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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!

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

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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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.

"What goes around comes around" has never been more true-to-life! Congrats on getting it back in your armory, it's a beauty!

"There is no place like Home."

Congrats that you were able to get it back where it belongs! Nice...

Not only cool that you got an old gun, back, but one you know is a great shooter, too. Congrats.

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Yes and the force is urging me to go shoot it even in the rain we have forecast over next several days!