The Deluxe Grade is simply the best of everything - from wood quality to metal fit, polish and finish. A proper platform to begin your high grade engraving pattern or custom monogram finished off by hand checkering. The Deluxe Grade above features an optional up-grade to a custom “Prince of Wales” round knob shotgun butt; Up-grade to exhibition wood quality with Tru-Oil finish with hand checkered butt and fore end, as well as Armory Blue™ finish with fire blue appointments and full length 26” octagonal barrel with open sights.

Here is a classic heirloom to be enjoyed and passed down to the next generation. The USFA Custom Shop is known around the world as the best resource for this type of work. For assistance with customer specifications and order acceptance, please contact the USFA Custom Shop for details.

The start of any gun, rifle or pistol, begins with the selection of stocks or grips. The USFA Custom Shop maintains some of the highest quality wood for our custom gun customers. Imported from Turkey, all custom stock blanks are graded and selected for strength, figure and wood quality.

USFA has 4 grades; Standard, Fancy, Deluxe & Exhibition. For those who know the best.

In the picture above a Lightning Rifle is being worked at the rifle benches. Hand filing of frames, barrels and stocks all done by a skilled hand. Achieving the right final contours, smooth actions, and finishes are the hallmark of USFA Premium Grades.

Fine Hand Checkering. The first step in a hand cut checkering pattern is the proper layout. After the proper style and proportion have been established a series of master lines are scribed from which all others are cut. This is the “old way” - the only way we know. If you seek the best, and know quality, you have found it.

Browse our wood samples to choose the best one for your Lightning Upgrade.

• Fancy Grade (one step above standard)
• Deluxe Grade (two steps above standard)
• Exhibition (top of the line)