Ruger Sheriff 45LC

Hey All,
Picked up this Ruger Vaquero in 45LC.
It is LNIB, and I doubt it has ever been fired (outside of factory function test)

A Ruger employee is selling off his collection to the LGS (Ruger factory is 15 miles away from here) and I got lucky with this one!

The odd thing about this revolver, the "billboard" warning is UNDER the barrel, like the NEW Vaquero, but this is an OLD Vaquero (I know, I know, there is no such thing as "old" and "new" Vaquero...but you know what I mean!)

Grips are on order from Eagle Grips, and better pics and range report to follow soon.

ivankerley said:

im hoping to get a vaquero (the 5.5" plain jane kind) next year if all goes well
congrats on the new iron, what kinda grips are you going with?
Gene

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Grips are from Eagle Grips.
I've had their grips on several revolvers in the past, and always had great luck.
They make a gunfighter grip that is thin and fits the hand nicely.
Here is a pic of that grip on my 44 Special Ruger (sold it last year)

TexasPatriot.308 said:

will it handle the "hot loads"....I require my Rugers to handle the plus P loads....anyway, neat firearm.

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Yes, this is the "old" Vaquero, with the beefier frame, that will handle "hot" loads.
I will keep my handloads in the mild-ish range though.....I don't love super booming loads!

hAkron said:

Does the S/N really end in 000? That is a BEAUTIFUL gun.

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yup, cool serial number!
I love this revolver, and will post better pics and range report soon.

CraigC said:

Judging by the grips and warning, I'm wonder if it wasn't a more recent cleanup run to use up the old frames. Pretty cool!

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Yes sir,
From what I have gathered from talking to others, it probably IS a "clean up" run, made from some left over "old" Vaquero frames.
It is dated from after the switch to the "new" Vaquero, so perhaps the maching was set up to do "under barrel" warnings?
Either way, I just shot this thing today, and I LOVE it!
Super crisp trigger, if a bit heavy.
Plenty accurate, with my first two cylinders (from 7 yds) having most shots touching on the paper.
Love the feel of 45 Colt recoil...not snappy, but just....solid and predictable.
Thumper, I guess you could call it!

Hondo 60 said:

A concealed carry 45 SAA, very very nice.

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don't put it past me!
For a short time, I carried my Ruger Birdshead in 45ACP.

It was when Ruger moved the Warning to the bottom of the barrel that I took more interest in them....Can't help it, aesthetics are important to me when it comes to single action revolvers.

I have had both a 44 Special Sheriff (New Vaquero that was marked...Vaquero) and a 45ACP Birdshead short barreled model....both of those guns had the Warning on the bottom of barrel.

So, when I spotted this beauty, I was super happy.
Now that I have fired it at the range....I am SUPER happy!