A Standard with one piece grips and their required (so they say) sales tax runs over $2000. 100% prepaid, shipped to your FFL
Much as I like the USFA guns I also was well aware of the bs line they had going early on with refinished Ubertis for 4xs their cost just to get a nice cosmetic finish. I'd suspect the same BS right up till the end.
Now we have Standard building guns on the old USFA mills, even less hand fitting with up dated Uberti based programs and a $2000 price tag. Give me a break. That kind of non sense needs to be nit picked.
I aint buying the Koolaid there any more than I did with USFA. Anyone that does should buy that gun for $2000 and smile while trying to get their pants back on. I have every generation of Colt, more than one USA made USFA and more and more Ubertis that cost under $500 delivered to my door. Most importantly as you know the guns shoot.
And the current Ubertis are every bit of the Colt's or USFA guns as a tool. When you factor in the price, there is no comparison. I could have Turnbull refinish a Uberti and still be money ahead.
The tool steel discussion reminds me of the original MIM discussions on the 1911. Time alone has proven that much to do about nothing.
So, where did you get that Standard is using USFA's CNC equipment and programs??? SURELY you read on their site:
12. Did we acquire another company to do this? No, everything was built new from the ground up. All manufacturing, designing and testing are done in house. Do you have some concrete information that shows Standard is lying???
You say you're not buying their "Koolaid" any more than you did with USFA, but then you state "I have....more than one USA made USFA....", which leads me to believe you've already ingested Koolaid, more than once by your own admission!
If you don't like the price of the Standard (which is equal to, or in some cases less than a comparable US-made USFA), then don't buy them. Pretty simple.
Oh and I agree with you regarding the having Turnbull finish a Uberti for less than the cost of a new Standard, but come on, as much as I LOVE Uberti's, they're still not built to the level of quality as a USFA, and presumably, a Standard. My Uberti Frisco is a tack-driving little hussy, but there's just no comparison to the fit, finish and feel of it and my USFA Rodeo. I have always intended to, and will have my Frisco refinished with CCH and a really good blue job, but I'll essentially be "putting lipstick on a pig" when comparing it to a USFA.
CHT