To those of you that bought new USFA revolvers...

[Jart]

...this will seem like a boneheaded question but how'd you get them?

I noticed they're offering a 100.00 rebate on new SAs but my local shop says he's given up on getting a call back.

On the assumption that he's just grousing I call USFA and, sure enough, all that's there is a recording. Does one deal direct with USFA using a transfer dealer or are you stuck with auction sites and whatever Cabelas might happen to have?

 

[CraigC]

USFA is notorious for getting more phone calls than they can handle. If they don't get a handle on it, it will start hurting their business.

 

[Jart]

CraigC: Actually, you've solved my problem.

I did a search on 'USFA' and, in one of your previous posts, learned of an alternative: just bought a 4-3/4" .45 Colt from Doug Turnbull. I was curious about charcoal blue and this should prove educational.

A circuitous way to get a USFA but effective. Don't believe I'd have stumbled across Turnbull without the 'search' function - I knew he was there but didn't realize he had a big pile of available product.

Thanks!

 

[CraigC]

Glad you found it, that little tidbit slipped my mind this morning. Last contact I had with Turnbull, even the less popular calibers and barrel lengths weren't more than a couple weeks from shipping.

 

[Jart]

Turnbull had what I considered to be a staggering amount of stock. A 5-1/2 would've only been a couple of days longer and there were enough 4-3/4 I could have gotten a pair with consecutive numbers if my budget was less of an issue - all this in .45 Colt - didn't even poke into the alternatives.

I'm new to SAAs and don't have a 4-3/4; I probably need one.

Very different from USFA and their answering machine. Turnbull has real people that answer the phone on the first ring - gotta love it.

They even had "pre-wars" in stock but I'm not sure I understand what it is and I'm familiar with the spring loaded gizmo anyway. I sure hope this doesn't turn into an addiction.