Ejectorless Vaquero

[alaskamace]

I have a Vaquero that I am thinking about converting to an ejectorless gun. I need some ideas on the best way to remove the part of the frame in which the ejector housing sits.

 

[Hawkencougar2]

The easiest way is to box it up and send it to me.

That way I can keep from doing any more harm to a perfectly fine firearm.

Get those crazy ideas out of your head....

 

[flatgate]

Stainless or "case colored". Restoring the case colored finish will be expensive.

The proper way, of course, would require the services of a machinist and a milling machine.

JMHO,

flatgate

PS One could do the job "by hand" but it would take some time.....

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Yeah, you could probably grind it off with a Dremel, but man . . . what a chore.

 

[Pinecone]

alaskamace, What's "your" thinking and why do you want an ejectorless Vaquero?.......................Dick :wink:

 

[alaskamace]

I have both a Vaquero and a NV in stainless. I currently use the NV .357 as my carry gun. However, I cannot get away from the look of the shorty, ejectorless guns. I want to cut my Vaquero down to 3'', remove the ejector, and use this as my carry gun. Plus, it's a .45. I suppose I could just buy a new gun, but the Vaquero would be something unique.

 

[flatgate]

I'll say that I hope you never have to do a quick reload.......

Alaska Carry Gun? A Ruger .45 cal. ain't even Big enough!

JMHO,

flatgate

 

[alaskamace]

I live in some of the most bear infested country around. We have bears killed in town every summer. I usually carry a .45 Blackhawk when I'm outdoors. I used to pack a .454 Alaskan, which was a great gun. However, I can launch the same large lead projectiles at comparable velocity with less powder and less recoil with the longer tube of the Blackhawk. The Vaquero is a two-legged predator gun only.

 

[flatgate]

Now I understand!

flatgate

 

[EDK]

Gunbroker had a 357 Original size VAQUERO with a short barrel AND an ejector rod listed last week. I think there were 45s of a similar design. While I want one of those little cannons, I'd keep the ejector rod. Take the ejector assembly off and try it before you attacked with a milling machine and did some you couldn't change back. Didn't Bill Jordan say something about multiple opponents and reloads?

Never could figure how David Carradine shook the empties out of his Sheriffs Model Colt SAA in his role as Shane on TV 'way back when. BUT it sure looked cool to a teen ager...even better than Paladin.

 

[M'BOGO]

To make it really look right, a bit of steel needs to be wielded into the "trough" that remains. So the frame looks symmetrical when viewed from the front.

 

[longspurr]

Ruger makes a "sherrifs" model with a 3.5" barrel. I have one and the ejector rod has a shortened ejector rod. Perhaps you just need to "shorten
" the ejector, not eliminate it completely.