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Anyone have one? I'm curious how different it is from a single six besides the obvious differences - fixed sights, cereakote finish. Is it just a budget version of the single six or a new design with (potentially) less longevity? Seems like they must've cheapened it up in more ways than the ones I mentioned, since it's under $200.

IMO, the Single Six is a deluxe cheeseburger made just for you at your favorite Diner.

The Wrangler is a burger from McD's

If a McD's burger is good enough for you, then buy a Wrangler.

Wuger Wangler? Ho Wee Wow 🤠

I have one in grey and am quite impressed with it. It has a nice crisp action and is well fitted and finished. It functions perfectly and shoots accurately. The sights were perfect for windage but it shot about 4 inches low at 25 yards. It took me about 15 minutes of file and trial until I had it perfectly sighted in. I did install a Wolf spring kit as I would have with a Single Six. Cocking is now buttery smooth and the trigger pull is about 2 1/2 pounds. I actually like it better than a Single Six for my purposes, because it has a bit better western flavor with the fixed sights.

all ruger rimfire single action revolvers are fine pieces: single six, bearcat, wrangler. i have each. all different like your kids, but you love each equally for themselves. as the least expensive you cannot go wrong with a wrangler and if you stop there you will have no regrets. there is so much in favor of any of these rugers as a plinker and teaching/learning tool.

There it is, right there. I have both a Single Six and a Wrangler. Sadly, the POI of the Wrangler is only vaguely on the same page (target), mine hits 3 inches high and 3 inches left of POA @ 25 yards. It's somewhat better with SV ammo, but only a bit. It's nice and light, but I sure won't take my chances on another one.

It’s a budget version with different manufacturing methods and materials. But using it is close to the same. The action is a littke rough . It’s a great bang for your buck though

It beats the hell out of the Heritage Rough Rider, and if I happen to drop it in the Swamp chasing Hog's......I won't lose sleep over the cost of it.....

Oddly, I preferred the Heritage over the Wrangler.

I bought a Heritage Rough Rider for my daughter as a plinker and am pleasantly surprised by it. It shoots to the point of aim, the trigger is very nice on it, I even like the safety on it, its is unobtrusive and works very well, the Heritage actually feels and looks better than the Wrangler to me. I really don't know how it could be beat for $119.00.

drover

I've got two gray ones that me and my son have shot a lot. Both of them shoot to point of aim with cheap (it was cheap at one time) bulk ammo. Haven't had a problem with either one and they seem durable. I also have an older single six that I have shot a little. And yea.....The Wrangler is just a budget Single Six.

If you get one that hits where you want it to you're good to go.

-Jake

I very much hate the heritage. Every time someone wants one 2 employees are tied up for an hour for a $109 piece of [bleep] pot metal toy. Always a deaf old guy and always screw up their 4473 and Don't listen to a damn thing we say, wants to re-live 1951 and will shoot it 20 times and leave it in the closet.

We just roll our eyes when someone asks for one. What a waste of time and manpower.

The wrangler seems quite nice in comparison and is a good deal.

I've had several heritages--never lost money on any of them---always found them reliable---at $129 I think it's a better deal plus the mag cylinder for $30 is a steal

It takes the shop I use one person and about about 10-15 minutes to sell a gun.

Ruger came out yesterday that the wrangler will be offered in 12 colors now

There are pros and cons with the HRR as there is with anything.

Some things like the stupid plastic manual safety and the plastic ejector rod are a turn-off for me. Also, the fact that the barrel is cemented in to the receiver using micro-threads (their words) and loc-tite does not make me want one.

The HRR is made from ZAMAC alloy (probably ZA-5) which is about 92% zinc, and has a painted finish. But, it does have a mild steel blued cylinder.

And, the HRR uses breakable old-fashioned flat springs like a C&B revolver does, while the Wrangler uses the same modern set of coil and torsion music wire springs that the Single Six does.

Accuracy is variable, depending on the sample. Reportedly, some shoot well, while others shoot way off.

Finally, the HRR presents a clunky appearance with a bit over-sized grips, which you might expect from the least expensive bargain-priced revolver.

But, all in all, if you just want a very low-priced plinker it's okay.

It should be remembered also that the Henry .22 rifles, which are high-quality, use painted ZAMAC ZA-5 inner receivers and action covers.

And that Ruger 10-22 rifles have plastic barrel bands and plastic trigger groups with plastic triggers. Also, Mossberg 500 and 590 pump shotguns have plastic trigger groups and safety buttons. Yet these are reliable and quality guns.

The Ruger Wrangler uses an an aluminum cylinder frame instead of ZAMAC, but the grip frame is ZAMAC. The internal parts are MIM cast steel.

Overall, the Wrangler is better quality, has a better finish, and looks better. It's accuracy is more consistent, sample to sample. But it costs a bit more.

It sounds to me like mjbgalt has a hate on for senior citizens. While he may regard every old guy as a stupid no-nothing old fart, the truth is that a lot of us have forgotten more about guns than most guns clerks will ever learn.

I get this a lot as an old guy in my 60s, based solely on appearance. I get branded as an ignorant Fudd, even though I have owned and shot everything from cap & ball revolvers, to a bunch of military rifles, to target .22's, to numerous autoloading pistols, to Old West rifles and revolvers,to AR-15's and AK's, and even to SMG's.

I'm not your typical old fart weekend hunter at all. I know my stuff.

And PaulBarnard is right. Bargain-priced guns sell fast.

Especially if you are respectful and polite to the people that buy them, instead of contemptuous and ignorant.

Gun shop employees are typically low wage flunkees who can't find work doing anything else. It is not unusual for them to hold some level of contempt toward customers. It's actually pretty common in specialty retail. If the customer really does know their schidt, the customer is a pig-headed know-it-all. If the customer doesn't know anything, they are a dumbass.

I know what it's like being behind the counter too. I have worked in several gun shops. You do have customers who are frighteningly ill informed. You also have blowhards who are flat out wrong. Then there are those bored old timers. It takes a little art to keep them from being a major time suck. It can take good diplomatic skills to find the sweet spot with the various kinds of customers. If you are going to, you have to be willing to. It can take humility. It can take patience. It must be rooted in an appreciation for the fact that the annoyance is what puts food on your table. It is impossible, if you hold the customer in contempt for any reason.

I got mine from Bud's, don't mess with locals.

I know, I know, support your LGS, but the ones I have access to aren't that impressive, aren't something I care to support. Or, said another way, they don't deserve my support, haven't earned my support.

My Wrangler shoots pretty close to POA and is about as accurate as my Single Six Flat Gate. Trigger is pretty good, considering.

I think Ruger knocked this one out the park, home run. Lot of gun for the buck.

DF