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cbxjeff
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OK some think the Herritage single action 22 is made of pot metal and not a quality piece. Given that may be, what other inexpensive single action 22's would you guys recommend? Accuracy isn't priority #1 but staying in one piece when firing is. I'm too old and poor for a hospital stay.
It's too late for me, save yourself.
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As Grasshopper has posted before, the Heritage is not allowed for sale in Illinois anymore because of the pot metal content. Think Saturday night special
The $200 price point of the Ruger Wrangler is tempting but, I’ll take an old Single Six for a few dollars more and I have. 😉
That being said, I plan on saving and then using my Scheels points on a Wrangler for basically free
Only $125 more to go. 😉
Sold hundreds of Heritages over the years. Never had one come back with a real problem. They are fairly crude, not the most accurate but they work.
Sold a couple hundred Wranglers since they came out, haven't had a ton of feedback on them but they must work decent as well or I'd know with returns.
Either one is fine for a sub $200 beater, you can probably find Heritages for $130 or so new actually.
"I have 4 Heritage Rough Riders, all purchased off GB. They are a fantastic gun for the money. I have one with a 9" barrel and it shoots into 2" at 25 yards with mini-mag ammo. Two 6 1/2 inchers which will shoot into 3-4" and are in a two-gun belt rig with a 4 3/4" just to round things out. Anything I can see out to over 100 yards I can come pretty close to, if not hit it. I had to do a little file work on the sights to get them 1" high at 25 yards.
Two of these guns I got when I threw out low bids just for fun and ended up winning the auctions. Put over 2000 rds through the six inch guns with no problems, with 950 rds through the 9". The short barrel gun has only shot 100 rounds. I thought I would hate a safety on a revolver but I like it. You will have a ton of fun with one of these revolvers."
-Kannoneer-
"The Heritage has a flipup safety on the cylinder that is hard to get used to. Other than that it is a well made gun that is worth having."
-JimmyJack-
If bought local for $130ish, i would have had to pay 7.25% +/- plus travel time/gas. Gets me right back to what I am paying. I like buying off of GB and giving my local FFL a transfer.
I had not really researched the Heritage or the Ruger Wrangler. I had 4 minutes to get to the auction and enter a bid when I spotted the Heritage. I like the wood grips over the Wrangler. Total with shipping and transfer gets me a tad below the Wrangler. I wanted an inexpensive plinker, Sounds like I'm going to be satisfied with it.
Thanks I think.
Kannoneer makes it sound pretty decent for an inexpensive plinker, accuracy wise.
CBXjeff - research on the Heritage indicates Steel barrel and Cylinder, Aluminum alloy frame. The parts that would contain an "explosion" are Steel. The frame must be the "Pot metal" people are refering to. (?)
(The Ruger Wrangler also has an Aluminum alloy frame.)
Shot hundreds of rounds through my Heritage rough rider never an issue, heck its only .22
I've heard Rugers lifetime warranty would get it repaired but I've never sent one in and dont know how to start the process ... or if its even a thing any longer.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
I'm thinking Aluminum alloy on the Wrangler frame vs. Steel for the Single six Jeff. The Wrangler is also black Cerakoted, not blued. Just an educated guess. I am sure someone will be along with the definitive answer shortly.
I like the fact that I get 9 shots and my accuracy keeps on improving the more time I spend with it depleting my 22LR stash!
"Dang you are delusional."
Fixed it for you.