Comments on: A correction, or an update? http://thebullspeaks.com/2005/03/a-correction-or-an-update/ Semper Vigilo, Semper Libero ! Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jerry Crosley http://thebullspeaks.com/2005/03/a-correction-or-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Jerry Crosley Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:08:51 +0000 http://ondogriver.net/bullspeak/archives/2005/03/30/a-correction-or-an-update/#comment-650 Don't know who you talked to at Sturm Ruger about the new Vaquero recall, but it was "Tina" who called me. My New Vaquero is on its way to the factory on a recall that they won't explain in any detail. Just that it will be "gone through" very thoroughly and returned in a month or so. All at their expense. I shoot an old Model 4 5/8 Vaquero and love it. I also shoot a Uberti SAA 7 1/2 which has a different "feel" but is my 2nd revolver of choice for competition. The New Vaquero is a 5 5/8 and simply does not feel the same to me, whether in my left or right hand. My perception is that it is smaller in the neck, and I don't like feeling the hammer spur on the web of my hand at full cock. No, I don't have a large hand. Combine that with the left grip, bottom, forward corner, fell off the gun during the first shoot. Overall, I have a real problem relating this piece to the 9 Ruger revolvers I've owned over the past 30 years. Won't sour me on Ruger though. They are tough, get the job done, and I would trust my life to their products. But not this new one until a few things are changed, and they explain the recall in detail. Don’t know who you talked to at Sturm Ruger about the new Vaquero recall, but it was “Tina” who called me. My New Vaquero is on its way to the factory on a recall that they won’t explain in any detail. Just that it will be “gone through” very thoroughly and returned in a month or so. All at their expense.

I shoot an old Model 4 5/8 Vaquero and love it. I also shoot a Uberti SAA 7 1/2 which has a different “feel” but is my 2nd revolver of choice for competition. The New Vaquero is a 5 5/8 and simply does not feel the same to me, whether in my left or right hand. My perception is that it is smaller in the neck, and I don’t like feeling the hammer spur on the web of my hand at full cock. No, I don’t have a large hand. Combine that with the left grip, bottom, forward corner, fell off the gun during the first shoot.

Overall, I have a real problem relating this piece to the 9 Ruger revolvers I’ve owned over the past 30 years. Won’t sour me on Ruger though. They are tough, get the job done, and I would trust my life to their products. But not this new one until a few things are changed, and they explain the recall in detail.

]]> By: Graumagus http://thebullspeaks.com/2005/03/a-correction-or-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Graumagus Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:39:11 +0000 http://ondogriver.net/bullspeak/archives/2005/03/30/a-correction-or-an-update/#comment-422 I never really liked the look of polished stainless or nickel plating. The corrosion resistance is a huge bonus, but I look at those two revolvers side by side and my heart just gets drawn straight to that beautiful color case hardening. I never really liked the look of polished stainless or nickel plating.
The corrosion resistance is a huge bonus, but I look at those two revolvers side by side and my heart just gets drawn straight to that beautiful color case hardening.

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