My other favorite handgun...

[Tom_R]

Not long ago I picked up this Les Baer Thunder Ranch, a model I've owned in the past but did not keep. I have not spent a dime on it, just slicked up the trigger pull a bit to help it settle in. Loaded up some duty level reloads (200 grain SWC with 4.1 grains of Vit N310) and broke the gun in as recommended by Baer. By the time 300 rounds were down range it was as slick as any 1911 I'd ever owned and now with 500 rounds down range it's even better. The safety was initially very hard to engage and now both on and off are perfect. Bought is NIB for $1750.




Keith

This model is the exact model that turned me on to Custom 1911s back in the late 1990s. I was looking at a Kimber, and I really liked it (I ended up getting one) and the guy behind the counter was like, yes that Kimber is good but Ck this out, it is a Les Baer Thunder Ranch. It was very, very tight, as all Baers are, but holy heck, did this thing feel like a Catchers Mitt on my hand, and point unlike anything I have ever held. It was excellent.

Maybe someday I will get one.

 

[Tom_R]

Two of my 1911s.

My Kimber that I mentioned earlier. It is a Stainless II that I bought stock, shot some, and have had some custom work done along the way. I had it dehorned for carry, night sights added (I just don't pick up the black front and black rear sights at all), I had the back strap and front strap milled with ball serrations. It has the stock trigger, barrel bushing and guide Rod. I believe the trigger is a match grade trigger in stock form. Even thou it is a Series 80/Schwartz, the stock trigger is excellent.

It is too much fun to shoot.

The other gun is a Custom Caspian build done by a very respected shop up here in CT. It is an older build that they actually got back in, I saw it and had to have it.

First the Kimber.









And here is my Custom Caspian.







And this is an earlier pic of it with different grips, and a flat MSH

 

[Tom_R]

When I feel the need for a change, I strap on one or the other of these two.
Dan Wesson 10mms.

Iggy, why am I not surprised you have a couple of 10mms?

How is the recoil on the Commander?

 

[KLiK]

Don't think I've ever held or shot a 1911 I didn't like. Every enthusiast should have one in their collection.

This has been my EDC for the past 15+ years.

 

[Iggy]

Iggy, why am I not surprised you have a couple of 10mms?

How is the recoil on the Commander?

Tom, the lower gun is a CCO version.

Recoil and blast is more "pleasant" than a Model 19 snubbie.
Both guns are quite manageable.

 

[Rick_A]

I've had ONE person shoot my 45 and not like it. He said it shot well, but wasn't his thing.

Some people are prejudiced to their brands. I have an open mind.