Subj : Re: .22 SAA
To : WEATHERMAN
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Sat Apr 18 2020 02:01 am
-=> WEATHERMAN wrote to ALL <=-
WE> So I finally got my Ruger Wrangler from Sportsman's Warehouse a few
WE> days back. Initial impressions are, the burnt bronze finish (or
Interesting! I didn't intend to buy one, but I was at Rural King
Saturday getting some other stuff and they had the silver and the
black. I walked out of there with the black one. :-)
WE> whatever they call it) actually didn't look that bad. The sights are
WE> somewhere between my Heritage Arms Rough Rider and my Ruger Single Six
WE> in quality and all in all fit and finish isn't all that bad -
WE> considering the price. The action felt a little rough and it hung up a
WE> few times while cycling the hammer at first, but eventually it smoothed
WE> out and while it's not as silky smooth (yet) as my Single Six, it is
WE> getting better and I'm sure that as I put some rounds through it it'll
WE> "get there."
Mine was very tight - not rought at all, but very tight and super smooth!
Much smoother than my Heritage RR. Also much LOUDER! Man! That first shot
sounded like a .22 Magnum! :-)
WE> When all is said and done, I'd have to say that between the Ruger
WE> Wrangler at $179 (or so on sale) and the Rough Rider at $129 (or so on
WE> sale), the money is better spent on the Wrangler. I'd still drive
WE> across the county to get a Rough Rider at that price, but if they were
WE> both at the same place at the prices described and if I could only get
WE> one, it'd be the Ruger.
My RR has the magnum cylinder as well, so that's worth something, and the
blue finish and longer barral is more 'traditional' SAA, but the Ruger is,
IMO, a better overall gun. Maybe not like the Single Six I used to own,
but for $199 (wasn't on sale), a HECK of a deal!!!
