New .22lr S/A revolver from Ruger

GoPappy · Apr 20, 2019

V-Tach said:
It's the funky safety on the Heritage guns that turn me off......Nice little guns otherwise....

^^^ This. That was the deal killer for me on the Heritage. Can't do it.

Moonpie · Apr 20, 2019

More affordable choices is always a good thing.
If it gets more young shooters involved I wouldn't care if it had blinking lights on it.
Whoever thinks you can buy a nice Colt New Frontier for anywhere near $500 is smoking something from Colorado. Heck even a beat to hell Single-Six is gonna run you $400.

Younggun · Apr 20, 2019

It doesn’t do much for me. Maybe if I saw one in person and it was small enough for my kids to handle easily. But from the pictures it doesn’t get me excited.

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pbratton · Apr 20, 2019

I like it. The plus is that it is a Ruger.

benenglish · Apr 20, 2019

robertc1024 said:
S&W 17 - got one, it's on a different level.

Now you're just bragging. You're not wrong, though.

If that's how you started, then you were either very smart or got some very good advice. I've often thought of all the money I wasted on sub-par stuff and the wisdom of "cry once".

Still, this revolver will fill a niche. It will be nicer than the Heritage but not vastly more expensive, meaning Heritage-budget buyers can probably swing it. If the functionality is up to normal Ruger standards (i.e., reasonably accurate and as reliable as gravity), I'm at a loss to figure out what the competition is.

There's always a market for goods that punch above their weight class and, from that perspective, this revolver looks like it might be a standout.

lightflyer1 · Apr 20, 2019

Not for me at all, but not condemning it. I bought an Uberti 1873 Cattleman New Model, .22 LR, 4.75", Steel for $339 a ways back. Made out of steel and matches my stainless Ruger 45 Colt very well in size and heft. Very nice and well made revolver!

benenglish · Apr 20, 2019

I got stuck after my last post in this thread wondering what the competition was in this market segment. I'll define that as "new, repeating, very affordable (under $250) .22s suitable for training, first handgun, or potentially abusive environments". What's out there?

I see:

The Heritage for $128. You have to deal with that silly safety.
The Chiappa 1873 SA revolver for $160. No silly safety and otherwise seems like a perfectly reasonable little SA.
The Phoenix HP-22 for $158. I have no experience with it but per the internet, it's crude and complex with poor quality control and poor customer service.
The new Ruger Wrangler for ~$200(?) street price, when it comes out.
The Taurus 22PLY for $215. I think it's too small for a trainer or first gun.
The various knockoffs of full-size guns starting at around $205. They're polymer and/or mystery metal and I've recoiled in horror at the poor quality of all of them I've handled. They may work great but they sure feel cheap. If you have one, especially one of the 1911 clones, and you love it, well, then I'd like to hear about it.

That's about all I see until you cross the $250 threshold.

Going over that list, I'd love to see a side-by-side review of the Chiappa and the Ruger. I'm guessing that one of those two should be the winner in this market segment.

V-Tach · Apr 20, 2019

I can attest to not wasting your hard earned cash on a Phoenix HP-22....

Don't laugh....but the old Jennings 22 model weren't bad.......the other models sucked.....

lightflyer1 · Apr 20, 2019

I don't much care for "alloy" guns so the all steel Uberti is what clinched the deal for me. Even though it cost a little more.

oldag · Apr 20, 2019

New Wrangler is based on Ruger New Model Single-Six, with a couple of changes. The Wrangler has a transfer bar safety. Wrangler also uses coil springs. Has a free-spin pawl, allowing the cylinder to rotate in either direction when the loading gate is open.

toby1 · Apr 20, 2019

Interesting revolver. But I can't get past it being painted. But I guess that's what comes with being an aluminum frame. Steel frame and blued, but there goes the price, straight up then.

Old_Inspector · Apr 25, 2019

Nice little revolver. I used to be prejudiced against painted guns until I got my first CZ-75.

Moonpie · May 6, 2019

I’m hearing street price will be ~$180

BRD@66 · May 6, 2019

I've seen 2 places with pre-order price of $199.99

DoubleDuty · May 6, 2019

Kentucky gun Co. has it for 184.99. I'm buying one just for fun. When they get it in stock.

Moonpie · May 6, 2019

LGS guy just told me they will sell them(when they can get them) at MSRP(~$250).
Good luck with that I told him.

Armybrat · May 13, 2019

Any sightings of these yet at Academy or any other big box stores? Don’t imagine a small local shop getting any in stock soon.

topduarte · May 13, 2019

Ill buy one for $180

Charlie · May 13, 2019

Heritage = Yugo!

robertc1024 · May 13, 2019

Armybrat said:
Any sightings of these yet at Academy or any other big box stores? Don’t imagine a small local shop getting any in stock soon.

I looked for one Saturday at my Academy. Not there yet.

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