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Offline Bar Stool Billy

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New or Old
« on: May 04, 2006, 04:35:38 PM »
 I got a stupid question. How do you tell a New Vaquero from an Old one. I can tell if they are side by side but do the New Vaqueros say New Vaquero on them or is there a serial number that the new ones start with?

Confused! BSB

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Re: New or Old
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2006, 02:39:15 AM »
Heck, that ain't a stupid question, BS Billy.
There is a sequence of numbers that will determine which frame size you have.
In fact, with the S/N sequence you can determine the model of ANY Ruger, either long gun or handgun.
It is on one of the Ruger websites, if you wanna see where ALL Ruger S/N's.
If'n you can't get it searched... 
I'll look it up & get back to you.

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Re: New or Old
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2006, 09:23:21 AM »


I found the above picture in Gunblasts review of the new Vaquero.
http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-NewVaquero.htm

Below is the link to the list of all models Ruger revolvers ever made. Click on a model and it will show you the serial number range and year of manufacture.
http://ruger.com/Firearms/PS-SerialNumberHistory-RE.html

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Re: New or Old
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Re: New or Old
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2006, 08:16:37 PM »
Thanks much, Slim. ;)
We have had a death in the family  :'( & I ain't gottten around to lookin' for that link.
In fact, I oughta post somethin' to that effect.
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Re: New or Old
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2006, 01:16:19 PM »
Yer very welcome, pard.

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Re: New or Old
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2006, 05:29:43 PM »
 Wow I posted this so long ago I fogot all about it.  ;D Thanks for all of your responses. I just picked up my second OM Vaquero in 357. Wow are they scareser than hens teeth to find latley. I almost setteled on a used blued one for 375 at the gun show this weekend. I rounded the corner and there was a 4 5/8 stainless 357 new in the box. Some one won it as a door prize somewhere and never fired it. I paid 400 plus tax and feel darn good about it compared to what I paid for the first one and it was used a little.
 Here is a new question. The two guns have some different features and I think it is typical growing pains that we see in all production items. The newer manufactured one has a smaller hammer. They also have different model #'s. One is 581 and the newer one is 577. Is there anything else that is different about these models that I have not noticed yet?

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Re: New or Old
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2006, 08:29:56 PM »
Howdy Billy!
I have a number of old Ruger Vaqueros in 44-40 and saw the same hammer change on the newer serial number ones vs the older ones.  As far as I can tell, there's no significant other difference between them.  FWIW, I like the newer hammer better...
(I also like the older RV better than the new edition, and not just because the new one isn't made in 44-40 or 38-40!)

 

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