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vaquero
The vaquero (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈkeɾo], Portuguese: vaqueiro [vaˈkejɾu]) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that originated on the Iberian Peninsula. Today the vaquero is still a part of the doma vaquera, the Spanish tradition of working riding. The vaquero traditions developed in Mexico from methodology brought to Mesoamerica from Spain also became the foundation for the North American cowboy.The vaqueros of the Americas were the horsemen and cattle herders of Spanish Mexico, who first came to California with the Jesuit priest Eusebio Kino in 1687, and later with expeditions in 1769 and the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition in 1774. They were the first cowboys in the region.
In the modern United States and Canada, remnants of two major and distinct vaquero traditions remain, known today as the "Texas" tradition and the "Spanish", "Vaquero", or "California" tradition. The popular "horse whisperer" style of natural horsemanship was originally developed by practitioners who were predominantly from California and the Northwestern states, clearly combining the attitudes and philosophy of the California vaquero with the equipment and outward look of the Texas cowboy. The natural horsemanship movement openly acknowledges much influence of the vaquero tradition.
The cowboys of the Great Basin still use the term "buckaroo", which may be a corruption of vaquero, to describe themselves and their tradition.
Beautiful, reliable, indestructible. Am I describing myself? Nope, not one bit actually. I am referring this sale of my stainless Ruger Vaqueros (not New Model, no safety bar). Not sequential pair but only 67 digits apart in serial. These two tanks are set up about as perfectly as you could hope...
For trade only, no shipping.
Includes a Simply Rugged pancake holster, ebony checkered grips as well as stock grips, factory box, and some amount of ammo.
I'd prefer for mags and ammo for the 1911 to be included in the trade one way or another; leather OWB holster would be a bonus.
Night...
ILL MAKE A TRADE THAT IS IN YOUR FAVOR!
Looking for a large frame Vaquero (frame only says Vaquero, not New Vaquero). Open to SS or blued, under 6” preferably, Bisley is first choice but plow handle is ok. 45LC is also first choice but open to .44 and 357.
Doesn’t have to be perfect.
Looking for a nice Colt 1911 in good to excellent condition as long as it's not a Series 80.
I have several Ruger Single Action Vaqueros or Blackhawks available for trade. Or I will pay cash.
Thanks!
This is the hard to find old Vaquero Single Action Stainless .357 mag. 2003 with all original box and contents. I am the 2nd owner and took it out only once. 1st owner did some cowboy shooting at some point and clearly maintained this weapon well. One of those popular sites just had one go last...
Bought this as my "long barrel" revolver then scored a 7.5in Vaquero :D Moving this one along now :) I have a great condition Ruger Vaquero 5.5in barrel. Finish is high gloss stainless steel. Caliber is 45Colt and I have 250 rounds though this one. I modified the front sight very slightly. It...
$575
Here is a very nice old model Ruger Vaquero, chambered in .44 magnum. 4.6” barrel, case hardened finish on the frame. Action is very smooth and it locks up nice and tight. It doesn’t have any flame cutting! Bluing is in great shape. Black ejector housing has a few paint chips in the black...
Looking for a stainless Ruger Vaquero in .45LC.
4 to 5 inch barrel preferred. I do have a rifle to trade for it, very nice DPMS AR-15 that I customized.
I bought a blue one and a SS one and in an effort to slim down have chosen to hang on to the blue one and send this one down the road.
There are 60 shells through this revolver since leaving Ruger and it is in perfect used condition complete with all the factory items.
Transfer at Tigard Pawn...
Price reduced (4/8). No trades please.
Fired 100 rounds total through the gun.
Throwing in a set of Lee 45 Colt reloading dies if you're interested.
The absolute cheapest I could find online for this model new is $610 (deguns.net with shipping) and most have it priced around $650 (before...
Only a couple months old. Decided to go a different route.
Made by Gary C. Out of Libby Montana. Its undyed, so it can be dyed any color you choose.
Made for the Montado(3-3/4) length New Vaquero. Should work with a SAA as well.
I paid $86 for it. $50 shipped.
Up for sale is my Ruger Original Vaquero, chambered in .45LC. The barrel is 4.75”. I purchased this revolver used, so round count is unknown, but it appears that it’s been fired very little.
It comes as you see it in the photos. The box is a Ruger box that isn’t original to the revolver. Also...
Nice stainless Talo Vaquero 3.75 bbl in 357 magnum. Birdshead grip is great for crossdraw carry. Trade for Stainless Blackhawk convertible 4.62 bbl in 45lc/45acp or 357m./9mm
I've been thinking about a decent SA six-shooter and saw a recent Hickok45 video shooting a Ruger Vaquero. I've put it near the top of my "Want" list.
Looked the model up on Bud's Guns and was pleasantly surprised the price was generally in the $500-$700 range, much more reasonable than most...
I got this as part of an estate that I purchased. Its has a 7.5" barrel. It may be unfired.
I'd like to get $750 for it or trade for a nice stihl ms461, ms462 or ms661 chainsaw.
Thanks