![]() ![]() Well, because we find these old-school-style revolver intriguing, we couldn’t leave well enough alone and wanted to play around with Heritage’s most unusual six-shooter, the 16-inch Rough Rider. Since then, we’ve also explored customizing Heritage revolvers for creating an Old West-theme home or office display. 22 LR revolver and, taking advantage of Heritage’s long list of available parts and accessories for their popular line of Rough Rider revolvers, swapped out the classic plow handle grip for what we thought was a more appropriate bird’s head grip and an engraved. It all started when we picked up a Heritage Manufacturing Barkeep. We’ve gotten on a bit of a kick lately that takes us from the moderate to advanced DIY gun tech we typically cover here at Shoot On to something a little more relaxed and just plain fun. 22 plinker since the round is a common failure point.Once again, the Heritage Rough Rider offers firearm DIY fans some easy “tinker time” and a fun alternative to the classic single-action revolver There were no malfunctions to report to date, either with the gun or the ammo. I’m sitting at over 500 rounds of a mix of Federal bulk pack, Aguila, and CCI Stingers through this Rough Rider. 44 caliber Colt Walker, but it feels the part of a solid pinker. I feared it would feel, well, like a child’s toy. I will say that I was a bit apprehensive when I got my first Heritage. There is just a hint of creep before the break. It breaks under three pounds for me and basically starts at the wall with no travel. Rough Riders are single-action-only guns, and that light, crisp trigger can attest to that. But once the gun is in your hand, you can almost just look at a target and your hand will follow. They are merely a notch and grove with a rounded front blade. The sights don’t offer much, and neither did the originals. This gun points quite naturally, and I often find I shoot better while plinking at close ranges with more instinctive shooting. The sights are very basic and not that easy to pick up, but the gun points very naturally. (Photo: Paul Peterson/) (There is also a fourth click you’ll hear as the final travel of the hammer locks the cylinder into place.) The process is tactile, audible, and frankly fun on the range. The third full-cock position is for when you’re ready to fire. ![]() The first is a safety that locks the cylinder and the trigger, while the second releases the cylinder to spin for loading and unloading. 22Ĭycling the gun is done solely with the hammer, which cocks to three stages while rotating and finally locking the cylinder. ![]() RELATED: Review – Heritage Barkeep Single-Action. This gun’s firing pin is separate from the hammer and held into the frame with a spring pushing it rearward until the hammer strikes. There are versions too short to host this feature, such as the Barkeep model, so a manual poker is required. Loading and unloading happen one round at a time through the loading gate with the help of a spring plunger mounted on the side of the barrel. The cylinder pin is held in place with a spring retaining button. (Photo: Paul Peterson/) ![]()
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