i do realize that the original vaquero isnt denoted as "old model vaquero". i only used that analogy to differentiate between the two.
"The Vaqueros will most likely handle the hotter ammo, while the New Vaqueros should be loaded only with standard, SAAMI-rated .45 Colt ammo . . . no +P stuff."
well you stick with that thinking if you like, thats you. i , personally, know better. after my original posts, i actually called ruger back, and spoke to someone named "chad" i think, who told me exactly what the original person i spoke to named" tina told me. he told me the gun would handle a whole lot more than it is given credit for, without any ill effects on the weapon. he told me that it would hande industry standard, PLUS, anything marked "+P", and/or "+P+"
he said that since the new model vaquero came out, there have been very few that have came back for repair,ect because of running hotter loads thu them. he did say that buffalo bore ammunition was out. he said that the buffalo bore ,even there plus P is loaded WAY above what would be considered +P . he also told me that buffalo bore has developed a couple of hotter loads that are safe in the new model vaquero.
" "For the mid-sized New Vaquero .45 Colt and S&W Model 25, maximum suggested loads are those listed in the STARTING LOADS from the Speer #13 manual for the Ruger Blackhawk. Colt reproductions, stick with loads listed for the Colt SAA.""
my question on this is this.i havent read the article, but im assuming that this guy is either and outdoor or gun writer?...also, where did he get HIS information?
to many people believe what they read online. ive always found that about 95% of the time people generally are only repeating what they heard elsewere .its like the old argument that 22 centerfires (I.E. 222,223,22-250,etc) are to small and lack the killing power to deer hunt with. personally, ive killed literally 100s of deer with 22 centerfires,one shot drops. you see these threads online where guys start spewing out all of this information on kinetic energy,bullet weight,etc,etc and state its virtually impossible to kill a deer with a 22 centerfire. when you ask them where they got there info, its always "well, john doe said that joe smith told him that his cousin had problems", but yet they never personally TRIED it. seems like the same thing in most cases when you start discussing the use of higher pressure rounds in the NMV. no one says, "well, i used such and such load, and it tweaked my gun and exploded" with any pictures, you always hear, "well, the guns scaled down and smaller than the original vaquero, so you cant shoot the higher pressured rounds thru it, industry standard colt loads only"...H-O-R-S-E S-H-I-T
i also spoke to buffalo bore , and they told me that yes, they have actually blown up the new model vaquero like a grenade, but only with the hottest stuff.
personally, im not nterested in hotrodding the 45 colt. if i want to shoot a hotrod handgun, ill pull out one of my 500's. my whole point is that alot of this rap is a perfect example of the dis-information that you can obtain online.
lets do this.
how many of you have ever blown up a new model vaquero and if so, lets see some pictures.
