we all have our "favorites" yes, the "New Vaquero is very "pleasant",but the old Vaquero, is built like a brick outhouse and can really take the 'pounding' if you like to load ,like a rocket scientist....and thus is beefier, bulkier, heftier, as it was intended then , to be...............seems like the 'cowboy' shooters have prevailed, and as I said, I happen to like it 'better', now...just MY .02 cents......so as 'maxpress' noted, his liking the .44 mag...the only way for him to go...... went...... :roll: