Charles L. Cotton wrote:I have a Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special and it's a great gun. My wife liked mine so much I had to order one for her also. I alternate carrying it with a custom Colt Commander. If you buy a Les Baer new, then be ready for a VERY tight frame-to-slide fit! I thought mine was defective, but after a call to Baer Custom, they said it would be okay. They were right. After many thousands of rounds, the frame-to-slide fit is still excellent.
Chas.
I believe that Mr. Cotton summed it up concerning the entire spectrum of "high end 1911's". Just follow all the gun related boards and see the multitude of complaints from the crowd that screams "if it costs $$$$, then it should function perfectly out of the box". High end guns are built to very tight tolerances that either require hundreds of rounds to be lovingly cycled through, or a trip to the custom shop to be rail lapped and polished. But, those tight tolerance guns are the ones that will be most likely passed down to second and third generation shooters. Personally, I'm very fond of my flawless '97 Kimber stainless compact, but I would be thrilled to break in a new one.
surv