..... or any Vaquero, for that matter. It was just sitting in one of my local haunts for week after week. The owner finally got tired of me playing with it and offered $400 OTD, so I laid it away. When I picked it up today he even threw in a box of Magtech .45 Colt ammo:



I know the color case finish is no longer available, but this one looks pretty good and I'll try to keep it away from anything that might strip off the finish. At least its nice for now.



I plan to carry it while metal-detecting in the desert - two CCI shot loads followed by four big lead bullets.

The New Vaquero is the smaller framed version of the original Vaquero. This one feels much more Colt-like.

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nice! i just picked up a birds head 45 with a 3 3/4 inch barrel feals good in my hand

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I have a couple of original Vaqueros and a Lipsey's Birdshead (New) Vaquero in .45 ACP. The originals are in .45 Colt. I have been shooting the Birdshead .45ACP a whole lot in the last couple of weeks. It is quickly becoming my favorite. I have been practicing hip-shooting from 7 yards with it, and it points better than anything I can remember shooting.

Go ahead and order a Wolff base-pin spring, because chances are the base-pin will try to back out with the stock spring, even with moderate loads. I don't know why Ruger doesn't address this problem. You might want to do a "Poor Boy's Trigger Job." I did this with my Birdshead, and so far, it has worked very well.
Poor Boy's Trigger Job

I suggest a hand load of 8 to 9 grains Unique over a 250 grain lead Keith style, or round-nose flat-point bullet for your "desert Load." Lots of knockdown power without beating your hand to death. I love me some .45 Colt.

Birdshead (New) Vaquero in .45ACP and original Sheriff's Model in .45 Colt. Both with 3.75" barrel.

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You fellows have some nice pistols there.
Really like the Sheriff's Model. Picked up one which is
a duplicate of this one presently on GunBroker,
has the case colored frame (not sure Ruger still
produces this color frame any longer) and ivory like grips with
the Ruger emblem low on the grip. I've never been able to
find the history of this particular Vaquero and this is the
second I have ever seen.

0146 Ruger 3.75" Sheriff 45 Colt w/ Ivory Grips : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

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