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byronw999 · June 24, 2010, 04:28 PM

I have a pair of reg New Vaqueros in 357 with 5.5" barrel and SS.. I also just bought a pair of New Bisley Vaqueros in 45 colt with 5.5" barrel and SS..Love em both and shoot smokeless and BP in both.

I prefer the 5.5" length.. I like the balance.. I also prefer the SS over the blue as it's pretty maintence free..

The only advantage to shooting the Bisleys is for a duelist (single hand) shooter which is why I bought the 2nd pair... I changed my CAS shooting catagory to Frontier Cartridge Duelist...Many 2 handed shooters dont like them..

As mykeal stated the Vaqueros have a transfer bar and are perfectly safe carrying 6 rounds..

You say no one in yer area has them for sale? Any CAS groups in yer area? I know you have no interest in CAS but a visit to a CAS shoot would allow you to handle both I'm sure... CAS shooters are generally a pretty friendly bunch!

June 24, 2010, 04:28 PM	#3
byronw999 Member Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 46	I have a pair of reg New Vaqueros in 357 with 5.5" barrel and SS.. I also just bought a pair of New Bisley Vaqueros in 45 colt with 5.5" barrel and SS..Love em both and shoot smokeless and BP in both. I prefer the 5.5" length.. I like the balance.. I also prefer the SS over the blue as it's pretty maintence free.. The only advantage to shooting the Bisleys is for a duelist (single hand) shooter which is why I bought the 2nd pair... I changed my CAS shooting catagory to Frontier Cartridge Duelist...Many 2 handed shooters dont like them.. As mykeal stated the Vaqueros have a transfer bar and are perfectly safe carrying 6 rounds.. You say no one in yer area has them for sale? Any CAS groups in yer area? I know you have no interest in CAS but a visit to a CAS shoot would allow you to handle both I'm sure... CAS shooters are generally a pretty friendly bunch!