Corporation | |
Industry | Weapons |
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Founded | 1991; 29 years ago |
Founder | Les Baer, Sr |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Rifles, pistols This is a Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special hard chrome plated by Baer. |
Website | www.lesbaer.com |
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- Thunder Ranch, led by Clint Smith, has been the premier facility for all types of firearms training for over 25 years. Smith, a 1911 expert, selected Nighthawk Custom to build his ideal pistol. After multiple discussions and prototypes, Smith finalized this design as his ultimate version of a handgun.
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Les Baer Custom Inc./ˌlɛsˈbɛər/ is an American manufacturer of semi-custom firearms including M1911-pattern pistols and AR-15 type rifles. Les Baer Custom was founded by the gunsmith Les Baer, Sr. in 1991 in Hillsdale, Illinois.
History[edit]
Les Baer Custom Inc. was previously located in Hillsdale, Illinois, but moved to LeClaire, Iowa when Illinois started implementing restrictive gun laws.[1]
This company, along with Smith & Wesson is currently the only pistol manufacturer who has authorization to use and display Clint Smith's Thunder Ranch logo, and currently offers a line of pistols and rifles that use the name. When asked for the reason that Les Baer would be given the authorization to use the Thunder Ranch logo, Clint Smith cited the outstanding accuracy and reliability of Baer's guns.[2]
All Les Baer pistols come with a guarantee of at least 3' accuracy at 50 yards, and many models are available at extra cost ($295.00) with a guarantee of 1.5' at the same distance.[3] All rifles are guaranteed to shoot .5 MOA groups, except for the recently introduced Patrolman's Carbine, which is guaranteed to shoot sub-MOA.
Les Baer recommends using the following ammunition in their pistols: Federal PremiumHydra-Shok, Federal American Eagle 'ball', and Remington Golden Saber. Les Baer advises against using Winchester 'White Box', aluminum-cased ammo, or Russian ammo in their pistols.
Product lines[edit]
- M1911 pistols
- Baer 1911 DCM-Legal National Match Hardball Pistol
- Baer 1911 Police Pistol Combat Distinguished Match (P.P.C.)
- Baer 1911 Police Pistol Combat Open Class (P.P.C.)
- Baer 1911 Premier II 5' Model
- Baer 1911 Premier II 6' Model
- Baer 1911 Premier II Super-Tac
- Baer 1911 Prowler III
- Baer 1911 Custom Carry
- Baer Ultimate Recon Pistol, 5'
- Baer 1911 Ultimate Tactical Carry 5' Model
- Baer 1911 Ultimate Master 5
- Baer 1911 Ultimate Master 5 with Compensator
- Baer 1911 Thunder Ranch Special
- Baer 1911 Thunder Ranch Special Home Defense Pistol With M3 Tactical Illuminator
- Baer 1911 TR 'Commanche' Special
- Baer 1911 Thunder Ranch Special Engraved Model
- Baer 1911 Swift Response Pistol (SRP)
- Baer 1911 Monolith
- Baer 1911 Monolith Heavyweight
- Baer 1911 Monolith Tactical Illuminator Model
- Baer 1911 Monolith Commanche
- Baer 1911 Monolith Commanche Heavyweight
- Baer 1911 Stinger Model
- Baer 1911 Stinger Model Stainless Steel
- Baer 1911 Concept
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- II
- III
- IV
- V
- V 6' Model
- VI
- VII Comanche Model
- VIII Stainless Comanche Model
- Baer/Busse Combat Package
- Busse Combat Pistol With Integral Picatinny Rail System And Tactical Light
- Busse Combat Pistol With Conventional Frame
- Limited Edition Les Baer Presentation Grade 1911
- Les Baer Custom 25th Anniversary Model 1911 Pistol Special Collectors' Model
- AR .223 rifles
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR Varmint Model
- .223 Remington (5.56×45mm NATO)
- 6.5mm Grendel (6.5×39mm)
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 Super Match Model
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR M4 Flattop Model
- .223 Remington (5.56×45mm NATO)
- 6.5mm Grendel (6.5×39mm)
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 M4 Flattop LE Model
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 M4 Flattop LE Camo Model
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 ISPC Action Model
- Les Baer Custom Thunder Ranch Rifle
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate CMP Competition Rifle
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate NRA Match Rifle
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 AR .204 Ruger Super Varmint Model
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR .223 AR .204 Ruger Super Match Model
- Les Baer Custom Ultimate AR Varmint Model
- 1911-A1/AR-15 sets
- Thunder Ranch Matched Rifle & Pistol Sets With Matching Serial Numbers
- Bolt action rifles [4]
- Les Baer Custom Tactical Bolt Action Rifles
- .300 Winchester Magnum (with Enforcer Muzzle Brake)
- .338 Lapua Magnum (with Enforcer Muzzle Brake)
- Les Baer Custom Tactical Varmint Classic Bolt Action Rifles
- .243 Winchester
- .260 Remington
- .308 Winchester
- .300 Winchester Magnum (with Enforcer Muzzle Brake)
- Les Baer Custom Tactical Bolt Action Rifles
Les Baer Custom makes M1911 parts, magazines, grips and presentation cases,[5] and custom work and refinishing services.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Sweeney, Patrick (2010). The Gun Digest Book of the 1911. 2. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 268. ISBN978-1-4402-1115-7.
- ^Thunder Ranch/Les Baer Team SiteArchived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Campbell, Robert K. (2011). Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to the 1911. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 98. ISBN978-1-4402-1434-9.
- ^Les Baer Tactical Bolt Action Rifles
- ^Les Baer High Performance Components and Parts
- ^Les Baer Finishing and Refinishing
External links[edit]
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Clint Smith Signature
With over 40 years of teaching people to stay alive in a harsh world Clint Smith, director of Thunder Ranch, Inc. and International Training Consultants, has seen allot of guns come though his schools. Throughout this time Clint’s first-person observations of tens-of-thousands of students has given him a front row seat to see what works and what doesn’t in both theory and actual application. Knowledge such as this can’t help but draw to conclusions… so when it was time to have a new 1911 crafted the configuration was an easy choice; an all steel 5” Government Model chambered in 45ACP.
I first met Clint in 2003 when I attended my first class under his instruction. Since that time Clint has been an invaluable mentor and friend who has helped shape my philosophy on carry guns and gear. This philosophy carries through into my work and it is my pleasure to individually handcraft each pistol that will be built as part of this special limited run of guns.
The Clint Smith Signature Government Model is built to the same spec’s as Clint’s personal Colts, the same guns he carries on a daily basis. These guns represent the ultimate combination of an elegant carry gun and optimal fighting pistol with key functional detail features including:
Colt Commercial style thumb safety
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Kart match grade barrel with stainless barrel bushing
Hand-cut 30lpi checkering front and rear
Beavertail grip safety
Standard length magazine release
Short length solid aluminum trigger
Lowered and flared ejection port
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Lanyard loop
Beveled magazine well
Rear sight modified for one-handed operations
Heirloom Precision Gold Line front sight
Polished blue finish
Thin-line VZ Diamondback stock panels
Optional ivory/bone stocks are available
Thunder Ranch 1911
These pistols are further enhanced with modifications such as a weld-up frame and slide fit, flattened and serrated slide top with 3-point curved arrow pattern, detailed frame and slide with all lines straighten and trued, rear slide serrations, best quality trigger job, and bordered slide amongst many others. Featuring unsurpassed quality and attention to detail, each pistol is individually handcrafted to represent Clint’s idea for the pinnacle of carry guns. These guns are an investment in quality as well as the linage of pistol craft with each example accompanied by a numbered build sheet signed by Clint Smith and Jason Burton and bearing both the Thunder Ranch and Heirloom Precision logos.
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