USFA?

[TSMGguy]

Whatever happened to the US Firearms Manufacturing company of Hartford, CT? If you go to their website these days you'll find some stunning eye candy, but no information about ordering.

 

http://www.usfasingleactions.com/

[j.hayes1942]

TSMGguy,

 

I read last week that they had closed recently. jh

[TSMGguy]

j.hayes1942,

 

Unfortunately, you're right. I just got off of the phone with the owner of the business linked below and he confirms that USFA is out of business. The "lifetime warranty" that came with those beautiful USFA firearms now isn't worth the paper it was written on. I'll treasure the USFA offerings that I have but would still like to find out just what happened.

 

http://tenring.com/firearms-single-actions/

[RoscoeTurner]

They priced themselves out of a market.

[TSMGguy]

They priced themselves out of a market.

You're probably right, but then again USFA's quality was astonishing. A cheaper gun can always be had, but "quality is its own reward". No other modern manufacturer even came close.

 

Was fortunate enough to purchase two of USFA's offerings from their .45 SAA government inspector series, a "Custer Battlefield" Ainsworth, and a Henry Nettleton. The actions are super smooth right out of the box. No action or trigger jobs were required.

 

I just watched a Nettleton on Gunbroker sell for almost three times what I paid new for mine.

 

The following article nicely details everything that USFA did to get these guns right:

 

http://www.sixguns.com/range/usfa.htm

Edited May 22, 2013 by TSMGguy

[TSMGguy]

Here's the Ainsworth, with it's original factory gun metal gray "distressed" finish. It looks pretty rough, but is actually quite smooth with no rust or pitting. The really nice thing about this finish is that you can handle and shoot the gun without giving a thought to preserving the finish.

[RoscoeTurner]

I bought my nephews single actions some years ago, when it came down between the USFAs and Colt, I bought the Colts.

 

 

 

They priced themselves out of a market.

You're probably right, but then again USFA's quality was astonishing. A cheaper gun can always be had, but "quality is its own reward". No other modern manufacturer even came close.

Was fortunate enough to purchase two of USFA's offerings from their .45 SAA government inspector series, a "Custer Battlefield" Ainsworth, and a Henry Nettleton. The actions are super smooth right out of the box. No action or trigger jobs were required.

I just watched a Nettleton on Gunbroker sell for almost three times what I paid new for mine.

The following article nicely details everything that USFA did to get these guns right:

http://www.sixguns.com/range/usfa.htm