bad thing worse.

I had a heck of a time removing the screw from my Taurus 94 grips W/O destroying the grip in the process. Yup it had loctite on the screw. I was finally able to poke a sharp instrument through the grip material to stop the insert from turning while turning the screw.
 
Chris, I loctited the screws one at a time, I did not dismantle the weapon. I didn't have any problems afterwards. I did the ejector shroud screw, a couple on the bottom that I think hold on the trigger guard, a couple behind the hammer, and maybe a couple on the side of the frame. I'm saying maybe because I don't have the revolver in front of me right now for reference.
 
I have the same Rough rider as OP's son

got it several years back with the 2 cylinders...never fired the LR as I have had plenty of magnum 22s

for the price it is one sweet fun and amazingly accurate little revolver

I plink and fun shoot a lot just to entertain myself with a very good Ruder MKII 22/45 lite and the Rough rider....funny to me that I shoot the revolver better

I have 7 various 22 pistols and revolvers....for some reason the el cheapo Heritage RR puts the most grin on my face.... not bad for $119 out the door with a brick of CCI thrown in
 
I have mine next to me on the table.I keep it loaded with rat shot for stray animals in the yard. It works great. I'm glad I bought it.It's the only 22 revolver I own,also have a couple of rifles that are 22's. Great little pistol.
 
Thanks guys for answering , the screws I'm concerned with are the ones on the side plate. I haven't seen the gun in person , adding blue on the screw threads seems like a good idea . If the screw holds the side plate on the there's no problem but if the screw goes through the frame holding something in position then removing it could be a nightmare.
 
Ricklin said:
If you have rubber grips don't use loctite on the grip screws. In fact I would not use it on grips that have a threaded insert for the screw as part of the grips..

The threaded insert will no longer be an insert when it's time to remove the grips.

Yup the insert will tear loose from the grip material. Heat is not your friend here likely to make a bad thing worse.
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It depends on which Loctite you use. They have a multitude of different products that are all generally classified as "thread lockers," but they differ in how much hold they provide. Red is high hold and requires heat to remove. Green is "This ain't never ever gonna come apart." Blue is medium hold, and purple is light hold.

For 1911s, I use blue (medium) to hold the screw bushings in the frame, and purple on the screw threads. I have never had a problem with removal when I needed to take them apart.
 
cw308 said:
Thanks guys for answering , the screws I'm concerned with are the ones on the side plate.
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As I posted above, in answer to your question, there is no side plate. One of those screws is for the hammer to rotate on, the other is the trigger pivot pin.
 
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