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The $249 MSRP Ruger Wrangler .22 :guntootsmiley:
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The $249 MSRP Ruger Wrangler .22 :guntootsmiley:
https://ruger.com/products/wrangler/models.html
https://ruger.com/products/wrangler/images/top.jpg
The price is right
I can't say that the idea of an aluminum cylinder and frame excites me but it will certainly make the revolver lighter.
Fixed sights for this type of handgun holds zero interest for me.
Surely the cylinder is steel. If so I’ll get one to throw in the Mule. Ruger noticed how many inexpensive SA .22 revolvers Heritage sells perhaps? It won’t replace the Single Six in my heart and mind but I do see a use for it.
Looks good to me. I’ll probably try and get a blk one.
I’m the opposite of M-Tecs, adjustable sights on this would hold zero interest for me. Heck adjustable sights on any handgun kill it for me lol. But to each their own!
Instead of the two tone, if they make an all grey/silver one I’d get it too.
I'm thinking it will be just right for momma. She has a single six but won't carry it because of weight. I magine the cylinder would have steel liners. Maybe not though. Don't matter if it gets momma to packing, but I would rather it last a good while. Ruger knows how to capitalize on modern manufacturing techniques, I wonder how much of it will interchange with the six.
Looks decent for the price point.
edit; Enlarging the picture the cylinder appears sleeved.
awesome - just what i was in the market for and didn't wanna settle for another heritage rough rider.
now if it'll only shoot decently accurate it'll be a winnah.
I stick with my single six that I got back in 84 It is my trap line gun.I got the one with the mag cylinder.
I'm with M-tecs, I'd pay more for a 6" barrel with adjustable rear sight.
Interesting though that they see Heritage selling enough of the rough riders to make them want a piece of that action.
And the Bronze
I wish it was around a few years ago when I bought a Heritage. Not that I’m not pleased with the Heritage. Especially since I paid $99.00 for it on a Black Friday sale, the 22 mag cylinder cost me an extra $29.00 direct from Heritage. It’s fine for what I use it for. But I’d still rather have a Ruger but at the price of a single six I could not afford it at the time.
Rough Rider must be hurting them!!!
I see this as a answer to there lower price point.
CW
extremely smart move by ruger.
if the wrangler proves to be a good one, that fills the much needed gap between the hit-or-miss-but-mostly-miss heritage rough rider and all the other 4x the cost .22rf revolvers.
NOW, if only the wrangler proves itself ....
I doubt that, but I don't doubt it as a motivating factor to get into low cost single action rimfires seeing an opportunity. I am certain Heritage will be the one who gets hurt in all this. Ruger have been cranking out new models of all sorts the last few years. I like the gun, at least from what I see.
as jmort already posted, heritage rough riders aren't hurting anyone but themselves with a product offering that's less than stellar hit-or-miss (mostly miss, as in missing the target). heritage, aka "taurus", doesn't have the reputation of a ruger. what remains to be seen is if ruger has picked up the .22rf s/a ball and scored a touchdown ... or not.
It looks to me like cylinder and barrel are steel.
Some nice wood grips and the black one probably wouldn't look to bad. I'm not a fan of the two tone look on the others.
I might have to get one of them. I have be looking for something to get my grand daughter started on for handgun shooting. The single six is a little much for what I want it for. It looks like a good starter gun for her. I just hope it is accurate. Being a Ruger it should be fine.
I was coming to make a thread about them , but you beat me to it! :lol:
These will be much more in my price range than a Single Six is, unfortunately. The cool thing is Single Six grips will work on the Wrangler. I'll be interested to see what else will interchange.
I wonder what other models will come out? It would be nice to see a convertible model as well.
I bought one from an estate. I never got the accuracy that my buddy did with his. I added a wolf spring kit that cleaned up the offensive rigger pull but it just wasn’t an accurate pistol.
Sold it to a fellow who had given me two nice deals in the past. He said he would be happy as he was just looking for a trap line .22 magnum. Truth be told I never tried the magnum cylinder. Maybe the deeper grooves matched that better than the . 22 Lr bullets. He said it looked too nice to drag on the line though. It did look excellent.
What I like about the Heritage Rough Rider is the safety switch at the back of the frame which is part of a hammer block safety.
That's a really nice feature to have on a .22 revolver that you might hand to a child to teach how to shoot or to hunt with.
That and the adjustable sights.
I'm not hating on the new Ruger, but I do admire that unique SA hammer block safety.
I have the Super Single Six with the 4.62” barrel. The Wrangler has an aluminum frame, so much lighter. It will ride in a cross draw holster on desert walks. Yes, I’m in for sure.
I wonder what the aluminum alloy is for the cylinder? I like them, and if they do well I’ll buy 4 of them. 1 for me, my wife, and each child. Would be good companions to their cricket rifles.
Looks good to me ,I need one as my days of shooting big bore rifles and revolvers is fast coming to an end. Old and beat up 80 birthdays do that.:groner:
Someone on another forum said that his LGS has ordered some and will be selling them for $189
i did a pre-order for $199/shipped @ sportsmans outdoor superstore - works well enuf for me.
I love it, should cause the demand for used Single-6s to drop prices. Ruger products are dependable so I would much rather have one than a Heratage. I've seen on several forums that guys have Heratages that "are as accurate as my S-6 or my XX. I've never seen one yet or has anybody I know.
I had a Heritage 4.5" with the extra .22mag cyl. It was the worst lead shaving, non grouping, piece of junk I ever owned. It was so bad that I traded it for a Davis Derringer in 9mm and feel I got a great deal. I still have the Derringer by the way.
Niiiice!
I'm told that the Ruger cylinder is steel and is not sleeved.
Any photos that make it appear to be sleeved are only showing carbon rings that result from the powder residue after being fired.
AFAIK only the cylinder frame and grip frame are aluminum alloy.
I believe that the barrel and cylinder are steel.
It looks like it has great potential, but Ruger really dropped the ball on the start. Put real sights on it, and I would go buy one tomorrow.
Fixed sights are fine if they hit point of aim. I'm sure They'll be easier to see than the SAA type. I had two old fixed sight Single Sixes that were dead on with any high velocity. 22 LR ammo. They had dovetail rear sights but never had to tap them. I'm anxious to check out the Ruger Wrangler. In black, I don't like "Pinto" revolvers either.
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Wonder how the 1 in 14 twist will do in cold weather?
a very good ruger wrangler review ....
https://www.realguns.com/articles/1096.htm