My first wheel gun

[Dosbomber]

Last year I bought a Browning Buckmark Camper "Whisper" (Lipsey's special with a threaded bull barrel and a few other amenities) and found that this cheap .22LR ammo I bought about 10 years ago (Federal "Gold Medal") didn't have the oomph to cycle the action on it reliably. CCI MiniMags work fine on it though. So I have a few bricks of this Gold Medal stuff, and a bunch of .22 shorts I inherited that I can't use in any of the semi's. So what to do?

Easy answer: Buy a gun that can handle any kind of .22. A revolver.

I looked at a few Ruger Single Sixes, but couldn't find any in decent shape or that has that classic "4 click" hammer that I liked. I was also considering a S&W 617.

Then I find this:

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It's a Heritage "Rough Rider" with fiber optic sights (neat) and two cylinders. One can handle .22LR, shorts, longs, etc., and the other cylinder can handle .22 WMR.

It comes with a trigger lock (my preferred safety system for when they go into long term storage) and claims to be 100% made in the USA, which gives me a minor patriotic thrill. I have plenty of quality imports, but it's nice to feel like I'm supporting our economy instead of someone else's.

Although fairly cheap, it has a nice trigger, it shoots well, and I'm finding out that I'm a fan of the SAA style revolvers.

Just one question though, if any of you have this particular model or something similar: I find that when unloading the spent rounds and loading fresh ones into the cylinder, the cylinder needs to be manually turned forward (clockwise) just a little bit from its "resting" position before the chamber has a clear pass through the loading gate opening. Same with the ejector rod. Basically I have to pull the hammer to half-cock, open the gate, then turn the cylinder until it clicks, then just a little more, until the chamber is lined up so I can eject the old round. This just doesn't feel right. I'm wondering if something got messed up when they went to a 9-round cylinder, and if it had the 6-round cylinders of the older models this wouldn't be a problem. Any opinions from any revolver experts?

Dos

[afultz075]

Just one question though, if any of you have this particular model or something similar: I find that when unloading the spent rounds and loading fresh ones into the cylinder, the cylinder needs to be manually turned forward (clockwise) just a little bit from its "resting" position before the chamber has a clear pass through the loading gate opening. Same with the ejector rod. Basically I have to pull the hammer to half-cock, open the gate, then turn the cylinder until it clicks, then just a little more, until the chamber is lined up so I can eject the old round. This just doesn't feel right. I'm wondering if something got messed up when they went to a 9-round cylinder, and if it had the 6-round cylinders of the older models this wouldn't be a problem. Any opinions from any revolver experts?

Dos

I don't own a Heritage, but I do own a Single Six that does the same thing. Pretty sure it's normal.

[Dosbomber]

That makes me feel a lot better, Thanks.

For some reason I thought the cylinder should just line up with no effort with the gate so the brass can be ejected or inserted with no tension on the cylinder.

Dos

[Ricochet]

Very nice!
I always wanted to get a .22 revolver.