Which Spring kit to lighten up a Ruger New Vaquero??

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Hi:

I'm on the Brownell's Website looking at item # 969-000-156WB, Wolff's 30/14 spring pak

 

 

Is there a better spring pack for shootin' Duelist & Gunfighter?

 

Thanks

--Dawg

[Tyrel Cody]

Longhunter sells a similar pack http://www.longhunt.com/storelh/index.php?route=product/product&path=88_94&product_id=235

 

[Carolina Gunslinger]

I have a few Vaquero and New Vaquero and they all have the Long Hunter spring kits. They all also shoot CCI large pistol magnum primers...I don't build Federal only guns anymore. Its a recipe for failure. 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Call Wolff Gunsprings.

Tell them to pull the order from the same lot of springs.

https://www.gunsprings.com/

OLG

[Warden Callaway]

MidwayUSA has Wolff spring sets with 3 hammer springs so you can swap out until your happy.

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/3415363678/wolff-hammer-spring-pack-ruger-bisley-blackhawk-single-six-super-blackhawk-vaquero

[Catlow4697]

New vaqueros what is my black powder hero doing with new vaqueros?

[Tyrel Cody]

4 minutes ago, Catlow4697 said:

New vaqueros what is my black powder hero doing with new vaqueros?

Ain't no law what says a cowpoke can't shoot holy black out of a New Vaquero is there?

[Catlow4697]

None But not cap guns either and I hear he has a safe full of colts

[Catlow4697]

3 hours ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said:

Hi:

I'm on the Brownell's Website looking at item # 969-000-156WB, Wolff's 30/14 spring pak

 

 

Is there a better spring pack for shootin' Duelist & Gunfighter?

 

Thanks

--Dawg

Depends on if you got the locks or not 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Yep, the locks are still in the guns

--Dawg

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

51 minutes ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said:

Yep, the locks are still in the guns

--Dawg

#12 fender washer can be shaped to become the 'bridge' in the grip frame to replace those d@#n locks.

OLG

[Tyrel Cody]

1 hour ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said:

Yep, the locks are still in the guns

--Dawg

The kits from Longhunter come with 2 springs one for locks and one for no locks. Let me dig around, I think I have a couple of those  kits that I won't use.

[Catlow4697]

Use long springs cut to length 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Give the fender washer a try with the OEM hammer springs.

Sure works fine-n-easy on my wifes Rugers that had the locks.

Good luck,

OLG

 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Thanks everyone!

--Dawg

[Rye Miles #13621]

2 hours ago, Catlow4697 said:

New vaqueros what is my black powder hero doing with new vaqueros?

Yea Dawg what's up? You're going to Roogers??? I never thought I'd see the day!

 

It may be close to the end of the world!

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

9 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Yea Dawg what's up? You're going to Roogers??? I never thought I'd see the day!

 

It may be close to the end of the world!

Not at all -Actually, think he finally saw the light when he learned that the Earth is kinda round......... 

OLG

 

 

[Catlow4697]

46 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Yea Dawg what's up? You're going to Roogers??? I never thought I'd see the day!

 

It may be close to the end of the world!

 

33 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Not at all -Actually, think he finally saw the light when he learned that the Earth is kinda round......... 

OLG

 

 

The Sky Is falling ,The Sky is falling.

Maybe Dawg will shoot APP

[Slick McClade]

Evening P Dawg,

We make and sell a 13# zinc coated hammer spring for rugers. Black powder will not effect the zinc coating and the 13lb will pop all primers. Your welcome to try them off my website and if you don’t like the way they feel then send them back for a refund. Nothing lost but a little shipping on your end if you don’t like them. Cowboys have to stick together and help each other out these days.

 

Slick

[Widder, SASS #59054]

I use springs I got from Slick McClade and can vouch for their dependability in my Rugers.

 

I never have any issues with primer ignitions.   And those springs he mentioned really feel good

in my Vaqueros.

 

..........Widder

 

[Cusz M. Dutch SASS Life 55326]

3 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

#12 fender washer can be shaped to become the 'bridge' in the grip frame to replace those d@#n locks.

OLG

Do you have a link or picture on this mod?

[Rye Miles #13621]

10 hours ago, Catlow4697 said:

 

The Sky Is falling ,The Sky is falling.

Maybe Dawg will shoot APP

...or smokeless which he's been known to shoot quite often! Sorry to slew your black powder hero but he's not always true to the "Soot Lords"

[Lawman Mays]

I have 2 Ruger New Vaqueros and use 19 lb springs I got directly from Wolf Springs. Some of you guys were talking about locks or no locks? Can someone explain what this means?

[Rye Miles #13621]

Rumor has it that Dawg is going smokeless and two handed with his new Rugers!!!

 

His Jedi and Pistolero status is in jeopardy!!!

[Sedalia Dave]

41 minutes ago, Lawman Mays said:

I have 2 Ruger New Vaqueros and use 19 lb springs I got directly from Wolf Springs. Some of you guys were talking about locks or no locks? Can someone explain what this means?

With internal lock. Small key fits into hole and depending on which way you turn it it either allows or prevents hammer strut movement. 

Without internal lock

[Juan Solo]

1 hour ago, Lawman Mays said:

I have 2 Ruger New Vaqueros and use 19 lb springs I got directly from Wolf Springs. Some of you guys were talking about locks or no locks? Can someone explain what this means?

 

19 LB springs?! Wow thats a heavy spring, in NV i could have swore stock was 17 and long hunters are 14 with some even going down to 13.

[Lawman Mays]

1 minute ago, El Cubano said:

19 LB springs?! Wow thats a heavy spring

The Wolf web site says Ruger standard is 23 lb. So, I went with 19. Don't want any misfires. They seem to work fine for me. Maybe when I get faster, I'll go lighter.

[Lawman Mays]

49 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

With internal lock. Small key fits into hole and depending on which way you turn it it either allows or prevents hammer strut movement. 

Hey, thanks for the information.

[Juan Solo]

1 minute ago, Lawman Mays said:

The Wolf web site says Ruger standard is 23 lb. So, I went with 19. Don't want any misfires. They seem to work fine for me. Maybe when I get faster, I'll go lighter.

 

Thats the old vaquero, the new vaquero's are 17 stock, and they should sell a 3 spring kit that is 14, 15, 16. I use 14 and havent had any misfires, but I also load federals

[Lawman Mays]

El Cubano, good to know. I am also loading federal primers, so I can go lighter. Thanks.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

38 minutes ago, Lawman Mays said:

The Wolf web site says Ruger standard is 23 lb. So, I went with 19. Don't want any misfires. They seem to work fine for me. Maybe when I get faster, I'll go lighter.

That's the OMV-NOT the NM.

OLG

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

1 hour ago, Sedalia Dave said:

With internal lock. Small key fits into hole and depending on which way you turn it it either allows or prevents hammer strut movement. 

Without internal lock

Those are 2 different grip frames..........

The bottom one is the OMV.

OLG

[Sedalia Dave]

1 hour ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Those are 2 different grip frames..........

The bottom one is the OMV.

OLG

 

Thanks

Only pic I could find without the lock.

[Sedalia Dave]

The SASS new model Vaqueros come with lighter springs than the older non-SASS new model Vaqueros. 

 

I could definately tell the difference when I changed out the factory spring for a 17 lb spring. 

[Charles B. Gatewood SASS #48517]

16 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

I use springs I got from Slick McClade and can vouch for their dependability in my Rugers.

 

I never have any issues with primer ignitions.   And those springs he mentioned really feel good

in my Vaqueros.

 

..........Widder

 

I'll second what Widder said. Been using Slick's springs for a few years now with no issues.

CBG