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Ruger makes some fine guns too but the are nowhere near Uberti when it comes to making realistic old west guns. These would all be unavailable save for those wealthy enough to shoot scarce original guns were it not for Uberti. Uberti produces or has produced Richards Conversions, Open Tops, Smith and Wesson Schofields and 3rd Russians. 44 rimfire.Īll unproductive/snide comments aside, I have no problem describing either as "classic". Like the Open Top pictured above that Colt made very few of, all of which were. Uberti has also made classic firearms designs available to the average shooter that they would've never been able to experience. Aldo Uberti made the Colt SAA accessible to thousands of shooters who otherwise would have never been able to afford the lofty price tag of a Colt. The New Vaquero is the ultimate expression of his modern design in the image of the Colt SAA.
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Ruger Vaqueroīill Ruger single handedly resurrected the single action from the grave in 1953. This puts it on the same level as an Uberti Cattleman or Colt SAA by the words of their own factory and this is backed up by most handloading authorities. Ruger doesn't recommend the NV be shot with the same level of loads that the Vaquero may be shot with. Many here claim the NV is stronger than an Uberti or Colt. Again, I don't shoot cowboy action and don't claim thousands of rounds in each gun, but I've shot all sorts of loads in them including ones I loaded and even developed myself. I've owned several Vaqueros and New Vaqueros, numerous Ubertis and a lot of SAA's in various calibers. This is about thirty five years of experience with Rugers, Colts and Uberti's speaking as well as other single action brands and types. Hopefully this explains things better without calling Rugers or even the New Vaquero weak, which is what you seem to be taking issue with. The next step down is standard 45 Colt loads which either the SAA or the Cattleman are also good with. Ruger DOES NOT recommend the NV be utilized with "Ruger Only" 45 Colt loads. The result was the revamped "New Vaquero" which still comes up short but is a better representation than the first try. They came up far short compared to Uberti and some others. The criticism of the Vaquero was that Ruger was attempting to make a replica of the Colt SAA suitable for Cowboy Action Shooting and variants thereof. It is able to digest the same loads a Blackhawk is able to.
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The Vaquero is a relatively massive revolver. I could go into more depth but will assume you are following along. So as a brand, I would not say Rugers are lacking in strength. Ruger generally makes revolvers with more mass than the competition. Let us say that cast, even quality cast, is somewhat weaker than forged material. Ruger castings are known for being quality ones. They are cast and generally speaking conventional wisdom is that forged is stronger than cast. You are not hearing me right if you think I'm saying Ruger revolvers are weak as a brand. Of all the gun manufacturers out there that a guy could lay money on for building HELL for STOUT wares that simply function and don't crumble in your hands - Ruger has to be top of the list. Those loads always seemed to be a bit warmer than the "standards" too.
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Reloading manuals didn't seem to have many separate pages for certain guns in the same cartridge until we started seeing specific loads to be used in a Ruger Vaquero (old style) or loads to only be used in a Ruger #1 et cetera. Yet I can't seem to find anyone who's taken a picture of a M77 blown up with pieces all over the place. 'm always hearing about how Ruger rifles and pistols are weak because they're cast.