Heritage Rough Rider Rancher- Revolver Range Review 

FIRST thing I thought of when I saw the thumbnail was Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More. Love those movies

The rough rider was the first gun I ever bought and still have it, I think this would pair well with it as a companion gun

That is some serious 'Old West Styling'. Single action only, loading gate, and single case ejection.

I just picked up a Heritage 16-incher revolver today. Will test fire asap! The Rancher may be the next for my .22 collection. Nice period clothing and backdrop for this particular video!

Revolver carbines are like the well made things that we can't have anymore, except we can now that they are affordable, they're reliable, beautiful, accurate and fun, and the larger caliber revolver carbines are a thing of legend.

Great review very informative. I just wanted to say that I did purchase this rifle before watching this post over much debate on which single action 22lr I wanted to buy. I am very happy with the rifle it shoots very well both in the 22lr and the 22 WMR calibers. Everything about this rifle is quite unique. It is well built . The fit and finish is very good. The combination of a really kool rifle and the price can not be beat. I recommend this rifle to anyone who has the desire or need to own it. One thing I would like to share. Is when I was firing this rifle I put my support hand underneath the back of the stock near the sling swivel and my firing hand in a support position at the grip. I utilized the trigger guard hook as support for my firing hand. I found this position very accommodating. I could move my face further away from the cylinder flash and a much better support position and line of sight to fire from both at the bench sitting and standing unsupported firing positions. With practice this firing method is the way to go. Your keeping your support hand away from that cylinder flash as well. Just thought this might help someone in deciding whether or not to purchase. Lever action rifles in comparison do have rounds in the magazine as an advantage. Yet we all know what has to be done to reload the tube magazine vs the six round cylinder. Both the lever and revolver rifles are single action. One real advantage the cylinder has over the lever is you don't have to move all those parts to fire the rifle. You just haver to pull the hammer back and fire. Lever action 22lr is just that. Not a combination 22lr and 22 WMR of both with just a cylinder change. These cylinder's are very available at the Heritage web site in many different types, colors, engraving's. The 6 cylinder vs the 9 cylinder weapons are not interchangeable. 6 to 6 and 9 to 9. Hope this didn't get to long I just felt that you all should know.

Great review . That little gun in .38 special would be awesome!

I fired a Rossi .38/357 rifle in that configuration at a range in Arizona! Nice to know someone is making a rimfire!

It’s got a safety so there is no need to load just 5 rounds; that is one of the reasons I love rough riders. Man I love your threads!

Nicely done! Just ordered one a few days ago from Buds, along with a revolver with both cylinders. I was looking for some confirmation bias on youtube, and your video helped! Thanks again and keep up the great work! Great personality, demeanor, content...nicely done! I hope to see you with 100k+ subs here soon! God bless!

My step dad gave me a heritage arms 22 LR some years back. It was old when he gave it to me. Loved it. I still have it. A friend of mine ordered me one of those without the butt stock on it.

I wish Heritage would bring back .32 H&R magnum revolvers, AND offer this in that caliber.

I think there was a TV series way back in the 90s entitled Lazarus which was portrayed by the late Robert Urich. In one episode, he used a Colt revolving carbine. I liked the rifle so I bought one, a brand new Uberti revolving carbine in .45 Colt with an 18 inch barrel and fixed sights. I sold it later when I retired because .45 Colt ammunition were getting to be more expensive to shoot. Good thing I saw your video and found out that Heritage came out with a .22 version. I will definitely get one soon. Thank you.

This is a hell of a lot more interesting than any other 22LR "rifle" out there.

My wife bought me a Heritage 6 inch 20 years ago. I’ve got Glocks, 1911s, Smiths....guess which one I shoot the most😃

How am I just finding out about this thing?!? It's such a cool little carbine! You say it's a range toy but I would absolutely take this rabbit/squirrel hunting and have a ball doing it. Heritage is a very underrated company.

Richard, another great video. Thank you

This is probably the best video you've done there is somthing about it that makes me want to get up and buy ten of those

Thank you for an excellent range presentation. I see so many useless videos that show the narrator shooting with no target/distance results. What good does it do to watch someone pull a trigger with no results. And being truthful about the safety device and use of plastic on the shell ejector shows tou are an honest man. Are these Heritage guns made in the USA? They sure are inexpensive, but 100 yd. results are amazing for a .22 rf.

I'm in love with this gun, definitely gonna have to pick one up

Really nice overview of this little rifle, and some sharp shooting to boot. Thanks for the video, Richard! I hope I can pick one of these carbines up myself.

Was commissioned by Ned Buntline for Colt to produce 4, one was given to Wyatt Earp, I appreciate the heads up. Am real glad to see Heritage has produced this gun, even if I'm a year or 2 late.

I can never remember the title of that old Western film where one character carried a harmonica rifle. All I remember is that the guy would go through the loads in several of the "cylinders" and stop at the last chamber of the last cylinder to pull a small cigar out and strike a match to light it.

You are correct in that. I took your statement to be a generalization of hand guns, not the movie. I saw on line a shoulder stock that held a pistol in a molded hand piece. There letter from the ATF said: since it does not attach, they consider it a rest. Interesting.

This would be a really fun rabbit gun. Probably not the most practical option, but you’d feel so cool.

El Dorado has a revolver rifle held by Arthur Hunnicutt's Bull, it is a more standard rifle size, but it is a cool little thing to separate him from the rest of the cast.

Now you gotta go short and do the new Barkeep revolver from Heritage. ;-)

Hey I really liked your video, it was very well put together. The only thing was that you let the hammer forward from the half cock position, this is a BIG NO for single action revolvers as it can mess up the timing leaving a groove on the cylinder. The proper procedure for laying the hammer down from any position is always to cock it all the way back before lowering it so the complete cycle of the action can occur. Just a friendly tip. Keep up the good videos!

Let's not forget "Bull" (Arthur Hunnicutt) in El Dorado... He played Marching Through Georgia with his revolving carbine, shooting the church bells. 🤣

Why do I immediately like this fella?

I’m going to have to get one of those, I love your outfit too you look very sharp.

This is the first I've seen of these...guess when I see it in person I'm buying one. Good video, my thanks for showing this gun exists!

Thanks so much for this review! It was great. Hard to find reviews of unique guns!

I was at rual King the other day they had 2 of these and I put one in layaway and .my coworker grabbed the other thanks for posting plan on having mine out this coming weekend

I will say this for Heritage Rough Riders. Their sear lock-work is very deliberate/positive and very audible. Every video on shooting these guns you can hear six very distinctive "clickclackstop..pews"

Great video I love their Rough Ryder revolvers looking to get the one with the 14-16 inch barrel sometime. They are a good value for the money.

Great review ! Thinking about getting me one of those

Need to put out the 9 shot version.

Fun video, I haven't seen this rifle before. Great job as always!

Wow what a beautiful weapon!!

Very good review

Love your bar/shed, especially when you did the barkeep video. Cool period outfits too. Great shooting. The one thing that turned me off on the revolving rifle was the guy in Lonesome Dove that had one. I guess it just shows how good of an actor he was.

Hmm, so holding the barrel area is always a bad idea for any revolving carbine...? My favorite weapon of the Civil War is the Colt 1855 Revolving Carbine, and the engineer in me was looking at this Heritage Rancher and was screaming at me to fashion a custom wooden handguard for it, along with an extended ejector (so the handle can stick out of the handguard) made out of aluminum rather than the original plastic. But if it's dangerous to do so, I guess that's that project scrapped.

I also like the revolving carbine. The price is not bad for a novelty gun. I'm sure they will go down a little after they have been out for a while. Thanks for the video.

Another fine firearm to add to the Heritage scam!! Looks like I might have to join you. Great video as always!

I hand carved a front grip from Walnut but have to wear a leather left-hand shooting glove. Only took me one round to figure out I needed a glove.

thank you algorithm, great video

It does look like it would be a lot of fun.I'm going to hold off for a little while,hopefully the price will come down.

Nice rough rider rancher Richard. You know I just made this line up before the four of us going to the ok corral all right Mike Believue, Your Call Give Richard A Rough Rider Rancher They'll be less apt to get nerv-i-ous if he's on the street howitzer.

Like it, I'm hoping to get one, thanks for the video.

If you've ever fired a revolving carbine in 357 magnum, you know exactly why they never caught on. I'm really liking the idea of one in 22 magnum though.

The character Bull in El Dorado also had a revolver rifle.

Excellent review 🫡🫡

Has Heritage said that the .22WMR can be shot out of the Rancher with the .22WMR cylinder? I assume that it could be I just have not seen anywhere that Heritage has said that. I have a Rough Rider that I bought with both cylinders and putting the .22WMR cylinder in a Rancher to complement the RR would really be cool! Also, one of the more iconic revolving rifles was carried by "Bull" Harris as played by Arthur Hunnicutt in 1966's "El Dorado" with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. He carried an 1855 Colt Revolving Carbine.

Nice presentation!!!

I have a high standard double nine with a 9 1/2 inch barrel. I wouldn't mind putting in a stock on it, the government on the other hand

Great gun my friend bought he got one arm shoot better then me ,take him a while to load but he still shootin

I like the new look 👍

It would be a faster reload to just switch cylinders on the fly with a pre-loaded cylinder. I’d go to 22 magnum if I went to the expense of additional cylinders however. That goes for all the pistolas as well.

Hahaha! I love it! Im getting one. Thanks for the video. Also you got a new sub

Super cool rifle love it

Sweet getup brother! And great shootin'!

They were called a Buntline Special.

i'm seeing some with a 22mag cyl now

I am from Merrie England for my sins. Back in the seventies there was a similar looking revolver available in the sporting (gun) press. It had a long barrel to comply with shotgun laws, it was calibred in only 9mm for shotgun use, thus making it more a rat gun than anything. From memory, I think it may well have had only a standard SA type butt. I tried looking for one some years back, but I got nowhere in tracking it down, so I guess they never caught on...!!!

Kirk Douglas did not star in the hateful eight. That was Curt Russell.

Heritages never made me take a second look because of that safety. This one, however is getting some serious consideration from me. A. Because it would be super easy to clean. B. The cylinder frame is aluminum as opposed to zinc alloy. C. I love cowboy guns.

Awesome! would compliment my Henry Large loop nice.

Get one of these and a old cowboy hat at a thrift shop and recreate that scene from Few Dollars More

Kirk Douglas ? You mean Kirk Russel.

needs to be made in .327 fed mag

Should be a 9 shot with interchangeable 22 mag cyl.

This goes against the cowboy vibes lol but my production full body tactile stock is available now for the Heritage Rough Rider 16" , I cant add hyperlinks to the comments, but please consider checking out my YT page for details and product demos. Great review of this gun and would love to hear your option on my design.

Didn't Danny Vermin own the pistol version of this gun?

If the barrel is 16" then when would it ever be considered a SBR?

Nice I want one. Do you think they may build some in 357/.38 sol. That would be the way to go. Good video thanks

Have one ordered at my local gun store but it's on back order. Hopefully it gets here soon, really looking forward to plinking with this carbine. Great vid

Bad ass!!! Like that one and always wants a Ranch Hand..

AWESOME ! Thank you for a super duper video ..... Looks like I found my next fun gun :-)

Try running some CCi Green Tag .22LR ammo through it, bench rested at 50yds and see what it can do on paper.

Where did you find yours? I have been looking for one since I first saw it at the SHOT Show but have come up empty. Nice Vid :-)

Great review

Don't forget Lee Van Cleef in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!" I thought I'd need to buy me a Circuit Judge to get my Lee Van Cleef on!

Outstanding I want one.

I like it - a lot!

good groups and off hand but what was the distance?

Well looks like I’ll be getting one

Where your finger operates the ejector rod is that plastic or a medal of some sort I was told it was plastic

Can I change the cylinder to shoot 22. Magnum?

Question did you have any problems with the sights one video had a guy who bought one new and the front sights fell off and his rear was loose. Not sure why did you encounter this problem?

You could get a 9 shot rough rider and swap some parts out to make a 9 shot carbine

Just a note to anyone interested in Heritage revolvers: the half-cock is NOT trustworthy as a safety as it was on many firearms in the 1800's. It's for loading and unloading only. I have a Rough Rider that can drop the hammer from half-cock if you give the trigger a solid pull. I don't know if it's supposed to do that or if mine has a faulty mechanism, but it's something to be aware of. Definitely use the hammer block. As we all know, firearm safety is best as a multi-layered approach.

I wish I could own one of these but I live in Minnesota where they have stupid frame metal laws.

sold mine... was fun to use, can be one handed, easy to clean... but the dam backfire pinch on the face was annoying.. i had to use some sort of mask or improvised face shield to use it. glad it was easy to find a buyer as they are kinda hard to find in canada. But i kept my two rough rider pistols... the rancher wasn't for me.

I wonder if you could convert a heritage revolver to this...

dude, great video!

Where in the world did you find .22 short cartridges? In east Texas, I could find Jimmy Hoffa much easier. Lol

Why is he worried about the hammer resting on a loaded chamber? Aren't most modern revolvers equipped with a transfer bar? Where it requires a pull of the trigger to fire the weapon.

I got to get one of these

It's like the .357 in modern warfare,you can add a stock and barrel