The 6-inch model comes with Old West-style sights with a blade up front and a groove cut along the top strap. The finely machined barrels are micro-threaded for optimal barrel/cylinder gap. With a flick of your thumb, a red dot is exposed to indicate the gun is ready to fire. Located on the left side opposite of the loading gate, the safety has to be flipped down to lower the bar blocking the hammer. It’s a sensory pleasure a semiautomatic can never achieve.Īlong with being produced by the latest state-of-the art manufacturing processes, the only modern addition to the design is the addition of a hammer block safety. There’s something soothing in cocking back the hammer for each shot and feeling the clicks of the cylinder rotating to a fresh round. Like their older kin, both are single action only. While scaled-down versions of their Old West brethren, they still have that legendary feel, with all-metal construction and smooth cocobolo wooden grips. These revolvers are part of Heritage’s Rough Rider series and sell for less than $200. The 16-inch barrel makes offhand shooting a bit challenging, so put a little support under the revolver and its accuracy potential becomes apparent. While history is foggy on whether or not there ever was a gun made with a barrel this long (rumor has it both Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill may have had one), I nonetheless would do my best to relive shooting history. Back in the day, some single actions did come with a buttstock that attached to the grip to enhance accuracy. When I first opened the box of the 16-incher, I wondered where the stock went, for it could really pass as a carbine. Yep, that’s not a misprint - a 16-inch barrel. It resembles a Colt Buntline with a 16-inch barrel. Replicas of Single Action Armies, one of the revolvers could be classified as a “standard” Old West cowboy gun with a 6.5-inch barrel. That’s why I had to smile when I was handed this assignment to test a couple of Heritage Manufacturing’s. No matter how many polymer pistols I handle or ARs I shoulder, I’m still a cowboy at heart. Being raised on old western movies, I resemble that remark, as do many Americans. When it comes to the Rough Rider there are no shortcuts taken! Ideal for hunting, plinking or western action shooting, let the Rough Rider be your choice in a new rimfire revolver.Each time I watch “The Hunt for Red October,” I have to laugh at the scene where the Soviet submarine commander refers to the American skipper as a “cowboy” for wearing a sidearm. There are also other grip materials available, plus finish options include the attractive and durable Smooth Silver Satin. A new, more authentic looking flat-sided hammer paired with new exotic cocobolo grips, makes the Rough Rider both functional and handsome. A hammer block mounted in the recoil shield provides extra protection and has a red dot indicator that lets you know when the gun is ready for action. The machined barrel is micro-threaded and inserted into the frame for the optimal barrel/cylinder gap to give you maximum ammunition performance. The cylinder lock-up is tight and the perfect timing of the action makes for a handgun that will put its shots where you want 'em. 22LR the Rough Rider is manufactured using state-of-the-art precision machinery that assures its accuracy and reliability. Born of the traditions of the Old West, the Rough Rider maintains much of the look and feel of the legendary Single Action Army revolver, only in a scaled down version. *This model does not meet requirements for melting point laws.
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