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« on: February 24, 2005, 03:56:13 PM »
Does anyone know if Ruger will fit my .45lc Vaquero with a .45 ACP cylinder and if so what does it cost?  Thanks, ET :D
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2005, 11:52:11 PM »
keep your eyes open on ebay and the for sale sights on the different fourms and buy one. Chances are it will slap right on and shoot fine.
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2005, 07:23:01 AM »
I have 2 spare blued 45 ACP cylinders available for sale if you're interested.  Drop me an email and we can discuss off-line.

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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2005, 03:13:04 PM »
I finally got a chance to shoot my 45 ACP cylinder on my 4 5/8" Blackhawk today. I was shooting white box Winchester 230 grain FMJ ammo and some left over 230 grain Gold Dot.
We have been doing some clearing of storm damage on our land and there are many large piles of brush with the sawed ends of pine logs showing on the ends of the piles. A lot of these logs are about the diameter of a coffee can and the sawed ends are perfect targets at odd distances in the woods, plus there is an unlimited number of them.
My son and I shot them until we ran out of ammo and then started in with the .22 Colt Frontier Scout pistol. The Blackhawk performed perfectly. I was able to hit a four to six inch log end six out of six times at almost any distance I tried if I aimed carefully. Just before running out of ammo were were amusing ourselves by shooting thumb size limbs off of pine logs  at 15 yards. Recoil was extremely mild. I do not remember enjoying shooting a revolver as much as this in the recent past. Recoil, balance and accuracy were perfect for a pistol this size.
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2005, 02:31:27 AM »
I had Ruger fit cylinders to 3 NMBHs several years ago. The cylinders were about $60. Recently I took one of the cylinders and tried it in another gun. The combination shot into something like 2" at 15 yds. I then put the cylinder back into its home gun, and shot that combination. It shot into less than 1". My conclusion: fitting really does help.
Call Ruger to see if they still do it. They have sold Vaqueros with dual cylinders in 38-40/.40 S&W and .45 Colt/.45 APC.
Tom