Author Topic: USFA lead times (Read 735 times)

jimster · « **on:** March 16, 2006, 10:59:28 AM »

Called the USFA factory today, lead times are 4-5 months now.
I ordered a single action the beginning of December, so it's been 3 months already. Guess it's possible I could be waiting awhile yet.

Done wore out the USFA catalog already looking at what I ordered.

Jimster

Dusty Miller · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2006, 10:25:25 PM »

All things come to those who are patient.

flintlock54 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2006, 09:44:20 AM »

Not bad. Can't hurry quality. I have a custom english fowler on order that could take as long 2-3 years. The 16 gauge smooth bore barrel has been on order for 15 months.

jimster · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2006, 11:28:12 AM »

Well, you guys are right, can't hurry quality and it's worth the wait.
Got a great surprise a few hours ago, it got here.
I have to say, fit and finish is a tad better than superb. Not a flaw anywhere, and color is fantasitic, even though it's not a pre-war, I'm impressed. Timing is right on, and it's tight.
It's the premier single action, 4 3/4 barrel in 45 and the sides of the hammer are polished with the hard rubber grips, it's nothing fancy or special, just the basic model. A trip to the range friday is in order.
I bought it to use, and use it I will. From what I hear they regulate point of aim pretty good on their revolvers, I guess I'll find out soon enough.

Connecticut Yankee · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2006, 03:42:28 AM »

I have on of their Henry Nettelton models, the 7 1/2" barrel. The only revolver or pistol I have that groups better is a Dan Wesson 44. Very accurate and a real piece of eye candy. I also have a Colt Cowboy and after many hours of polishing the internal works it now feels pretty good and after turning the barrel in a vise a bit it now shoots well enough but next to the USFA it just doesn't stand up. Of course it now shoots as well as any of the other repros and I do often use it as a woods carry gun.
I'm sure you'll be happy with the new firearm.
Connecticut Yankee

jimster · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2006, 02:47:42 PM »

Update on how it shoots (finally)
Grabbed a box of winchester cowboy loads 250 rnfp and a handfull of reloads.
Great groups, and somehow I got lucky again, no windage problems.
The slow moving cowboy loads shoot high, the handloads were also rnfp bullets, but moving faster, this brought the POI down as I suspected.
For fun, I put a paper plate out to 50 yrds, and setting the paper plate on top the sights, had no problem keeping all shots in the paper plate using the slow moving cowboy loads. Any decent handload around 800-850 fps I won't be using as much of a 6 o'clock hold. Don't know how a lighter bullet would act, all I have are 250/255 gr bullets.
Did not rest the gun butt, or barrel on sand bags, but did rest my wrists on sand bags, wanted to shoot as normal as possible. I'm very happy with whoever regulated the sights. The end of this short shooting session ended with just some offhand plinking, and the USFA is good for that.
I don't have much experience with the 4 3/4 barrel, all my single action shooting over the years was with 5 1/2 and 7 1/2 inch barrels. I notice I've been missing something, this shorter SAA is a quick pointer and good for hauling around.
The retail price for the basic single action with case color frame is $1084 on their site, I got it for $900...plus tax it was $954.
It was worth it to me. A fine shooting firearm right out of the box.
I figure in a few years, this gun might start to look like the "gunslinger" antuiqe model, I'm going to have this little short barreled single action in my hands a lot.