I have seen one become worn out,,,
But the kid was shooting 2-300 rounds a day.
His grandfather was very big into cowboy action shooting,,,
He bought the grandson two Heritage revolvers to train with,,,
So in two years that kid put somewhere around 60 to 70 thousand rounds down range.
Most of us wouldn't put that many rounds through a gun in a lifetime.
From what the G-Father told me,,,
The guns actions wore out,,,
Their accuracy didn't.
A few years back I made a cowboy rig for a friends graduation present,,,
I would have liked to had more money for a gun for her,,,
But at the time a Heritage was all I could afford.
She shoots it quite often though,,,
And with her young eyes she is better than I am,,,
Even though I am shooting a super accurate Colt Frontier Scout.
The Heritage is like my little Nissan Versa 4-door sedan,,,
It's built so as to be inexpensive to purchase,,,
And shoots to point of aim every time.
If the safety bothers you,,,
Just don't use it.
Just my 2-cents worth of opinion.
Aarond
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