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new vaquero vs old vaquero?

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  • ruger41
    The OLD model is built on the Blackhawk frame and can pretty much handle just about any magnum or .45 Colt +p load. They were also a little bigger than the new vaquero. The new one is closer in size to a Colt SAA and as such it can't handle .44 Magnum or .45 Colt +P loads and is why it only comes in .38/.357 and .45 Colt--the Cowboy Action shooters wanted something easier to handle during competiton. Any standard .38/.357 load can be fired in either old or new model but I don't think I'd hotrod a new model. I think they would sell the heck out of them if they offered the new models in .44 special. I have an old model in stainless with a 4 5/8" barrel with faux ivory grips--wonderful handgun. The New models also have the lock under the grip panel where the old ones do not.
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