VAdoublegunner,

I too have a Ruger New Vaquero Lipsey's .44 Special in the stainless "Sheriff's" model.

What a great gun!! I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but with a 240 grain lead slug at about 900 fps it's got to be a great all around sixgun.

The balance and "feel" is superb, as well as the action.

I too was comparing it with my M696 the other day and realized that the Ruger will win over as the "woods" gun versus the M696.

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