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The one I let get away is back home!
- fortyshooter
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The one I let get away is back home!
This was my first six shooter I bought back in 2009 the Ruger New Vaquero .45 Colt.
I had sold it to a friend 3 years ago to purchase some other revolvers and after shooting it again recently I wanted it back.
Traded him another Ruger for it and it's back home for good this time!
Built the first year of the New Vaquero's in 2005 it is a really sweet accurate shooter!
I had sold it to a friend 3 years ago to purchase some other revolvers and after shooting it again recently I wanted it back.
Traded him another Ruger for it and it's back home for good this time!
Built the first year of the New Vaquero's in 2005 it is a really sweet accurate shooter!
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- JEBar
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
congrats .... looks like she's been well cared for .... many of us have let a firearm go and later regretted doing so .... looking forward to your report after you get her back out and send some rounds down range
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- fortyshooter
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
Thanks! There was a real story behind the selling of this gun....
I had bought this as a used gun from the local gun shop on my birthday back in 2009.
Well about 3 years ago an elderly neighbor down the street had 2 really nice S&W revolvers he wanted to sell to me..
A really nice 629-2E .44 Mag which is sought after these days and a nice M-66 .357 made in 1976.
To get the funds together I offered to sell this New Vaquero to the young fellow who lived across from this elderly neighbor.
Well it all worked out and I got a pair of really nice Smiths for a good deal.
I traded my Ruger .45 ACP Birdshead to this young fellow for my ol' New Vaquero.
I had bought this as a used gun from the local gun shop on my birthday back in 2009.
Well about 3 years ago an elderly neighbor down the street had 2 really nice S&W revolvers he wanted to sell to me..
A really nice 629-2E .44 Mag which is sought after these days and a nice M-66 .357 made in 1976.
To get the funds together I offered to sell this New Vaquero to the young fellow who lived across from this elderly neighbor.
Well it all worked out and I got a pair of really nice Smiths for a good deal.
I traded my Ruger .45 ACP Birdshead to this young fellow for my ol' New Vaquero.
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
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Happy ending!
Happy ending!
fortyshooter wrote:Thanks! There was a real story behind the selling of this gun....
I had bought this as a used gun from the local gun shop on my birthday back in 2009.
Well about 3 years ago an elderly neighbor down the street had 2 really nice S&W revolvers he wanted to sell to me..
A really nice 629-2E .44 Mag which is sought after these days and a nice M-66 .357 made in 1976.
To get the funds together I offered to sell this New Vaquero to the young fellow who lived across from this elderly neighbor.
Well it all worked out and I got a pair of really nice Smiths for a good deal.
I traded my Ruger .45 ACP Birdshead to this young fellow for my ol' New Vaquero.
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
"What goes around comes around" has never been more true-to-life! Congrats on getting it back in your armory, it's a beauty!
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- markiver54
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
Congrats that you were able to get it back where it belongs! Nice...
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
Not only cool that you got an old gun, back, but one you know is a great shooter, too. Congrats.
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- fortyshooter
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Re: The one I let get away is back home!
Yes and the force is urging me to go shoot it even in the rain we have forecast over next several days!Henry88 wrote:060ec21017e667e3f8041664f8fb7b6b9cc8bbaee97d2e4d120a4871b50911a5.jpg
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