In 2005, this was added as a standard option to the catalog. They were called the “Sheriff’s Model,” and half of these revolvers were stainless and the other half finished in blue. These revolvers featured a 3 ½-inch barrel and a shortened ejector rod. In 1999, a limited run of 1,000 Vaqueros was offered by Ruger through a distributor. In 1998, some Vaqueros began shipping with faux ivory grips and engraving complete with gold inlay. Ruger initially offered the Vaquero in 45 Colt and later in 357 Magnum/38 Special, 44 Magnum/44 Special, and 44-40 Winchester (44 WCF). Ruger offered the revolvers in three barrel lengths: 7 1⁄2 inch, 5 1⁄2 inch and 4 5⁄8 inch, which were similar to the three most common barrel lengths offered by Colt. This second option was a chemical treatment which gave the look of the color case hardening found on the original Colt revolvers.īe Prepared. Two finishes are available: stainless steel and blue, with an imitation color case-hardened frame. Ruger had addressed the issue in 1973 on the Blackhawk and Single six revolvers by the addition of a transfer bar, which makes it safe for a shooter to carry six rounds in his revolver without a safety concern. Dropping or striking a revolver loaded in this manner can cause it to discharge, which is why traditionally, Colt SAAs are loaded with five rounds and the hammer resting on an empty chamber. Colt Single Action Army revolvers had an inherent safety problem: With the cylinder fully loaded, the fixed firing pin attached to the hammer rests on the primer of a loaded round. Ruger incorporated a transfer bar in the Vaquero for safety reasons.
The lower price point and the overall quality of the revolver appealed to shooters who either did not want to take an expensive (and possibly antique) firearm into a match or those who were not satisfied with the quality of imported Colt “clones” that were on the market. The Vaquero was made with fixed sights, similar to the Colt. Blackhawks had been allowed in the “modern” category of cowboy action shooting, as the revolvers were equipped with adjustable sights, but these sights kept the revolvers out of the general categories. The Blackhawk, in turn, was a modernized version of the colt single action Army revolver of 1873. This single-action, six-shot revolver was based on an earlier model that Ruger had introduced in 1955, the Blackhawk. The Ruger Vaquero was introduced in 1993 by Sturm, Ruger & Company for the fast-growing sport of cowboy action shooting.
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