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What is this Ruger Wrangler?
gruntled2
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I just got an ad for a pre-order for $179.00 Has anyone heard anything about this pistol, good, bad or whatever?
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"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
They are made out of the same "pot metal" as the heritages are but the Heritages all seem to work ok.
I have half a dozen single action army rimfire frame revolvers.
My first reaction is that I would prefer a bearcat and that this is a cheaply produced lesser product - but I guess you could say the same about the heritage.
Now what I really want is the freedom arms version - I think we can agree that it's a quality revolver.
Entry level firearms have their place.
Mike
Agree, I've got a early Model Bear-Cat that's a very well made .22 cal. pistol among several other S/A Ruger .22's, small.....yes but very well made by Rugers standards or most anyone elses, it's a ball to shoot for the young & the grownups....I love it
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
So far our heritage has been a great little revolver
I see a lot of em at the range.
Ruger wants a piece of the action.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
The reason I say pot metal...these are not legal for sale in Minnesota, that is due to the minimum melt point law I presume.
I think I'd rather have a steel Heritage than an aluminum Ruger.
Pretty certain my Hawes and Herbert Schmidt and other German and Italian vintage clones are also steel - they have held up very well including the pointer pup faux plastic grip panels...
Mike
Got mine today. And the shop had .22 Shorts in stock which I hadn’t seen in years so got some for the kiddos to shoot. I have a bunch of .22 LR to use as well. $216 out the door at my LGS. It’s not as refined at the Single Six but it’s also half the price. I can change the grips as they are the same as the Single Six uses. Has a decent trigger too. It’s cerakoted so not as pretty as blued but should hold up well.
I bought one a few months ago, $180 out-the-door. It has an aluminum alloy frame, ceracote finish, fixed sights, and it takes the same grips as a single six. I purchased it to keep in my toolbox in the garage just to have a 22 handy. It's not much to look at but it seems to serve the purpose. The trigger leaves a bit to be desired but other than that it shoots fairly well.
So, if it is made of "pot metal," does it have a steel barrel sleeve?
They sell them here. LGS and at Rural King
Also at Scheels.
That’s what I plan to get with my Scheels points.
Only $150 more to go. 😃.
I know the hi points are not legal here though
I have a three screw Single Six, so the Wrangler doesn't tempt me.
My three screw Single Six has been under the seat of the truck for months at a time. It didn't hurt it any.
The Wrangler would be replaceable if something happened to it, while the Single Six would be harder to replace.
I can understand your thinking about a cheaper revolver being better as a truck of boat gun.
With that being said, I don't expect to be buying a Wrangler any time soon since I have the Single Six.
My throw away pistols are of a larger caliber and have a different purpose.
Don
Brad Steele
Ran 200 rounds through it with the kiddos today. Many soda cans gave their lives for the cause. I was pleasantly surprised how accurate this little gun is. It’s a keeper for me.