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The_Shootist
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I like the looks of the Uberti models - but if I was gonna take the SA plunge it would be Ruger just for its strength.
texagun
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Blackhawk = adjustable sights
Vaquero = fixed sights
Vern Humphrey
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And New Vaquero = smaller frame size, similar to the Colt SAA.
Although the weight is pretty similar.
Reading a bit more, I also see the Blackhawk is stronger and can handle hotter loads.
texagun
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Depends on which size Blackhawk. My 50th Anniversary Blackhawk has the same size frame as the New Model Vaquero.
MachIVshooter
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If you were after a .44 mag or hot-rod .45 Colt, I'd say go blackhawk. But for .357, my preference is the Uberti's. They simply look and feel better, and no owners manual on the gun.
YMMV.
YMMV.
texagun
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I have been sorely tempted by the Beretta Stampede and especially the Cimarron Model P. Cabela's has one on their shelf and it is just beautiful. Both are made by Uberti. Then I go home and read some of the posts on the Cowboy Action Shooting websites about how the springs break in Ubertis, sometimes after 100 or 200 rounds. Usually a trigger spring. Many of those guys send their guns to their gunsmiths to replace all the springs before they even fire them. Now I am not bashing Ubertis....I think they are beautiful guns, but when I read this stuff, I'm just not willing to take a chance on one when my Rugers have been 100% reliable for the past 50 years. I guess I'll just stick to Rugers since they have been good to me.
fionabalogna
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I have the Beretta Stampede Marshall with the birdshead grips and 3 1/3 inch barrel. Very compact and sturdy. Amazingly accurate. Routinely out shoot my buddy with his Springfield 1911. Awsome gun and well worth the extra $. Ruger makes a heck of a nice gun but if you're going to go old school with SA you might as well go all the way with fixed sights. If I wanted adjustable sites on my revolver I would opt for a large frame double action, but that's just me and my nostalgia. The Vaq and new Vaq are very nice. Having compared them side by side with the Berettas I think the fit and finish of the Berettas are just a touch above Ruger but that's a fairly minor issue. The Beretta's transfer bar "safety" is well made and solid. I don't recall if the ruger has that feature. Rugers cylinder will rotate clockwise and counter-clockwise at half cock where as the Beretta will not. I personaly didn't care for that feature but others likely do. My two cents.
def
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I got my Ruger Vaquero Montado (it's a New Vaquero, with a shorter barrel and a different hammer, if i'm not mistaken) a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it.
in short: +1 vote for the vaquero
in short: +1 vote for the vaquero
goodtime
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I have 3 Uberti cattlemen, one in 357, and 4 Blackhawks, two in 357. Can't go wrong either way. You gotta pick each one up in your hand, work the action, feel 'em, point em, and then decide. Each has different handling characteristics; which one will you like better? Find out at a gun shop. If I could only own one . . . the Ruger.
hogshead
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Ruger Black Hawk btw they also make a convertible 45 acp and 45lc
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