SC Tiger Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I bought a new base pin for my Vaquero and it came in Friday. This thing is TIGHT!!!! It's oversized and it barely fits in the revolver. The main issue was the hole at the back of the frame is either slightly undersized or off from the front hole by just a hair. Now - the instructions say that if it won't fit, to ream out the holes in the frame. I've never been a fan of modifying a working firearm for a new part, so instead I used a Worksharp to turn down the back of the pin ever so slightly until it fit. It's tight, but it fits. I may need to turn it down a little more because at present I can't get it out without pliers. And that does WONDERS for the finish on it. It fits the cylinder well - it may could even be a hair larger for the cylinder but I'd then have to modify the frame and as stated above I don't want to do that. My logic was a) I don't have reamers and b) if I ruin the pin, I'm out ~$35, If I ruin the frame, crap. Bonus is that if I get it right, the pin is now removable without taking the ejector rod off. The old pin won't allow that - the head is too long. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) The rule is to fit the part to gun, not fit the gun to the part. Sand down the sight, not the dovetail, etc. I used a Belt Mountain pin on this one (used to be a Super Blackhawk) . Edited November 18, 2019 by Dric902 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Bet you can feel it when you light the candle on that thing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, Dric902 said: The rule is to fit the part to gun, not fit the gun to the part. Sand down the sight, not the dovetail, etc. I used a Belt Mountain pin on this one (used to be a Super Blackhawk) . Nice rig. I kinda wish I'd have gone with a Super Blackhawk over the Vaquero but I think the Vaq was a lot cheaper at the time. They don't make it anymore. The new Vaq is a .45LC or .357 Mag only. I want to get it sighted in which will involve filing down the front sight, but I want to do everything else possible first. That means accurize it as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Valmet said: Bet you can feel it when you light the candle on that thing... Favorite load so far is 240 gr. bullet in front of 23 grains of H110. When it fires, you notice. Playing with a load using 2400 to see if it brings up the POI. If that doesn't work I may try a lighter bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, SC Tiger said: Favorite load so far is 240 gr. bullet in front of 23 grains of H110. When it fires, you notice. Playing with a load using 2400 to see if it brings up the POI. If that doesn't work I may try a lighter bullet. 200 grn and 10 grn of Unique stack up real nice in this one. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Nice rig. I kinda wish I'd have gone with a Super Blackhawk over the Vaquero but I think the Vaq was a lot cheaper at the time. They don't make it anymore. The new Vaq is a .45LC or .357 Mag only. I want to get it sighted in which will involve filing down the front sight, but I want to do everything else possible first. That means accurize it as much as possible.The “New Vaquero” is based on the original Blackhawk frame, which Ruger decided was too small for the .44 magnum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Dric902 said: 200 grn and 10 grn of Unique stack up real nice in this one. . I may try that. What bullet do you use (obviously 200 grn but brand/profile/etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, SC Tiger said: I may try that. What bullet do you use (obviously 200 grn but brand/profile/etc)? Rim Rock lead win a gas check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Dric902 said: The rule is to fit the part to gun, not fit the gun to the part. Sand down the sight, not the dovetail, etc. I used a Belt Mountain pin on this one (used to be a Super Blackhawk) . that is a really pretty gun. those Bright accents really make it pop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 i may not be too much help i did`nt own my Vaq very long and never modified it or worked on it,but are you sure its not a tapered pin? and the pin is easily replaceable,the frame of the Gin is not. my .2 Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, holyjohnson said: that is a really pretty gun. those Bright accents really make it pop. It hasn’t looked that clean since then . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, holyjohnson said: i may not be too much help i did`nt own my Vaq very long and never modified it or worked on it,but are you sure its not a tapered pin? and the pin is easily replaceable,the frame of the Gin is not. my .2 Good Luck It wasn't to start with. I may have PUT a slight taper on it...... But the worksharp is good for this sort of thing because it removes metal in very, very small amounts. I used the fine-grit belt (the grey one). Agreed on frame vs pin. That's why I approached it the way I did. Worst case - I can put the stock pin back in it. Edited November 19, 2019 by SC Tiger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 16 hours ago, SC Tiger said: It wasn't to start with. I may have PUT a slight taper on it...... But the worksharp is good for this sort of thing because it removes metal in very, very small amounts. I used the fine-grit belt (the grey one). Agreed on frame vs pin. That's why I approached it the way I did. Worst case - I can put the stock pin back in it. i used my Ken Onion edition to take a burr off one in my AR when i had no disks for my Dremel,glad i`m not the only one. don`t tell Ken..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 6:24 AM, Valmet said: Bet you can feel it when you light the candle on that thing... Right. I'd be taking off that bird's head grip and putting on a Bisley grip if it were my gun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Borg warner said: Right. I'd be taking off that bird's head grip and putting on a Bisley grip if it were my gun Firm grip, but you’ve got to let it roll up some. Put your pinky under the grip helps as well not a fast follow up gun for sure . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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