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I bought a stainless BH New Vaquero in .45 ACP shortly after Christmas. My first efforts showed that the gun was shooting nearly 4 inches low and one to two inches left from a rest at about 18 yards. I knew this wouldn't do. I figured that since the guns are offered in either/or .45 Colt/.45ACP (but not as a convertible), the sights were regulated for the heavier .45 Colt bullets. I spent an afternoon shooting various brands of 230 grain ball ammo just to be sure that all brands shot to the same point of impact. They did indeed.
That was about a month back. My work on the Vaquero was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a Kimber Pro Carry in my safe, and the necessary bonding period for that gun. Last weekend, though, I broke out the Vaquero again, along with 100 rounds of WWB 230 grain hardball, a flat file, and a three-cornered file usually used for sharpening a hand saw. I remembered that it is a whole lot easier to take metal off than it is to put it back on, so I filed a little and shot a lot. I would hit a few strokes on top of the sight with the flat file and shoot three rounds, repeating that process through about 30 rounds. When it appeared that elevation was coming to the right spot, I hit just a few light strokes on the right inside of the rear groove. It didn't take much to move poi an inch to the right. I fired three rounds that looked pretty doggoned good, then loaded a full cylinder and fired those six. Here is what that target looked like. I called it good enough. I might tweak it a little more, but I doubt it. I am pretty well pleased with seven of nine shots on a 2" bullseye at 18 yards.
While I was waiting to regulate the Vaquero sights, I ordered a Threepersons style holster from Ray Cory at Lobogunleather.com in Pueblo, Colorado. I am mighty pleased with it, too. I can see this vaquero becoming a go-to revolver for lots of different kinds of duty . . . riding in the pickup seat, worn on my belt when I'm on a tractor, and bedside table-bump-in-the-night duty. I really like this little revolver.
That was about a month back. My work on the Vaquero was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a Kimber Pro Carry in my safe, and the necessary bonding period for that gun. Last weekend, though, I broke out the Vaquero again, along with 100 rounds of WWB 230 grain hardball, a flat file, and a three-cornered file usually used for sharpening a hand saw. I remembered that it is a whole lot easier to take metal off than it is to put it back on, so I filed a little and shot a lot. I would hit a few strokes on top of the sight with the flat file and shoot three rounds, repeating that process through about 30 rounds. When it appeared that elevation was coming to the right spot, I hit just a few light strokes on the right inside of the rear groove. It didn't take much to move poi an inch to the right. I fired three rounds that looked pretty doggoned good, then loaded a full cylinder and fired those six. Here is what that target looked like. I called it good enough. I might tweak it a little more, but I doubt it. I am pretty well pleased with seven of nine shots on a 2" bullseye at 18 yards.
While I was waiting to regulate the Vaquero sights, I ordered a Threepersons style holster from Ray Cory at Lobogunleather.com in Pueblo, Colorado. I am mighty pleased with it, too. I can see this vaquero becoming a go-to revolver for lots of different kinds of duty . . . riding in the pickup seat, worn on my belt when I'm on a tractor, and bedside table-bump-in-the-night duty. I really like this little revolver.
