6-Shooter Olympic Grip Plates

Name: 6-Shooter Olympic Grip Plates
Brand: Rogue Fitness
Rating: 4.71 (8 reviews)

Rogue’s 6-Shooter Olympic Grip Plates are cast-iron plates styled after the classic Ivanko Revolver, with six precision-cut grip holes around the circumference of each 25lb, 35lb, and 45lb plate for easier one- or two-hand loading, carrying, and off-bar handling. Plates are cast in a gray hammertone finish with black lettering and sold in pairs from 2.5lb up to 45lb; the smaller 2.5lb-10lb change plates have a center hole only, without the six-hole grip pattern of the larger plates. Heavier plates (25lb-45lb) hold a +/-1% weight tolerance, while the smaller change plates run +/-3%. Rogue positions the 6-Shooter as its best-value cast-iron plate – priced below its own machined deep-dish line despite the tighter advertised tolerance.

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Finish	Gray hammertone with black lettering
Sold as	Pairs
Material	Cast iron
Grip holes	Six grip holes on 25lb, 35lb, and 45lb plates; 2.5lb-10lb change plates have a center hole only
Collar opening	2" (standard Olympic barbell)
Weight options	2.5lb, 5lb, 10lb, 25lb, 35lb, 45lb
Weight tolerance	+/-1% (25lb-45lb), +/-3% (2.5lb-10lb)
Plate diameter 45lb	~448mm (slightly under the 450mm standard)

What is a Weight Plate?

What weight plates are

Weight plates load your barbell — but “plate” covers two very different tools. Bumper plates are rubber discs around a steel hub, all the same ~450mm diameter, built to be dropped from overhead without damaging your floor or bar; they’re the default for Olympic lifting and CrossFit. Iron/steel plates are denser and thinner per pound, cheaper, and quieter to load, but most aren’t made to be dropped — better for slow, controlled powerlifting-style work.

What actually matters

Bumper vs. iron. Buy bumpers if the bar might hit the floor; iron (or rubber-coated iron) for controlled lifts and compact loading.
Weight tolerance. How far a plate strays from its stated weight (±1% is tight, ±3% loose). It barely matters for general training but adds up if you chase a specific total — which is why serious lifters add small change / fractional plates.
Collar fit & bounce. The center hole should fit your bar’s sleeve snugly; rubber durometer (around 88 Shore A) controls how “dead” a dropped plate lands.
Coating & set composition. Virgin rubber holds up and smells less than recycled crumb rubber; plan a starting set (usually a pair each of 45/25/10/5 lb plus change plates) around the lifts you actually do.

Who it’s for

Every barbell gym needs plates. Most home lifters should start with a bumper set, then add iron, change, or specialty plates as a second purchase once they know what their training is missing.

How it compares

	6-Shooter Olympic Grip Plates	International Vintage Weight Plates	Weider Vintage Weight Plates	Le Master Deep dish barbell plates
GymRadar rating	4.71/5	4.7/5	4.7/5	4.72/5
Price	$207.00			$231.00
Finish	Gray hammertone with black lettering
Sold as	Pairs
Material	Cast iron	Cast iron	Cast iron
Grip holes	Six grip holes on 25lb, 35lb, and 45lb plates; 2.5lb-10lb change plates have a center hole only
Collar opening	2" (standard Olympic barbell)
Weight options	2.5lb, 5lb, 10lb, 25lb, 35lb, 45lb
Weight tolerance	+/-1% (25lb-45lb), +/-3% (2.5lb-10lb)		Tested plates ran within about 0.1 lb of stated weight (e.g. 45.3-45.35 lb on a labeled 45 lb plate)
Plate diameter 45lb	~448mm (slightly under the 450mm standard)

4.7/5 · 8 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	4.71/5	8 reviews
Retailer	4.8/5	36 reviews
Youtube	4.2/5	3 reviews

Rogue’s 6-Shooter is the brand’s value cast-iron plate, styled after the Ivanko Revolver but with six holes instead of seven, and reviewers consistently call it the best-value iron plate Rogue makes – cheaper than Rogue’s own machined deep-dish line despite tighter advertised tolerance. Functionality is the standout dimension: the cast grip holes make loading and carrying dramatically easier than a smooth-faced plate, and owners who weighed their own sets found the 25-45lb plates well within the advertised +/-1% tolerance. Build quality is the weakest and most contested dimension – while most sources praise the accuracy, a side-by-side comparison against the Rep Fitness Equalizer found the 6-Shooter’s casting rougher and pitted with sharper outer edges, and multiple sources flag inconsistent hammertone finish quality (chipping, dings) from plate to plate.

+Functionality: cast grip holes make loading/unloading and carrying dramatically easier than smooth-faced plates (Garage Gym Lab; YouTube: Basement Brandon)
+Value: best-value cast iron plate Rogue makes, priced below Rogue's own machined deep-dish despite tighter tolerance (Garage Gym Reviews)
+Build quality: heavier 25-45lb plates measured well within the advertised +/-1% tolerance when owners weighed their own sets (YouTube: Basement Brandon)
+Durability: gray hammertone finish holds up visually over years of use, 8 months of moderate use with no issues reported (Garage Gym Reviews; YouTube: Basement Brandon)
+Value: fits nearly 1,000lb on a single bar thanks to a thin per-plate profile (Garage Gym Lab)

−Build quality: a side-by-side against the Rep Fitness Equalizer found the casting rougher and pitted, with sharp outer edges sharp enough to cut a hand while loading the bar (YouTube: Td GYM)
−Build quality: hammertone finish is inconsistent plate to plate and chips off relatively quickly for some owners (Garage Gym Lab)
−Versatility: only sold in pounds, no kilogram option (Garage Gym Reviews)
−Versatility: smaller change plates (2.5-10lb) don't share the six-hole grip pattern of the larger plates, so they're not as easy to handle (YouTube: Basement Brandon)
−Functionality: coating on the inside of the grip holes can rub off onto the barbell's knurled sleeve over time (Garage Gym Reviews)

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