Very good, Jim March... just one more caveat...
The very best additional reason to buy a Ruger revolver in SS is that you can fairly easily remove that Ruger 'Bible' from the left-hand side of the barrel. I use a concave rubber form from my Porter Cable 'Profile Sander', but nearly anything can be called into service - even an old fashioned felt chalkboard eraser. Just start with strips of 240grit Si/C W/D paper and some WD-40 and rub back and forth along the writing on the barrel. Watch a boring movie - or the election returns - but make sure your ammo is elsewhere!
When the writing is pretty much gone, switch to successively higher grits to smooth & polish the finish - I go 320, 400, 600, 1,000+ - and then use Flitz Metal Polish. It - and an assortment of papers needed - are available from Ace Hardware stores, etc. They will order the $4.99 bottle of Flitz, if they are out - ~3 days, usually. It is great for ridding the cylinder chamber's exits of their rings, too. BTW, if you want the satin sheen SS finish of the SBH/BH's, a grey ScotchBrite (UF) pad can 'blend' the gloss barrel to the rest of the finish. Of course, the 'high gloss' SS of the Vaquero's is easy to match with Flitz...
Enjoy your new .45 Colt BH... but be forewarned: That round is addictive!
Stainz