I own 4 Heritage Arms Rough Rider 22 Cal revolvers. My wife has two and I have the other two, We each have a 2 in Bar Keep and we love these two little guns. Heritage weapons are not cheap, just inexpensive and are a riot to shoot. I give a shoutout to this company for producing such well made and reliable guns.

Yes to any heritage productions of historic revolvers. If they sold a modern schofield replica I would buy 5 at least.

What makes Heritage so fun is the numerous bolt-on accessories like grips and cylinders to make the firearm personally yours. And I have never had so much fun plinking and small-game hunting with a firearm as I have had with the Rancher...

I would like to see Heritage bring back the steel framed .32 H&R in either the Barkeep or Rancher.

The Rancher with a gas deflector like the Circuit Judge would make it a more useable light weight rifle, i would certainly buy one.

I think Heritage is doing a phenomenal job of bringing true and actual VALUE to the industry. Trying too many new & different things could hurt them a bit, for their bottom line. Perhaps a version of 1858 New Army, along with your open top 1851 Colt idea, would have a big draw as well. A whole new line could be developed, with that concept. The 9-shot models are priced high enough that I haven't bought one. Probably never will. I would prefer a copy of the 1858 (priced under 300) over anything with a steel frame that was priced "accordingly."

I own a Rough Rider revolver in .22 LR. Can't beat the price point. Thinking seriously of tracking down and buying the 'Rancher" carbine. My grandson and I had a ball just plinking with it.

I'd LOVE to see a Schofield style Heritage. Great stuff, thanks 👍

I think they would absolutely dominate the single action market if they make different replicas,I would buy all of them in a flash. I would also love if they did have 2 different quality one of they make now like on fully steel and one "economical" like the ones we have now. I hope as they grow they get more innovative thanks for the video

Just bought a bar keep and order a 22 wmr cylinder took to range put 50 rounds threw it so far love the little bar keep with 22 wmr update love the bar keep so much I now own the 6 inch version put the 22 wmr in it

Just got a Super Wrangler Monday because I wanted a .22 wmr. I've shot a few Heritage revolvers but haven't owned or or had any issues while shooting them. I went with the Super Wrangler for the steel frame & adjustable rear sight. I do want a Heritage Carbine tho, things cool. 👍

I never liked the cowboy styled guns, but I checked out a Rough Rider birds head revolver recently and really liked the way it felt in the hand. I did some research and had my gun shop order me one in the 4.75 inch barrel. I plan on using it for squirrel hunting mainly, and wanted the longer barrel for a little better sight radius, plus the added velocity I'll get from the longer barrel. For the price, I'll overlook any defects, as long as they're cosmetic. Most of my hunting weapons get beat up anyway. That's the nature of the beast. We shall see how it holds up. By the way, Heritage is owned by Taurus, and they're a respected company in the gun world, so that can't be a bad thing.

I agree with you on your points; QC is the biggest negative, to the point where I won't bother getting one when I can just spend a little more on a better gun, but budget-pricing for a fair-enough revolver is huge. As you, I'd love to see them branch out into other styles beyond their current line (I'd be VERY interested in the break-top) to increase interest. I even think they're able to put out a swing-out or even a double-action design. Hey, Heritage, are you paying attention??

The alloy they use in the guns is Zamak, a Zinc based alloy used in a WHOLE lot of guns. For a 22, which is a low pressure round, Zamak is fine.

I love my rough rider. I upgraded mine and did some repairs but I still like it.

I own the Rancher. It is a barrel of fun to shoot. I bought it as a novelty gun but have had a lot of fun with it and it is fairly accurate..

I have the Rancher carbine & love it. Bought 2 extra cylinders for it: 22WMR ($30) & a stainless 22LR ($34). The stainless cylinder looks awesome - matches the hammer nicely. Wish Heritage sold the 22WMR cylinder in stainless! Stainless is easier to clean (& keep nice).

I have a heritage rough Rider 6 with a six and a half inch barrel I believe is The Sweet spot for a rimfire cartridge

Cool intro brother. That Rancher looks sweet.

Would love to see a break top model and see them come up with a transfer bar safety like Ruger. A lot of people say the guns are made of pot metal as if they know what they are talking about. The barrel is 1215 steel which is formulated for machinability, meaning you can machine it faster and the tools last longer. The cylinder is 12L14 which is leaded and leaves a smooth finish. The key to keeping costs down is cut down on time and operations without sacrificing quality. The one I have is accurate and reliable.

I agree with you 100%, they need some new models. I have a $80 Schofield CO2 pellet revolver. When I got the pellet revolver I thought to myself, "This could of easily of been made into a .22 revolver." (with a little more work). I would also like to see a S&W Model 1 reproduction in .22lr.

I second the thought about a break top, and I would think something like the H&R Sportsman 999, with single/double action. Very popular configuration, and I wouldn't even care if it was their standard alloy frame, if it was strong enough. Betting there would be a really big market for it. That, and make a adjustable sight models more available, or offer a model an adjustable can be added to like I think they use to. The adjustable sight models are scarce as hen's teeth.

My understanding is that the forcing cone allows a lot of blow-by, lowering velocities. You don't get much higher velocities with the longer barrels (16"), nothing like you would get with a real rifle. A 6 1/2 barrel with adjustable sights is sweet spot for me. Thanks for sharing.

Amen my brother I would love it it would be so awesome

Bluing problem solved by me for my guns. Frame is aluminum and pot metal. It's bluing is a form of paint. The barrel and cylinder seems to be a cold bluing so because it appears to me as a blue black color so I use a "Sharpie chisel tip permanent Marker" to touch up scratches. It works. Inexpensive touch up and looks good. Or you can get Birchwood Casey "blacken it" and do your touch ups.

I have the same grips on my rough rider and the cylinder on your ranch rifle I also have on my pistol. Love the rough rider and you'd be hard pressed to find someone with anything bad to say about Heritage. My dad squirrel hunted with a rough rider, taught me to shoot with it and I've taught my son to shoot with mine.

In a 22 caliber firearm having an alloy frame is not and issue. The barrel and cylinder are made from steel. The Ruger Wrangler frame has an alloy as well. Closed top firearms are stronger than open top. The Colt Single Action Army 1873 design is iconic. I own 3 firearms based on the SAA 1873 Heritage Rough Rider, Heritage Barkeep and Ruger Wrangler. I have had zero problems with any of them. I've had my Rough Rider since 2015 and it remains in excellent condition.

Cool,man

My rough rider had many light strikes out of the box. They sent a ship tag and had it back in 10 days, runnning flawlesy.

I have two of the Heritage Rough Rider models 1. Is the 5.25 inch barrel 2. Is the new barkeep 2 inch barrel. And am getting ready to get the Rancher rifle model. Thing they make the best cowboy 22lr guns for the price. And I like your ideas about making others models of the cowboy 22lr revolvers , thing they would sell a lot of them.

I've owned Heritage for quite a while I love it I've got it in several different links and if they came out with that 71 I definitely buy it God bless

I paid 180 for mine with the 22 mag cilinder it's a good little woods gun I love 💕 the 22 so fun.

Man, I never even realized how much I wanted an affordable .22 Open top/conversion revolver until you mentioned the idea. If Heritage started producing such a machine with birds head grips, I'd buy a matched pair! EDIT: Seeing their take on the Remington 1858 or 1875 would also be quite interesting, speaking personally. That would probably be even easier than an open top, as they could use the same frames and just add a web under the barrel, and a differently angled/longer backstrap for the grips.

The thing about colt is Sure they're an old company with a name Synonymous with quality and history But they're business practices are shit they force they're dealers to stock thousands of dollars of merchandise that no one buys The management doesn't listen to what the consumer wants Colts most iconic designs are public domain (peacemaker/government model 1911) sure colt has a quality product but we can buy many of the same guns for cheaper elsewhere and still have a high quality product Also colts reliance on government contracts Hurts them especially when they turn there theyre backs on the public but then embrace the public only to turn they're backs on the public again As far I'm concerned cz should restructure colt lower prices and listen to the consumer

Don't call them cheep, call them inexpensive. I love my 7 Heritage firearms and plan to but more.

Yes I to love heritage pistols just got the rancher 2 days ago and can't wait to shoot it ! Just raining to much but I also am interested in some of the very pistols you mentioned! I would go buy them tomorrow .I do wish the frames was all steel and would pay extra for the quality however still love the shit out of them oh and the spring that turns the cylinder is to weak I have replace 3 . They are simple to replace and hammer and spring only cost about 8 bucks !

There are .357s with aluminum frames, the small bore frames are plenty strong for .22 and will last a long long time. What I would like to see is 9 shot in both the barkeep and the rancher.

I was here looking up the steel frame version reviews. Right now I'm looking at a steel frame model and just wanted any info. as far as quality/etc. All the parts they have for these guns to customize is great. I've bought several cylinders and they drop in and time just like the factory installed ones. I just did a Tombstone/Doc Holiday with the Say When grips and the newer Tombstone characters engraved cylinder.

Making a 9-Shot version of the concealable 3" Birds Head Rough Rider in an engraved .22LR & .22WMR cylinder would be must have for me.... Holding out TILL THEN!

I just got the one similar to the "Johnny Boy" except it's the shorter 4.75". The finish for the "case hardened" look was at first.....off putting. But then.....I started to like it. It actually looks better used up and hides any scratches due to it being multi-colored in-shine. Now it does show the casing imperfections, but it's livable. That makes the rear channel a little bright when aiming. But it is a straight shooter. The barrel is standard blued. And my grip is the cocobolo "green camo" layered laminate. All wood, just layered in the green and tans. It's a good looking gun. The other thing that drives me crazy is the base pin lock. It's sloppy. Just catches on stuff. There is an oversized grip now. I'm curious. I have to say, the additional .22 WMR cylinder is a hoot as well. Just fun, and cheap. I just wish I could have found a decently priced 9 shot. Maybe down the road.

The frame material is made out of a zinc alloy called Zamac, nothing wrong with it in a low cost gun. The one thing I don't like very much is the tumble polish that rounds off the edges where the grip and frame meet, but I guess it saves on manufacturing costs which are passed on to the buyer so I can live with it. Edit: IMO the best option is the brass/golden frame guns which seem to be cadmium plated against the black painted ones. The only parts that are actually blued are the barrel, cylinder and other few steel parts.

Heritage does make a steel frame revolver in 22 as well..

22 break 9 shot 😳 Take my money 🙌🇺🇸🙌

I would love a flip top with the short "bar keep" length barrel. My only problem with the bar keep is I don't like the lack of a built in extractor. A flip top would take care of this problem.

I have the 4 inch revolver and the carbine. Happy so far just need a little help getting the nice leather sling on. I would get both of those if they did them. Both of mine are marked Bainbridge, GA.

I like the classic lines of the Colt single action. Wish they could make models with extended cylinder pins to block hammer (like Uberti) for those of us that don’t want two safetys. A breakopen model like the old H&R 999 would be a hot seller.

Love Heritage Rough Riders! Would pay twice the price if they were ALL steel (I live in Illinois), and if they had a better finish! Great pistols.

I saw a video recently that Taurus acquired Heritage. I would like Heritage to have a DA/SA revolver in 22 lr/ magnum.

Heritage has been bought by Taurus, since this video was recorded. Customer service isn't now, what it once was.

I own a good number of rough rider firearms, the only draw back, is the bluing wears of the aluminum quite easily

An open top would be awesome

Several states have laws preventing sales of guns due to the low melting point temperature of the metal frame of Heritage revolvers. I know Illinois is one. They used to make big bore revolvers, but their 2021 catalog no longer lists them.

I’d like to see them produce a 327 Federal mag with 7 or 8 round cylinder. And I would definitely buy a rancher in 327 mag.

HUGE difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive"

I'd like to see a big bore Rancher!

Steel frame body would mean less warping... hopefully. That would up the price and quality, both would be great. Edit: brass is an interesting idea

If CZ can help Colt get back to being the quality company we always kenw they were, maybe it's for the better. I'm ok with it as long as the manufacturing remains U.S.

They need to make better internal parts and get rid of the dang safety and I will give them another chance. Till then I will stick with my Ruger Wrangler! But good job man.👍👍

Heritage uses Zinc Alloy for their frames and steel alloy for the barrel; Ruger (who are also very good) uses Aluminum alloy frames for their 22 cowboy style pistols.

Colt had been in serious trouble since the 1960s and suffered from both a lack of imagination/innovation and being located in a highly taxed and anti-2nd Amendment northeastern state (Connecticut)

Love the carbine, but wish it was available in .22WMR instead of just LR. I would absolutely be in on the open top idea (.22WMR as well).

Fukn love Heritage! Don't forget to buy your silver!

I buy the 16 inches with fiberoptic sigh and the Rancher with come wit the Crockett sights .Send it back they need to put new barrel on it was over 3 months and nothing. I'm not happy how long is take to exchange a barell??? My grandsons birthday coming up and looks like his birthday present will be late. The inspection should never let this gun out.This don't say to much about the quality of control.

Heard bad stuff about customer service, but was older coment. It will take awhile on pho w them. Taurus bought them or partnered w Hrritage.. Btw blueing doesnt adhere to alloy well. Change frame, solve problem.

Would really like a SA/DA like H&R!

i have a few heritage pistols, they are cheap but they do work. you just have to keep an eye on them, also as far as the python, i have one of the old ones and 3 of the new ones, the new ones are made better and shoot just as good as the old ones. they had some with defects, but they have fixed all the problems. i have shot one of my new ones lots and lots and have not had any problems.

I’m curious. I’ve seen video’s of rifles being camouflaged. Could you take some care and spray paint it like they do rifles?

does anyone remember Heritage's first handgun, the C1000 Stealth 9mm or .40 S&W?

I sure do hate it when people call a good firearm cheap instead of them using the proper term more as inexpensive

The black coating on their alloy receiver not good. Agree. Think they would anodize it black? Much more durable.

If I remember correctly, the frames of the Rough Riders are made of Zamak 5. Heritage used to offer steel frames many years ago, for a higher price tag, of course. These were manufactured particularly for sale in certain not-so-freedom-friendly states because they had laws on the books that essentially made alloy frame guns illegal under "junk gun" laws. The Zamak 5 has too low of a melting point, so they claimed it was too easy to melt them down to destroy evidence. I think these laws went away because so many handguns, including those used by police, had plastic frames, which, of course, have a lower melting point than Zamak 5. I believe those laws were stricken from the books so police could use modern semiautos like Glocks, and so Heritage discontinued the steel frames.

O-YEAH ! I would love a Open top style 1871 .22lr . That would be AWESOME :)

Believe my heritage looks like a S&W. Like the safety also.

I have no desire to buy another pistol but if I could buy a 22 caliber open top like a Colt navy I would but one in a minute. The black powder one is just not to my liking, I had one and it was too much trouble. I hope Heritage does make a 22 that looks like a 71 Colt, that is one pistol I would buy.

Wait, the mag cylinder loosens the frame? Hmmm 🤔

Did you know that Heritage sold to Taurus??? The guns are now built in Bainbridge, Ga at the new Taurus plant.

An open top .22? Take my freakin' money!

i was also thinking of the Scofield revolver, imagine that you can shoot one in 22lr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wish they would fix the light strike issue. I've watched too many vids with people complaining about "light strikes" for them not to know they have a problem!! I just purchased a 3.5" birdshead rough rider that my first time out with it failed to fire 19 of the first 100 rounds!! That is unacceptable!! 19% failure rate puts this thing in the garbage category as far as I'm concerned!

My only complaint is their bluing is crap and they are noisy as all get out. I have a 6.5" barrel. Very accurate and easy to shoot.

Don’t change the pistol! If it’s not broken don’t fix it. The guns are ammo picky but the price is great and they are what they are.

Teddy was a badass!

Doesn't Henry also use Zamak in their rifle receivers and of course they're not a Winchester, Marlin, Browning etc, etc. So much hate!

I own 6 Heritage 22 pistols and the carbine, I love them but the accuracy really suck, the point of aim and impact of each are way different. The nice thing is they are cheap and fun to shoot.

ive been toying with buying a heritage but if i see another h&r i can afford id rather buy that

Sure wish they would come out with a Chrome or bright nickel finish. I am 4:28 an old poot shooter on Social Security. Great little revolvers at the price point. Sure wish they would do a chrome finish. I would pay a premium for one. Just some old man thoughts.

I'll buy opentop and Schofield

You do know that Taurus has bought Heritage Arms.

Wish you could shoot 22WMR out of the carbine as well.

The idea behind the heritage company was to make affordable guns for the poor so that they can also defend their lives, family, and possb even country. Kind of like what palmetto is doing w some their AR,s

Heritage needs more like the annie Oakley, like The Wyett Earp, The wylde Bill, The Doc Holiday,

Safety glasses?

If only they would come out with carbine tactical with a pic rail & 9 shot, 22 magnum

Had no idea Colt was sold. Sad.

Actually it's a Remington design. Because Colt didn't have a top strap.

Nine shot Rancher in .22WMR AND..... a forearm for it.

Alumininium alloy

1860 ole Army most popular

The rancher can almost be collapsible

I've avoided Heritage because they looked cheap. It was that cast frame and plastic safety. Now the Rancher, that one interests me. Is that a Zamak frame or aluminum? I thought they went with aluminum because it was stronger.