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Heritage Rough Rider
https://heritagemfg.com/revolvers/heritage-rough-rider
Heritage was founded in 1992 by Jay Bernkrant and his wife, Maria Diaz. Their signature product was the Rough Rider Revolver, a copy of the Herbert Schmidt E15 Buffalo Scout which in turn was a copy of the Colt Frontier Scout. Taurus Arms purchased the company in 2012, keeping Heritage as a stand-alone brand and continuing the popular Rough Rider line.
Heritage Manufacturing Inc. is one of three brands under the Taurus Holdings name and known for its single-action .22-cal. rimfire revolvers. Heritage makes these revolvers in a number of different themes around the same single-action receiver design. The revolvers are manufactured at the Taurus plant located in Miami, Fla., and made mostly in-house. The barrel, cylinder and frame are the three major metal components of the revolvers that are made from start to finish at the Taurus factory.
Barrels start off as blanks that are drilled, cut and rifled before being finished and paired with a receiver. The cylinders also start as a steel blank. Several different cuts are made on the cylinder blanks by CNC lathes and mills to cut the chambers and interface surfaces with several quality checks along the way. The frames of the revolvers start out as raw castings in the basic shape of a finished frame. The frames also go through a number of different machining processes involving CNC mills and lathes in which they are cut and threaded for the smaller components. After the machining process, the frames are then tumble polished before being finished and used in assembly.
The Heritage revolvers are unique partly due to the addition of a safety tab located on the left side of the hammer on the frame. When the safety is in the up position, a hammer block prevents the hammer from making contact with the firing pin.
To date a Rough Rider you have to contact Heritage Manufacturing
There are so many variations available it's impossible to list the specs for each one. So here are the specs for the 6.5" barrel version.
Caliber: 22 LR
Capacity: 6 Rounds
Front Sight: FIXED
Rear Sight: NOTCH AT REAR
Action Type: SAO
Barrel Length: 6.50 In.
Overall Length: 11.78 In.
Overall Height: 5.25 In.
Overall Width: 1.50 In.
Overall Weight: 32.03 Oz. (Unloaded)
Twist Rate: 1:14 RIGHT HAND
Grooves: 6
Frame Material: ZINC ALLOY
Frame Finish: BLACK OXIDE
Cylinder Material: ALLOY STEEL
Cylinder Finish: BLACK OXIDE
Barrel Material: ALLOY STEEL
Barrel Finish: BLACK OXIDE
If you are interested there is a book on the Rough Rider revolver and the history of Heritage Manufacturing. (I don't have a copy of it yet.)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDXM35MX
"A profusely illustrated study of the Heritage Manufacturing Rough Rider revolver and its history, heavily based on correspondence with the company's founder. Included are chapters discussing personalizing and troubleshooting, as well as appendices presenting serial number dating and former company catalogues. A must-read for the Rough Rider collector and enthusiast."
One of the many box designs over the years
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Today's images are provided curtesy of 08H3 from OKShooters.com
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Heritage Rough Rider
https://heritagemfg.com/revolvers/heritage-rough-rider
Heritage was founded in 1992 by Jay Bernkrant and his wife, Maria Diaz. Their signature product was the Rough Rider Revolver, a copy of the Herbert Schmidt E15 Buffalo Scout which in turn was a copy of the Colt Frontier Scout. Taurus Arms purchased the company in 2012, keeping Heritage as a stand-alone brand and continuing the popular Rough Rider line.
Heritage Manufacturing Inc. is one of three brands under the Taurus Holdings name and known for its single-action .22-cal. rimfire revolvers. Heritage makes these revolvers in a number of different themes around the same single-action receiver design. The revolvers are manufactured at the Taurus plant located in Miami, Fla., and made mostly in-house. The barrel, cylinder and frame are the three major metal components of the revolvers that are made from start to finish at the Taurus factory.
Barrels start off as blanks that are drilled, cut and rifled before being finished and paired with a receiver. The cylinders also start as a steel blank. Several different cuts are made on the cylinder blanks by CNC lathes and mills to cut the chambers and interface surfaces with several quality checks along the way. The frames of the revolvers start out as raw castings in the basic shape of a finished frame. The frames also go through a number of different machining processes involving CNC mills and lathes in which they are cut and threaded for the smaller components. After the machining process, the frames are then tumble polished before being finished and used in assembly.
The Heritage revolvers are unique partly due to the addition of a safety tab located on the left side of the hammer on the frame. When the safety is in the up position, a hammer block prevents the hammer from making contact with the firing pin.
To date a Rough Rider you have to contact Heritage Manufacturing
There are so many variations available it's impossible to list the specs for each one. So here are the specs for the 6.5" barrel version.
Caliber: 22 LR
Capacity: 6 Rounds
Front Sight: FIXED
Rear Sight: NOTCH AT REAR
Action Type: SAO
Barrel Length: 6.50 In.
Overall Length: 11.78 In.
Overall Height: 5.25 In.
Overall Width: 1.50 In.
Overall Weight: 32.03 Oz. (Unloaded)
Twist Rate: 1:14 RIGHT HAND
Grooves: 6
Frame Material: ZINC ALLOY
Frame Finish: BLACK OXIDE
Cylinder Material: ALLOY STEEL
Cylinder Finish: BLACK OXIDE
Barrel Material: ALLOY STEEL
Barrel Finish: BLACK OXIDE
If you are interested there is a book on the Rough Rider revolver and the history of Heritage Manufacturing. (I don't have a copy of it yet.)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDXM35MX
"A profusely illustrated study of the Heritage Manufacturing Rough Rider revolver and its history, heavily based on correspondence with the company's founder. Included are chapters discussing personalizing and troubleshooting, as well as appendices presenting serial number dating and former company catalogues. A must-read for the Rough Rider collector and enthusiast."
One of the many box designs over the years
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