[saintclair]

Today at a gun show, I purchased a NIB USFA .22 caliber SAA that has a 12 shot cylinder. It is blue and case colored by Turnbull (beautiful gun). The owner jokingly said, "This gun is outlawed in many states" (holds more than 10 shots without reloading). I plan to see if USFA can tell me how many of these were made, but since that have transitioned away from SAA's to the Zipgun, no one seems to answer their telephone.
Have any Forum members seen/heard of this model? On the box it is listed as the 12/22.

 

[saintclair]

keystone arms: The Plinker is a 6-shot revolver.

 

[saintclair]

I hope this internet jpg transfers:
file://localhost/Users/terrystclair/Desktop/100_1220.jpg

 

[saintclair]

It did not copy, so I Photobucketed it:

 

[saintclair]

what would you say: The 12-22 that I purchased was also a 4-3/4" Blue/CC. Mine has the standard black grips. I like it so much, I think I will fit some of my ivory grips on it. When I do that, I will post pictures of it. A gun that looks that nice, and is so unusual, merits having ivory on it.
BTW, I bet the total production is quite low. When I purchased a matched pair of the John Wayne Red River guns from them, I called and asked about total production a few years after they offered them for sale. The shop manger said they only sold 75 of those guns. I asked him, "Do you mean 75 matched pairs"? His response was, "No, 75 guns in total."

 

[saintclair]

skwcoltguy: Great information!! Thanks. Do you have any inside info on production numbers?

 

[saintclair]

skwcoltguy, Thanks in advance for doing that. When I spoke with a production manager (may have been Doug?), I was surprised at how low the production was on guns such as the 12-22. I think he told me the Omnipotent had very low production numbers also. I have been looking for the short-barreled version of that gun for two years with no luck.

 

[saintclair]

I guess 5000 was a large production run for USFA's. The one I purchased at the gun show this weekend was the first one I had ever seen. All of my friends at the GS said the same. I guess 5000 is a small number for a country the size of the USA. My math tells me that is one 12-22 per 70,000 Americans.