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jtaylor · March 16, 2008, 08:53 AM

The new Rugers should not be used with those hot "Ruger only loads" . The new Vaqueros are now generally the same specs as original SAA's and don't have the beefy cylinder and backstrap that the old Vaqueros had.
You should still be able to have a "hot enough" load for hunting. I'm sure they can handle around 9 grains of Unique, that should put you around 900fps with a 250gr RNFP.

March 16, 2008, 08:53 AM	#7
jtaylor Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 215	The new Rugers should not be used with those hot "Ruger only loads" . The new Vaqueros are now generally the same specs as original SAA's and don't have the beefy cylinder and backstrap that the old Vaqueros had. You should still be able to have a "hot enough" load for hunting. I'm sure they can handle around 9 grains of Unique, that should put you around 900fps with a 250gr RNFP.