Heritage Rough Rider 22 LR 6.5" 6rd US Flag Grips Revolver

The Rough Rider is the gun most people shoot first when they shoot a single action, and this one wears printed US flag grips marking the country's 250th year. The rest is standard Rough Rider. 22 LR, six shot cylinder, 6.5" barrel, fixed sights and a hammer block in the action. Heritage has been building these on the same pattern for years, which is why the parts and the handling are familiar to anyone who has been around a single action.

The 6.5" barrel sits in the middle of the Rough Rider lineup, longer than the 4.75" gun and well short of the 16" Buntline, and it is arguably the best balance of the bunch. Enough barrel to steady the sights, not so much that the muzzle gets heavy after a box. Single action means the hammer comes back for every shot, which slows you down in the best possible way. New shooters learn sight alignment and trigger press on a Rough Rider because there is nothing else happening while they do it. No slide cycling, no magazine, no double action stack to fight. Just the hammer, the sights and the trigger, and 22 LR is the easiest chambering there is to practice with.