The Vaquero obsession continues

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The Vaquero obsession continues

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Can't seem to resist the large frame Vaqueros lately. This one had some truly awful grips on it but that was an easy fix with a set of AZ grips I'd bought for another Ruger. They just didn't look right on a stainless frame.

The less common 3 3/4" barrel on this .45 Colt is what caught my attention.

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Nice find; very nice indeed. I still regret not buying a large framed .41 Rem. Magnum Vaquero when they were available.
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Colors look great! That short barrel will make a nice belly gun. Those grips however look like they have seen a thousand miles of holster wear? Nothing wrong but boy they look beat.
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I would have jumped on that Vaquero for the barrel length alone!
The early large frame Vaquero are nice for us guy with X large hands.
I foolishly let a large frame Bisley Vaquero 45 colt go a few years back.
I'm still kicking myself for that! It shot lights out!
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GunnyMack wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:58 pm Colors look great! That short barrel will make a nice belly gun. Those grips however look like they have seen a thousand miles of holster wear? Nothing wrong but boy they look beat.
That's the idea. :D

These are what it came with, :shock: They had to go.

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The OM Vaqs are just awesome
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What was it Patton said, only pimps have pearl grips. Those are very strange !
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I don't think strange quite covers the oddness level. Ironically, they don't look all that bad on a stainless revolver. Not that I'm going to keep them.


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Very nice Ruger!! that would have caught my attention also
I couldnt find one with that bbl. lenght, so i went with a 454 in the Ruger Alaskan, really like it
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Nice one. I bought a new small frame this week, but I still would prefer an old model.
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2ndovc wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:42 pm
GunnyMack wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:58 pm Colors look great! That short barrel will make a nice belly gun. Those grips however look like they have seen a thousand miles of holster wear? Nothing wrong but boy they look beat.
That's the idea. :D

These are what it came with, :shock: They had to go.

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That's a very, very good looking shooter :mrgreen:
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JOG wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:15 pm I would have jumped on that Vaquero for the barrel length alone!
The early large frame Vaquero are nice for us guy with X large hands.
I foolishly let a large frame Bisley Vaquero 45 colt go a few years back.
I'm still kicking myself for that! It shot lights out!
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Can't wait to go shoot the .45 but it's 10 degrees out there right now. Going to have t wait a bit. :shock:

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that is nice!
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I think those with 3.75" bbl. were a run of 3000? for Davidsons? Here's mine with the factory grips. I love it!
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Those guns are very nice and built to last.
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I never see any for less than $700 lately. You ever experimented with 2 round balls fir a close range defense round. I been shooting mainly 185 and 200gr SWC or FP's in my 45's.
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I managed to grab this one for just over $700. There's on on GB right now that's over $900, but it has the box, etc.

I haven't tried a round ball load. Sounds like fun.

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