Dutch Nichols, SASS #6461

First I'm an old fart and God and my wife have been very good to me!!

I have owned over 50 Colt SAA's and the same in USFA's.

Early Gen3 guns are total junk in over 50% of the samples I've seen.

Mid range Gen 3 starting after S30XXXA were the best until about 5 years ago when Colt

started outsourcing most of their parts. You may have heard about 2 years back Colt

was recalling them all due to frames cracking. You just  never know what you're getting with Colt!!

Now I've been around USFA since the beginning knew and liked the owner and the GM was a terrific guy!!

USFA started out as US PtFA US Patent firearms, then after Colt lawsuit changed to USFA. All USPFA and early

USFA guns were all Uberti parts!!! Fitted and finished very highly but still soft  Italian steels.

USFA wanted to make the BEST SAA in existence and they did.

Rodeos with A and B prefix are all Italian parts. there were no C series and starting with D they were

all 100% US made!! Their higher end guns starting AFTER 225XX and up are all 100% US made.

There are NO finer SAA's than the latter USFA's.....PERIOD!!

 I am sorry to say I am bewildered how Standard is doing business. they gave a cpl gun writers guns to review then pulled the guns and threatened legal action against them?! They are  being made by several USFA employees?!

I was on gunbroker and they showed 8 in stock so I always wanted a pair and jumped!  Then I found out there were NONE

in stock and wait time was over 8 weeks. they were using my money to build the guns! In looking at past reviews there were

several folks who bought then were ticked when they were told you have to wait. Why list guns in stock when you don't have them?? They received several F ratings. The few I have seen seemed nice but how many are they making, will there be parts ( SAA's tend to break things if you shoot them a bunch). Also  they state these are NOT to Colt specs they are to their specs! I called and asked will Uberti or Colt parts fit I was told no why would I need to know that!! That is the end of my story with them. Go on Gunbroker and see!! Also they get the same complaints about listing shotguns they don't have.

Just an FYI Colt and Pietta parts will for the most part inter change as will Uberti and USFA.

Sorry for rambling!!

By any chance do you have the paperwork/certifications from long-hunter?

And 2 questions any black powder thru these? and any idea of the round count?

Would you consider $2200 shipped/insured to Dallas ??

They would need to go to my dealer. He will accept from either your ffl or direct from you

with a copy of your drivers license.

my direct email is naument@aol.com

my thanks either way

Dutch

Hows about splitting the difference $825 shipped?

for quicker comms my direct email

naument@aol.com

I shouldn't have said anything

just don't want to see anyone else hurt by this gent.

Yes very but only if they are the old style firing pin and not the newer retractable pins

can I get pics of both sides of the cch to

naument@aol.com

my thanks

Thank you for your time and courtesy, much appreciated.

give me a call when you can

much appreciated

I see we're a couple old timers we're about 1K apart in our SASS #'s

regards

Dutch aka Nick

Postal Money Order ships asap , cashiers check will have to clear before i ship

my thanks

Please send Postal Mo to

Nick Aument

7275 Honeybee Lane

Frisco, TX 75034

please include ffl with payment or attach in an email to

NAument@aol.com

LMK when sent, I'll email back as soon as I get it

my thanks in advance

Dutch aka Nick

Yes they do.