Heritage Rough Rider vs. Ruger Wrangler: .22 Rivals
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2021
- In this video, I’ll compare the Heritage Rough Rider to the Ruger Wrangler. Both are very inexpensive .22-caliber revolvers. Be sure to subscribe to my channel for more videos. Thanks for watching!
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Nothing against Ruger, but for a low cost revolver, Heritage has my vote as well. Great video Dustin!
Agreed. I just got a barkeep and me and the Mrs love it
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I like the roughrider better also. It looks better and functions are pretty much like a old colt
Their customer service is the worse and don't order from their website because you will not get it.
@Oldtimeypistolero How do you like it? I keep seeing them but I can't realistically think what I would do with a snub barrel single action .22. Got my eye on the 6.5" model.
I went with the Wrangler. The transfer bar safety made the difference for me since I wanted the revolver to be safe to carry and instantly ready to shoot. Yes, I carry it as a holster gun in our wooded property. And yes, I have needed it. I do wish a magnum cylinder were avaiable, though.
The ruger Single six has that option but for a much higher price. Probably worth it for long term family legacy piece worth passing down. Both the wrangler and heritage great for use too- guns are kinda like cars. You can get a good work car, an impressive show car, a muscle car, an antique classic, a workhorse truck, SUV, etc... all have their purpose
In my opinion, Ruger has a reputation for making the better revolver.
The Single Six has a steel frame, while the Wrangler has an aluminum frame (like the Rough Rider).
The Single Six's steel frame will certainly handle the Magnum's extra power better than the aluminum. Will that make a difference in real life with the Rough Rider? I don't know.
Given all that, the decision to not provide the Wrangler with a Magnum cylinder may be due to marketing; Heritage doesn't have a gun in their catalog to match the Single Six, and if Ruger did provide a Magnum cylinder for the Wrangler, that could eat into Single Six sales.
(Even though it appears Ruger isn't making Single Sixes or Blackhawks at the moment.)
I have the heritage in 4 3/4 inch barrel, and at one time i considered a wrangler but I'll tell you what the deal breaker was. I too wondered why there was no mag cylinder for the wrangler so i called ruger CS to ask about it. I talked to a very polite lady and i bluntly asked her if the reason there is no mag cylinder is because ruger themselves doubted the frame could handle the extra pressure of the magnum load and she said yes. I appreciated the honesty. I can't really ask you to believe me, a total stranger, I can only suggest you call them and find out for yourself
@@kennethrisner8648 We each need to decide for ourselves, don't we? I still really like my Wrangler, and like that I can carry it with a full cylinder instead of needing an empty chamber. For me, the Wrangler is a good choice. That does not make it the best choice for everyone. Are there better choices for what I need? Maybe. But based on what I knew at the time, and on what I still need, I have no regrets.
@@douglasmaccullagh7865 well put and points taken brother. If i seemed to be sarcastic, my apologies. And who knows, I could end up with a wrangler myself sometime.
I just purchased my 4.5" Heritage at Sportsmans for a Black Monday sale, $119 with the Cocobolo wood grips. Love the fit and feel and looks.
Thats a great price, if your interested I make holsters for that. contact me on my channel. Thanks
@@JohnnyUrbanWoodsmen thanks for the offer, I have a western rig that was custom made back in the '70s for a Colt 'Peacemaker' .22 that was stolen. This Heritage fits perfectly.
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Yours must be an old discontinued model.
I got them both... but while I have one Ruger Wrangler, I own SEVEN Heritage Rough Riders (two barkeeps, two 4.75" pistols, two 6.5" pistols, and one 16" long barreled pistol). I have extra WMR cylinders, birds head grips, and 9 round cylinders for the Rough Riders. This level of customization makes the Heritage the clear winner for me.
The more I watch videos going over the ins and outs of the Wrangler, the more I like my older Heritage. I believe mine shot a little high (not a bad thing), fairly centered, before making a couple modifications to the sights; a homemade “bead” made from a finish nail head epoxied into a groove cut in the top of the sight (don’t mind blade sights but prefer bead sights), and the rear sight cut to a round bottom to accommodate the bead and set it to be about dead on at 15-20yards. The epoxy held for three years before letting go, so I decided to get a beaded sight the same height and dovetail it into place, which looks a little nicer.
It is a cheaper gun, and was gifted to me used years ago (a win-win, I guess), so I’ve felt it’s one I could tinker with without hurting anything. I’ve also sanded the grips down and refinished them with mineral oil as I didn’t like the thicker feel or the glossy finish.
As for finish, mine has a blued 6 1/2” barrel and cylinders with the black anodized frame and grip frame, which has worn to a dull gray on the backstrap while the frame has almost like a stoned/tumbled finish with what wear I’ve put on it from use and carrying it around the house.
Really the only issue I have is after 100 rounds or so the ejector housing screw comes loose, which I don’t mind I guess. The hammer screw also can’t be tightened down snug as it draws the frame in slightly and binds the hammer. Guess the shoulder on the screw isn’t long enough to stop on the inside of the frame to allow enough clearance.
i have both. the ruger wrangler is simply a better handgun made by a better firm. it allows reloads without cocking the hammer, way more safe.
Yup. Got the burnt bronze wrangler love it. Hammer knurled tang, free spinning cylinder and great trigger decided it for me.
As long as the Ruger Wrangler is made I will never buy another heritage
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Thanks for the video. Picked up a Bar keep the other day. Just plain fun. Merry Christmas!
Great review. I know you said in an earlier video you prefer the Heritage, but I think you did a great job of fairly comparing the two: pointing out the ease of cleaning, transfer bar safety and accuracy of the Ruger. To be honest, I'm glad these two manufacturers decided to take this concept in different directions. So many modern guns basically the same and it is refreshing to see companies willing to be different.
2 words that make all the difference between these...Customer Service. Ruger has the best customer service in the industry hands down. Heritage?....well, let's just say it'll be months before you hear a peep from them about your gun you sent out for repair if needed.
True, Heritage wont sell a 9 shot hand and spring because I have a 6 shot...? m.ruclips.net/video/93EJhe1yv1M/видео.html
Yeah , ruger is tops in Customer service. Heritage ,you wont get near the feedback or assistance if you hear from them at all.
This was an excellent comparison. Thank you.
Thank you for your very informative video.
FINALLY! Thank you for this.
I have 9 Rough Riders, two inch Barkeep up to 16 inch handgun and Rancher. Love em. A few are "blems" but I like the prices of them. Thanks man, love your content.
I have had a ruger wrangler for 2 years and I still really like it
Wow very nice review, very detailed. Your review helped me decide to go with the heritage. Thank you very much for a good review.
I just purchased the same Heritage as yours but with a 4.5" barrel, I'm replacing the grips with a set of checkered grips in a red stain. My son's Heritage is so much fun I had to get one!
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The transfer bar is safer.
The safety is between your ears.
@@fordsrule35 These are single action only. Without the transfer bar the hammer would be touching the primer. If you drop or bang the gun on something it may discharge. Without the transfer bar you would have to leave one chamber empty to be safe. I understand what you mean. Do you understand how a single action revolver works?
@@RobRoyR8R I understand how a single action revolver works. I also understand how Ruger's transfer bar safety works and I know enough about that to know that I'd rather not have it on a single action revolver. I also know that when my Rough Rider is on safe, it's hammer blocking safety can't touch the firing pin, so I don't have to leave a chamber under the firing pin empty in order to carry one safely.
Great video Dustin.
Thanks!
Thank you very much I've made my decision! This really helped, because I've been looking at both of them not sure what the true differences were but because you're amazing video I was able to come to a conclusion! Thank you
Glad I could help!
I have a Rough Rider and love it. I like the smoother mechanism that they have.
I actually prefer the ruger, I like the transfer bar, and I like the free spinning cylinder I find it just as easy to use and I can unload it faster
Dustin, vVery nice comparison video. As an alternative to using dummy rounds in your Heritage, you can place the safety on (empty cylinder of course) and dry fire without fear of damaging the firing pin or chamber mouths as the hammer does not contact the firing pin in safe mode..
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Looking on the net, it was cautioned several times that you should locktite all the screws on the Heritage .22.
Upon receipt of mine, it was obvious that the cautions were correct.
I used the removable type locktite and have had no problems with any of the screws backing out now.
Mine shoots great and accurate.
I didn't go with the model that offers the .22 Mag cylinder because I don't shoot that ammo. Mine was only $119.00.
Great revolver for a great price.
I had the same problem with screws backing out.
The screw caveat applies to pretty much all single action revolvers (and probably the rest, too). The screws will loosen up on the Rugers I have too.
When in doubt I just bought both like you did 👍🏻😊
Personally love my Heritage.. Havent shot the Ruger.. I've seen someone strip off the bluing on the Heritage an slick it up to a polished steel.. Thinking of doing that
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Great video. Thank you.
I have TWO Heritage Rough Riders. Both with the 4 3/4 inch barrel. One of them is the same color as the one you had in the video, the other is black with red grips. I replaced BOTH hammers with black ones because the silver just did NOT go with either of them. I LOVE both guns. I had the Ruger Wrangler, but I sold it ONLY because the Heritages looked more like 19th century cowboy guns. All three guns were good, but I still prefer the Heritage. And I LIKE the safety on them.
Great videos!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
I was debating on which one to get. You just settled it for me. Heritage. Really though, I’ll probably end up with both eventually. Lol
The 9 shot version of the Heritage is what won it for me. Overall materials quality is more than likely better with the Ruger. In the about $200 price range, I don't think either revolver is a bad choice.
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@@jefffbrownstar haven't needed any, so not been a problem.
The only downside is the stops on the half cock do not line up completely with the ejector. Sold my 9 shot for a 6 shot for that reason.
You should do a video on the colt frontier scout
The Only thing that gives me Pause about getting a Wrangler is that I'm used to the way the Heritage functions. I think the Wrangler being different would drive me nuts. I just love the Positive Clicks you get from the Heritage.
the finish isn't great on the Heritage but I feel like it's cheap enough that you could Refinish it without worrying too much about messing it up too badly.
I like Ruger's Bearcat too but it's just too expensive but you're paying for the Engraving on it.
Hey, what's wrong with paying for engraving? I gave Heritage an extra sixty bucks so I could have .22 LR and .22 WMR cylinders with floral scroll engraving on them!
Mine is the minority view, but there's no question in my mind that the Rough Rider is actually the better gun twixt the twain. It's just not the most maintenance free.
The difference is in the details that truly matter, like the precision machining of cylinders. Heritage can manage to do that so precisely that I can buy spares just because I want a little bling and when I install them, they're a "drop in, no fitting required" fit, with same cylinder gap, same lack of end shake and radial play, and the same accuracy, as the non-engraved cylinders my gun came with had.
Put a precisely machined cylinder behind a decent barrel with a concentric bore of uniform dimensions with a quality interior finish and a correctly cut crown that is perpendicular ot the bore axis, and it SHOULD group all six within a 2" circle at 25 yards.
Top that off with a crisp trigger that breaks at 2 pounds with no creep or overtravel, and the in-the-hand feel and balance of the '51 Navy percussion revolver, and it's even clearer which one is the better value.
Yeah, if you could mash the two together you'd have the perfect .22!
You should see the Sideckick by Diamond back coming out..
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Great review! Just wanted to point 1 thing out. The aluminum blue or red A-zoom dummy rounds are not snap caps. They can not be used for dry firing. They will still damage your firing pin if used enough times. The box they come in has that warning.
I have a few different Heritage guns, and more than a few Rugers.
I haven't seen any indication that dry firing either will hurt the firing pin.
On none of my single actions does the firing pin hit the cylinder. (Well, not actually true; my Chiapa does.)
On the Rough Riders, with the safety on, the hammer doesn't even hit the firing pin, so there's no way it could be harmed.
i also have both and i prefer the rough rider as it seems smoother to me and like the blueing better than the cerikote , also the magnum cylinder with ruger does not offer plus the heritage has way more accessories than wrangler only thing you can get for the wrangler is grips plus heritage is $50 cheaper, great video thank you
Rough rider for me. Had one latch on to me at a gun show years ago and they wouldn’t let me out till I paid its ransom! Just bought another cause I didn’t have a 6 inch. Great plinking gun all day long.
Great video and thorough comparison. Judging by the comments here I think people lean towards the Heritage for its resemblance to the original Colt for re-enactment purposes. I really wanted to like the Heritage with its 22wrm cylinder but I ended up with the Wrangler. For me the fit and (primarily) finish of the Heritage was just not that nice compared to the Wrangler. Your hardened steel version looks pretty nice but the all blue version I saw looked mismatched in finish. Plus I wasn’t a fan of the safety, both functionally and esthetically. Heritage states to carry 5 with one on an empty chamber where as Ruger can be carried with all six rounds. In the end I was looking for a tough little plinker that I could play around in the woods with and I think Ruger will fit that need.
Bought the barkeep version a few weeks back ordered the 22 wmr cylinder I love the gun so much went out today and for a Xmas gift bought myself the 6.5 inch barrel version and put the 22 wmr cylinder in it heading to range tomorrow
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I love ruger but to be honest I dont know what they were thinking with a lot of this gun. The free spin on a revolver that needs and ejection rod kinda baffles me. Shame. Still a solid gun but I think I have to give it to heritage...for me at least.
You know at first the Ruger Wrangler was said to be so great
But now that it has been out for a bit the truth is coming out
It's not that accurate Ruger has stated that the wrangler will never have a magnum cylinder because the frame can't handle it
Let's think about that for a minute the frame can't handle a .22 mag that means the materials this gun is made from is very weak and cheap the heritage can .22 mag just fine but the more expensive Ruger can not as far as I can see the Ruger just isn't worth buying when you can get a more accurate heritage that has the capability to shoot magnum and more options for sights grips and barrel lengths
Some Rough Riders are made with steel main frames, but most are die cast from Zamak 5, which is at least 2.5 times stronger than the A380 the Wrangler main frame is made from. So, yes, the main frame of the Wrangler is made from weaker stuff. The high carbon steels used for the barrels and cylinders are pretty much the same.
From the few I've had in a Ransom Rest, the mechanical accuracy of the Wrangler seems to me to be on par with that of the typical two-screw, transfer bar safety Single Six, but they really aren't "that accurate," either.
I've owned semi-auto .22 pistols that have more mechanical accuracy than my Rough Rider does, but my Rough Rider will put six shots inside a 1.25" circle at 25 yards when shot from a Ransom Rest, making it just accurate enough for brain-bucket shots on bunnies out to 25 yards or so.
I ended up with a Rough Rider precisely because my second Single Six was as inaccurate as my first and neither of them were accurate enough to be reliable small-game getters. If my Rough Rider wasn't, I'd have ditched it by now and moved on to a pre-owned Smith and Wesson Model 17.
Unless you're going to spend what a Smith and Wesson .22 costs, it's hard to find a .22 LR revolver that's as accurate as a Browning BuckMark semi-auto is. I don't like spraying empty brass all over creation when I'm hunting or at the range, so if I've a revolver that is accurate enough, I'm okay with that.
The Single Six ain't it, though. Neither is the .22 LR SP101, So I'm not surprised that the Wrangler generally isn't, either.
@@jerroldshelton9367 you mentioned some of the heritage guns having steel frames that is only true of the center fire
models (heritage bigbore) note heritage is no longer producing a center fire model
rough rider not sure when they stopped but it may have been around the time they got bought by taurus
The rough rider is an excellent firearm and I can say this having owed several over the years with absolutely 0 hiccups. I have owned several Ruger firearms and the LCP is my daily carry but the wrangler to me having held it and seen it in person but never actually fired seems to lack the fit and finish of the rough rider and the attraction that the rough rider has and so I have 0 interest ever in this Ruger unless it is under $99.
who would be dumb enough to buy a gun that costs less that $100. ya get what ya pay for.
@@tzackaria7 Pretty much everyone I believe if the reliability ratings are there regardless of anything else.
You won't get a ruger for 99 bucks. Only thing your buying inderca hundred bucks of freaking junk AKA THE HERITAGE RR..Dont know why they called it that, sounds badass at first till you pick one up and then you bust out laughing.
I laughed my ass off the first time I held a Wrangler in my hands.
I nearly died laughing from the cartoonish look of Cerakote on a traditionally-styled single action revolver, which makes the Wrangler look more like a cap gun than the Mattel Fanner 50 I had as a kid did.
But the laughter didn't end there. The lack of a proper radius crown and the lack of cylinder indexing for loading and unloading are hilarious all by themselves. Then, there's the sloppy fit of the transfer bar safety in the frame, which means the the friction the transfer bar adds to the trigger pull is never going to be consistent on the gun's already craptastic 5.5 trigger pull.
But you really have to shoot a Wrangler to appreciate the cruel joke it is. You get Ruger's Mini-14 standards of "accuracy" at no extra charge. It's pure comedy gold that you get Mini-14, P-85, and Single-Six levels of accuracy without paying the Mini-14 or Single Six premium Ruger often charges in order to get it. With the effort required to open the loading gate compared to other gated single actions, and the effort required to cock the things compared to other single actions, it seems that Ruger is hoping the end user will be too tuckered out to notice they're not hitting what they're aiming at.
I've had the grievous misfortune of shooting more than one of the things and unfortunately, one really has to shoot a Wrangler to get the full comedic effect out of it. The 2.5" to 3" groups Ruger thinks are acceptable for the model make it close to useless as a rabbit wacker. If you like a gun that goes bang and doesn't hit what you're aiming at, the Wrangler really is hard to beat, especially since Mattel discontinued the Fanner 50 cap gun decades ago.
What's also funny is that the Zamak alloy the Fanner 50 was made from is stronger than the A380 that Ruger makes Wrangler main frames from.
Two-screw, transfer-bar Single Sixes generally aren't as accurate as that "freaking junk" and Ruger's solution wasn't to make the Single Six more accurate, but to make a cheaper gun that has inaccuracy parity with the flagship of their .22 single-action line.
I don't care who you are, that's funny, right there!
As cruel a joke as the Wrangler is, it isn't the comedy gold that many of it's fan-boys are.
I found the heritage with that barrel to be very very accurate, but the 22 cases sometimes back out and jam the cylinder.
Have and love both but really excited about the diamondback- it seems like it will beat them both based on reviews I’ve seen of it’s features such as swing out cylinder
..as well as being double-action capable.
However, it will run over twice the price as the HRR, and an extra Benjamin over that of the Wrangler.
I was hoping it would be good for the swing out cylinder and the double action, but I've heard nothing but nightmares from actual buyers.
Just got Heritage with 6.5 inch barrel $99.99 at Bass Pro. Love it. Looking at getting a 9" rough rider shooting WMR to holster around yard as coyote-varmit stopper. 9" vs 3" revolver barrels use more of that powder. Love your vids !
That’s an awesome deal!
@@GunsOfTheWest It came with just the 22lr cylinder.
I like them both a lot and have both but I’m more of a Heritage guy because I like the ease of loading and just how it’s more like an original colt than that of the wrangler.
Your video is great about both revolvers. Each one has its own quirks. But comparing them to a Colt is a little crazy. 🤔
Any chance of getting a review of high capacity 22LR revolvers in the future like the Uberti Cattleman?
Would like a 6 1/2" RR with adjustable sights.
Heritage makes them.
Well nice one, I like the Taurus yes the Rough Rider is owned by Taurus acquired in 2012 (May) thing about it is Taurus decided to let it stand alone as is (Nice of them) It is an awesome plinking .22 at a great price with a complete presentation case still less than $300. Now the Wrangler IF it loaded like every other SA revolver, it would be in the running for a contender, Although nice revolver good finish and accurate the loading style free spinning cylinder is the turn off for me. Safety/No Safety bears no issues with me.
The Wrangler's free spinning cylinder and Cerakote finish are two things that set it apart from almost all other single action .22s.
Some people (like me) like both, some like one but not the other, some dislike both.
There is a free-wheeling hack for other Ruger single actions, and a lot of people use it. So, it's something some people do like.
As for the Cerakote, it's certainly different, but it's proving to be pretty durable.
All you gotta do is line up the cylinder divots with the extractor rod tube , geez , do you need to hear a click to tell you the rods lined up. Some people will find fault with anything.LOL
I will need to hone the entire cylinder on my new Wrangler after its first time shooting session. 3 of the spent cases were hard to eject, and on 2 of them I had to use the ejector rod to drive them out. I bought this to shoot mostly the "rat shot" loads as this will be my carry gun for snakes on my fishing kayak. This way, I don't have to carry my Ruger New Model Single Six. Waiting on the arrival of the hone.
In the beginning of the video it's pointed out just how much more customisable the Rough Rider is to the Wrangler, and after months of watching reviews I came to decide I like it more. Unfortunately when I went to buy it in Massachusetts, found out it's illegal here 🙄. So out of the remaining cheap 22 revolver options I'll have to settle for the Wrangler.
They also make an all steel model for just a few more bucks
You did nt settle. You got the better gun. The heritage RR is a piece of junk. Cheaply made, horseshit trigger and spring. You get what you pay for .The morons bitching about the extra hundred you gotta shell out for the ruger must like their gun being at the gunsmith instead of being on the range where it belongs.
What on earth makes a .22 single action illegal??
@@jackgtx440 Just how the laws are made here. To my understanding each gun company has to submit a packet for each of their models to Massachusetts for it to be reviewed and added to the list of accepted firearms, so they can check that it meets all the state requirements. Heritage simply didn't for the Rough Rider, so Massachusetts hasn't added it to the list.
@@yanalbertoagudelo9687 I’m in Michigan and we have no laws like this. It always takes me off guard to hear about people with this oppression I’m not used to.
I was looking at the heritage and the wrangler at sportsmans. Couldnt make up my mind until we tried half cocking the heritage to turn the cylinder and it wouldnt work. Could just be one lemon but it made up my mind ...i wish ruger would make a 22 mag but maybe ill just by a heritage with the 22 mag later on. Ill just make sure it aint the one behind the counter thats been drydired houndreds of times
Great video comparison.
A couple of questions:
1. What is the frame size of the Heritage and Ruger? Are they smaller than a Colt or Colt clone.
2. Will these both shoot the .22 Long? I'm pretty sure that they will, but just thought I'd ask.
The frames are smaller than the Colt SAA in centerfire.
They will shoot .22lr, long, short, CB, and blanks.
@@bigbill2444 Thank you.
Do you think the .22mag option comes with a bbl of .001" larger diameter? thus, maybe allowing a slightly larger group...curious to see a group with .22 mag. My dad bought a Wrangler and I found it very difficult to shoot accurately as I found it difficult to not pull the firearm to the left when pulling trigger.
That's a problem with trigger pull, not the gun itself.
The slightly heavier trigger pull causes some shooters to pull to the left.
There are two possible cures: more dry firing, or a lighter trigger spring (insanely easy to do on a Ruger).
Either one will usually solve the problem. 🙂
The Rough Rider grips are kinda growing on me, the more I see them.
loretta has the bar keep shes my friend i advised her get a handgun and she picked that she loves it cant wait to shoot it
I have a heritage and the only problem I have had I was at the gun range I shot the gun for a little bit and I reloaded it and set it down for a little bit in the Sun and it was locked up I couldn't cock it it acted like the heat from the Sun made the cylinder expand and it wouldn't cock. But that was the only time I had a problem. Other than that I love it.
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The hammer spring in Ruger is easily changeable to help that hard hammer pull
Easily changeable? Is it really? Know where I can pick one up?
Great video! I have had a Ruger Wrangler for a while - and I fully agree on the shortcomings which you point out. Especially the lack of cylinder clicks and a half cock is hard to ge used to for me as a CAS shooter. Unfortunately the Ruger Wrangler is currently the only option for a cheap SA .22 LR here in Denmark (the Ubertis are very expensive - and very very hard to find - here), had the Heritage Rough Rider been available, I would have gone for one for sure. I generally do like Ruger though and own several other Ruger firearms.
Most rimfire revolvers pose a challenge in CAS because the cartridge rims are not visible from the side of the revolver to be able to verify that the hammer is down on an empty chamber. Here is a work-around: Designate one chamber to remain empty. You can plug it with a piece of foam or with a plastic wall anchor sanded down to fit flush. With the "designated" chamber under the hammer, place a dot or other mark on the exterior of the cylinder on both sides of the top strap.
Wow, so you need to hear the click to know cylinders lined up. .WOW. I like the free spinning on the ruger, much better quality than the heritage esp the trigger, hammer knurling on top and cylinder pin sitting flush on the ruger while it sticks out on the heritage showing cheapness .will spend the extra bucks for quality, I don,t scrimp or go cheap when buying guns cuz it comes back to bite your ass.
Have you noticed the front sight on your heritage isn’t centered?
I know I'm late to this video, but SHOP Ruger has a leather holster that fits the Wrangler on sale. Would it fit the Heritage with the approximate same barrel length? Thanks for the video. RockOn. StayFree.
Aye I’m from south Jordan
The heritage seems better made
It is. The Wrangler uses a main frame made from A380, an aluminum alloy commonly used in die-casting. The majority of Rough Riders are made with main frames die cast from Zamak 5, which is at least 2.5 times stronger than A380 is. Rough Riders without Zamak 5 main frames have main frames made from steel. The cylinder machining is so precise that Heritage can offer accessory cylinders as direct-fit "drop in" components. The barrels of the Rough Rider are made from the same 1215 high carbon steel bar stock that Colt used to make Frontier Scout (which the Rough Rider is basically a copy of) from and they're made in the same way. They're gun-drilled in a fixture insuring a concentric bore. They're radius crowned (Wranglers are not) in a fixture insuring that the crown is perpendicular to the bore. They're button-rifled, which results in uniform interior barrel dimensions and a quality interior barrel finish. They're stress relived as the Colt Frontier Scout barrels were, too. The Colt action yields a crisp, light, creep-free trigger with virtually no over-travel. The cylinders index for loading / unloading.
I my self like them both but have to admit Heritage does have more of conversion i can take my lr cylinders and put them in any other revolver and they work, parts as well. Now i can't say for sure but you can't put the 6 shot in a 9 shot was told because the triggers the hammers and the inner parts are supposed to be different but can't verified this so if anyone knows for sure would be helpful information
Talked to heritage between the 6 n 9 shot the cylinder hand is different and i believe she said the trigger spring and the lock up hand is different.
Lol you hit on everything i don't like about Ruger's... Lol heavy awkward trigger, the hammers never quiet feel right, and i cut teeth on colts lol.
I found my old Roughrider shot 22 mag a lot better then 22lr... My wife started an argument with this and 1 lever gun at a pawn shop....dont worry i got even....
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I can see the Rough Rider becoming a cult classic. With the company taking advantage of its new popularity and making improvements and aesthetic options to make it 'the' plinker everyone needs in the next few years.
I was Gung Ho for the Wrangler, when it first came out, because of the TB.I shot an acquaintance's Wrangler before i purchased and decided to stick with the Heritage.
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You forgot about fanning potential. The crossbar on the wrangler makes it impossible to fan, but the heritage does it well. So if you want to spray n pray old west style the heritage is definitely the better pick.
It’s actually not a good thing to do because it can cause damage, especially to a cheap gun.
Can't you "dry fire" with the hammer block engaged?
The free spinning cylinder is a deal breaker on the Ruger. Huge missed opportunity. Anybody calling it the better gun is just a brand snob.
HAHAHA, I can load the ruger and unload just as fast as those junk heritage. I dont need a click to tell me the cylinders lined up. The safety on the heritage is hilarious. Who puts a safety on a REVOLVER.
@T Wolak no you can't
@@davidstone3780 Sure I can , it just takes a little practice. You gotta really ne lame if you need a click to tell you when the cylinders lined up. Just line up the little cylinder divot with the extractor sleeve and push. I like the free spinning cylinder .It makes the wranglers different. Everyones got those junk RR,s with that beyond ugly safety. Wouldnt waste my money on such a cheap piece of junk. Even though it's on the cheaper range of pistols RUGER still won,t sacrafice quality.
@T Wolak they did sacrifice it. They skipped that to save money. The big rugers do it why not the wrangler? They are made of the same cheap metal as the wrangler they just coated it to hide it. Not saying the wrangler is bad just that that is a shortcoming. I own both. I own other rugers. I own other full size revolvers. Sorry you can't stand my opinion. Scroll on.
@@davidstone3780 Opioions are like assholes everybody has one. Yours means about as much to me as the next guy who runs down quality and praises junk. The serakoating ruger puts on their guns is top notch. It will outlast any bluing ever made and they did,nt leave out the cylinder lock to save money. It makes the gun unique .I happen to like it. It's as easy to losd and unload as any heritage once you get used to it. Besides , does the cylinder click on the heritage make it shoot better. Hell no. I,m getting the wrangler 7.5 soon and can,t wait to see how it shoots. Ruger customer service is as good as it gets and their lifetime warranty makes the heritages 1 year warranty LAUGHABLE. But like all things ,you,re free to spend your money on whatever you wish. Some prefer quality, some prefer junk. To each his own.
I own both guns I think both of them have the same amount of good qualities the Ruger is made better the Finish is tougher and it feels more solid now for the heritage I like the way it feels in my hands I like the four clicks and the half cock I enjoy the way it feels but I don't like that the Finish gets worn pretty easily and if you have plastic grips with images they will come off mine took about a month before the image rubbed off of the grip completely I think the trigger pull on the heritage is a lot better but it's easier and feels cheaper so there are good aspects in both guns and I enjoy them both equally. Myheritage is a six and a half inch revolver and it shoots a little bit more consistently on Target with small groups dead center the Ruger still has about 1-in groups but it's off to the side about an inch or two so I feel as though the heritage is a bit better accuracy even though the sites don't look straight if you bury the site you'll shoot pretty much where you want the Bullet To Go. I think that the Ruger is a better made weapon but I think they could have made the trigger pull a little less heavy again I think both guns are great and that's why I bought both and I plan on keeping them I bought the Heritage for $139 and I bought the rigor Wrangler for 206 both at the same place brand new.
Well I would say the pretty one it's actually more bang for your buck
Just got the heritage rough rider on special with the wmr cylinder custom Betsy ross flag grip and the 1778 holster all for 149.99!! I was like frk ya!
i keep hearing the ruger is more reliable im not sure if thats true
After about 400 rounds maybe 500 through my wrangler the finish on the cylinder stared flaking off around every chamber, which would t really bother me since it is cheap but with mine it does not shoot well at all, even with huger quality cci it groups all over the place, kinda disappointing for a ruger product. I will be getting a heritage in a week or two I’m curious to see how it shoots compared to my wrangler.
i think either one would make great squirrel guns if i didnt already have 4 different .22s in the safe
The Ruger id say is probably better made. However, it doesn't really shoot any better, and the quality is not really needed on a .22 plinking gun. Heritage is just good enough, Ruger just made it feel more expensive without any other significant improvement.
Sorry Ruger, nice try but I will stick with my Heritage! The safety is the only thing on the Heritage I don’t like. The Ruger has about 5 things I don’t like! 🤷🏼♂️
Yeah I bet , like better quality, better fitting parts, better trigger, safer , better more durable finish, did I miss anything .oh yeah the safety on the heritage is laughable. Who puts a safety on a revolver.
@@twolak1972 Better quality yet the Wrangler can't handle 22 Magnum rounds. Odd don't you think? They are both made of the same materials, Aluminum alloy and zamak with steel cylinders. The rough rider can handle 22 Magnum though. The Wrangler has a better finish and that's About it. The Wrangler feels like a lower quality firearm as well.
Edit If someone doesn't know how to safely handle the Rough Rider they shouldn't be around firearms. It is a very safe firearm. The Ruger has a safety as well. It's called a transfer bar Safety.
@@fordsrule35 yeah but it's not that ugly eyesore on the cylinder like the RR. The ruger not having a 22 mag option was not a big deal for me, when you so the math you are not gaining much from such a short barrel from the mag over a 22 LR. Just chest thumping..
@@twolak1972 You must do math like you spell. My 6.5" Rough Rider has .003" barrel / cylinder gap with both cylinders and it shoots high velocity .22 LR in the 900 fps range. The .22 WMR, velocity is in the 1,400 fps range. Since velocity is squared in energy calculation, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that your "not gaining much" claim wasn't arrived at mathematically.
Having owned both, and shot hundreds of rounds through both, I prefer the wrangler. It has a bit more weight to it, (I prefer heavier handguns) fits my gorilla hands a bit better, and just looks better than the rough rider in my opinion. Both are great shooters though
Ive decided, im gonna get both 😅😂
Saw some guy on youtube with the finish, bluing worn off, looked old, worn out, looked good to me.
Like,all,badass
Kinda hate to mention it, but you called it an injector rod instead of ejector rod. Don't worry, I made a mistake one time also.
Your results are the exact opposite of when I compare my Rough Rider and my Wrangler
Seems like that is Heritages top of the line revolver, compared to Rugers bottom of the line unit...now compare that heritage to the Single Six.
If you want to hit what you're aiming at and your talking two-screw, transfer-bar safety Single Six, the Rough Rider will shoot six shots into a 1.25 circle at 25 yards from a Ransom Rest. I've never had a new model SIngle SIx in a Ransom Rest that would average better than a 2" group under the same testing protocol, I think the trigger pull is generally better on the Rough Rider and if you get a Rough Rider with adjustable sights,, you have sights as easy to use as the Single Six's are.
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Went with the rough rider. 9 shot. Didn't want a 6 shot 22.
I didn't hear you tell what ammo you were using.
YOu can hear discussion of bingo and mask mandate in background as shooting
Yeah… You never know what you’ll get when you have to film at a public range. LOL!
The ruger looks like a tacticool cowboy
Heritage also has 9 inch barrel.
This standoff of .22's is exactly why I keep my .357 revolvers. I'm hoping that Ned Pepper's first .22 home invasion with me, would be his last.
It's a amazing what you can get "For a few dollars more.".....
Don't let Alec Baldwin handle your revolvers or they (the revolvers) might decide to kill someone.
The Heritage has more of an Old West pedigree and feel.
For sure.
The wrangler uses Ruger single six grips
22 mag has alot more ass on it than 22lr. Not my choice for defense but it would work in a pinch. Good survival gun. Or a dang good first handgun for little boy. Teaches basics and marksmanship over just spitting rounds
I shot a friends ruger and i agree its akward with the cylinder, the ruger shoots better than my rrs that seem to constantly hit the edge of the rim and not fire but still prefer them