New guy, changing allegience?

[Blackpowder Burn]

One thing just ocurred to me - you know how the most obvious things often go unnoticed?  There are no Colt forums on this site.  We have Rugers, Remingtons, Open Tops, Schofields, and USFA's.................but no Colts!  Does that mean there aren't enough Colt shooters to have their own forum?  Are the few Colt shooters out there just so jealous they feel compelled to denigrate the competition??  Enquiring minds want to know................

I'm sure I'll get a lot of venom from this.

[Marshal Deadwood]

There IS a Colt forum on CAS ,,,

Gunsmithing !

(the devil made me say that !)

MD

[drjon]

My last Colt was a late 90s "special order' from the custom shop. It looked nice, but the trigger pull was over ten lbs. I didn't have a way to measure it, but it required so much effort to fire the gun that it made my trigger finger sore and the concept of shot group was to just be able to hit somewhere , anywhere, on the paper.

I sent the revolver back to Colt and when it got back to me I took it to a gunsmith who measured the pull at a bit over five lbs. So, back to Colt and when it came back the trigger pull had been reduced to four lbs. and came with a note that this was the lowest safest trigger pull allowed.

It also had a tendency to rust. In leather contact areas deep single scattered pits would form. Perhaps it was the Louisiana climate, but 13 other pistols and revolvers had no issues in the same storage area. It was as if there were inconsistent metal content  issues as the surrounding areas had no rusting, but where the rust existed, the pits were quite deep ... edge of loading gate, front sight, left side of trigger guard.

In comparison to either of my USFAs the Colt is loose and sloppy in fit. When I run my fingers across metal transition areas or wood to metal transition areas of my USFAs there is no sensation of height difference or of irregularity. The Colt is very different and filled with edges, bumps and irregularities. Forget having a slightly high primer revolve in the USFA, but it will in my Colt. Oh yeah, screws do come loose much more easily in my Colt, whereas the only screw tightening in my USFAs has been minimal.

So what will be my next SAA? I'll choose the USFA any day over the inferior "Brand".

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Recon
I have 5 usfa's 2 premium grades , 1 gunslinger ,2 rodeo's . I have been shooting these regularly , the 2 rodeo's have had the blunt of the shooting . They are in 45 colt and have shoot black and smokeless . Both powders shoot equally good , but I really enjoy shooting black the most . So far I haven't experienced a single problem . I also have 2 in 44-40 or 44 wcf they are tack drivers also .

[Doc Sunrise]

A couple of weeks ago in comparing a USFA SAA to a 3rd gen SAA, I found 20 areas where the USFA was superior in fit & finish.  My experience had already told me that USFA was better, but I was still amazed!

[Virginia Gentleman]

Doc:

I have done these side by side comparisions too and didn't find as many, but it wouldn't surprise me if the next time I find more areas where the USFA is superior to the Colt.