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Post by squawberryman on Mar 5, 2021 22:06:08 GMT -5
I got this pistol from Zac0419. It came up on GB a few years back at a buy now if 1,300.00 I believe and I posted the link as I couldn't afford it. I've always wanted a Les Baer and Commanders feel like a robot part in my hand. Zac got it and about a year later he reached out and said I could have it for what he paid for it. Oh heck yeah ain't missing it twice! He lives two hours from me. He headed south for an hour and I headed North for the same for a FTF sale. Thanks again Zac. The gun is all Baer but it was as visually impressive as the box Les Baers come in. I have this unique, only me, no one else in the world problem. I like to take perfectly good handguns and have good smiths do good things to them. Off to Lou Rosso it went for dehorn, Ed Brown bobtail, replace dead Trijicons with Les Baer fibers, flare magwell, bring up front strap, checker backside of slide, check all internals. It hadn't been shot much. I asked him to have his initials engraved on the back left of the slide. Funny, he didn't charge me for that! It's now here in the white. I was going to have it two toned by Birdsong until someone here said Wright Armory is doing Robar so I think it's going to get that. Robar is more than TWICE what Birdsong is, but the gun will be unique. It'll be three to five months before it comes back from Wright if that's what I do. Here she is. The round butt in a 1911 fits my hand in a very special way.
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Post by x101airborne on Mar 5, 2021 22:10:45 GMT -5
I have only held one round butt 1911 and it was everything I ever wanted in an auto! Good job Brother!!!
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Post by Fowler on Mar 5, 2021 22:33:47 GMT -5
Round butt full sized 1911 are goofy as can be to me but a Commander is just right. I love my Les Baer and I’m sure you will love this one as well.
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Post by AxeHandle on Mar 6, 2021 6:49:47 GMT -5
Boxers or Briefs.... Looks like a nice one!
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 6, 2021 12:34:00 GMT -5
Very nice...especially the price!!
I just bought my first Bobtail 1911s last year..a Dan Wesson Guardian in .38 Super and a SIF Nightmare Carry in .357 SIG...
The DW was perfect right out of the box... The SIG...6# 3 oz. gritty trigger pull..the worst I have ever had on any 1911 I have ever owned... Local smith took it down to 3# 10 oz. and now it shoots a lot better...and he put in 5" .38 Super barrel... Next summer a 10mm barrel will be added...
Bob
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Post by zeus on Mar 6, 2021 13:23:42 GMT -5
Birdsong is a great finish. He was my neighbor when I lived in MS. Was always a hoot to sit and talk with him, he had some great stories! When I came home from the office and smelled like a cigar my wife knew where I had stopped for storytelling time. All of my BS finished guns still look great. I remember he used to keep a coated piece of pipe on the bench. It was bent dented etc. people would ask how the finish holds up and he would take that pipe and beat it against the vise. It explained the dent and bruises. Hahaha.
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Post by KRal on Mar 6, 2021 14:14:57 GMT -5
Birdsong is a great finish. He was my neighbor when I lived in MS. Was always a hoot to sit and talk with him, he had some great stories! When I came home from the office and smelled like a cigar my wife knew where I had stopped for storytelling time. All of my BS finished guns still look great. I remember he used to keep a coated piece of pipe on the bench. It was bent dented etc. people would ask how the finish holds up and he would take that pipe and beat it against the vise. It explained the dent and bruises. Hahaha. Yeap, I've handled that same piece of pipe. I loved listening to Mr. Walter's stories.
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Post by squawberryman on Mar 11, 2021 3:05:52 GMT -5
Off it goes to get NP3+. 3 to 5 months. I too am a fan of Birdsong but they don't have the look I want on this gun.
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Post by aciera on Apr 3, 2021 1:07:30 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures worth zooming in on
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Post by ddixie884 on Apr 20, 2021 23:19:48 GMT -5
Yeah, cool pics...........
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Post by zac0419 on Apr 21, 2021 7:26:50 GMT -5
Of course you had to make a good deal cost more money lol!!
Glad it worked out, having owned Springfield’s and Colts that thing was like a FA 97 when it came to how tight everything was.
Congrats, it looks really good.
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Post by squawberryman on Apr 21, 2021 12:01:42 GMT -5
Maybe a month and it'll be back, in final form.
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Post by rWt on Apr 22, 2021 6:07:13 GMT -5
Sweet 1911 at a really great price!!
Looking forward to the next report.
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Post by squawberryman on May 28, 2021 17:16:46 GMT -5
Gun in plating station!
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Post by aciera on May 30, 2021 5:26:42 GMT -5
Waiting is hell....... But to get what you want......and you did
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