I've checked this forun on and off for a while.
Decided to join yesterday.
My primary interest was to gather as much information on USFA single actions as I could before making a decision on which gun I would get.
I cast my own bullets and reload my own cartridges and I keep the pressures well within safe limits.
I use my single actions for target shooting , I call them my fun guns.
All the single actions I have owned over the years have been Rugers because of their strength and transfer bar.
But several months ago I decided to try something besides Rugers.
Don't get me wrong, Rugers are great guns, but their weight and feel didn't seem quite right to me.
Finally decided to get a USFA Rodeo in 45 lc from Long Hunter.
Ordered it last Sept and got it the end of Nov.
Wow, what a difference, definetly a keeper.
The last Ruger I owned was a stainless Blackhawk 4 3/4 in bbl in 45 lc.
I paid a well known gunsmith to slick up the action, hone the cylinders, cut the forcing cone, etc.
Never could get the gun, or any other Rugers, to shoot poa, they seemed to want to shoot to the left no matter what I did.
I figured it was me in my old age (62) , but when I finally got to shoot the Rodeo it shot poa with about any rounds I fed it.
I was amazed, the only thing I don't like about it is the base pin.
I have a base pin removal tool from Brownells, and it is still a pain to get the base pin out.
But as long as it keeps shooting like it has been, I'll be very happy.