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The Ruger Vaquero is a six-shot single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. based on the New Model Ruger Blackhawk frame and was introduced in 1993. It comes in blued steel, case colored, and a gloss stainless finish (the latter gloss stainless finish is intended to resemble closely a 19th-century nickel-plated finish), all of which are available with wood, hard rubber, simulated ...
In addition, under US gun law, a receiver that is legally a machine gun cannot legally become semi-automatic. [4] There is no federal restriction on the purchase and import of machine gun parts kits (minus the barrel), however. [3] Parts kits are available for many firearms including the AR-15 and AKM variants. [5] [6] [7]
The rifle was discontinued in 1985 due to high production costs. [3] [5] Ruger does not offer any parts support for the Model 44. The Ruger Model 44 was replaced by the Ruger Deerfield carbine introduced in 2000 and produced until 2006. [5] The Deerfield is a brand new design and has little in common with the Model 44.
The original Vaquero was offered in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .45 Colt. After some time, Ruger went with a smaller frame to more closely resemble the actual size of the Colt SAA, changed the name to the New Vaquero, and dropped the powerful .44 Magnum from the lineup.
The .44 Magnum was an immediate commercial success. The direct descendants of the S&W Model 29 and the .44 Magnum Ruger Blackhawks are still in production, and have been joined by numerous other makes and models of .44 Magnum revolvers and even a handful of semi-automatic models, the first being produced in the 1960s. [12]
The interchangeable front sight is replaced with a pinned-in ramp sight, but the adjustable rear sight is retained. The Alaskan is available in .44 Magnum, .454 Casull/.45 Colt, and .480 Ruger; with the .480 model originally with a six-shot cylinder, but replaced in 2008 with a five-shot model to aid in spent cartridge extraction. [5]
Pages in category ".44 Magnum firearms" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Ruger Super Redhawk; Ruger Vaquero; S. Smith & Wesson Model ...
While the Model 44 featured a solid-topped receiver, the modern Deerfield carbine has an open-top design more resembling the M1 carbine, [5] which is stronger and easier to make. [3] The Deerfield also uses a rotary magazine similar to that used on Ruger's .22 LR 10/22 rifle, [5] whereas the Model 44 was fed via a fixed 4-shot tubular magazine. [6]