Question about a revolver?

I've done it too many times in my early adulthood. Bought a gun that I thought would be fun to just play around with. The problem is that those guns are not as accurate or as reliable as the better made mainstream American guns, and they are expensive to fix when something does go wrong.

Spend the extra money and go with the Ruger. You can shoot the hell out of it and 10 years later, sell it for more than what you paid for it. Also, Ruger has a fantastic reputation for customer service.

Buying an off brand single-action revolver is like buying one of those Chinese-made Swiss Army style knives. There are only two names to know in Swiss Army knives - Wenger and Victorinox. In modern single-action revolvers, Ruger is the best. Period.

So the Heritage is getting maligned here, and I think a bit undeservedly. It is a SIGNIFICANTLY better firearm than the RG pistols mentioned and, in my opinion a good value firearm. First, they are scaled down from a full size revolver - maybe 75% or 80%, making them lighter with smaller grips. This is pretty common in replica .22 weapons and it is seen pretty often on the semi auto side. The Ruger Single Six is more or less a full size revolver that happens to be in .22 caliber. It's much heavier with a full grip.

The Heritage is available with a steel frame which makes it much closer to a full size in weight, but the alloy frame version are pretty common.

I've spent some time behind a fixed sight .22LR that a friend of mine had and it's not a bad little gun at all. It's certainly accurate enough to plink with or do some small game hunting with, and the limitation isn't the gun, but rather the sights are on the crude side. They make versions with better adjustable sights. In going through several hundred rounds there were no problems with the gun and like all single action revolvers the trigger was not bad.

It's about as dirt simple a pistol design as you are going to get and it is a faithful reproduction that is over 100 years proven. I would have no hesitation at all about buying a RoughRider if you like the feel.

Thinkingblade

The Heritage revolvers are of good quality, but lack some fit and finish. I have found Accuracy to be good with these inexpensive revolvers. They are built to last, with all steel construction, no pot metal. They are made in America.

I think they are one of the best values for an entry level plinker.

I would not waste the money. Buy the Ruger Single Six.

My first revolver ever was a cheap RG .357. in dbl action it would sometimes spin past the next round.

If your going to aim at a live target please spend the extra money for an accurate weapon.

You get what you pay for. You want cheap, you wind up with low quality mdse.

Depends on how much cash you have.... Its really not fair to compare a $150 revolver and a $450 revolver. To me, for a plinking revolver, is worth nowhere near $300 for an inch tighter groupings at 10-15 yards. Its for fun and horsing around with. If you don't mind dropping the cash, year, the Ruger will perform better, but honestly, at triple the price, who cares? And if you have enough money to buy the Ruger, why not buy the Heritage, and if you don't like it, its only a minor expense in comparison, and you have two guns.

When I think of plinking, I think of beer cans, not targets. You hit, or you miss, and you can compensate if it is off a tick or two. Who cares? Throw in human error, and for the casual shooter there's no difference. Not worth my $300 bucks.

But my answer may change when I make more than $15 an hour and graduate...