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Headed out to the range today to try out my latest addition. Weather was about perfect with the temp. 70-72 F and humidity as 32%, a very lite breeze and sunny. Well under these conditions how can you go wrong. The Cimarron Pistolero 357 Mag. just added to this day and is a keeper.

I also took my Henry BBS along just for fun and set up steel at 35 yds. for that. For the Cimarron I set up a paper target at 13.5 yards. I know thats a weird distance, but I put the target out and then go back and check distance with a range finder. Overall between the two firearms I burned up about 150 rounds having fun.

Well that Cimarron pleasantly surprised me with how it performed. Even though I have a big hand with long thin fingers, it fit my hand well. I was using my favorite rifle round of 158 gr. RNFP MB with 7.0 of Universal in a 357 Mag case. Thats a nice mid range load and the Cimarron handled it well. My first 10 rounds are shown on the target below. The one round low left was me not ready for the very light trigger pull. Once I figured that out everything else was good. The sights on any single action Colt style revolver are poor at best. A little notch in the frame and a thin front blade. This is the nature of the old western revolvers.


Then I shot the target below with the same load. All 10 in the black.


I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but my guess is the Pistolero has about a 2 lb trigger. Very nice and a very smooth break. This gun is going to make me rethink my Ruger New Model Blackhawk in 45 Colt. The trigger on that is very heavy and I'd be willing to bet about 5 lbs of better. Oh well maybe I'll just have to find another Cimarron in 45 Colt. It can't hurt to have more, can it?

At the end of my paper shooting I tried my hand at the 8" steel set at 35 yds. I managed to hit the plates about 50% of the time. I'm pleased with this purchase.

Paul

Looks good Paul nice shooting.

Sounds like a pleasant day and fun shooting.

Looking great Paul! Those Cimarrons hard to beat for the price. You can get a spring kit from Wolff Springs and help out that Ruger.
I have used the trigger and lighter hammer springs on most of my SA Rugers.

Yes, nice work with that Cimarron. All of my Uberti and the one Pietta I have make the average Ruger look bad as far as out of the box triggers.

On New Model Ruger SAs, have you tried the Poor Boy trigger job? Very simple and totally reversible fix and it works wonders. Have been using it for many years and no issues. Just remove one grip and lift the trigger return spring off the post.

NCG thanks I just did some research on that and plan to try it.

Paul

Nice shooting! I have a Cimarron Model P in .357 with a Galco cross draw holster - has that same 2 lb or less smooth trigger. Love it!

Great find and good shooting!
Jake

Well, looks like it all went well and sounds as if you had a great day.
I was going to mention the hammer spring trick that, but NCG beat me to it.
It's the first thing I do have when I get a new Ruger.

RP

fortyshooter wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:53 pm

Looking great Paul! Those Cimarrons hard to beat for the price. You can get a spring kit from Wolff Springs and help out that Ruger.
I have used the trigger and lighter hammer springs on most of my SA Rugers.

Thanks Forty. In doing some research, it seems Midway carries the complete Wolf spring kit. I'm going to be ordering some stuff from them so I'll add that on.

Paul

I have a first year 2005 Ruger New Vaquero in 45 Colt I bought used10 years ago that had very little use. Has the smoothest hammer pull and trigger of any of my Rugers. It was my first SA revolver and a keeper. Only thing I did to it was the poor man trigger job of lifting one spring leg off the post.
That's all you need to do on the SA Rugers on the trigger. Now some of them have very heavy hammer pulls and you can get weaker springs to help that which is what I did but not to the new Vaquero as it didn't need it.

Sharp shooting.

Very nice report and great shooting.

Thanks gals and guys for all the tips on how to improve the trigger on my Ruger Blackhawk. I I made the changes this morning and the feel of the trigger is night and day different. I'll get the Blackhawk out to the range on day next week, but there is not doubt in my mind it has greatly improved.

Paul

Great shooting, that is a nice find for sure. Looks good too.
I can't wait to get out to the Range and try my new additions, the 7-1/2" Ruger Blackhawk 357 max and the Uberti Bird's Head 357.
I've also got the 556 Ruger Ranch to sight in, the coyotes are getting bold.

Paul, these S/A revolvers are a gas to shoot. I take mine out when ever I head to the range or desert along with a lever gun like you did. FUN!
Good shooting on your end. Keep at it! Oh, fine looking gun you have there. You need another.