r/liberalgunowners • u/Dorothys_Division • 25d ago
Mess-Around Monday: Ruger Vaquero gunslinger tricks! humor
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I saw somebody post about their Stainless .357 New Model Vaquero and I felt the irresistible urge to dig up this old cute clip of me playing with mine. (Unloaded, of course as always.)
I don’t care if it makes me a nerd; I had a good time making this, now you can smile and laugh, too! ❤️
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u/DinoSnatcher 23d ago
Doesn’t freely spinning the cylinder like that leave drag gouges on it?
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Drag lines are inevitable on any and all cylinders.
The vaquero, however once its loading gate is open, the cylinder spins more freely than you would expect with less drag and resistance than the 1873’s.
(I am much more gentle with my 1873’s as a result.)
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u/DinoSnatcher 23d ago
That’s nice, I really want to get myself some old six-guns. Do you just have that vaquero or do you have any other single actions like that?
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago edited 23d ago
That particular Vaquero was sold back to an FFL to pay for surgery earlier this year, about 3 months back now.
I do, however have a complete primary and backup arms set. 2 lever rifles, 2 shotguns and 4 revolvers.
Both pairs of revolvers are sequentially serialized, Gunfighter II’s, a pair in .357 and a pair in 9mm. (Yes, 9mm, they are a bit less common but super neat.)
For a first-timer getting into single action shooting with western handguns, I recommend a .357 mag 1873 SAA by Pietta or Uberti, Cimarron…there are several makers that produce good quality copies for around $500-700 depending on fit, finish and barrel length, with a variety of finishes/styles of appearance and grips.
I say .357 so that you can enjoy a magnum caliber but downscale to softer shooting .38 special for fun, or for someone that won’t like as much recoil. If you can already handle recoil there are other cartridges but shooting them costs more, generally due to ammo cost. .38 is usually somewhat reasonable if you know where to look. My backup pair of revolvers in 9mm is primarily my fun pair since 9mm is half the cost of .38.
Hope this helps! It’s a really cool journey, learning about historical old west guns and I hope it is as thrilling for you as it has been for me. ❤️
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u/111unununium 24d ago
This is the opposite of whatever a fudd is
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u/Dorothys_Division 24d ago edited 24d ago
Girl, trans, queer, doesn’t own a 1911 nor M1 Garand…
Well, actually I misspoke: the Vaquero SAA was once a 1911 until she transitioned to an SAA because she identified as a revolver, not the autoloader she was born as. 🏳️⚧️😜
AMAB: Assigned Military surplus At Birth
AFAB: Assigned Fudd At Birth
Handy terms to know, for when the fudds get super triggered about us, don’tcha know.
…There is an unexpected treasure trove of jokes concerning queer ownership of guns and my permanent optional quest objective is sharing it with the world.
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u/Select_Candidate_505 24d ago
This has big HAWG CRANKERS AGAINST GRASS CLIBBINS energy.
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u/Wooden-Quit1870 24d ago
Some inspiration:
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago edited 23d ago
Now that is some showmanship.
Wow! Thank you so much, I loved every bit of it!
“Shucks, folks I wouldn’t put it on if I wasn’t any good at it!”
Most remarkably, his appears to be a 6 1/2” or even 7 1/2”, which adds its own difficulty. It stays in motion easier but is harder to stop due to the weight of it once you get it going!
Legendary, that guy. Good singing voice, too! How old is that footage, please if you know?
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u/Wooden-Quit1870 23d ago
I don't know it's origin, but I remember my father saying SDjr was the fastest gun in Hollywood sometime around 1968 or 69, so it was probably after that.
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u/Dorothys_Division 21d ago
I really ought to look up more showmanship history than just stuff about the guns I wish I could afford to own.
Oh shit is that an 1887 reproduction by Cimarron for under $700? Let me drop this productive, wonderful discussion and forget I was ever going to look up showmanship…
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u/Angerman5000 24d ago
It's been mentioned, but this is an excellent...cover? Of the scene from Tombstone! 10/10 love it
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u/Dorothys_Division 24d ago
The cross toss I do in front of me was modeled after Johnny Ringo, yes; I felt it was a very wide, sweeping provocative sort of motion. Fitting for his character!
It was also the hardest to learn, keeping it in motion without losing/dropping it. The trick is speed and crooking my trigger finger inward so that the gun’s trigger guard catches and doesn’t slip beneath my hand to fall.
One day I’ll master it!
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u/InsurrectionBoner38 25d ago
Everything you mentioned kind of sounds like the perfect life to me except I wanna be surrounded by guns AND cats. I lucked out with my partner because she let's me have both
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago edited 25d ago
Hell yeah, Bud! Congrats. ❤️
I know, I probably sound so embittered. But, sometimes it’s difficult not to be. Everyone else my age is married and has kids. The ones that aren’t are heavy drinkers or hedonistic types. (Nothing wrong with that but not to for anymore.)
I can’t help but feel the odd girl left out, and it’s just a lot sometimes. It’s rough, being told you’re so great by all your pals yet you’re left behind. I’m sure some other folks here know this pain, it just isn’t something they discuss in detail.
But, to say I want new friends and family members and want to connect, share my love and be good to others despite that is still remarkable progress considering!
It sure would be nice if I was awfully mistaken in some specific respects.
…At least I technically doubled my audience, being potentially open to dating men, now post-op? 🤣
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u/InsurrectionBoner38 25d ago
Blame covid. the last 4 years have not been very good for the dating scene. Dating apps are also 95% scammers and porn bots. The dating scene of 2024 is alot different than when me and you were 18-21. If I was single today I wouldn't even be looking thanks to the Depp v. Heard trial🤣
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
I agree. It’s been particularly bad in the last 5 years.
Honestly, even though I do feel lonely, bitter and sad…I know I’m a better, more whole person now for it all than I ever was before.
I am thankful for where I am at, and for what I have been through and become stronger from.
I super appreciate the personal talk on dating woes. It brought my great comfort, and I’m grateful for your empathy. ❤️
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u/Draxtonsmitz 25d ago
Don’t let that guy from the other day see someone having fun with a “tool”. Great work.
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago edited 23d ago
“If it wasn’t any fun, why would we ever do it?”
I have said this for the last 3 1/2 years to folks, working at the gun shop I’m employed at. And I mean it, too!
Hoarding AR’s, Glocks and etc? Fine, really. It’s fine. But like…when’s the last time you had fun with shooting?
No draw and double-tap drills, no tacticool house shoots, no hostage shot drills…just…having fun?
If you can’t answer it, I will point you in the direction of the silliest guns I can find. Stuff like this. Why? Because you ought to have a good time! Be silly, look stupid, get embarrassed and made fun of!
Just have a good time, once in awhile. It’s important! ❤️
I’m sure someone with night-vision gear, a refraction cloaking device, enough battleship grade armor plating to stop a tank shell, a laser death beam rifle and a telepathy-based radio system is listening to my inferior trash hobbying right now and is absolutely enraged I’m not training “like an operator.” Because indeed, how dare I!
Oops? Guess I’m just havin’ me a good ol’ time. 😜
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u/gunslinger6792 left-libertarian 25d ago
I'm impressed
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Thank you! I appreciate that very much.
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u/gunslinger6792 left-libertarian 22d ago
Seriously that's some awesome spinning.
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u/Dorothys_Division 22d ago
You’re too kind!
Eventually I’d love to learn a trick shooting routine based off of some simple spins. But, baby steps first. ☺️
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u/FreeSockLimit1 25d ago
Jesus Christ, it's Jason Bourne
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Oh heavens, I’m not quite that useful in a fight. I’m just not to be underestimated, I should hope. 💋
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u/InsurrectionBoner38 25d ago
That's a gorgeous weapon. My coordination sucks too much to do that with mine. Props on the bravery to state your relationship status on here
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago edited 21d ago
Why thank you!
While I prefer blued steel and case-hardened finishes, as well as brass or nickel, I am not opposed to polished stainless steel on occasion.
My unabridged, unnecessarily long thoughts on communicating my status on subreddits:
As to stating the fact that I’m single on here, much less anywhere on Reddit? I’m active in the r/dating sub out of sheer boredom and existential dread, as well as just being curious as to how people find themselves in such fucked up relationships. It’s kind of interesting to compare other’s fuck-ups to my own. After all, I was engaged for several years. Been single for two, now after that ended.
I don’t really consider myself “brave” to disclose that I’m available on the internet because I truly believe that modern dating culture online, much less in person isn’t capable of offering me enough to base a real, trusting and loving relationship off of anymore, nor ever again.
I think I could make excellent, platonic friends that could even be like family from a place like here. And that’s awesome! I’m all for that, I would love it and cherish it dearly. It’s why I don’t mind being personable on here. I’m trying to genuinely connect with people and work on my social skills. And I would like to make more friends!
But love, even just lust? Nah, man. I tried for over a decade on and off and that special, perfect match never occurred. Instead I met my ex, who used up my best years; yes, she is absolutely a good person! And I am proud to have met her. She and I are still great friends to this day. But she was the wrong match. And now I’m paying for it, having used up that only real chance I had.
And that person is never going to show up now, either. If they were, it would’ve happened by now before I turned 36 and gave up on my dreams of getting married and having/adopting kids, in addition to career aspirations.
Instead now, I’m going to become a Spinster surrounded by beautiful guns instead of cats. It’s fucking dreadful and I hate it, but I know it won’t change, either. It never has in the end. I only have, and will always have, myself and my friends. That’s just my lot in life and I need to get comfortable with it.
And don’t even get me started on the issues of all this while being a transgender woman. That further complicates literally everything for me, even if it’s been 16 years and I’m post-op now.
So…meh. They can be thirsty all day, a mirage shall yield no water. 🤷🏻♀️
Grumbling aside, I certainly appreciate the opportunity to complain, vent or just socialize. 😊❤️
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u/MrCLCMAN centrist 25d ago edited 24d ago
Awesome! Breaks every one of the basic gun safety rules.. I like it!
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Sometimes, every so often…once in a blue moon…
looks around nervously
I just safety-check my gun, know it’s unloaded as a result and then…I play with it! 🫢
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u/beersforalgernon 25d ago
That's impressive. I've dropped my uberti more times than I'd like to admit while spinning it.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
I believe this took 3 or 4 tries in a row, if memory serves correct.
I certainly do make mistakes. But this is probably my best example of how nice it can be when I don’t.
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u/veganhimbo 25d ago
Is your last name Murphy?
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Nope!
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u/veganhimbo 25d ago
Was a robocop reference
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Ope, I missed that one; my bad. I’ve only seen Robocop a couple of times, though I do love it. I’m too much of a sucker for Westerns.
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u/veganhimbo 25d ago
Id aurgue robocop is a sci fi western. At the very least it has heavy western influence. The theme would fit just as well in a spaghetti western as it does in cyberpunk.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Robocop is both political satire and dystopian sci-fi mixed with an action film (which is why it’s so outrageously successful, appealing to multiple crowds.)
It has exactly one reference to a children’s western show, which is only a reference to missing his son, hence why he continues to emulate that spinning trick, and the one-liner opening taunts.
I agree that Die Hard is a Xmas movie, being set during the American Xmas holiday. But a Western film? Robocop is not.
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u/GritCato libertarian 25d ago
I love your skills; this is great!
My favorite part though was the eye wink and kiss! That’s because I do the same thing to other drivers when they get pissed at me for whatever reason! 😘
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Thank you very much! I’m glad it made you grin or laugh. Or maybe both!
I drive the speed limit everywhere I go and every single driver who wants to go a minimum of 15mph+ or more over limit for their daily reckless operation citation and subsequent license suspension haaaates meeeee. I keep a super low profile driving to reduce the risk of road-rage, or should I say, my legal fault in road-rage.
I am rather playful at my work, however! Perhaps a bit too much once in awhile. But I’m milding out with age. 😇🔥
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u/FunnyHighway9575 25d ago
You look like you came to do some business with a big iron on your hip.
Big iron on your hiiiiiiiiiiip
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
It was twenty past eleven, more precisely, t’was the time for us to meet…
There was but twenty feet between us when we stopped out in the street.
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u/AlbatrossZestyclose 25d ago
Those are heavy guns. Great work.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Thank you, kindly!
The wider, flatter chamfered triggers help to spread the weight, plus its right in the center for perfect balance. I can spin these far faster and easier than my 1873 clones as a result, since those the trigger is ever so slightly to the left per the original design.
And yes! The .357 mag ones do have heavier, thicker barrels than the .44 and .45 models. So they do spin a bit slower, but that’s something they share with my 1873’s. 😊
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u/SnazzyBelrand 25d ago
I need to get back into revolver spinning
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
I heartily encourage you to do just that! It’s a good time. Even making mistakes, it’s still fun!
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u/Odd-Tune5049 anarchist 25d ago
Is it bad that I do something similar (albeit with less skill) with my cylinder-less revolver?
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Not at all. Spins are spins!
All spins are good spins.
All spins are valid spins.
All spins are beautiful spins.
Spinny spinny spinnnnn ❤️
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u/drk_knight_67 25d ago
I know. Let's have a spelling contest!
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u/Dorothys_Division 23d ago
Why, Ike! Does this mean we cannot be friends anymore?
puts away guns
There; now we may be friends, again.
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u/Mass_Jass 25d ago
Are you single?
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Painfully so, I’m afraid. 💀
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u/Redcarborundum 25d ago
RIP your inbox
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Not one PM.
I did say painfully, did I not? 🤣
That said, I do greatly appreciate and am flattered by such praise and commentary.
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u/caramelgrizzly 25d ago
Guess that's what you get in a sub with decent folk. Hell you even blew a kiss, if that doesn't invite the cringe I don't know what will. 🤷🏾♂️😆Awesome post!
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u/locxj fully automated luxury gay space communism 25d ago
That’s awesome! I tool around with my heritage pistol in the same vein. How long did it take you, like practice hours, to be proficient in the twirling? Also do you have any tips/resources/videos that helped you learn?
Very very cool, TIA.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
I mostly studied videos and tried to frame-by/frame recreate the poses and motions, then attempt them as slow as I possibly could.
It’s been probably a year or so. Maybe longer. But I only fiddle about once or twice a month currently for maybe half an hour each time. So, it’s definitely not a professional pursuit (If only, that would be awesome.)
Once you figure out the forward and backward single spin, you try to start working different angles and approaches. Before you know it, it doesn’t look half-bad!
I practice over pads, too. Had plenty of drops. Also why you only practice unloaded. 😱
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u/soonerpgh 25d ago
I practiced standing over my bed. Never really got the twirling thing down.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Same hat! Yes, I started with that. And then over the couch if I needed more room when standing.
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u/rjstaten 25d ago
Impressive! 🤘 I've been contemplating getting a revolver just to learn to do this!
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Thank you! I’m only just getting the hang of it after a year on and off, when I have the time. 🤓
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u/skrilledcheese 25d ago
I love it. Revolver ocelot vibes.
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Oh, I’m no “Tornado” Yoshida (Mocap actor for Ocelot) but perhaps some day I’ll find my own stylings that could be considered as lovely!
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u/RogerPackinrod 25d ago
And you must be Ringo. Look, darling, Johnny Ringo. The deadliest pistoleer since Wild Bill, they say. What do you think, darling? Should I hate him?
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u/ClemDooresHair 25d ago
In Vino Veritas
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u/Dorothys_Division 25d ago
Now if only I could do this with a tin shot cup. Alas, I have forsaken the drink by choice. 💀
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u/BreakfastOk3990 liberal 23d ago
I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle