7.5" New Vaqueros...

Anyone know how many were produced, and why they were discontinued? I had a blued version in 45 Colt 6-7 years ago and really liked it. I myself rarely sell or trade any handguns, but an acquaintance wanted it REAL bad, and showed up one day with a nice S&W 625 Model of 1989...Knowing full well that I have a profound and incurable weakness for that particular model ( and 45 ACP revolvers in general. )...So, a trade was agreed upon, and down the road it went. He was one of those flaky types, and probably didn't have it a month, before off it went towards something else without any notification whatsoever to me.

Here's the one that I had, and I certainly haven't seen many on the used market since...And yes, I DID at least save some face by holding on to that extra 45 ACP cylinder!

They are scarce. Discontinued because there wasn't any demand for the longer barrels.
Davidson's had the exclusive in several different batches in blue and in stainless.
Chet15

Interesting that demand was so low, considering all the other 7.5" models that Ruger has offered...And, that apparently sold well enough to continue doing so for several decades now.

I suspect cowboy action shooters probably found them too slow from the holster; that combined with the push to 38/357 by CAS, made the demand very low from that segment of the buying public. I suspect the non-CAS buyers of 45 colt Rugers were more interested in long barrel Rugers that could take those "Ruger Only" loads, so there was no interest from that group, either.

I still have mine. It doesn't look like yours though . .45 LC what else.
Carried some when I lived in the Land of Entrapment (New Mexico)

I have one of the stainless ones.

BULL'S-EYE said:

Interesting that demand was so low, considering all the other 7.5" models that Ruger has offered...And, that apparently sold well enough to continue doing so for several decades now.

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They weren't that popular. Old style Vaqueros with 7-1/2" barrels and simulated ivory panels in all three calibers are the scarcest of the regular production Vaqueros (besides the engraved cylinder models of course).
Chet15

Well, Talo & Lipsey's have Ruger produce limited runs of special editions, so there is no reason they couldn't do it with some 7.5" New Vaqueros.
Especially in .45 Colt.
I'd buy at least two, and probably three each in blue & stainless. (for family members)
And they should feature the original profile short spur hammer - like my Talo "Fast Draw" edition.

Perhaps Mr Flaky wanted the real thing…..

I have the "real thing" too, but would also like a Ruger version - preferably in polished stainless.

Well I woke up stupid one morning and let these go to a new home. They had the correct cylinder throats, super Blackhawk hammers, light weight springs, and maple grips along with the faux ivory grips

One thing good about having a Ruger Vaquero is people don't ask you if they are real Vaqueros as with Colts

Geeze…. What were you thinking, letting those beauts go?
Hope they went to a good home.

Armybrat said:

Geeze…. What were you thinking, letting those beauts go?
Hope they went to a good home.

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Stupid is as stupid does. Or something like that. I sold them to a RF member CHEAP
(less than I had in them) and don't remember who.
I contacted him later to see if he was happy with them and never heard anything back.