3 3/4" bisley old vaquero 45LC

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3 3/4" bisley old vaquero 45LC
I just bought this today. I like it. is there like a shorter name for this thing?

 

[deac45]

...is there like a shorter name for this thing?

3 3/4" Bisley Vaquero, 45Colt works for me. :mrgreen:
Nice find!

deac45

 

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I thought they called the shorter ones a sheriff model?

 

[Hammer]

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Bisley Sheriff

or

Sheriff's Bisley


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thanks hammer. Bisley Sheriff it is. I'm pretty happy. I wanted to find a old Vaq in 45colt. an Bisley Sheriff is icing on the cake.

 

[freakindawgen]

Didn't know there was such a critter,nice find!

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Bisquero

 

[demo_slug]

thanks, I never find good stuff. I went into the shop looking to buy a 44mag SBH. and I knew I'd hate myself if I didn't buy it. I know its not valuable or anything, but its going to make a swell camping gun.

looks like I'll have to wait on that SBH.

Didn't know there was such a critter,nice find!

 

[Lloyd Smale]

dont think they ever made that model my guess is someone put a bisley frame on a sherrifs model or the sherifs barrel on a bisley but its a very coold gun and will make a heck of a carry gun. If it were mine id fit it either with a drift ajustable front sight or go all out and fit it with smith ajustable sights. Fitted up like that i couldnt imagine a better sixgun to pack in the woods.

 

[BlkHawk73]

Was thinking the same as Lloyd in that such a variation was never factory.

 

[REP1954]

Only one change I would make along with Lioyd's drift adjustable front sight.

 

[coyote]

anyone know Ruger's catalog number and/or model number for this beauty???

 

[Smee781]

I had a simmiler model and it had the birds head not the bis grip. I enjoyed the gun but when hard times came something has to go and it went.

 

[captainkirk]

Only one change I would make along with Lioyd's drift adjustable front sight.

I like how you shortened that grip frame, if only digital photos were as reliable as gunsmiths...

captainkirk

 

[RVN11B40]

I would also round off the grip frame and add a lanyard.

Damn! Now I want one!!

 

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dont think they ever made that model .

the warning marking is still on the barrel. and its centered. I'm a not expert, but I really think its an original sheriff barrel.

 

[BearBio]

I did the same thing. It's my hiking/camp gun. I put wooden Hogue's on it for a thicker grip. Mine's blue.

With the thicker grips, it handles the heaviest loads fine (300=-325 gr @ 1100-1200 fps.

 

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Should I work up a load with heavier bullets and faster powders? How much velocity am I going to lose with the shorter barrel?