Flaco Joe Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I have a Vaquero that has been customized by Jimmy Spurs. It has several aftermarket parts on it, including a Blackhawk hammer, spring kit, and transfer bar. I’d like to have it fitted for a .45 ACP cylinder, but have so far not been able to acquire a cylinder to install. I have considered sending it to Ruger to have them fit a new cylinder to it. I have heard that if you send a gun with aftermarket parts on it to Ruger that they will remove all those parts and replace them with Ruger parts. Has anyone had an actual experience with sending a customized gun to Ruger for work of repair? I really want a .45 ACP cylinder, but not at the cost of having all the expensive cowboy customization work that I have paid for undone. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Ruger with remove all non-factory parts and return them to factory specifications. You may or may not get your aftermarket parts back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Most manufacturers do that as company police for liability reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 IF you send in after market parts , KISS EM GOODBYE CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Yes, they will. Might charge you for the new parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.P.Gunns SASS#23578 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Ask Ruger if they can make a 45 ACP cylinder with just your 45 Colt cylinder to copy for dimensions to fit your pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 It's a liability issue. They will put it back to its original configuration. Even the company I work for will rework a product back to original specs if a customer sends it in for rework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Sorry B.P. GUNNS. Ruger WILL NOT and DOES NOT sell cylinders to the consumer. Have to be "fitted." Liability issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I'd buy a stock Ruger send that for the new cylinder then sell the stock gun when it comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Dutch, SASS # 7995 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Wouldn't be easier to just shoot 45 cowboy specials.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
July Smith Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 To answer the OP's question with a little first hand experience. A few years ago I sent back a GP100 for some repairs and they swapped out the Wolff aftermarket springs with factory ones. Not a big deal to me because Ruger fixed the issue it was sent in for and Wolff springs were only $8-12. I certainly would not be sending any custom SASS gun with a couple hundred dollar action job back to the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Haller Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Unless your firearm was originally a factory made conversion model that came with both a 45 colt and 45 acp cylinder, Ruger will not fit a 45 acp cylinder to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaco Joe Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thanks for the feedback. I reckon I’ll stick with my original plan and keep searching for a cylinder in other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
July Smith Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 26 minutes ago, Flaco Joe said: Thanks for the feedback. I reckon I’ll stick with my original plan and keep searching for a cylinder in other places. Do you intend to shoot 45acp for SASS or is this more or a novelty thing to do at the range/plinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaco Joe Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, July Smith said: Do you intend to shoot 45acp for SASS or is this more or a novelty thing to do at the range/plinking? This is a field gun, not a SASS gun. I carry the .45LC for backup bear protection here in Alaska and I want the versatility of shooting .45ACP for plinking and target shooting. My main match guns are open tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Maybe buy one in .357 and have it reamed out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 FYI... My recent experience with sending a revolver into Ruger for repairs was pretty easy and quite excellent. I had my revolver back in a week. Ruger = excellent customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I have a stainless Blackhawk cylinder in .45C that I bought 15 years ago at a gunshow. It fit, and worked flawlessly in a stainless BH that I had at the time but would not fit in an identical blued BH , also in .45C. As I have no .45C guns now it is a pencil holder. It looks like it would take half or full moon clips to use for .45acp, the cases do not headspace at an appropriate length for .45acp. I will let it go for what I have in it, $50 if you think you can use it. PM me for a phone number etc. A good gunsmith might be able to sleeve and ream it for headspace. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 bottom line is YES THEY WILL and send it back with the current standard , they have to to satisfy the lawyers , but you really already knew that didnt you ? if you paid someone to slick it pay them again to fix it if you did it yourself find someone and pay them to fix it , the factory has standards they must meet , even if your looking for a finish change'refurb you need someone thats after market , as to fitting a new cylinder , if your original is factory fresh ask them if they will do that and send it in , what you get back should work i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 As previously stated, the revolver will be restored to factory specs. Like Sacramento Johnson said, if it wasn't either a .45 Colt/.45acp convertible, or a .45acp only, they're not going to fit it with an acp cylinder. If you have a serial numbered frame that left the factory as, say, a .45 Colt, but somewhere along the line, somebody installed a .357 barrel & cylinder, if you send it to Ruger for service, it's coming back to you as a .45 Colt. This policy isn't unique to Ruger. A dozen years ago, I sent a Marlin .38 special Cowboy Competition to Remington to be fitted for a new bolt. I got the rifle back, sans the damaged bolt that was in it, with a note saying it could not be repaired. A couple phone calls later, I found out the reason was there were no more color case bolts in stock for that series, hence it couldn't be restored to factory specs, even though the only difference from a standard .357 bolt was the finish. This turned into quite an ordeal, and I was eventually able to get the attention of the President/CEO of Cerberus, or his designated complaint screener anyway, via a nicely worded formal letter on linen stationery and pointed out how ludicrous the situation was. A Marlin/Remington plant manager contacted me in short order, sent out a call tag, and a couple weeks later, I had my .38 CBC back with a shiny new blued bolt and lever fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I just had a great experience with sending a Single-Six .32 Bordshead to Ruger with timing issues. There are other places that may meet your needs. Cylinders & Slides has done good work for me before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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