shoot-n-lead
09-25-2016, 02:20 PM
As some of y'all know, I am a 44 Special fanboy...no excuses or apologies...I like'em. Back in 2010, when Ruger and Lipsey's got together and started the 44 Special guns, they did a run of 510 New Vaquero Sheriff's 3.75" in 44 Special. I was able to get one after a lot of searching and being willing to pay what I thought was an outrageous price...and after living with it for the intervening time...I think that it was not such a bad buy. However, it came to me in what was proved to be, less than perfect functional condition. After only 250rds the gun started locking up while being shot...I initially thought this was ammo related, but when it did it the second time, I knew this was a mechanical issue as it locked up tight. So, off to Ruger, it went...after a roundabout on the phone with them wanting to act like Taurus and expect ME to pay for shipping. It was returned, on their dime, was back in my hand in 10 days and has been perfect for a lot of rounds, since.
This is a great sized little gun, having fixed sights, it is not a target gun...but it is more than "working gun" accurate and a pleasure to shoot. It, like a lot of short barreled Ruger's, has a short front sight and therefore shoots heavy bullets about 4" high at 25yds. So, I actually decided to keep the clean lines of that low front sight and just shoot lighter bullets which it puts to the sights, with no problem. I have actually settled on shooting 200gr full wadcutters as I have been around long enough and done enough of my own rudimentary penetration testing to realize that a 200gr full wadcutter at about 925fps is not something to be trifled with...it is a rather effective load from a small gun and capable of doing most anything that I will do with the gun. I carry it some when out in the woods and at times I carry it concealed in a Mernickle holster...places the gun high and tight and out of the way. Also, I would have no qualms about engaging a 2 legged threat with those big wadcutters...no qualms, at all.
It is a smooth, slick handling little revolver that has found a permanent place in my safe. I have been seeing these on GB lately, but I am not sure if they are special runs or if they have become catalog items. I would encourage you to give one a try, if the opportunity presents itself as I think they are pretty nifty little guns.
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This is a great sized little gun, having fixed sights, it is not a target gun...but it is more than "working gun" accurate and a pleasure to shoot. It, like a lot of short barreled Ruger's, has a short front sight and therefore shoots heavy bullets about 4" high at 25yds. So, I actually decided to keep the clean lines of that low front sight and just shoot lighter bullets which it puts to the sights, with no problem. I have actually settled on shooting 200gr full wadcutters as I have been around long enough and done enough of my own rudimentary penetration testing to realize that a 200gr full wadcutter at about 925fps is not something to be trifled with...it is a rather effective load from a small gun and capable of doing most anything that I will do with the gun. I carry it some when out in the woods and at times I carry it concealed in a Mernickle holster...places the gun high and tight and out of the way. Also, I would have no qualms about engaging a 2 legged threat with those big wadcutters...no qualms, at all.
It is a smooth, slick handling little revolver that has found a permanent place in my safe. I have been seeing these on GB lately, but I am not sure if they are special runs or if they have become catalog items. I would encourage you to give one a try, if the opportunity presents itself as I think they are pretty nifty little guns.
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