Brushy Branch Kid SASS LIFE # 42236 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 i have been in sass for years and started with Ruger vaquero's in ,45 lc which I customized they are slick i haven't been to a match for a few years because of life events but i am doing to start shooting again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Art Tillery Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I do Ruger Vaqueros 7 1/2 chambered in 44-40 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rider Rudy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) I have these. Edited December 31, 2023 by Red Rider Rudy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 That be me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Sombra Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) And I shoot 44-40 OMVs. Edited December 31, 2023 by La Sombra Idiot me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lassy LaRock Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 .357, Gunfighter-Grips, Short-Strokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I have been shootin’ my old models since I started in ‘03.. 357cal. models but all they’ve ever seen were 38’s.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Since I shoot only black in 44-40 Vaqueros, I guess I do. If one wants to shoot 44-40, they will always be shooting the Old Models as Ruger quit making the 44-40 when they came out with their New Models. With my backups and what I need when I shoot Josey Wales, I have eight 5 1/2, four 7 1/2, two 4 5/8 and four other manufacturers, all in stainless. I have two 5 1/2 & two 7 1/2 stainless OM Vaqueros in 45LC. I had previously sold 22 stainless OM Vaqueros to Barleycorn to get them back in circulation. Edited January 1 by Frontier Lone Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I shoot a pair of 357s and use to shoot 44 mags. The weight of the revolvers protects my arthritic hands from recoil. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 OMVs in .45 Colt by Three Cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Here is my pair in 38-40. Have two other pair of revolvers in 38-40 that are not Rugers. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 .45C, 5 1/2" .357, 4 5/8" Camille has a pair in .45C, 4 5/8" w/birds head grip. Very limited run in that bbl length. Since I'm too lazy to go open the safe, here's one in .357... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I do. Love 'em. Got a stainless pair of plowhandles in 45 Colt and 2 Bisley pair in 45 Colt. I can't ever figger which I like best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I've still got a few around - five .44-40's and three .38-40/.40 S&W convertibles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Halls Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I do, 44-40, 44mag, 44special 45 Colt. Love them all. Vic Halls aka Bulldog Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Here's mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Big Boston" Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I does seem like this has become a show and shine post. The original Ruger Vaquero was replaced with the New Model Vaquero circa 2005. 2025 will be the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the New Model Vaquero, and 20 years since the last of the originals rolled out of the factory. I've sold most of mine, I honestly find them a bit big in the hand, but they are built rugged and strong. I kept one in 45 Colt, one in 44 Mag and one in 44-40. I don't use them often. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend P. Babcock Chase Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 With my more than 1/2 dozen six guns, not one is a Vaquero, old or new. I recommend them to new shooters as "tank-like reliable". I started on Colt replicas and never went to the Rugers, Rev. Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 17 minutes ago, Reverend P. Babcock Chase said: I recommend them to new shooters as "tank-like reliable". That "tank-like reliable" went out the window with the New Vaquero, IMO. At least the "tank" part. Still a fine choice for this game, but "tanks" they are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Traveller Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I currently have 4 pair. Two pair of SS 45s, a pair of 38/357 blued and my favorites are 38/357 SS 4.62 bbls. I have big hands so they just seem to fit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Eye Jake Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I have three pair. 44 40 with bisley grips that I like for duelist. 38 40 with extra 40 Smith cylinder plow handle grips. 357 birdshead that I'm converting to bisley. The birdshead are too small for me to handle securely one handed. All have the super blackhawk hammers and are in stainless steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I shoot 44 mag 7.5 inch OMVs getting to be to heavy to shoot 1 handed with trashed shoulders so now shoot two handed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusz M. Dutch SASS Life 55326 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 yep 45, 44/40, 38/40 - 40 S&W, 32/20 - 32 HRM Love them all. Usually pack the 45 Colt on pony rides with enough H110 to make Elmer Keith jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 One each, 7-1/2" OMV and 5-1/2" OMV, both with convertible cylinders .44-40 and .44 Extra-Long Russian (aka .44 Mangle-em). Haven't been shooting for a couple of years, but hope to get back into it when the weather gets a bit warmer (but not too warm!). Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, Pards! Your obedient servant, Trailrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Old model Ruger Bisley's. Been shooting the same pair of guns for 17 years. Still going. And they have been shot A LOT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.K. Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) I have 2 and a half pair. *1 pair 7 1/2" .44 mag stainless with stag grips *1 pair 5 1/2" 44 mag stainless with stag grips * 4 5/8" .44 mag stainless with birdshead / stag grips Edited January 1 by T.K. Fat fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I just have one pair, blued 4 5/8 and 5 1/2 in 44 mag. Short stroked by West Fargo. Eagle gunfighter grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I recently picked up one in .357, took it to the range last Wednesday and it was pretty accurate. Randy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 got mine in 2003, .45 Colt lowered hammers and lighter springs Altamont grips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I wouldn't shoot 'em even if I owned 'em. I do believe I fired a pair of 'em that were borrowed at a match in AL several years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Yeah...OMV's suck... Phantom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: Yeah...OMV's suck... Phantom Yep they suck so bad I currently have three pairs. Guess I am just a slow learner! Regards Gateway Kid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Let me rephrase... I wouldn't shoot (AT) them even if I owned 'em. I did "fire" a pair of borrowed ones oncet. Did the New Year celebratin' suck all the sense of humor outta y'all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 We're just responding. Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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