eveled said:
1. My vote would have been Vaquero for the large, Vaqueroette for the mid.
2. New model and old model (when talking Ruger single actions), should mean transfer bar or not.
1. The NEW VAQUEROs on the mid frame cannot be VAQUERITOs; now that would be confusing because Ruger already used that name for the fixed sight Single Six small frame .22s and .32s!
2. Oh but it does, however, only if you don't confuse it with models that didn't exist with and w/o transfer bars.
Recognize though that Ruger terminology is specific, not generic, so "New Model" only refers to their guns that existed before transfer bars, which were changed by the addition of the transfer bar making them a new version of the old gun or a NEW MODEL.
We know there are no "Old Model" (pre transfer bar) Vaqueros, they were only made in the transfer bar era. So since there are no Old Model Vaqueros, you can't have a New Model of something that didn't exist before w/o a transfer bar.
That's why original Vaqueros are just that: Vaqueros. In 2005 Ruger made Vaqueros in a mid frame size, it's not a new size, but with a new feature, the chamber alignment system so they are NEW VAQUEROS since they existed as Vaqueros in the same calibers.
But the 44 Spl Vaquero did not exist as an "Original Vaquero" so it's not a New Vaquero, it was only introduced originally with the chamber alignment system, so once again, there's no old version and that makes it just a VAQUERO.
The more recently re-introduced large frame 44 Mag has the chamber alignment system, therefore it's a NEW VAQUERO.
The 3 digit serial # prefix denotes the chamber alignment system, that all New Vaqueros have, not the frame size which is a misunderstanding.
So I don't understand the confusion, it's just a misunderstood very simple concept that's all very logical!