Heritage Rough Rider Big Bore .45 Colt
Model: RR45B4
Heritage Rough Rider Big Bore .45 Colt
Model: RR45B4
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About This Firearm
The Heritage Rough Rider Big Bore is a steel-framed single-action .45 Colt built for range shooting and cowboy action. It has an MSRP of $515, and a transfer bar in the lockwork means the cylinder can be loaded full and the hammer lowered on it, which a Colt-pattern single action cannot do.
It ships with cocobolo grip panels, a fixed front sight and a notch cut at the rear of the frame. The blued steel frame is built around standard-pressure .45 Colt, and the heavy loads sold for large-frame Ruger single actions are outside that. Nothing on the gun adjusts, there is no optic provision, and there is no spare .45 ACP cylinder, so it shoots one cartridge.
If you're cross-shopping, the Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron has an MSRP of $679, the same barrel length and 36.8 oz on the scale, and it arrives hand-tuned, but it keeps the original half-cock hammer and is loaded with five. The Ruger New Model Blackhawk has an MSRP of $889 and weighs 39 oz on a 4.62-inch barrel, and its rear sight adjusts for windage and elevation.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Steel frame and steel barrel, with no alloy in the pressure-bearing parts.
- The 4.75-inch barrel is the common short length for a Colt-pattern gun, the same length as the Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron's.
- A loading gate and ejector rod let you load and fire one round at a time at a bench.
- The sights are regulated at the factory, so a change of bullet weight is handled with hold-off or a file.
- The transfer bar puts a modern part between hammer and firing pin, so the lockwork is not the 1873 arrangement a period shooter may be after.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same gun as the .22 LR Rough Rider?
No. The Big Bore is a centerfire frame and cylinder scaled for .45 Colt pressure. The family styling carries over from the rimfire gun, the working parts do not.
Does it fire .410 shotshells?
No. The cylinder is chambered for .45 Colt alone. Revolvers that take both have a longer cylinder cut for a shotshell hull.
What should a new owner check first?
Cock the hammer slowly and confirm the cylinder locks up before the hammer reaches full cock, then shine a light through each chamber and check that it lines up with the bore. Timing and alignment go out first on a single action.
