[Superman]

The Vaquero I bought (in a barrel length not offered by Cabelas) is going away. It's (Vaquero .45 Colt) replacement is on a truck which should be here tomorrow. I had imagined there was no way Ruger would fail to make a proper spoon, but that one was improper. The loading gate presses downward on a detent which likely performs other functions. You can see this tiny thing if you remove the cylinder. That detent stopped moving. The guys at the gun store even said the other mechanisms (like the hammer) were not working and sounding correct. The loading gate problem got so bad the gate was visibly damaged where it met the detent, and the loading gate was nearly impossible to open. This spoon has not been fired.

I told the guy I like the grips on the first one and since I didn't have the case with me at the time, I still have the gun. I'll take it in tomorrow and, if I like, we'll swap grips.

Disappointing and surprising. I thought, and still think, Ruger makes a quality spoon. There is doubt, though.