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Soooooo, mother-in-law tells my wife to put money in my account for Christmas and I happen to be browsing a local pawn shop’s website that I know usually has decent deals AND they allow you to make “offers” online. There’s a 5.5” Ruger New Vaquero in .45 Colt basically LNIB that has been sitting there for a bit and they lowered the already good price price by 30%!!! Soooooo, not really thinking they’d accept I put in a ridiculous offer…. And 5 mins later they said yes!!!

Wife said she’ll kick in the balance which is not much and bingo!

She’ll ride mostly on this crossdraw Bianchi Frontier Leather holster and matching belt.
Stags to follow, maybe. Might do something different with this one.

Well that’s fun! Love the revolver the grips are a shade pedestrian for you……

The grips will be departing SOON…

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:31 am The grips will be departing SOON…

Lemme guess! A set of buckhorns probably already in stock

Japhy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:41 am

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:31 am The grips will be departing SOON…

Lemme guess! A set of buckhorns probably already in stock

I have a set in hand... but I don't know I'm happy with the fit so I'm keeping an open mind on this one. Damn Elk creek has black buffalo horn in my head now...

Those buffalo horn grips are very nice!

So many cool offerings in 45 Colt. Wish I could get excited about the cartridge but I just can’t.

sakodude wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:01 am So many cool offerings in 45 Colt. Wish I could get excited about the cartridge but I just can’t.

Why?!?!?

sakodude wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:00 am Those buffalo horn grips are very nice!

Yes they are

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:08 am

sakodude wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:01 am So many cool offerings in 45 Colt. Wish I could get excited about the cartridge but I just can’t.

Why?!?!?

Just never fell in love with it preferring the 44-40 for my cowboy fantasy.

No one else said it but I will... YOU SUCK!

Freezer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 12:27 pm No one else said it but I will... YOU SUCK!

Thanks! My wife is my #1 enabler... followed closely by my personal little devil, Elk creek who's sent me down this path of perdition.

That's not how it's done! You have to physically get out there to find these treasures, the hunt is the fun! Not let your fingers do the walking!!
BTW you suck! Nice find .45 Colt is my favorite classic pistol round!

Buffalo horn!

All the cool kids on my block sport faux ivory

Big Al1 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:45 pm That's not how it's done! You have to physically get out there to find these treasures, the hunt is the fun! Not let your fingers do the walking!!
BTW you suck! Nice find .45 Colt is my favorite classic pistol round!

I do that too, but I can cover a lot of ground online

I love the way those Buffalo grips look, but I also like the light color grips on the dark frames… dammit…

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:10 am I love the way those Buffalo grips look, but I also like the light color grips on the dark frames… dammit…

Never say never….

Helluva shooter....I forget....do have a Birds Head or a Bisley?....anyway...I saw some Mammoth Ivory grips some time back that were something to see....

Jayhawker wrote: ↑Fri Nov 14, 2025 10:37 pm Helluva shooter....I forget....do you have a Birds Head or a Bisley?....anyway...I saw some Mammoth Ivory grips some time back that were something to see....

I keep looking at the Mammoth grips and there are some absolutely spectacular specimens out there. The problem is that I like a certain look in ALL my guns and I already KNOW I LOVE ivory, but if I start down that path it'll be a ridiculously expensive proposition unless I can control myself and there is very little chance of that happening...

The other issue is that grip makers that do ivory seem to have started doing just 1911s. Mostly because they are easier to make and they do not require the fitting that SA grips need. The only folks that still do SA grips for the Ruger want $750 for grips and they are currently only doing Old Vaquero/BH grips.

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Rugerfan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 19, 2025 11:54 pm.

Speechless?

Yep!!