Heritage Rough Riders

[strakill]

I'm kicking around the idea of picking up some of the Heritage Rough Riders, One for me, my wife, and our little girl (for when she is old enough of course).

I'm stuck between the 4.5" or the Bar Keep in 2".

This will just be for fun plinking one day down the road. The things are dirt cheap and available for now.

What would you get?

[pacrat]

I'm kicking around the idea of picking up some of the Heritage Rough Riders, One for me, my wife, and our little girl (for when she is old enough of course).

I'm stuck between the 4.5" or the Bar Keep in 2".

This will just be for fun plinking one day down the road. The things are dirt cheap and available for now.

What would you get?

They are also very well made.

Since asking advice for a "plinker". 4.5" should be considered minimum. For sight radius reasons. Trying to shoot a beer can at 20 yrds with a 2" pocket popper. Might as well throw a rock.


Mine was IIRC 6.5 or there abouts. It was my Mom's yard gun in Az. Then mine at her passing. Passed onto a nephew, her grandson.

Shot it quite a bit when visiting her. Accounted for may jacks n cottontails that considered her prize Irises a salad bar.

[Spyder]

Yep, for more frequent shooting, the 4.5 is what I'd want.

[alpha_romeo_XV]

Are you limited to what your local LGS has in stock ? It looks like Heritage continues to increase their variety of products like 6 vs 9 shot and many barrel lengths plus LR/WMR combos etc. but I wouldn't pay a special order price. I bought mine when Turners had the 4.75" LR/WMR combo on sale.

The Barkeep doesn't have the ejector so you have to push each round out with a stick or something and a 2" barrel is difficult to aim accurately. I have a derringer with 2.75" barrel that I can't hit a torso at 7 yrds reliably. But my 4.75" Heritage no problem hitting at 25 yrds.

[strakill]

They are also very well made.

Since asking advice for a "plinker". 4.5" should be considered minimum. For sight radius reasons. Trying to shoot a beer can at 20 yrds with a 2" pocket popper. Might as well throw a rock.


Mine was IIRC 6.5 or there abouts. It was my Mom's yard gun in Az. Then mine at her passing. Passed onto a nephew, her grandson.

Shot it quite a bit when visiting her. Accounted for may jacks n cottontails that considered her prize Irises a salad bar.

Very good point, especially for a young new shooter.

[strakill]

Right off the bat here I am throwing the 2" out for this plan. Some very solid points that I didn't even consider made already.

Asked above by Romeo, I am not bound by store stock. I found an FFL that will only charge $20 to order what I want and have it shipped to them.

I guess the question now is, what kind of grips do I get? The same for all three or something different for each one?

[jeffyhog]

I just picked up two of them for my young daughters when they get a little older. I went with the 6.5" barrel models. They had them on sale locally for $119 and there's a $20 rebate on them. Only thing I don't like about them is the stupid safety.

I also ordered a couple .22 mag cylinders and nylon holsters which are on sale for $35 for the set, and a couple of the engraved .22 lr cylinders with the horses on them. I figured I could sell the plain cylinders off for the price I paid and the girls will like the engraving.

About a year ago my 4 year old saw a box of CCI .22 lr and asked what it was. I showed her a video of a little girl shooting a .22 rifle on youtube and told her someday we'd have a lot of fun with those.

Now, anytime she sees a box of CCI, she says "Look Daddy, we're going to have so much fun with these." I can't wait.

[strakill]

I just picked up two of them for my young daughters when they get a little older. I went with the 6.5" barrel models. They had them on sale locally for $119 and there's a $20 rebate on them. Only thing I don't like about them is the stupid safety.

I also ordered a couple .22 mag cylinders and nylon holsters which are on sale for $35 for the set, and a couple of the engraved .22 lr cylinders with the horses on them. I figured I could sell the plain cylinders off for the price I paid and the girls will like the engraving.

About a year ago my 4 year old saw a box of CCI .22 lr and asked what it was. I showed her a video of a little girl shooting a .22 rifle on youtube and told her someday we'd have a lot of fun with those.

Now, anytime she sees a box of CCI, she says "Look Daddy, we're going to have so much fun with these." I can't wait.

Heard that. I took my Nephews shooting for the first time and they (and I) had a blast.

I cannot wait to be able to go shooting with my girl. At only 10 months old I have a long way to go.

[sigfan91]

I have the 4.75” version. It’s not as accurate as the Ruger Mk II 6”, but then again it’s half the price.

It’s a lot of fun to shoot. I want to get a 3.5” bird head, a 16” Joker edition, and the carbine.

[bwiese]

I'd grab a Ruger Wrangler instead unless the price difference was so much
you just 'hadda do it"

[Killer Bee]

Heard that. I took my Nephews shooting for the first time and they (and I) had a blast.

I cannot wait to be able to go shooting with my girl. At only 10 months old I have a long way to go.

it's a proud moment for sure! 7yo Daughter First Solo

I started collecting for my kids when they were babies..

buy everything in pairs so they won't be fighting over anything..

who am I kidding, maybe not fighting as much LoL

these are reserved for later - Anthony Imperato coordinated both of these for me just months after they were born..

their initials and birthdate serial numbers



all the way to AR .22

[dave85620]

I'd grab a Ruger Wrangler instead unless the price difference was so much
you just 'hadda do it"

I recently chose the wrangler myself but would've probably been happy either way. Needed a .22 revolver because I was tired of my semi auto's jamming. I have a Buckmark and 1022 that for some reason just can't be 100% reliable with bulk ammo. At some point I will add a lever or bolt action .22 rifle for this same reason.

[strakill]

I'd grab a Ruger Wrangler instead unless the price difference was so much
you just 'hadda do it"

I checked out the Wrangler being that I love my Rugers. The three I looked at just felt slapped together. At $100 more a piece I don't see why I wouldn't buy the Heritage.

Now we can compare the Heritage to the Single Six and we have a different outcome.

Maybe the one's I looked at we first run or something. Just didn't give me any "feel goods" when I played with them. (which is very unlike Rugers to me)

[Killer Bee]

I recently chose the wrangler myself but would've probably been happy either way. Needed a .22 revolver because I was tired of my semi auto's jamming. I have a Buckmark and 1022 that for some reason just can't be 100% reliable with bulk ammo. At some point I will add a lever or bolt action .22 rifle for this same reason.

this right here is why I prefer older models.. that link in my post above is a '63 browning nomad and a '71 ruger standard, neither give me any trouble with hundreds of rounds of dozens of different types.. my newest .22 auto s&w 22a is a jam-o-matic..

[Killer Bee]

I checked out the Wrangler being that I love my Rugers. The three I looked at just felt slapped together. At $100 more a piece I don't see why I wouldn't buy the Heritage.

Now we can compare the Heritage to the Single Six and we have a different outcome.

Maybe the one's I looked at we first run or something. Just didn't give me any "feel goods" when I played with them. (which is very unlike Rugers to me)

same as I posted above - seems newer models of just about everything are hit-n-miss quality where most of my older models are more reliable and consistent..

this H&R pre-999 sportsman was a budget gun 80 years ago and still runs great..



fortunately sounds like you have a few years to cull out any duds before your daughter is ready to start..

everyone has different tastes and experiences.. certain guns speak to me and others I don't give a second look.. good luck finding the right models for you and your family!