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Now for the shooting, used a lot of ammunition while filing down the front sight to shoot to point of aim. These I fired from rest sitting at the bench. This was 20 shots and two different weight bullets. All shooting was at 20 yards.

Same deal but offhand, shoots a little higher. I've not yet found the load I'm going to use. I will have one target load and one carry load and two different front sight blades. That high one is a low one from another target.

Thinned down the side of the front sigh blade to see more light on each side. With John's help I'll open up the rear sight a little this week.

My friend Don who is a fine hand with pistol shot this, 6 O'clock hold. As you can see the pistol seems to shoot just fine the owner needs some practice. That's ten @ 20 yards.

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];~`)

This is most troubling to hear, I always believed USFA was improving not sliding backwards.
Thanks for the update, too bad Freedom Arms does not make a blued or cased hardened gun! I love my stainless guns, but do like the look of the old style.

Craig

John,

I wrote a two-page letter Mr. Doug Donnelly outlining the problems I had and what I did to correct them.

In fairness to USFA when I wrote about the loose rear sight they ask that I send it back and they would "Tighten" it up and also told me that they were closed from Aug 31 to Sept 11.

I'll await Mr. Donnelly's replay before I decide the next step.

Mike,

It'll be interesting to hear the reply. I have seen pics of some phenom groups shot with a 7 1/2 long bbl'd .45 Colt,using a pistol vice.

I believe that was on Gunblast.com, a few years ago. As well, I don't think that Brian Pearce is much given to spreading cow manure, either. I doubt that he'ds be thrilled to hear of a QC decline in the product behind which he has put a good deal of positive press and product development input.

However, an entrepreneur can become bored with mere 'running' of a successful product, and let his attention wander to new and exciting projects. I have to remind myself that sometimes it the humble and repeatable routine, upon which the cash flow depends.

Off to see Mammon,for some bit.

Anyone looking for a couple of S&W single shots for a project, check out Cherry's # 22346 and 22397.

Craig

An update if you could call it that. I wrote Mr. Donnelly a two page letter outlining the problems with my pistol on the 23rd of August, today the 23rd September still no answer. Last week I wrote the service department via email outlining the problems and received no answer. I've run out of good will regarding USFA so I sent the pistol back, told them to repair all the problem or replace it.