I have had a Single Ten and several Single Six revolvers over the years and loved them all. Have one in the house now, though it belongs to my son, and there is not much that I enjoy more than shooting a .22 single action. But I felt like having another one so I did some online research of the Wrangler, Heritage Rough Rider and Cimarron Plinkerton.
None of the reviews sounded like either of them would be of interest to me, though there are many positive reviews of all three. So today I went to my local indoor range/LGS to shoot the Single Six and stopped to take a look at the Heritage models they had in stock. I was still interested in getting another 22 but was not convinced I would like the Heritage. Then the manager told me they happened to have wranglers in stock so I looked them over. I really liked how it felt in my hand and I bought a black one with black plastic stocks.
I went in to the range and pulled out the Single Six and compared it to the Wrangler. Except for the finish, stocks and sights they looked to be the same size and dimensions. Still, the Wrangler felt good and, in fact, better to me than the Single Six. So I shot the Wrangler, a lot, from 3 to 15 yards.
Well, bottom line is I like the Wrangler more than the Single Six. I know it is cheaper, less robust, less refined, less attractive, etc. And I still love the Single Six. But I like the Wrangler better. Not sure why, since they are so similar, but I do. Maybe the different materials used affected the balance, despite similar dimensions. Sometimes they just get a weapon right and I think they did with the Wrangler.
None of the reviews sounded like either of them would be of interest to me, though there are many positive reviews of all three. So today I went to my local indoor range/LGS to shoot the Single Six and stopped to take a look at the Heritage models they had in stock. I was still interested in getting another 22 but was not convinced I would like the Heritage. Then the manager told me they happened to have wranglers in stock so I looked them over. I really liked how it felt in my hand and I bought a black one with black plastic stocks.
I went in to the range and pulled out the Single Six and compared it to the Wrangler. Except for the finish, stocks and sights they looked to be the same size and dimensions. Still, the Wrangler felt good and, in fact, better to me than the Single Six. So I shot the Wrangler, a lot, from 3 to 15 yards.
Well, bottom line is I like the Wrangler more than the Single Six. I know it is cheaper, less robust, less refined, less attractive, etc. And I still love the Single Six. But I like the Wrangler better. Not sure why, since they are so similar, but I do. Maybe the different materials used affected the balance, despite similar dimensions. Sometimes they just get a weapon right and I think they did with the Wrangler.