Jim,

You make some good points, maybe overshooting the runway a bit. I have a Freedom Arms Model 97 in .357. I've had USFA SSA's in .357 (gave my pair of CAS USFA pistols to my son). The USFA's are well machined, but IMHO, aren't precise, tight revolvers in the same class with FA's. I have late 3rd Gen. Colts (photo below) that to me are just as well made as the USFA's. I've seen sloppy Colts, but the latest 3rd Gen guns are probably as precisely made as ever produced by Colt.

DF

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