Your "Only" USFA

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

I brought this subject up once before, some time back, but am bringing it up again as we seem to have a "new" group of active USFA fans on this board.

If you could only have one of your USFA's, which one would it be and why?

Tough question (at least for me)!   I can easily narrow it down to two;

#1:  4 & 3/4" .45, nickel plated with factory elephant ivory grips, factory regulated to point of aim and a special serial number,  SPD 25XX (Seattle Police Dept. followed by my four digit department serial number). I had a special presentation case made for it by www.billscases.com.

#2:  7 & 1/2" .45, nickel plated with premium factory walnut grips, another special order gun.  Probably the most accurate SAA I have ever owned (and I bought my first SAA in 1967 - that covers a lot of ground!).  Consistently shoots 2" groups off hand, point of aim, at 25 yards.

If my life depended on a SAA I would obviously go with #2, but the chances of that happening these days are minimal.  #1, while not quite as accurate at 25 yards (no doubt due to the shorter barrel), is plenty accurate enough and it would be my first choice as, when originally ordered, is was intended to be something that I could pass down to one of my grandchildren.    

[Buckaroo Lou]

Capt. John,

That is a tough one. Since I probably don't own as many or the unique models as some of you do, I would probably go with the first one I purchased. It is one of the early Turnbull revolvers. I guess it would be considered a pre war model since it has the Armory blue and the Turnbull case coloring. It is a 4 3/4", 45 Colt and is smooth as silk. It came with the original black plastic grips but I have since had a custom pair of elk stag grips installed. My second choice is still a USA made Bisley model. I still don't have one but would like to. The current prices are just too rich for my blood. The ones I do have are not anything particularly special other than the fact they are USA made USFA's and I like them all. I don't suppose you could really call me a collector since I don't own that many. I waited too long before I became really interested in them.

[jd45]

That's easy for me....my Premium Grade SA. 7-1/2"; .45 Colt; CCH cylinder frame & hammer; rest is blue with rubber grips, soon to be replaced by walnut. The icing on the cake is that it's a LOT more shooter-friendly than my Omni-Potent Target which is hampered by its 1878 double action grip frame, which is not to say it doesn't shoot well, it's just much more difficult to shoot well than my SA. jd45l

[yahoody]

I have a few.  Started with a pair of 4 3/4" blue and case colored 45s.

Now having sold my original USFA guns..all eight of them, I was lucky enough to get back in the market and buy what I wanted after USFA had closed the doors.  Always my idea of good business, buy high, sell low.

Might be a gun or two I'd have them make up if that was still possible today.  But with all the USFA guns I have owned, no doubt in my mind now I'd just buy Rodeos and have them pimped out the way I like to shoot them.  One piece ivory.  Gunner Products and Nutmeg both do good work.  And engraved.  Antique nickel or just hand done antique pickled finish is fine.  Same gun that I am/was happy to shoot in either configuration.   This one was cut up by Willy B Infamous Engraving (Seattle) and Gunner Products (Florida) ivory.

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But, I gotta have a pair! So without a doubt I'd take my wife's pair of 32-20 China Camp guns, full engraved and one piece ivory.  Those damn things really shoot!  If pressured and looking at everything combined that makes a really good gun, this pair might be the best overall SAA guns I have ever owned.



A pair of these were the favorite guns from my original collection.  The newer guns were better IMO.