Ruger makes many fine firearms. I have a couple myself. Although I do have an issue with my Heritage it hasn't had any problems with going out of time. I appreciate you sharing your experience.

Those are all admirable features when it comes to the Heritage. The only two single .22 LR revolvers that might get me to buy another, as really how many do you need, are the long barreled Heritage and the birds head Wrangler.

@@Alloy211 I have Rough Riders in both 6 and 9 shot varieties, in each barrel length, with 22LR and 22 WMR cylinders for each (Including the super long 16" barrel). Do the math! LOL

That's an admiral collection of them, certainly save money at the range. As well as giving you a different one to carry every day for a bit, if you were so inclined.

I can't say we've experienced significant performance issues with our Heritage. The accuracy of our Heritage is equal to our Chiappa, so no significant difference for us. We have had a reliability issue with the Heritage and the .22 LR cylinder. In that occasionally it doesn't strike the rim enough to fire. I've not had the time to address it yet but I believe I have a simple solution. Now that being said the Chiappa is my son's favorite over the Heritage and he shoots the single action .22s the most so between that and it being the correct size I say it's kind of a wash between the two.

Excellent, I appreciate your input.

@@Alloy211 my only complaint is with the Ruger, you gotta get the cylinder in just the right place to load/unload

@@nelsonporter8387 That's something I've found to be frustrating at times with my Vaquero as well.

Really? I was unaware of that. What's the restriction that keeps them from being sold there? I'm curious, especially given Illinois has some really interesting reasons for their restrictions. Thanks for watching.

@@Alloy211 it's because of the zinc alloy. Illinois has a law that you cannot sell firearms within state borders that have zinc and a melting point of 800° or lower. As such, Heritage, Hi Point, many Walther models, and other many other brands I can't recall offhand simply aren't available here. Not that a single action revolver would conceivably ever actually reach said temperatures and melt unless you put it in an oven, but the law is sadly not specific enough to make exceptions like that.

@@Alloy211 also, thank you very much for your video. I'd been thinking very seriously about the chiappa as my first handgun since I can't get the heritage, but wanted to compare its quality to the wrangler. Your video helped a lot in making my decision.

That makes more sense. I'd have to look into it more but it makes me wonder if it's a law designed to make lower cost firearms unavailable in Illinois as it seems to cover quite a few those. A sort of Saturday night special panic law. It would explain the vagaries in it as well.

Sometimes promotions can hurt reputation in that regard. I'd agree that the Heritage doesn't have quite the same quality feel of the Wrangler but they're not too far off in my opinion. At least I think per the price point of each the Heritage especially with the magnum cylinder is a great value for dollar. The Wrangler really surprised me when I compared it to my Vaquero, obviously cheaper materials on the Wrangler but build quality was similar.

I've been holding out hope they'd offer that and maybe a Magnum option, but haven't seen it yet.

There's something pretty sweet about having both a rifle and sidearm in the same cartridge. Something I would like to have for my Vaquero is a companion lever gun. The only time I've had that before was with my Glock and when I had Sub 2000 carbine. At least in your case of "hold on to this for me" be coming "possession is 9/10 of the law" it was with your dad and by your choice. He seemed to have made out pretty well in the end.

@@Alloy211 He had wanted a single action revolver since he was a kid. He had bought a Browning Buck Mark just before the Clinton gun ban went into effect because no one was going to tell him he couldn't buy one. I bought the Heritage a few months later. When he first saw the Heritage, I think he would have traded guns if I suggested it. He now has some issues charging the Buck Mark, and it does have a stiff pulling slide, so he actually prefers using the Heritage. To date, I don't think he's fired the Henry yet so we're going to have to spend an afternoon shooting some .22's.

The AWB was such an inane idea I can a understand where he was coming from. My son has a Henry .22 lever action that was willed to him by an uncle. It's a lot of fun taking it and the single actions out for a day on the range. With them being mechanical actions they're much less finicky than a semi auto and easier to charge.

I can see both sides of it. I myself do prefer my single actions without a safety as that's what I'm accustomed to but if you're someone that's accustomed to it than I'm sure it's not such an issue. I've not found it to detract from the usability of the Heritage in anyway.

@@Alloy211 It would have been better if they would have reversed the positions so the safety flipper forward to fire..

@@TobaccoRowe1960 Agreed, it would eliminate the flipping it off with cocking possibilities.

@@Alloy211 yep

All three of these particular single action .22 revolvers are chambered in .22 LR. With the Heritage also having a .22 Mag cylinder.

Thanks for watching.

I enjoyed them both although I have been having a consistent problem with the Heritage and ignition. I think I may have figured it out though. Thanks for watching.

@@Alloy211 The Chippewa sucked with its adaptor.You almost need 2 adaptors.I sold mine before I even shot it.I bought it LNIB for $140

@@alanbrown2135 Although I've heard the newer Chiappas are better and my son loves shooting it, if I'd paid more than I for mine I'd be disappointed by it. The only thing I can say I do prefer about it is the larger size does make reloading easier.

@@Alloy211 I like my.Spedco w Germany 22/22 magnum. At 30 feet I can put 6 magnums inside a 2in circle, maybe 11/2 group.

@@alanbrown2135 That's pretty impressive, I'm sure you're doing your part as well. I've found that the .22 Magnum really shines over the .22 LR at my 100' silhouette. Where as at that point the LR is a little more flighty the Magnum stays pretty consistent.

I can see why you would, thanks for watching.

Same here. I'm pleased with both as well as my Chiappa 1873 .22 -10 in .22 LR & .22 WMR.

Thank you and I appreciate the long term perspective on it's use. I can agree I've never had a bad Ruger myself. My only really complaint I've personally had involved the poor peep hole sight they put on some mini-14s. The rifle was good quality and functioned well but I traded it on my Bushmaster because of magazines, at time hard to find reliable ones, and the sights. Thanks for watching and again I appreciate your input.

@@Alloy211 I not into ar 15-16 type weapons. don’t take me wrong many people love them but I don’t care for most of the calibers they have to choose from. BUT one in 308 Winchester for my needs would be awesome. I bought a Russian siaga ak 74 spotter in308 before Obama banned them. 16 1/4 barrel. all tests I seen with 145-150 gr factory ammunition cronygraphed 2550 - 2680 FPS . I’ve shot 3/4 inch groups 100 yards with my reloads with red dot sight and 3- 3 3/4 inch at 286 yards with red dot. that’s the farthest I had to shoot at the time. I want to scope it to extend my range 500-700 yards it I can some one that will allow me to use there properly. I also did a trigger job on it I haven’t checked pounds but iam guessing 3 1/2 - 4 pounds pull. I would consider trading it for one like it with a 22 inch barrel. I enjoyed your response back. maybe we can teach each outher something that we don’t already know. nana and papa aka the hunter wishing you well.

I always appreciate expanding my knowledge. That's very good accuracy out of that platform. Unfortunately I have yet to add a semi automatic .308 to my collection. I'd like get something in the G3 style platform. There are a few that I've considered mostly because of affordability. Until then I have the multitude of bolt actions for something more heavy hitting than the 5.56 or 7.62 x 39. I do suffer from the issue of not having much of a long range area to shoot myself. Although currently I'm too busy with the tribulations of life to do much shooting for the channel or otherwise. Appreciate your response.

Thanks for the advice and your perspective. I for a long time ran both trigger springs off on my .45 Colt Vaquero and liked the hair trigger. Until I let a friend shoot it and watch him put a round in the ground just in front of himself. He cocked the hammer back before he'd taken aim and touched the trigger. After that I put both trigger springs back on as a lot of people want to shoot it. But it's certainly something to lighten the trigger and one leg off it isn't too much of a hair trigger. Thanks for watching.

Not like the Heritage or Chiappa. I really enjoy the .22 WMR and am glad to have gotten my Heritage with both cylinders. Thanks for watching.

@@Alloy211 YW

Thank you and thanks for watching. Between the Heritage and the Ruger it really comes down to what configuration you prefer and your budget. I don't think either of those are a bad buy.

I think depending on what you're looking for they're both solid choices. If you were to get a Chiappa with a solid steel cylinder I'd have less issues with that as well. But Wrangler or Heritage are definitely the two to choose between in my opinion. Thanks for watching.

Maybe in time some of that stiffness will smooth out. I think really between that and Heritage they're good economic options in .22 single actions. Depending on what you're looking for out of them.

I can understand why that would be a deal breaker. It's the one thing the Chiappa has on the Heritage although in that case I'd still go with the Heritage. Thanks for watching.

I used that as justification for buying the Heritage, so I understand where you're coming from. Thanks for watching.

If so it's maybe a bit of tongue and "cheek" on their part. Thanks for watching.

It definitely matches the dimensions of the original SAA and they do make a 10 shot as well.

@@Alloy211 i chose the uberty 22, 12 chambers, but i want long barrel, and you can help me about how to buy in south america ? You known some gun dealer ?

@@Vo_d_kontra_o_norMAL I do not know any South America firearms dealers. Although I'd always be more interested to learn about the process of legally attaining a firearm in other countries. Uberti seems to be of reasonable good quality although I don't personally own any.

Hopefully if nothing else it gives some insight into each one. Thanks for watching.

Thank you and thanks for watching. With the steel cylinder my biggest worry about the Chiappa would be eliminated.

@@Alloy211 You're welcome. on my Chiappa both the .22 LR and .22 WMR are 10 round, solid steel.

That's a big improvement over the alloy with inserts in my opinion.

That sounds like about the best combination of owning both.

A 22 mag that size can make a good belly gun in a pinch

It really would, and belly shoots are nasty. Unless she's a very attractive lady.

I agree on all points. Thanks watching.

@@Alloy211 👍🏼

Did not know Heritage was owned by Taurus which has come a long way in my opinion at least (own 4 of them) How long has Taurus owned them as I bought mine years ago and love it?

Since 2012 I believe.

@@Alloy211 Yes, I believe 2012 is correct.

For the money they are really hard to beat. That hits the nail on the head of the main draw back of the Wrangler compared to the Heritage, finishes and configurations that are available. You can get a Heritage in a variety where as the Wrangler is quite limited. Thanks for watching.

Thank you and thanks for watching. I certainly have enjoyed the one that I own. Affordable and fun to shoot is hard to beat.

That's strange as for accuracy the Chiappa and Heritage have been nearly equals in that category. For the many rounds we've put through both neither has been inaccurate. Thanks for watching.

A mans got to know his limitations. I can take my west Germany spedco junk and put 6 rounds in 1.5 circle.

Rump Riders are junk

Heritage really has an amazing amount of variations on the single action. It seems that if there's an option you want they have it and it's reasonably priced. Given my first single action was my Ruger Vaquero I don't mind the lack of clicks but I can see how people would prefer that. Although I do wish Ruger offered more configurations I did see a birds head grip version of the Wrangler over the weekend that at the right price could tempt me into purchasing another single action .22. Thanks for watching and commenting.

If you have deep enough pockets that's certainly an option. Thanks for watching.

Longevity for the leaf-spring in the HERITAGE versus coil-spring in the RUGER.

Those are all good points. I've wondered the same about coil verses flat springs.

@@Alloy211 Flat leaf springs in single actions has been around since the 1800's. They have shown their longevity already.

I wonder as well if modern flat springs are better at maintaining their spring than those made before metallurgy could be done with the consistency we can maintain today.

I pretty much agree with your assessment although the birds head grip Wrangler is pretty handsome. Thanks for watching.

I agree if you just want a good quality economic single action the Ruger is great and if you want favorite the Heritage is good and they have plenty of variety.

That's certainly something it can accomplish without worrying about cylinder wear. Although, I do like the ten shot cylinders those have. Thanks for watching.

@@Alloy211 once someone finds it, they stop looking ;) Better they steal that, than my nagant, or 10-6

Hopefully so, although it behooves me to suggest a safe of a sort. If I were to lose any of those the Chiappa would be the preferable choice.

Although I agree, I'm sure I could go to range with someone that would prove me wrong. Thanks for watching.

I'll say the build quality on the Ruger is superior to either. Ruger has made quality single actions for a long time and it certainly seems to have continued with the Wrangler. Thanks for watching.

Agreed, that's something with the short barrel on my Vaquero. You have to work the the ejector with vigor if you want them to clear the cylinder. As well if they'd get rid of the safety or at least offer models without it.

Adjustable sights have been an option for quite a while now. Transfer bar safety option would be nice though yea

Ryan, seems I've seen literature on 9 shot and adj. sites but never got my hands on one.

Heritage does offer a model with adjustable sights and fiber optic front. I didn't see that Ruger has offered any other sight options as of yet so I can't explain that. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Agreed on both points although my particular Heritage works well the ability to shot the .22 Mag gives it a nice bit of versatility. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the sale pricing and thanks for watching.

Where did you find the heritage on sale?

It's unfortunate as I have heard there are some better examples in their lineup. I haven't actually seen any but still you hope. Thanks for watching.

Only Chiapas I want are the rhino and perhaps a nak9

I've been interested in shooting a Rhino for awhile now, just to see if it's different. Thanks for watching.

@@Alloy211 Alloy said he's thinking of shooting a Rhino in the future. Use a bigger gun as all the Rhinos I see on tv are pretty good sized.

Chiappa is CRIAPPPPPPPa.

Although I could see why you might have concerns about the frame even the highest pressure .22 LR aren't going to stress it as much as .22 Mag. With a transfer bar I don't really think you're any less safe with six rounds in the chamber but I can see why some people may prefer the manual safety. I appreciate your perspective and thanks for watching.

I can't say for sure on that as I've only had limited range time with it although the example I was shooting seemed on par my Heritage and Chiappa. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching

You’re WRONG, dude! The CORRECT pronunciation is as KEY-appa.