I have two old model Vaqueros both are stainless in 45 Colt. They were originally acquired for cowboy action shooting. The cylinder throats were verrrry tight so I sent them to the Cylinder Smith to be reamed. It seems that tight cylinder throats, at least in the past, were not uncommon on the old Vaquero and Blackhawk. I then had the barrel firelapped....the forcing cones were ok. One front sight had to be persuaded to lean a bit more to the left. The front sight on the other was filed down a bit. Though not match level paper punchers, even with the Vaqueros fixed sights they are accurate enough to be fun to shoot. Both pistols are now "carry to the woods" guns. I put a Hogue Monogrip on both guns....they are not as pretty as the wood grips but are much more manageable when shooting heavy loads. They are a handful with Buffalo Bore level loads and very pleasant to plink with using Cowboy loads.
