A much worse problem was the fact that the cylinder didn't automatically index properly if loaded.I thought the gun was broken early on as the hammer wouldn't work. However, I found it hard to line up for extraction, though I got better at it after some practice. Right away, I liked the Ruger's simpler action and free-wheeling pawl. That said, both guns came apart ok, with the Ruger being easier to disassemble & the Heritage easier to reassemble for me. I haven't played with SA revolvers in at least fifteen years, and I fumbled around a lot with them overall. However, I looked over a couple as-issued Rough Riders yesterday, and they were almost as smooth, and still much slicker than the Wrangler. The Ruger was shot as is, box stock by comparison. I thought this may have been due to me pre-lubing the Heritage with Ballistol it was in the box in storage for quite a while previously. The Heritage is also "hitchy" but this is due to the different action I believe.otherwise, it is much, much smoother, with a shorter, easier cocking cycle & considerably better trigger than the transfer-bar Ruger has.
The Ruger's hammer throw was very long, almost centerfire-like, and had a "hitch" about 3/4 of the way through cocking. Its cylinder seemed to be dragging at the rear (overly tight fitting or Cerakote uneveness maybe?). The Heritage doesn't give up much though, and I've looked at at least one with the 4.75" barrel - it was also serviceable IMO.īig surprise here: The Wrangler was very rough out of the box, and improved only slightly with shooting.
The Ruger takes home the gold again with an actual - if subtle - rear notch & slightly crisper front blade. Oddly, despite my small hands and stubby digits, I felt both revolvers could have used larger (or longer) grips my supporting trigger-hand fingers were cramped together even on the larger Wrangler's grip. The Rough Rider was fine overall, but neither the stock grips nor the aftermarket pink ones were quite as comfortable or "grippy." I had to shift the gun in my hand less when cocking the hammer between shots. The Wrangler takes this one too - wider, more comfortable and taller in the grip frame. The Ruger's loading gate felt much more solid, and stayed open better for takedown, than the Heritage's did. My buddy's Heritage had a scuffed barrel and rough frame edges that weren't smoothed out or finished over properly. The Ruger definitely wins here, with a nice smooth finish, solid feel and tidy workmanship. As I may have mentioned, shot these two at my buddy's place last weekend put about 200 rounds through them, mostly break-in and informal accuracy testing.I'll try and compare them as best I can.
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