Henry and Heritage Rough Rider

[CT_Shooter]

I took my long neglected Henry H001 and Heritage Rough Rider Revolver to the range today. I shot 120 (full speed loader) rounds in the Henry and 100 rounds in the HRR. I only used one target for each gun and I always shoot off hand. I shot the Henry at 75 feet using a 4x Simmons scope and the HRR at 25 feet. I have to say that even though the targets aren't great and I still have lots of practice ahead of me, I had a great time with both guns. I think it's time to bend the front sight on the HRR a bit, though. I've never changed it and it looks pretty obvious that it shoots to the left.

Both guns were flawless, as per normal.

Henry Classic

Heritage Rough Rider 6.5

[White Squirrel]

Flawless is good!

Nice shooting with both.

[PT7]

If the Henry and HRR hadn't been "long neglected," there wouldn't have been a single POI outside the targets.
Great shooting!
Great time!!
Great!!!

[RetiredSeabee]

220 rounds is having a whole lot of fun!
Glad you took the poor neglected things out for some exercise.

[CT_Shooter]

I have some bad news about my HRR revolver.

As always, I check screws for loosening. Well, the trigger screw was loose enough to move, so I began to tighten it. It turned easily. And I turned it. And it kept turning, but it wouldn't tighten. After some coaxing with a surgical clamp, I managed to remove the screw head and a long piece of the screw having only one or two threads attached. The rest of it was still in the gun, visible and secure on the other side of the frame.

I bought it in Jan 2015. So, I called Heritage, who told me it had a one year warranty and it would cost $50 plus shipping both ways, plus parts and labor to repair the gun.

This gun has not had a lot of action, only a few hundred rounds, at best. I'll be asking a local gunsmith to look at it, but I'm so very disappointed that this little, defective screw has disabled the entire gun and that their CS and the quality of their parts is so very poor. On the other hand, it only cost me $180 + FFL fees. I guess they're right. You get what your pay for. I can see an Uberti .22LR in my future.

[daytime dave]

I have some bad news about my HRR revolver.

As always, I check screws for loosening. Well, the trigger screw was loose enough to move, so I began to tighten it. It turned easily. And I turned it. And it kept turning, but it wouldn't tighten. After some coaxing with a surgical clamp, I managed to remove the screw head and a long piece of the screw having only one or two threads attached. The rest of it was still in the gun, visible and secure on the other side of the frame.

I bought it in Jan 2015. So, I called Heritage, who told me it had a one year warranty and it would cost $50 plus shipping both ways, plus parts and labor to repair the gun.

This gun has not had a lot of action, only a few hundred rounds, at best. I'll be asking a local gunsmith to look at it, but I'm so very disappointed that this little, defective screw has disabled the entire gun and that their CS and the quality of their parts is so very poor. On the other hand, it only cost me $180 + FFL fees. I guess they're right. You get what your pay for. I can see an Uberti .22LR in my future.

you are so right sir, you get what you pay for.

Too bad they are not like Henry and it's customer service.

[Henry88]

What they are, basically, is Taurus customer no service, as Clark Howard would say.

I will not buy a Taurus because of the horror stories I've heard. Not that they are bad guns.

Now I may not buy another Heritage; didn't really plan to anyway FWIW

[PT7]

Sure sorry to hear the bummer news on your HRR. Almost hard to imagine what you thought when you saw the "rest of the screw still in the gun, visible and secure on the other side of the frame." Arrgh!

I've looked at the Ubertis on their web site, never have handled one yet. They are really very sharp-looking revolvers. But I have handled/seen quite a few Ruger SA revolvers, including the Ruger Single Six. I especially like the Ruger New Bearcat in .22LR (model #0915). That's one of the best-looking revolvers I've seen them make in this caliber. http://www.ruger.com/products/newBearca ... /0915.html The Rugers are quite solidly build. If anything like my SP101 .357 Magnum quality, it should serve a person well. You might check them out if you do consider another .22LR down-the-road.

If I may suggest? I'd still go ahead with your plans to check it out with your local gunsmith. There might be a silver lining somewhere there as he may find an "easy fix" (and hopefully not too expensive) to get the HRR going again. Best of luck, CT-Shooter!

I have some bad news about my HRR revolver.

As always, I check screws for loosening. Well, the trigger screw was loose enough to move, so I began to tighten it. It turned easily. And I turned it. And it kept turning, but it wouldn't tighten. After some coaxing with a surgical clamp, I managed to remove the screw head and a long piece of the screw having only one or two threads attached. The rest of it was still in the gun, visible and secure on the other side of the frame.

I bought it in Jan 2015. So, I called Heritage, who told me it had a one year warranty and it would cost $50 plus shipping both ways, plus parts and labor to repair the gun.

This gun has not had a lot of action, only a few hundred rounds, at best. I'll be asking a local gunsmith to look at it, but I'm so very disappointed that this little, defective screw has disabled the entire gun and that their CS and the quality of their parts is so very poor. On the other hand, it only cost me $180 + FFL fees. I guess they're right. You get what your pay for. I can see an Uberti .22LR in my future.

[White Squirrel]

I agree with PT7. If a local gunsmith can fix you up for a "reasonable" charge, you may still have a usable revolver with only a moderate investment.

If not, then begin the search for a replacement.

The Heritage Rough Rider is a fun little revolver, but, like you, when I bought mine for $180 I knew I wasn't getting a Ruger!

Good luck.

[Deadwood Dutch]

Sorry to hear of the problem with your revolver. I often carry my Henry H001 and one of my Rough Riders and as stated above, I am aware that I don't have a top quality revolver but I will keep my fingers crossed.