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I LOVE my Super Single Six, Bought it when I was 21, I just couldn't see going with one of the newer cheaper versions, not after having the "Real Deal"I was going to say Rough Rider .22 revolvers, but when I think about it, it's not hard to understand the popularity: low price.
As low quality as they are, most of them do tend to work OK. Materials and quality are a step above a pot-metal cap gun, and if you get a bad one or your new gun falls apart after a couple months, like mine did, it's an expensive hassle to send it in for repair. They might fix it, or they might make it worse, like they did mine.
You can't go too far wrong for a hundred bucks or so, and most people who have them seem to be pretty happy with them. But, for just a few dollars more I bought a Ruger Wrangler; far better quality, far better customer service, and the Rough Rider sits in the back of the safe collecting dust. Ironically, not long after buying the Wrangler I found an older, used Super Single Six, complete with both cylinders, for only a few dollars more than the Wrangler. Now the Wrangler sits in the back of the safe with the Rough Rider!
Bought one for each of my sons when they were teens, found them as a matched pair from an old times Cowboy Action Shooter's wife, killer deal!
