The demise of USFA was collage of countless crack-pot ideas, and poor leadership.
The Production of the SAA was NOT one of them, Quality yes, but cost-effective no.
Gary Granger had stated that " they should have never tried to make all the parts in house
turning a profit that way, wasn't profitable"
Too many ill-fated projects, USFA (Donnally) over promised and under deliver on too many "new" projects. > the Woodsman for example,
That short lived USFA's version of the Taurus "Judge" like project, and the USFA Lightening failure's,
the expensive USFA/Turnbull 1911 in a market rife with 1911's .... the Remington.
The big splash Shot Show 2007 (Orlando) intro "new project Remington"
Beretta (prototype Uberti forgings and CNC) hung him out to dry, Shaky Remington pulled out, that doomed the Remington's.
The "ZIP" was the final straw on the camel's back.