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.45 Long Colt is the only way to go. There is something to be said for tradition. You can shoot.38/357 in almost any gun. Why cheap out now?
I agree with the Colt clone concept. If your going to go cheap it makes sense to buy a clone. IMO Cold 3rd generation are no better than a clone.
Ruger New Vaquero..Ruger makes a quality pistol but their old SAA copies were far from a SAA in style/form. Maybe they changed..I don't know. Most modern manufacturers put way too many warning labels plastered all over..I hate that. Ruger has been in the forefront of this nonsense.
Remember, .45 Colt! Nothing less than throwing a thumb size chunk O lead downrange!
Everytime I shoot mine I think of all those cowboy movies..science fiction actually.. where the good guy is shot in the shoulder and is smiling at the dance in a white arm sling with the gal pal that night. Reality is..if you put a .45 Colt slug in a sock and whacked a guy in the head it would put a pretty good dent in his cabeza. At 1200 FPS? Deadly serious. Pieces will fly off. Good Luck!