I want an *accurate* tackdriver of a stainless .357 SAA pattern. I've handled Rugers and the new mid-frame .357 FA and that latter is just an *awesome* bit of machine.
For $1,500 it SHOULD be, of course.
My question is, how far can you take a Ruger Vaquero type, and at what price?
What would a .357 4 and 5/8ths tube Ruger run with the following mods:
* Bisley trigger (and possible frame clearance for same? cheaper to start with a Bisley 5.5" so long as you did NOT shorten the barrel?)
* Bird's head grip subframe swap
* Trigger job to a CLEAN break, around 3.5lbs
* Serious "tuning job", cylinder gap set to .002", zero free play, basically set it up for "max accuracy".
* Tritium dot front sight in a "Classic style blade profile" - custom, I know, what would that alone run? How much less for a brass bead?
* Quality rear fixed sights set 1/2" *forward* of the firing pin? Maybe even in Tritium? What I'm looking for is good sights that are fairly low profile and combat-ready (hence fixed) and set far enough forward that the thumb or offhand palm doesn't hang up on the rear-overhanging type of sights normal to adjustable-sight Ruger models. I want a piece that can do "classic speedwork" yet shoot like modern, and it's a KEY appeal on the Freedom Arms.
Waddya think? Fully tricked as stated we're talking what, $500 worth of mods? More? Would a barrel swap give better accuracy, and if so how much?
I enjoy shooting SA. I love my minirevolvers and my Ruger Super Single Six...but it's time to get *serious*.
Jim March
For $1,500 it SHOULD be, of course.
My question is, how far can you take a Ruger Vaquero type, and at what price?
What would a .357 4 and 5/8ths tube Ruger run with the following mods:
* Bisley trigger (and possible frame clearance for same? cheaper to start with a Bisley 5.5" so long as you did NOT shorten the barrel?)
* Bird's head grip subframe swap
* Trigger job to a CLEAN break, around 3.5lbs
* Serious "tuning job", cylinder gap set to .002", zero free play, basically set it up for "max accuracy".
* Tritium dot front sight in a "Classic style blade profile" - custom, I know, what would that alone run? How much less for a brass bead?
* Quality rear fixed sights set 1/2" *forward* of the firing pin? Maybe even in Tritium? What I'm looking for is good sights that are fairly low profile and combat-ready (hence fixed) and set far enough forward that the thumb or offhand palm doesn't hang up on the rear-overhanging type of sights normal to adjustable-sight Ruger models. I want a piece that can do "classic speedwork" yet shoot like modern, and it's a KEY appeal on the Freedom Arms.
Waddya think? Fully tricked as stated we're talking what, $500 worth of mods? More? Would a barrel swap give better accuracy, and if so how much?
I enjoy shooting SA. I love my minirevolvers and my Ruger Super Single Six...but it's time to get *serious*.
Jim March