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Uncle Buck · July 27, 2009, 06:36 PM

I need your help. I have a new vaquero and when I fire it, the cylinder pin (The part that holds the cylinder in the frame and which the cylinder rotates on) comes loose. Actually seems to "Walk" out of the revolver. I am wondering if I can tighten the base pin latch body (Plunger to release cylinder pin) in order to keep the blasted thing in place.

What do you suggest?

I am shooting 7.0 gr on Universal powder, pushing a 250 grain LFlat bullet. This is definitely not a hot load.

I really do not want to send the gun back to Ruger to have them fix it because I am having relatives from out of state coming down in two weeks and we are going to do some shooting.

July 27, 2009, 06:36 PM	#1
Uncle Buck Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,592	New Vaquero Cylinder Pin? I need your help. I have a new vaquero and when I fire it, the cylinder pin (The part that holds the cylinder in the frame and which the cylinder rotates on) comes loose. Actually seems to "Walk" out of the revolver. I am wondering if I can tighten the base pin latch body (Plunger to release cylinder pin) in order to keep the blasted thing in place. What do you suggest? I am shooting 7.0 gr on Universal powder, pushing a 250 grain LFlat bullet. This is definitely not a hot load. I really do not want to send the gun back to Ruger to have them fix it because I am having relatives from out of state coming down in two weeks and we are going to do some shooting.