Doc Hurd #12379 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Wanted to buy a pair of New Model Vaquero 44 specials. Thanks Doc Hurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 There was a sheriff model run of 500, a blued 4 5/8 run of 500, and a stainless 4 5/8 run of 500. I have a pair of the stainless, and I know where 3 more are, but can't get them to part with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I know where ten of the stainless 4 5/8"ers are, but with the current shortage of ANY kind of Vaqueros, a pair would be God-awful expensive - the one on Gunbroker is at $1076 right now, with 3 1/2 days to go. Sheriff Model blue - 510 made Sheriff Model stainless - 510 made 4 5/8" blue - 500 made 4 5/8" stainless - 503 made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 This post seems to have been truncated, several other posts gone including mine from this morning. Question: Why are the Lipsey 44 Special revolvers stamped "Vaquero" instead of "New Vaquero"? Is it possible that the 44 Spl revolvers do not have the New Vaquero frame? (I already know that the Lipsey revolvers fall in the NV serial number range. Irrelavent to the question.) Can someone with a Lipsey 44 Spl Vaquero check the frame size, please? Or is answer common knowledge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 They are the smaller New Vaquero frame. No idea why they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Those who have them, generally do not want to part with them. They are the ideal combination of gun size and caliber. Hey Ruger you listening, make some more! I happened upon 2 many years back in a LGS within a small town. He said he could not give them away, so they followed me home and he would not give them to me either. Since then they have been tuned and without a doubt, they are my favorite carry in the woods gun and a occasional CAS gun. They are out there and you will not be unhappy when you finally acquire a pair. Be patient though.... Mine are NMV's, SS, 4 5/8th bbl's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hashknife Cowboy said: I happened upon 2 many years back in a LGS within a small town. He said he could not give them away... That was the story I got when I bought my first *consecutively numbered* pair from Tejas Trading Post in Giddings, TX early in 2013 - "We've had them for a year and can't get rid of them. Everybody who wants a .44 wants a .44 magnum, not a .44 special." Of my other eight, I have two that are six numbers apart, two that are seven numbers apart, two that are eleven numbers apart, and two that aren't anywhere close to any of the rest or each other. Kind of odd that the serial number range is so much greater than the number of guns made within the same year. The one on Gunbroker just sold for $1320.58... ... times two... ... yeah, I might be convinced to part with a pair for $2641! I doubt Ruger will ever make them, other than a pre-sold distributor special. It's too much of a niche market cartridge in a niche market platform, and they'd never be able to sell more than a handful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just a bit off topic, are the new vaqueros actually marked “new vaquero” on their frame? I was under the impression that Ruger didn’t bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Yes, New Vaqueros are marked "New Vaquero", except the 2,023 .44 Special versions, which are just marked "Vaquero", like the larger framed original models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 @Doc Hurd #12379, I tried sending you a PM, but I get the message: Doc Hurd #12379 cannot receive messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinola Kid Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said: Yes, New Vaqueros are marked "New Vaquero", except the 2,023 .44 Special versions, which are just marked "Vaquero", like the larger framed original models. Don’t forget the run of 44 mag SS vaqueros that are marked new vaquero, but are the original vaquero frame size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Sinola Kid said: Don’t forget the run of 44 mag SS vaqueros that are marked new vaquero, but are the original vaquero frame size. I knew there was another oddity, but couldn't remember exactly what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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