Who wants the Old Vaquero back?

[tuckerllc]

I bought four old style stainless Vaqueros brand new in the boxes from my gun dealer (before the new ones came out).... two 5-1/2" & two 7-1/2". I bought the two sets because I was hoping that my little brother would get interested in CAS and shoot with me with no cost to him, he could just use mine!

Needless to say this didn't happen and I now own 4 old styles that have each had aprox 2 boxes each run thru them... that's right around 100 rounds each...

Are they worth what I paid for them new? I figured I'd just get rid of em and add some different guns to my collection...

[Angel_Eyes]

Mr Tuckerlc, sir,

If you could kindly smuggle them into the UK for us, I feel confidant I could find you a small fortune for them!!!

Your VERY good friend, UKshooter.

(Who would lurve to have OMV's back)

[Leo Tanner]

Are they worth what I paid for them new? I figured I'd just get rid of em and add some different guns to my collection...

     They should be.  If ya paid around a grand per pair, which I don't imagine they cost back before the new models even came out.  I'd keep 'em


Leo

[Beauregard Hooligan]

I really appreciate and enjoy the Old Vaquero, and with one exception (that being the click when the cylinder aligns with the loading gate), prefer it over the New Vaquero. I like the weight of the Old Vaquero, which gives stability, and the grip frame just fits my larger than normal hands. And, I have a bunch of Old Vaqueros to play with. My main match guns are a pair of blue/case 7 1/2" .44 Mags with genuine stag grips, I shoot them with a Marlin 1894 in that caliber. If I am not shooting those Vaqueros, and especially if I am shooting BP, I go to a pair of polished SS 5 1/2" Vaqueros in .45 Colt to go with a Marlin Cowboy in the same chambering. I hate to prosper on the misfortune of others, but a friend went through a terribly messy divorce and before heading off to live in Canada, offered me his pair of blue/case 7 1/2" .44 WCF and a 30" bbl Pedersoli Winchester '73 Sporting rifle in the same caliber. The .44 WCF Vaqueros are very accurate, and with a tang sight and globe front, the '73 Winchester is a snipers rifle. I gave him $100 more than he was asking, and promised to not resell them to anyone, but will sell them back to him for what I paid. Also, when the end of the Vaquero was near, I bought a pair of the short bbl blue/case Birdshead Vaqueros in .45 Colt with black micarta grips and a pair of SS 5 1/2" .44 Magnum Bisley Vaqueros; all four are unfired and sitting in the safe for a time when the Old Vaquero may have better resale value. At the same time I poicked up a true wierd bird; a 5 1/2" SS New Model Blackhawk (marked as such on the frame) with a Bisley grip frame and a Bisley roll marked .45 Colt cylinder, and a second fluted cylinder chambered for .45 ACP. My dealer thought it might be one of a lot of custom guns that Ruger periodically make for major distributors in the mid-west. Have any of you seen a similar Ruger?

     Adios amigos,

                                       Deputy Beauregard Hooligan

[Austin Justice SASS #68709]

Me, Me, Me
Bring them back, PLEASE!
I need a matching Stainless 5.5" 357 Bisley in .357
I would love to get a brace of Stainless Birdshead 357's to match my 45's.

My 5.5" Bisley in 45LC/45ACP is great and I would love another one of those...

Yep there is only one cure for Old Modelitis.  Buy more when they make em!

Austin Justice

[Grey Beard]

I lucked out again, our CAS group puts a couple display tables into various gun shows to promote the sport.  While we were setting up for the Saskatoon Show this afternoon one of the fellows showed me a pair of OM Vaqueros in 45LC.  They are the case hardeened model with 4 5/8 barrels and look like new.  He told me they have less than 100 rounds through them and if I would shoot them he would sell them to me for what he had in them, $850.00 (Canadian $) for the pair.  He shoots a Beretta stampede and likes the stampede better.  Once I got my chin back up of the floor it took about 2 or 3 seconds to decided what to do, I now have a pair of OM 45's to go with my OM 357's. My wife was excited as well because it means she gets the 357's to shoot.  That makes 8 Vaqueros for me now 4 OM's and 4 NV's.       

[Ridgway Texican Ranger]

Either by chance or by design, I was at Cabelas when I noticed an Old Model Vaquero blue/cch 5 1/2 inch barrel with fake ivory grips and gold leaf inlays on the cylinder. I inspected it up close and ya'll, I just had to jump off the deep end with this one. I had the cash on hand so I put it on layaway! I plan to send this beaut' on down to Joe Perkins at Outlaw Grips! Make this one look like the gun used by the Man With No Name.

[The Connemara Kid]

I prefer the Old Models..I own 3.
A 4 5/8" SS Model with real Ivory grips with a steerhead carving on the right side I bought in 1996
A 3 1/2" SS Sheriff's model with a Birdshead grip in 45 Colt I bought in 1999
A 4 5/8" CCH Blue 44 Magnum I bought this afternoon for $400...with the factory warning under the bbl.  I got it cheap because the store selling it had been robbed and this (along with every other Ruger in the place) was damaged when they came through the roof and destroyed the display case.  I might go back for a Bisley in a few weeks!  I plan to turn this one into a replica of the "Hand of God" from 3:10 to Yuma.
Also just sent an Old Model 3-screw Flattop Blackhawk in 357 off to Gary reeder this morning to convert it into a "Doc Holiday" model!

The New Models do nothing for me...I own 1st generation Colts and USFA's.

[Ridgway Texican Ranger]

Howdy Connemara Kid!

Thinking of turning a Old Model Vaquero into a "Hand of God" replica?
Check out this link: http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/NEW/RugSAoptions.htm

"No. B402 Provide/install Power Custom two-piece grip frame"

I'm only suggesting this as an option if you want the inlay for both sides.

Many happy returns.

-Ridgway

[Jbar4Ranch]

I could live with the New Vaquero if they would chamber it in .38-40 and .44-40, but there's no real advantage to me in bringing back the Vaquero if they don't chamber it in these two again either.