Recent content by jhe1956

Not trusting myself to take a file to the hammer without screwing it up, and not knowing of a local gunsmith I would trust to do the work properly, can someone recommend a shop that can make this hammer/gun work. I bought it for SASS matches so would really like to keep the low spur hammer,

Yeah. I had someone do the swap for me. Took him 3 hours. I will see if he is willing to put it back. If that solves the problem I will probably sell the gun.

I recently purchased a .357 new Vaquero from an estate. From all indications it had never been fired. I swapped in a SBH hammer . On my first trip to the range I started having a number of misfires from what I assumed were light hammer strikes. Since a heavier hammer spring does not seem to...

Actually I meant : http://www.codyscowboyshop.com/?fbclid=IwAR14S6AOIPSB3LlwYxP_goFhiVpQuFvxx7CTmQ6KsJ-4BQ9abB0Cf5lEzGk He did the short stroke action job on my 73. He advertises that he works on Rugers.

OK, I shimmed the spring with a washer and have it reassembled. Will have to wait until Tuesday afternoon before I can test fire it (local range is closed on Sunday and Monday. ) Will try with factory ammo. I checked my ammo locker and I have Federal, CCI and Winchester .38 special ammo so I...

I am getting light primer strikes, 1 or 2 out of every five.

Well, with the numerous possibilities that have been suggested, both here and on other sites, I've realized that I am probably in over my head. I admit I'm not much of a revolver guy (give me a 1911 or a Garand and I can deal with most issues.) The trouble that the guy from my club (who IS a...

I never fired it before switching out the hammer. I bought two that were on consignment from an estate. Neither showed any sign of having been fired much, if at all. One had the Blackhawk hammer and the other didn't. I decided I wanted the lower hammer on both, so I got someone from the club...

OK, the springs I got were cheap enough that it is not worth the shipping to send them back. Does anyone offer a heavier spring (19-21 pounds) for the New vaquero?

I recently picked up a pair of New Vaqueros for Cowboy action shooting in .357. First think g I did was swap in Super blackhawk hammers ( a common mod for cowboy shooting). Unfortunately one of the guns gets light primer strikes (about one round in 5) with both CCI and Winchester primers...

Greetings shipmates Longtime Ruger owner here. Currently own a pair of New Vaqueros, a Red Label 12 gauge, a 10-22 and a Mk III. Have owned a 77 in the past. In the market for a SR 1911.