Mike,
Please make sure that you tell USFA's boss, Donnelly, exactly what problems were present and what remedies transpired. It would be a real shame if a Marque that has achieved such a good record, was allowed to fall into the rather dismal QC situation which you describe.
Success and production has to be balanced against such lapses. Sometimes the boss man needs to be made sharply and pointedly aware of what is happening [or not]to his pride and joy -- before it leaves the factory.
I'd philosophically expect such issues with lesser and imported makes. For USFA, it is damn near inexcusable. Mebbe it's time they quite flailing around trying develop some of the odd projects recently launched, and get back to building the basics.
A person can still find a S&W pre-lock, case-hardened trigger and hammer, older Mountain Gun in .41,.44 and .45 for around the 700-800$ mark. That's about half the price of USFA's classics. And they are really nice shooters, ordinarily.
Mr. Donneley, are you listening? [rhetorically asking];~`)
