{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "heritage-rough-rider",
    "name": "Heritage Rough Rider",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "heritage",
      "name": "Heritage Manufacturing"
    },
    "category": "revolver",
    "action": "single-action-revolver",
    "calibers": [
      ".22 Long Rifle",
      ".22 WMR"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Rough Rider .22",
      "Heritage Barkeep (related)"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Heritage Rough Rider in various barrel lengths",
      "Heritage Barkeep"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/heritage-rough-rider.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/heritage-rough-rider.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Heritage Manufacturing limits owner disassembly: Base pin and cylinder out only (as in the manual's cylinder-change and lock-installation steps). Cleaning otherwise needs no disassembly, and the barrel is not to be removed.",
    "This work order is written for the Heritage Rough Rider. It is reported to cover Heritage Rough Rider in various barrel lengths; Heritage Barkeep — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Base pin and cylinder out only (as in the manual's cylinder-change and lock-installation steps). Cleaning otherwise needs no disassembly, and the barrel is not to be removed.",
    "statement": "Heritage says the revolver can be cleaned without any disassembly, not to disassemble the barrel, and that when disassembly is needed, as for repairs, the gun should go back to the factory or to a qualified gunsmith.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
      "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
      "page": "24",
      "pdfPage": 24,
      "pageUrl": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf#page=24",
      "quote": "1. The firearm may be cleaned and lubricated under normal conditions without the need of any disassembly. Do not disassemble the barrel. 2. In special conditions, such as repairs, when disassembly is necessary, it is recommended the firearm be returned to the factory or sent to a qualified gunsmith."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "revolver",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Few parts (44 pieces in a list that includes caliber and grip variants) in an SAA-pattern .22, but the frame strip frees a flat trigger spring on a screw, a manual hammer-block with its own spring and detent, and a loading-gate spring and detent, and Heritage sends any disassembly to the factory or a gunsmith.",
    "confidence": "low",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 41,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Single Rough Rider small-bore list (41 line items) covering .22 LR/.22 WMR cylinders, 6/9-shot, barrel-length and grip-frame variants, so one gun has fewer",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
        "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
        "page": "26–27",
        "pdfPage": 26,
        "pageUrl": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf#page=26",
        "quote": "12.4 BACK STRAP-BIRD HEAD"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "Heritage recommends that any disassembly beyond cleaning be done by the factory or a qualified gunsmith.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "In special conditions, such as repairs, when disassembly is necessary, it is recommended the firearm be returned to the factory or sent to a qualified gunsmith."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The manual hammer block has its own spring and a captive detent that come free when the frame is stripped.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "2.3 HAMMER BLOCK DETENT"
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The loading gate is held by a spring and detent that must be refitted under tension.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "7.3 LOADING GATE DETENT"
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 20,
      "rebuild": 35,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Estimated: SAA-pattern frame-screw strip of a small .22 with fewer parts than the Ruger single actions; rebuild longer for the trigger spring, hammer-block spring/detent and gate detent.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Cylinder and ejector",
        "removes": [
          "base pin (lock nut, spring and screw)",
          "cylinder(s)",
          "ejector tube screw, tube, rod and spring"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "fitted screwdrivers"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Grip frame",
        "removes": [
          "grip screw and grips",
          "back strap screws and back strap",
          "hammer spring",
          "trigger guard / front screw"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "fitted screwdrivers"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Lockwork",
        "removes": [
          "trigger spring and screw",
          "trigger and screw",
          "cylinder bolt and hand",
          "hammer screw, hammer, hammer block with spring and detent",
          "loading gate, spring and detent"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "fitted screwdrivers",
          "small punch"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Frame",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin, spring, cup and pin only if required",
          "front sight blade"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punch"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 9,
      "springs": 7,
      "detents": 2,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Fitted hollow-ground screwdrivers",
        "usedFor": "Back strap, trigger, hammer and gate screws"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Timing / carry-up: every chamber locks before the hammer falls, single and double action; cylinder gap and end shake",
        "why": "Standard revolver check after lockwork has been out; worn hand or cylinder stop gives the \"does not lock up\" fault under Common issues.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Hammer block blocks the hammer in the up (safe) position and clears it when down",
        "why": "Heritage relies on the manual hammer block as its drop safety.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Always keep the hammer block in the up (safe) position unless actually firing."
        }
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Loading and Unloading a Single Action Revolver.",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAuJIzixSk",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "clear-and-make-safe",
        "operation"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Single-action revolvers (Heritage; model not named in description)",
      "published": "2025-08-20",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCBcROGNBYnyuUwFGwp1GWNg",
        "name": "Heritage Manufacturing",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageOfficiaI",
        "owner": "Heritage Manufacturing (manufacturer; Taurus Holdings group)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "title": "Heritage Rough Rider Modularity",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQftdu4mGg",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "field-strip",
        "reassembly"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Heritage Rough Rider",
      "published": "2025-10-01",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCBcROGNBYnyuUwFGwp1GWNg",
        "name": "Heritage Manufacturing",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageOfficiaI",
        "owner": "Heritage Manufacturing (manufacturer; Taurus Holdings group)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Engage the manual hammer-block safety."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Open the loading gate on the right side of the frame."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Rotate the cylinder to bring each chamber in line with the gate and push the ejector rod rearward to eject the cartridge or case.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "One cartridge or case per cycle"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Repeat for every chamber."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Rotate the cylinder through a full revolution and look into every chamber to confirm each is empty.",
          "warning": "Every chamber, verified individually."
        },
        {
          "n": 7,
          "instruction": "Confirm the bore is clear and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Loading and Unloading a Single Action Revolver.",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAuJIzixSk",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "clear-and-make-safe",
            "operation"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Single-action revolvers (Heritage; model not named in description)",
          "published": "2025-08-20",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCBcROGNBYnyuUwFGwp1GWNg",
            "name": "Heritage Manufacturing",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageOfficiaI",
            "owner": "Heritage Manufacturing (manufacturer; Taurus Holdings group)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Heritage Rough Rider Modularity",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQftdu4mGg",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "reassembly"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Heritage Rough Rider",
          "published": "2025-10-01",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCBcROGNBYnyuUwFGwp1GWNg",
            "name": "Heritage Manufacturing",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageOfficiaI",
            "owner": "Heritage Manufacturing (manufacturer; Taurus Holdings group)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip — Cylinder Removal",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Open the loading gate."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Press the base pin latch and hold it in."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Pull the base pin forward and out of the frame.",
              "warning": "A small part the revolver will not function without.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Base pin"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Roll the cylinder out through the loading gate opening.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Cylinder"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Clean the chambers, bore, cylinder face, and forcing cone. On a convertible model, clean both cylinders and keep them identified."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Base pin",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Cylinder",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 41,
        "scope": "Single \"Part List\" for the Rough Rider small-bore (.22 LR/.22 WMR, 6- or 9-shot) with exploded view on p. 26; covers barrel-length and grip-frame variants in one list."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "Zamak 5",
          "finish": "Black, satin, case hardened or two tone",
          "appliesTo": "Rough Rider small-bore (.22 LR / .22 WMR), all barrel lengths",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
            "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Materials … Frame: Zamak 5 … Finish … Black, satin, case hardened or two tone"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Barrel",
          "material": "1215 steel",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "Rough Rider small-bore (.22 LR / .22 WMR), all barrel lengths",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
            "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Barrel: 1215 steel … Steel barrel"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Heritage Rough Rider Modularity",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQftdu4mGg",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "reassembly"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Heritage Rough Rider",
          "published": "2025-10-01",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCBcROGNBYnyuUwFGwp1GWNg",
            "name": "Heritage Manufacturing",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageOfficiaI",
            "owner": "Heritage Manufacturing (manufacturer; Taurus Holdings group)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Open the loading gate and roll the correct cylinder back into the frame."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Align the cylinder and slide the base pin in from the front until the latch engages.",
              "warning": "Confirm the latch has engaged by pulling forward on the base pin."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "On a convertible model, confirm the cylinder fitted matches the ammunition you intend to fire.",
              "warning": "Firing .22 WMR in a .22 LR cylinder, or the reverse, is dangerous."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Close the loading gate and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Do not disassemble the barrel. 2. In special conditions, such as repairs, when disassembly is necessary, it is recommended the firearm be returned to the factory or sent to a qualified gunsmith.\" (Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual, p. 24 (Care and Maintenance))"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify every chamber is empty before each check.",
        "Cock the hammer and confirm the cylinder indexes and locks at each chamber.",
        "Engage the manual hammer-block safety and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.",
        "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.",
        "Confirm the base pin is fully seated and latched.",
        "Confirm the fitted cylinder matches your ammunition on a convertible model."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Heritage Rough Rider Owner’s Manual",
      "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "heritage-manufacturing-188762",
      "title": "Rough Rider Small-Bore Revolver Instruction Manual",
      "publisher": "Heritage Manufacturing",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://heritagemfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/heritage-rough-rider-small-bore-revolver-instruction-manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    }
  ]
}