I had a Rough Rider with birds head grips. It was ok. I would look for a used Ruger Single Six if it was me.
Go for it! I love my Rough Rider. Whenever I am introducing new shooters to the range, the little single-action revolver is what they keep coming back to. I am extremely impressed with the accuracy of mine with open sights out to 50 yards. True, the Ruger is higher quality, but you can't beat the Heritage for the money.
Heritage Manufacturing just posted a sale until March 30, 2012,
15% off anything purchased from the Heritage website. Use Discount code 2012-IRS.
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