Les Baer Custom Carry - 3500 rds

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Back in 2016 I sold what I thought was my Grail gun, 3XXX SA railed Pro. I'd been through numerous versions of lower end Springfield's and when I finally picked one up in the market place here I thought, this is it. The honeymoon was over quickly though and soon it was just another gun. I wanted something different, nothing pretty just straight and to the point.

Did some research and ended up ordering a Custom Carry from CJ's. Like every other Baer, it was tight as ****. Had more than a few 3 pt jams in the first 3-400 rounds but it only happened when releasing the slide with the slide release and not sling shotting it.

The issue ended up going away and at about 1000 rounds I finally took it down and cleaned it. Fast forward to today and I'm @ 3,500 rounds and cleaned it for the 2nd time because I was out today with the wife and it jammed on me. 3pt jam because of a lazy rack with the slide release, kind of even limp wristed it I think. I've been carrying this gun now for a little over 2 years cycling all different types of factory and hand rolled loads without issue so I'm writing it off to user error.

Bottom line, I love this gun. I carry it almost every day and I'm lucky enough to be able to carry it at work. Of all the guns I own, this one is IT.

Let's see some more LB pics!

Hasn't been this shiny in a long time.

[trigger945]

Nice, good report, thanks. Dirty Baers are sexier though 😉

[AFTII]

Here's my Thunder Ranch. It has over 10,000 rounds through it. It's been through seven training classes. It's still tight and amazingly accurate. I can count the number of failures I've had on both hands and they've all been related to ammo or hygiene.

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With any gun your gonna have some issues along the way. Kept moving forward. That gun ain't broke in yet. Les baers take a bit to settle in. Head over to the 1911 forum everything you need to know about 1911s.

[keith1911]

This is my Les Baer Concept 2. I don't know how many thousands of rounds it has through it. It is the gun I use when teaching or taking classes. I don't think this one has ever hiccuped. My other Les, a Premier 2, needed about 1000 rounds of break in before it was completely reliable. I got tired of the wear on it last year and sent it off to Robar to get NP3'd. By far my favorite 1911.

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