You can use the slip on pads to help with recoil, shape or LOP. If you are concerned with the looks, put a leather cover over it.

I use a Kick Killer lace-up pad. I don't use it for the recoil reduction I use it to increase the length of pull to get the correct sight picture.

first of all I'm no expert.
I think OEM Ruger Vaquero springs are 21#. I use a 15# spring from Wolff Gunsprings. Others use a lighter spring than that but I like to keep Vaqueros to where they will set off any primer instead of just Federals.
I use the 15# springs in both my old models with half cock and transfer bar delete and my new models that are still factory setups. 15# is the lightest hammer spring that Wolff's sells.

  Abilene

Yessiree Bob    There was a time when Armi San Marco made really nice guns.  The early ASM SAA replica's were absolutely the Biz.  One could actually swap most internal parts with Colt.  It was the later guns that went inna toilette.  Absolute KRAP.  Only one out of seven was actually worth keeping.  At one time I had 11 ASM conversions.  Seven of them were parts repositories to keep three of them running.

The Short Arbor problem should have been fairly obvious.  Having to fiddle the wedge to keep from jamming the barrel breach into the cylinder face can get old really quick.  Also, Point of impact changes every time the guns are reassembled.  Unless a feeler gage is fit between the barrel breach and cylinder face.  Even then the barrel to cylinder gap and the point of impact will be different as the gun is fired.

  Ah well

In all honesty guys, I haven't shot MilSpec rifles nor Large capacity straight wall cases (except 38-55) in well over 25 years.  No interest atall.  In point of fact, I really don't shoot smokeless in anything anymore.  If I can actually SEE the target, there is something very wrong 

IsabellaBrown reported

That sounds like an exciting event!

5744 is good stuff. I have used it quite successfully with cast in the .416 Rigby, the.45-70 and even the .577 Snider. Hodgdon's burn rate chart shows IMR 4227 at 69, 5744 at 71, Re 7 at 77 and the 4198s at 79/80.

I'm with you on that, Major. Inherent in AI is also artificial stupidity. They seldom get things completely right.

Quote from: King Medallion on February 22, 2025, 07:40:59 AMI highly recommend Bill Fuchs in Ten Sleep WY. Absolute Master SAA man!
https://springcreekarmory.com/

Yup. This guy.