Finally, a video I can afford to watch.

Hands down, the most enjoyable firearms channel on KZfaq. No hype, no nervous energy. Always a good experience.

Have literally fired thousands of rounds through my Heritage Rough Rider with not a single problem. Ever. I don’t understand the negativity regarding the Rough Rider’s safety. I find it a useful feature. It was the first handgun that my kids learned to shoot with, and being familiar with the use of a safety made them extend that habit to other guns later on. Plus, I have introduced new shooters to the sport with the Rough Rider, and a safety is a good thing to have for them.

I have had a rough rider with 22lr and 22 magnum cylinders for more that 20 years, zero issues ever.

The Heritage is my favorite. My Grandpa got me one when I was about 11 years old. He also got me a Marlin Model 60 that year. He's the person who got me into the shooting sports.

What makes plinking with .22's fun is knowing you're spending pennies per trigger pull and not dollars. I've had the the Heritage for eight years and I've enjoyed it very much.

After watching your video 2 months ago, I bought one of each. The Heritage was $169. With a 22lr and 22mag cylinder. The Wrangler was $179 with 22lr only. Let me say that the Heritage was much smoother out of the box. The Wrangler loading gate is small and hard to open. After cleaning the Wrangler and putting oil on it, it smoothed out and shot well. But the Heritage is much smoother still. But I enjoy the heck out of both of them. So I shoot 22mags in the Heritage and 22lr in the Wrangler. Lots of fun!!

I had a rough rider 22 as a teen and my best friend shot it and liked it so much he went and bought one also. We then spent the weekends buying up 22 ammo in town and spending all day shooting our rough riders until the barrels were hot And I never once had any malfunction of any kind. I recently bought a new one and the safety on it doesn't bother me.

I know what you're thinking two liter. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a Heritage Rough Rider, that holds NINE rounds, you're screwed.

I have owned the heritage .22lr for about 2 years. Shot about 1500 rounds. Functions great and shoots where it points out of the box. I love it. The only problem I had was a few of the screws would loosen after shooting and had to occasionally re-tighten.

The 22 mag conversion is what bought me on the Heritage. $119.00 here in Oregon for the Heritage at Bi Mart.

I own the Rough Rider 6.5” 6 shot revolver. I purchased this revolver from Rural King for $129. I ordered the .22 Mag cylinder for $29.99 (Plus $8.95 shipping and handling), which I am still waiting for. It had been out of stock for a while. Overall, I was really impressed with this gun. It shoots great, and it’s a lot of fun. The safety doesn’t bother me at all. Actually, I think it’s a nice feature. I have never shot the Ruger Wrangler so I can’t really compare the two, but the Heritage is a great value. You can’t go wrong for the price.

Normally I would buy Ruger. However in this case I would buy the Rough Rider having owned one for 10 years with no issues. Great little 22.

I recently bought a Rough Rider and I like it. It was used but looked like new. Ran maybe 200 rounds through it. No issues I can see. I love all the click click click of loading/unloading and the C O L T of pulling the hammer back.

Mr. Hickok I love how you never say anything negative. At 2:28 you wouldn’t say a negative word about KZfaq or Google. I would like to have more of your humility and kindness in today’s world.

I purchased my Heritage Rough Rider last year and love it. Frankly I like the safety on this gun and consider it a very desirable feature. The safety is one of the reasons I chose the HRR.

We have a local that sells the RR for 100 bucks and a couple times a year gives them away with purchase of another gun

On a roll 5 Hickok 45 Video’s beats TV by far. Love it. Thanks

I keep my HRR loaded with birdshot for them rattling danger noodles.

I have two Heritage models, never a lick of problems. I enjoyed the video, thanks.

This man is a national treasure. *Protect him at all costs*

I like the Heritage's nine rounds and the safety. Tradition is great but more shots per cylinder and a safety for teaching the youngsters seem like good things.

I have the Heritage Rough Rider and it is such a joy to play around with. My friend in Kentucky uses one for his trapping dispatch weapon. Great review!

My grandfather gave me my Rough Rider .22 LR and Magnum. I might be biased but I really love the Rough Rider a lot more.

I had a Heritage with both cylinders and never had a missfire or any other problems with it.

I have the Rough Rider with both cylinders (ordered the .22 WMR after I purchased the gun-can't do that with Ruger) Never had an issue with it. I had the old original Single Six Ruger and loved it, now I have the Single-Nine in 22 WMR, and after a trigger job it is a good shooter. Th single six family are much more expensive and I am glad that they came out with an affordable plinker, I will have one soon.

I just bought the heritage because of the classic look and function. The 22mag option really helped my choice easier. Thanks Hickock 45. Been watching your videos for years

Since Taurus bought Heritage they have really put a lot into their manufacturing. Watched a tour of the factory, pretty impressive operation. A lot goes into making these. Because of this and the look and feel of the Heritage I went with it in 6 shot all blue with both cylinders, LR and Mag

Your videos make me so happy. Thank you for doing what you do. 👍🏼☘️👍🏼

I have a Heritage I bought in the late Nineties. Still works fine. Pretty good trigger on it, better than any Ruger trigger I ever used...

I have to say, the Rough riders are pretty great little shooters for the price range.

Excellent video. Always appreciate your honest reviews on firearms.

Just got my Wrangler on friday. I love it. Awsome video as always man!

Casually free hands an 80 yard shot with grooved sights....

I just bought a heritage 22 rough rider, i was impressed, so I bought a second one, the guns were excellent and then I ordered the 22 mag cylinder s, best pair of guns I bought , I carry mine every where country living is nice

Thanks for the comparison. I've had the Heritage Roughrider in 22 LR & 22 WMR for about 3 years. I have had no negative issues with the revolver. Have been interested in hearing more about the Ruger.

I bought that Heritage for my son. We’ve run a lot of rounds through it. It’s been a blast to shoot, accurate and no issues.

Got my RR from a local gun shop. Love it. When I was deciding which one to buy you have to say to yourself first they are just 22 plinkers, not the best materials used by either company but that is reflected on the price. Second the safety on the RR is ugly but it is what it is and has come in handy loading and decocking for my friends on shooting for the first time. Third the fluted cylinder is a bit more authentic and the loading "click" from the RR made it more desirable to me. Something about the click when loading is like a symphony to me.

just bought the ruger yesterday and its an absolute blast. bought the taurus tx22 for the good reviews and it was keyholing brand new. my old taurus was garbage and so was the tx. Anyhow my son is only 11 and we shot together at the indoor range in Michigan and it was really fun to introduce my son to safe firearms handling. the ruger is heavy and i like it, cant compare it to another wheel gun, but the it has a heavy bull barrel, nice or decent trigger, shoots straight and no jams or keyholes. thanks hickok love ur channel

Boy do I miss my Heritage Rough Rider, one of my most favorite .22 pistols.

I've had a Rough Rider for a very long time. I've had two issues with it over the years... mind you, I've put untold thousands of rounds through it over around two decades or so. I had to replace the firing pin because the tip was starting to mushroom. It used to be a fairly common problem, but I think they've made the newer pins a little harder to eliminate the problem. Second, the barrel is glued in, and came loose. It was easily taken care of with threadlock. You just need to make sure that the barrel is adjusted so the sights are aligned as it sets.

Love my heritage 22s and I've found them new for as little as $99 on sale! I put a lot of rounds through 2 of them they are great for teaching shooting single action

I don't understand all the hate on the rough rider safety. A lot of people use these to teach kids and family members to shoot. A safety is definitely recommended for such purpose. And if you don't want a safety, don't use the safety. It's just a cheap gun, with a good purpose.

I've got a 6 shot Heritage Rough Rider with the 6.5 inch barrel I got at Dunhams on Black Friday a few years back for $99. I bought the 22 magnum cylinder for it later. It works flawlessly, absolutely zero problems. The cylinder rotates smoothly, it's got a decent trigger, and I like the heft of the longer steel barrel. Shoots both .22LR and .22WMR without any problems, and is plenty accurate with both. I bought a custom leather holster for it on eBay, and all I need now is a belt that has .22 sized loops on it. The Ruger Wrangler was not out yet when I bought mine, but I still would have bought the Rough Rider. Even though, I have and do own several Ruger products, and actually love Ruger as a company, the Wrangler has only 2 things that I wish my Rough Rider had: No safety, and the Ruger logo. I have never shot the Wrangler, and I certainly wouldn't fault anybody for buying it. But I personally don't like the Cerakote finish on them, and also, while opening the loading gate unlocks the cylinder is a cool safety feature, I actually prefer the "old fashion" way to load and unload. I have a feeling the Ruger wouldn't feel heavy enough, even though Hickok mentioned they weight almost the same. Bottom line, I am too poor to buy a firearm that only serves one function, I need the guys I buy to either be able to be used in multiple applications, or be able to fire multiple calibers. And, while I hate the stupid safety on the Rough Rider, I'd still take it with the ability to swap cylinders and shoot the more potent .22 mag than have the Ruger. I am glad Ruger is making a more affordable .22 single action. If the Heritage Rough Rider didn't exist, I'd definitely buy the Ruger instead of one of the .22 SAA clones. Great video!

I have the Heritage Rough Rider and a Colt Peacemaker .22cal. I love them both!!

After the ‘click’ on the rough rider, turn the cylinder back till it stops and the extractor rod lines up perfect

The Rough Rider is our go to farm revolver for small dispatches.

You guys make some of the best fire arms video and reviews I always watch you videos first before I buy something normally

I have the heritage, both cylinders. Fun fun firearm, paid 128and 30.00 for the magnum cylinder… if you enjoy shooting.22 then this is a must have

The conversion cylinder with 22 mag sold me on the rough rider. Especially considering the ammo situation

I bought a used Rough Rider for $100 about 3 years ago. I have shot that gun every time I go to the range, and I go often. I would imagine I have fired thousands of rounds through it. It is a LOT of fun to shoot. Recently I started having misfires. The gunsmith indicated that there is too much movement with the cylinder now, and he put a shim in. I have not gotten it back yet, but even if it needs the shim to shoot, I will still love it.

The Ruger just made itself available here in Canada, thinking on getting one as my first cowboy gun , great review 👍✌️🇨🇦

Good day everyone, Another top video with a lot of info,, many thanks for sharing and greetings from New Zealand in Down Under.

21:05 Honestly, these two revolvers are making me realize I have a little cowboy in me that I never knew about lol. The more I look at traditional firearms, the more appealing they become. A lot of them just have a lot of charm to me. I feel like these could be pretty viable as a minimalist survival pistol, maybe pair it with an over-under .22 12 gauge?

I love my Wrangler. I'm actually going to buy a second one. I will end up giving the first one to my daughter who LOVES this pistol. Ruger did the six shooter justice.

I've had the dual cylinder rough rider for a while and love it. The Ruger Wrangler looks like a nice piece, too. It's just a blast shooting a single action revolver. :)

Love my Uberti "Cattleman" .22cal 12-shooter!!

Have both of these and we sell a bunch of them. I like the Ruger a bit better, but both are solid choices. Great work.

I greatly appreciate your comparison as I was looking this week at both of these for plinking, and small varmint control.

I just bought a heritage rough rider for 99$ at my local Dunham's actually I bought 2 and I absolutely love them they have made a few changes to make the cylinder smother when turning, and the wood can now come in multiple different colors (lighter or darker). The safety is the same as it is in the video but honestly I don't even have safteys in any of my other handguns. This is my first revolver but in my opinion for the price you can't beat it.

This was really helpful since my store has rough riders and we just got some wranglers in. I can now better serve my customers.

I've really been having a hard time choosing which to buy, the heritage just looks so much better with the longer barrel and finish

I like the Heritage for plinking. It does occasionally lock up and you have to take the cylinder out to reset the trigger and hammer. It only happened to me once but once is enough for me not to consider it a home defense weapon or an EDC. I've seen others say they have experienced the same lock up and I've seen other say they've fired thousand of rounds over a decade and not have a single issue. Could be machining, could be not committing to all 4 clicks when you pull back the hammer. I like cowboy movies but I had to upgrade to Double Action from another brand.

Sir,me and my son love your channel,and thank you for all your info.weve learned a lot from you.i have both of those revolvers and I've found that both are actually almost the same in some ways.when buying my ruger it had minor finish blemishes,the barrel came loose after only few shots,and a few screws loosened on it too.when I bought my heritage revolver it had the same exact problems.i love both though,after a Lil minor work both are great.the only thing I am kinda upset about is that I didn't expect the ruger to do all that so quickly at the price.but both have there purpose round here.also my son mentioned that you used to play at a creek called benack creek.we had a creek of that name near McCullough alabama.thank you very much sir and God Bless!

I have two of the Heritage Rough riders, .22/22 mag. I love them. I have left and right side leather holsters. I love shooting them. I love wearing them (out in the woods). .22 are my favorite guns to shoot. Love my Rough riders, but the safety is annoying when you are shooting with both hands.

In the early 70's my Dad bought me a Colt 22/ with separate magnum cylinder $70.00 got me a nice leather holster and belt. Broke my heart later when I was 18 in Tahoe, a THEIF broke into my room and stole everything that was'nt nailed down. Sure miss that little shooter. C.O.L.T 🇺🇸❤️👍🏻 forgot to mention, my Colt held 12 rounds LR, MAG. 9

I've been a fan of yours for many years. I lost my sign on info and just recently recovered it. As such I can leave likes and comments.Thank you for all of your videos. tom.

Just got my rough rider a few months ago after seeing videos like this. Ive shot 1k rounds and no issues, other than the grip screw coming loose. There is however a issue ive had and it isnt super common but ive seen people talk about it. It can seize up from heat messing with the bullet casing. Some people swap brands others swap the cylinders out while out shooting. Personally my finish is wore also, but i got it for $145 and it had never been shot. It was an overstock gun that had a sale and clearly sat on a shelf for an extremely long time. Ive seen people get them for $99 though. Its a great starter gun and any problems that can happen has happened and been posted on the internet, so you can easily learn to maintain and repair them.

I'm expressing my Inner Cowgirl. Thanks so much for this most thorough and informative video-on my way to go shopping ;)

Gotta love a video that starts off with “Yee-Haw”, followed by the sound of live gunfire. ......only adds to it having Mr. Hickok45. 😃

Everytime I see a gun I want hickock delivers in a review.. Every time!!

I just bought a convertible rough rider. Same look as the one in your other video on it, black with the pearl grips. I’m very excited.

I have a 6 shot RR and i really like it. Here in Oklahoma on November 1st starts open carry and i plan on carrying it. I think i will go get me a 9 shot also.

What I love about the Rough Rider is that you can get the .22 mag cylinder

I have the Heritage in 22/22mag. Probly a couple thousand rounds sent. Never an issue at all. Very accurate. Also your cylinder appears to be much tighter than mine ever was. Cheap gun, so manufacturing variants are to be expected. Love your videos, Boss. Keep it up.

Been considering getting one of these. Thank you for this. Really leaning toward the ruger.

John, just wanted to tell you that your little bits at the end always make me laugh

Appreciate y’all from Texas

I got my Heritage Rough Rider a few years ago. I love shooting it!

We have two of the rough riders 6 1/2” barrels with 22 mag and 22 lr cylinders love both very accurate and ergonomic love them !!!!!

Thank you I have the Rough Rider in both 22LR and 22 Mag and have had it for about 4 years, Many rounds in both and no problem. I am more a rifleman ( ole marine) than a pistolman but the RR shoots well for me. I would say if you can get the one with both cylinders

Both are beautiful firearms. Always enjoy the videos.

LoVe your videos picked up a haritage yesterday at the gun show thank you for all you do and be safe

Not many people I would take them at their word. You sir are one of those. Love your videos. I have two Rough Riders and like them a lot! Looking at a Wrangler now!

I own a heritage rough rider in 22 mag, and I gotta say i really enjoy it. It's a great plinker if I don't want to spend the money/time to load shoot 45lc. I don't mind the safety on the side either, you can pretty easily flick It down, 'course I'm really never against adding safety's to replicas of older firearms. Overall I'd give it a 4.7 outtta 5

I like the safety on my heritage, it's a range gun not an EDC, it can also save you from dry fire damage. A rimfire revlover is one of the few guns that can actually damage it's self.

I have two RR's. A 6 1/2" & a 4 3/4". Had a problem with the 6 1/2". The ejector rod tab broke. Called Heritage. Still waiting for the replacement for OVER 6 months. Their Vustomer Service needs lots of work. Picked up a Wrangler 2 weeks ago and love it.

I bought a Heritage, the Miss B. Havin model. I disassembled it and cleaned it which made a really nice difference. Very fun to shoot. Kids love it.

I just purchased the Wrangler and am pretty happy with it as a little range toy in single action.

I like the rough rider better mine came with both cylinders. the safety did not bother me.

My friend bought the Heritage Arms single action revolver for $150 several years ago. It was a pretty sweet deal because it also came with a magnum .22 drum. It's a great gun to shoot, especially for novice shooters. Great price and great fun to shoot. I'm looking at buying one myself.

Great comparison video! Thanks!

I have both as well and definitely prefer the Ruger. The fit and finish, the overall quality and feel and, between the two I have, the Ruger's trigger is clearly better, smoother and more crisp than the Heritage. Great video Hickok!

Bought my 6-1/2" Rough Rider brand new for $107 about two years ago (early 2019) from Bud's site. Still only has about 450-500 rounds on it, but it is a hoot! Just make sure you keep the area where the rim of the cartridge seats in the cylinder clean and dry (no lube there where dirt will stick). It takes very little fouling on that little shoulder/step before the cartridge sticks out the back of the cylinder a tiny bit and interacts with the frame, which locks the gun up quite nicely. If yours seems to randomly lock up tight, here's the quick fix: pull the base pin and gently wiggle the cylinder out. Now clean the gunk off the back of the cylinder and use a solvent of some kind to remove any residue. Gun will now run flawlessly. I locked it up twice before realizing what was happening. Aside from that, the gun eats all the hollow-points my auto-loaders find indigestible and jam up on (although it turns out a bullet with a smashed nose isn't so accurate). Without a doubt, the most reliable .22lr I've got. It'll also eat the 'duds' that my auto-loaders can't fire/restrike (much head-scratching ensues). I've had one of those 'duds' with a Ruger Charger, and two with a Savage 64F. The humble wheelgun doesn't seem to know what a dud is! Now I need the 9" Hunter model with the adjustable target sights: the basic trough rear sight is garbage, though I'll admit it does shoot to point of aim with a 6 o'clock hold.

I picked up a used rough rider when I was a new shooter, and it was a good looking little gun. I was not able to shoot it accurately at all, but that may have been because of my experience level. Eventually, it would light strike regularly with .22lr, which i learned was probably due to cushioning. Cleaning the cylinder meticulously helped. My young preteen brother got a new rough rider for Christmas last year. When we took it out shooting, he was getting hit with a little lead shrapnel. He was fine, but I realized you have to slam the hammer back, if you gently pull it until the final click, the cylinder is not aligned with the barrel and it will fire. Something to check if you are thinking about buying one.

Great review! Just picked up the silver Wrangler myself. Had no intention of doing so but when picking up my Security-9 from Academy a few weeks ago all those beautiful revolvers with. $129 - $179 price tag just reeled me in. Have 2 other Rugers though I figured might as well pay a few bucks more and own the “Ruger guy” label. The Rough Rider is still one nice revolver and you showcased how well it performed too. Can’t wait to get this Wrangler (and the Security 9) in the range! Btw a review of the Security-9 vs the Security-9 Compact is an idea for you guys.

I have 2 of the heritage, one stays 22 mag, both have shot flawless, the basic heritage can be found new for around $100

What i love about greg is how the long rifles look small and manageable in his arms. God bless him.

Nice, as usual. Excellent video. Caused me to buy one of these!

I had the Heritage in .22LR/.22mag, and never had a problem with it. The finish on it looked almost like black paint, and it was rough. The fit of the wood was rough as well. That aside, it functioned fine. I just bought the Ruger Wrangler in black Cerekote after watching your first video. The finish is very nice and the weapon is so much better quality. And it doesn't have that crazy safety! For the price, both guns are a steal. I got mine at Rural King here in NC, and it was $189. My pick between the two, is the Ruger.