Heritage Rough Rider Single Action 22LR Revolver with a 16″ barrel

By Mike Searson

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- I had been aware of Heritage Revolvers for a number of years but owning a few Ruger Single Sixes and a Colt Scout, always made me pass them over. That was until a new model of theirs caught my eye. They were offering a Rough Rider with a 16″ barrel.

Thoughts of the fabled “Buntline Revolver” came to mind and how I had often referred to my New Model Single Six with the 9.5″ bbl as “my pocket rifle”. I had to try one out. I reached out to Heritage and asked for a sample for review.

They responded quickly and I had the revolver in hand in less than a week. Immediately it reminded me of something that Jack Nicholson’s Joker would have pulled on Batman and of course a Colt Buntline Special.

The Legend of the Buntline Revolver

The story goes that Dime Novelist Ned Buntline was so grateful to Dodge City peace officers Wyatt Earp, Charles Bassett, Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Neal Brown for the color they supplied that he set about arming them as befitted their accomplishments. He ordered 5 nickel-plated Single …Read the Rest

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