Went to a Civil War re-enactment in Gettysburg, decided I wanted to go shooting again, and caught a bug for a revolver for some reason.

The Heritage Rough Rider is possibly one of the cheapest guns you can get nowadays, with many being under 150-200 (I got mine for 120 on sale).

I originally got it because I had to have something in.22, and since I was only going to use it at the range, I wanted to have something different rather than a semiauto like a Ruger SR22 or a Walther P22.

There is also a choice of a 3.75, 4.75, 5, 6.5, and 9 inch barrel.

Many different finishes, grip styles, and materials are also available, such as a birds head grip, an ivory grip, case hardened frame, etc.

Mine has a cocobolo grip and the 6.5 in barrel.

I have no clue whether or not the grip is actually made of cocobolo though.

My grip frame was also painted, because I liked the bronze look on some of the older revolvers.

The barrel is made of steel, but the frame itself is made of some aluminium alloy, and that makes the gun extremely front heavy.

Couple that with the low recoil of a.22, and youve got a gun thats pretty much recoil-less.

When I first shot the gun, I thought it misfired because I honestly didnt feel anything.

Since its heavily based off the SAA, it works like every other single action revolver out there.

However, something that is completely new and different is the hammer block safety.

I like it because it allows me to dry fire without damaging the firing pin.

A simple flip of the safety, and a red dot shows that youre ready to shoot.

The trigger is plastic, and Im sure itll break on me someday, the ejecting rod is also completely made of plastic, and the blued finish could be better.

My gun shoots straight and true, but if you somehow get a gun thats slight off target, the only way to adjust the front sight is to bend it.

But then again, no one is buying this for marksmanship competitions.

Through the hundreds of.22 that Ive shot through the gun however, I have not encountered a single issue yet.

This gun is just plain fun to shoot, and is a very good tool to have to introduce new shooters.

If you can find and afford a Ruger, Id recommend you get that, but the Heritage is well worth the price.

Share Report Save level 2 4 years ago I have bought 3-4 of these you can pick them up on black friday at academy for 100 buck for the last 5 years.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 4 years ago Would you know if the barrel has a diameter of.222 or.224 2 Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 4 years ago edited 4 years ago deleted 0.6487 What is this 2 Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 4 years ago 22 magnum sounds so bad ass.then you realize its still weak.

Share Report Save level 2 4 years ago My HRR is a.22lr.22 mag and my trigger and ejector Rod is metal.

I think it isnt necessary on a single action revolver and looks silly and out of place.

Share Report Save level 1 4 years ago Funny that this review just now pops up three days after I bought one.

Backstory on me: I owned one firearm in my entire life, a cheap SKS sporter back in my college days (20 years ago).

Sold it when I had my first kid and never owned a weapon since.

Heritage 22 Revolver Magnum Cylinder