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Some guns earn their spot in the safe by being practical. This one earns it by being a riot to shoot. The Heritage Settler Mare's Leg is a chopped-down lever action pistol chambered in .22 LR, the same style made famous by classic TV westerns and kept alive by fans of everything from dusty frontier towns to space cowboys. Work that medium loop lever a few times and you will understand why these things have such a devoted following.
Heritage did not cut corners on the styling. The receiver wears a color case hardened finish that plays nicely against the polished black oxide barrel, and the light stained wood grip and forend give it that genuine saddle gun feel. There is even a saddle ring on the receiver and a steel butt plate, the kind of period details that make this more than a novelty. An adjustable buckhorn rear sight pairs with a drift adjustable front, so you can dial it in the traditional way.
Here is something a lot of folks overlook: that 12.5-inch barrel is only a few inches shy of carbine length, so this pistol squeezes noticeably more velocity out of .22 LR than your average rimfire handgun. The tubular magazine holds 10 rounds, and with cheap rimfire ammo you can run the lever all afternoon without wincing at the cost. At around 4.2 pounds with a 23.25-inch overall length, it is easy to pack along and even easier to hand off to a grinning friend at the range.
Heritage built its reputation on affordable rimfire fun with the Rough Rider revolvers, and the Settler series carries that same spirit into lever guns. This Mare's Leg version is the rare one of the bunch, and it fills a niche almost nobody else touches. Whether you are plinking cans, introducing someone new to lever guns, or adding a western piece to the collection, this one delivers a lot of grin per round.
It feeds from a tubular magazine under the barrel, just like a traditional lever action rifle. You pull the inner magazine rod, drop your .22 LR rounds into the loading port, and reinsert the rod. It holds 10 rounds in the tube plus one in the chamber for 10+1 total.
Yes, and by a noticeable margin. The 12.5-inch barrel is only about 3.5 inches shorter than a carbine barrel, and the sealed breech keeps pressure behind the bullet longer. That means you get velocities much closer to rifle numbers than what a typical short-barreled .22 handgun produces.
They are. The rear is a classic adjustable buckhorn sight and the front is drift adjustable, so you can zero it the old-fashioned way. It is a traditional setup that fits the western character of the gun while still letting you fine-tune your point of impact.
The receiver is aluminum alloy with a simulated color case hardened finish, which is how Heritage keeps the weight around 4.2 pounds and the gun so easy to handle. It captures the mottled, classic look of true case coloring, and the barrel wears a polished black oxide finish for contrast.
| UPC | 727962708446 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | SML22LCH12 |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | Pistol |
| Barrel Length | 12" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .22 LR |
| Capacity | 10 + 1 |
| Color | Black |
| Length | 32 |
| Model | |
| Number of Magazines | 0 |
| Package Height | 1.7 |
| Package Width | 5.8 |
| Product Type | Specialty Handgun |
| Safety | Hammer Block |
| Shipping Weight | 5.1 |
| Sights | Adjustable Buckhorn Sights |
| Sights Type | Adjustable Sights |
| State Restriction (CA) | NO DIRECT SHIP TO CALIFORNIA |
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