NM Vaquero "free" free spin mod

[Buck Rawhide]

MG, When you get to the empty chamber what happens? Does the cylinder "lock" into place there? If it doesn't how do you keep it from spinning when holstering or drawing?

The gun will only free wheel when the loading gate is open.  After you have loaded your 5 rounds, verify the empty chamber is under the hammer and close the loading gate.  The cylinder latch will come up and lock the cylinder.  If you don't have it exactly lined up, you may have to move the cylinder a bit to get the latch to pop in. 
Take care,
Buck

[Will Blastem]

The gun will only free wheel when the loading gate is open.  After you have loaded your 5 rounds, verify the empty chamber is under the hammer and close the loading gate.  The cylinder latch will come up and lock the cylinder.  If you don't have it exactly lined up, you may have to move the cylinder a bit to get the latch to pop in. 
Take care,
Buck

Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ...What was I thinking...I shuuda known that. Boy sometimes I wonder where I left my brains.

Thanks Buck

[Buck Rawhide]

Picked up my second, identical, non-sequential serial numbered NM Vaquero tonight.  Brought it home, took it apart, put the light springs in it and pulled out the reverse indexing pawl.  Free Spin before it ever has any rounds through it.

Take care,
Buck

[Will Blastem]

I did the free spin fix on 2 of my NRV's but haven't shot them yet...but it sure is COOL .

[Deadeye Dick]

Just did the free spin modification to my New Model Vaquero. Just like Buck Rawhide said I didn't have to disassemble anything. The set screw can be reached from the outside under the transfer bar with the hammer cocked. Takes about 60 seconds. Already have a Wolfe spring kit in it, so didn't have to disassemble again. The only thing I miss is that cool sounding click when you spin the cylinder.
Thanks for sharing pard's.
Deadeye Dick

[fourfingersofdeath]

When I picked up a set of sequentially numbered NM Vaqs (well used), I was a bit dosappointed as I had read somewhere that they had free spin cylinder. This is obviously what I was reading about. I have a Wolff spring set, I must clean off my bench and operate!

By the way, most of us who load one, miss one are just trying to be correct cowboys, a lot of shooters I see, spin the cylinder to ensure there are no high primers. I check them before I get to the range. I have enough snaffus without adding another variable. 

[Marshal Rooster Cogburn]

Just made this modification to my new set of sequential 4 5/8in Vaqueros.  I’m very pleased and it took all of a couple of minutes to complete.

Thanks for posting this info.

Rooster

[Dirty Brass]

Likewise - I know this is an older post, but I just got my NMV's recently and just did the same mods on them today. Thanks for keeping the info available

[dutchy]

Thanks for keeping the active posts . Just did my 2 RNV's . Neat.

[Mustang Gregg]

No problem, Dutchy!!
We'll keep the good ones close.
MG