2 digit or 3 digit framesize explanation on Ruger blackhawks

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triker

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I can't find it now, but someone ( Iowegan) maybe explaned the difference of prefix of 2 or 3 digit indication of medium frame or large frame. Can someone please tell me what the explanation was? Thanks triker
 

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Of course,, this was mostly in reference to the early Vaquero's, due to the way Ruger marked the frames. This caused a lot of confusion to many folks. So, the easiest way to tell the differences,, was by the serial numbers, as noted above.
 
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