Wheel Guns Live on

[Hoji]

You, sir, are a ruffian and a scoundrel.
Incapable of appreciating elegant weapons from a more refined age is most unseemly.

BTW, they let y'all drink on the short bus?

Somebody mention elegant weapons from a refined age?

 

[easy rider]

Somebody mention elegant weapons from a refined age? View attachment 42535

Very nice, hopefully you didn't buy that at a convenience store.

 

[Hoji]

Very nice, hopefully you didn't buy that at a convenience store.

Rob Criswell blade.

 

[easy rider]

Rob Criswell blade.

Looked it up, very very nice.

 

[Hoji]

Looked it up, very very nice.

Thanks. I am happy with it.

 

[deemus]

I have a few that I shoot regularly. My dad's service revolver doesn't get shot often. Its a nice big Smith he paid $35 for in 1957, his first year on the police force.

My Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 mag is a jewel, I love it. And I have a couple of the Heritage 22LR pistols.

Wheel guns are great for kids to learn to shoot on. No worry about rapid fire like with a SA. Had that happen before and its a little scary. They have to master the revolver before they get to shoot the SAs.

 

[Nightwatch]

Sure would like to see some pics of that Smith!

 

[Armybrat]

This .357 New Vaquero is the last wheelgun I bought....

 

[Armybrat]

Bought this Colt .45 tem years ago. Love the mellow elephant ivory grips. Don't care much for all the embellishments except for the cool backstrap:

 

[deemus]

This .357 New Vaquero is the last wheelgun I bought....

I have this gun in 45 Colt, but with wood grips. The brown wood grips go nicely with the dark brown holster I bought for it. I love it.

 

[deemus]

I have this gun in 45 Colt, but with wood grips. The brown wood grips go nicely with the dark brown holster I bought for it. I love it.

45 Colt

 

[Moonpie]

45 Colt

Oooooo........pretty.

 

[Moonpie]

This .357 New Vaquero is the last wheelgun I bought....

Beautiful gun!

 

[Armybrat]

45 Colt

Ah, that's the "original" Vaquero with the larger frame (Ruger downsized the New Vaquero frames about 10 years ago to the lighter Colt SAA size). Your .45 Colt Vaquero can shoot the "Ruger only" higher pressure .45 Colt loads, whereas the New Vaqueros in .45 Colt can only take standard factory loads.
Yours is a beautiful & desirable keeper.

 

[Dawico]

Ah, that's the "original" Vaquero with the larger frame (Ruger downsized the New Vaquero frames about 10 years ago to the lighter Colt SAA size). Your .45 Colt Vaquero can shoot the "Ruger only" higher pressure .45 Colt loads, whereas the New Vaqueros in .45 Colt can only take standard factory loads.
Yours is a beautiful & desirable keeper.

How can you tell the difference?

I have had people ask me the difference and I have no clue.

 

[Moonpie]

New model has a slimmer frame and grip.
Hammer shape slightly different.
Difficult to tell unless they're side by side.
Now if Ruger would just delete that silly barrel stamp!

 

[BooCocky]

New model has a slimmer frame and grip.
Hammer shape slightly different.
Difficult to tell unless they're side by side.
Now if Ruger would just delete that silly barrel stamp!

Yeah I hate that warning crap. Also not a fan of the transfer bar, but it isn’t horrible. I just wish there was another American company making a decent wheelgun. There’s smith and Wesson but in my opinion they’re not like they used to be. I would love it if Henry announced they’re going to make a single action revolver line. I bet they’d make a decent gun.

Ruger has declined in quality. They used to have skilled craftsmen making fine guns. Now they have monkeys assembling shit. Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan, and own some new models with warnings and transfer bars, but when I see a pre warning or non converted, I get excited. I traded a guy a Springfield XD45 in the case with all the plastic shit they come with, for an old pre warning 3 screw Ruger. The guy was like, “are you sure?”. As if I was getting the short end of the deal. Lol.

I’m always on the lookout for old wheel guns. I scored a 1976 liberty bicentennial 6” security six a few weeks ago. Stuff like this is much more satisfying that a plastic semiauto.

 

[BooCocky]

I just got this the other day. It is a .22 black powder. Uses #11 caps. It came with 50 rounds of bullets. I plan on using .22 pellets or #4 lead shot once I shoot these. Paid $200 shipped from buds

 

[deemus]

Ah, that's the "original" Vaquero with the larger frame (Ruger downsized the New Vaquero frames about 10 years ago to the lighter Colt SAA size). Your .45 Colt Vaquero can shoot the "Ruger only" higher pressure .45 Colt loads, whereas the New Vaqueros in .45 Colt can only take standard factory loads.
Yours is a beautiful & desirable keeper.

It is very much a gorgeous gun. It looks great in the brown leather holster I bought for it. The handles match the holster almost perfectly. It is a great gun to shoot, and very accurate.

 

[Moonpie]

I just got this the other day. It is a .22 black powder. Uses #11 caps. It came with 50 rounds of bullets. I plan on using .22 pellets or #4 lead shot once I shoot these. Paid $200 shipped from buds

Neat-O!

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