Make no mistake they are the same gun made by Uberti although Cimmaron has a better oversight of the quality and a higher standard of the product they get from Uberti. So Uberti, Cimmaron and Taylor are the same gun and Taylors and Cimarron use different names for the Cattleman like the Cimmaron Model P and the Taylors Ranch hand. Uberti is the manufacture and Taylor and Cimmaron are importers. Well what about Taylors and Cimmaron? Im confused. Now do I want to spend $600-$650 for the Vaquer or do I want to spend $400-$500? Lets begin with the Uberti. Okay so now its down to Uberti and Ruger Vaquero. Why do I need a thousand dollar colt? What am I buying for? Am I buying to shoot and have fun or am I buying it to pass down to my son who will pass it down to his and so forth and so forth and 100 years from now will my grand children's grand children will have a an original Colt SAA that will be worth three grand? (the days of having a 20k+ colt are gone as they are mass produced now, your investment will not be worth what you think it will be). Do I need to drop a grand or more on a cowboy gun or would I rather have a new lawn tractor? So with that my story begins. Its a Colt, It's the original cowboy gun and I want to be Clint Eastwood after all I am a guy and nothing is cooler than an original Colt SAA. I started like everyone else I wanted a Colt SAA. I spent about 3 months comparing these SAA's and decided on the Uberti Cattleman. If you get out of sequence on the load 4 skip one procedure you'll still be 100% safe because the New Vaquero features a Transfer Bar design. With the Ruger as soon as you open the loading gate the cylinder is unlocked. Forget that you have to go to full cock before lowering the hammer and you'll be dropping the hammer on a live round and that isn't safe.

Try and force the cylinder to turn without the action at half cock and you put a big ugly turn ring on the cylinder. With a Colt or Uberti you cannot get sloppy with your technique when reloading. Second aspect is Safety and ease of handling. Contrast that with the Uberti, which is made in Italy and getting a repair part may prove to be challenging. With all the demand for the New Vaquero a new part is just a phone call away and Ruger will overnight parts if you volunteer to pay the shipping charges. Mainly issues with springs breaking so not a big deal until you need a new spring before an upcoming event. The Single Action Army is a fantastic revolver but it is acknowledged to be slightly 'fragile' in heavy use. Because of the Competition aspect I would lean towards the Ruger.

Ruger vaquero vs colt saa