handling charecteristics

[Newton24b]

of the remington bp revovler and bp revolver conversions compared to the grip size and overall handleing of the heritage 22 mag revolvers? Im wondering on how much difference there is.

[arcticap]

This is the only picture that I have right now and IIRC there's not really very much of a difference. Do you want to know if one is larger than the other? I do believe that the Remington 1858 BP revolver is a little heavier both in the front and overall, especially compared to the aluminum alloy frame Rough Rider pictured below. But then I usually use 2 hands when shooting either of them to hold them steady. There's not too much of a size difference with either of their grips.

Here's a picture of a Heritage Rough Rider next to a Ruger Black Hawk with Pachmyar grips.

[Newton24b]

i am wondering on the grip and the balance/handling. Only SAA ive used is a heritage rr and am debating a new gun. Like the functioning of a saa,but not sure .

[Gaucho Gringo]

I have a Heritage RR .22 6 1\2" bbl, a Taurus Gaucho 5 1\2" bbl (a Colt SAA clone) and an 1858 Remington 8" bbl repro. The Heritage is physically the smallest in both size and weight. The Taurus IMO is a beautifully balanced gun and has a beautiful trigger action. A joy to shoot. The Remington being a much larger gun than the others is heavier and physically larger than the other two. It is still well balanced, just feels a lot different. If you were looking for one that more closely resembles the balance of your Heritage you might look at the 5 1\2" bbl model although it will still be larger and weigh more than your Heritage. A lot of people like to look down on Heritage .22 revolvers but for the price they cannot be beat.

[Newton24b]

well how about grip size then? what aret he big differences?

[Gaucho Gringo]

Putting the Heritage on top of a 1858 Remington the grips almost line up with each other along with the trigger and trigger guard assembly. The frames and barrels line up pretty much. The overwhelming difference is the weight difference between the guns as the Remington is all steel where the Heritage has Aluminum alloy frame, grip frame and several other Aluminum alloy parts. It is the weight that makes them feel different. This is the best way I can describe it.