Copenhagen Kid Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I am looking for a pair of stainless 38-40 pistols in a 4 5/8 barrel that are Ruger Vaquero please PM me or email me at Nativesniper@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copenhagen Kid Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Or if you have 1 38-40 that is stainless 4 5/8 with conversion cylinder shoot me a line thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Pretty scarce item, but there is one, ONE, on Gunbroker right now w/both cylinders - 4 5/8" stainless. Only 674 made. 889773152 FYI, if you don't know - Ruger inexplicably made the .38-40 cylinders with undersize chamber mouths, about .395 - .396", so a properly sized bullet may not chamber. I borrowed a chamber reamer from *somebody* here several years ago and opened my three up. The .40 S&W cylinders are fine. Same with the Buckeye Blackhawk .38-40's. Most reloading dies won't set the shoulder back quite far enough to fully chamber either, but a few thousandths off the die mouth with a lathe or even some careful grinding solves that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copenhagen Kid Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks for the heads up and information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three by eight Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 https://texasguntrader.com/category/901/Handguns-for-Sale-Revolvers-for-Sale/listings/1749456/Ruger-Vaquero-38-40-40-S-and-W-High-gloss-stainless.html Found this last week may help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Jim Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 My Ruger 38-40's have had no loading problems. I use .401 bullets and have loaded and shot a few hundred rounds. They are scarce and expensive. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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