Les Baer Premier II

[TMan]

Why do you want to climb the mountain? "Because it is there". Why do you want to buy the gun? "Because it is there".

Since I'm way behind on gun buying this year, and there is little out there that interests me, and since she had it, I bought it. (The Fender Telecaster, Gretsch Duane Eddy, and the Taylor 916 came out of the gun budget. So there won't be many guns this year anyhow)

I haven't shot it yet, and since it was loaded with oil, I thought it was best to disassemble it. Easier said than done. "Did they superglue the bushing in? Good thing they included a bushing wrench."

Everything on the pistol is extremely tight. What impressed me was the fact that the serial number was on all the parts - including the takedown pin.

This is my 3rd, and likely my last Les Baer unless they come out with something new and exciting.

I can hear my wife now: "what is in those cheap looking cardboard boxes?"

The "breakend" period will be interesting since the gun is so tight. I never had any sort of failure during breakend of the Wilson CQB. However, it wasn't near as tight as this gun is.

[MLB]

Hmmm. TMan is looking at a Les Baer Primier II (and buying it), and I looked at a Browning 1911-22 (which I liked, but not for $600). It went back under the glass.

I'm thinking he got the better end of the deal. ;D Looking forward to how it shoots (or sticks).

[TMan]

Well I shot it today, and then I made the mistake of letting Ed shoot it. I was already screwed up having shot the Nano with the hard, long, trigger pull. So Ed shot 10 rounds through it, and missed dead center twice. In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have called him an a-hole.

There needs to be some gun etiquette. If you see someone shooting a gun and they offer to let you shoot it, you shouldn't out-shoot them.

So he handed the gun back to me and I said: "Good thing I broke it in before I let you shoot it." The guy in the next lane, who I'd never met before just roared with laughter. I failed to see the humor in it.

At least I'm consistent; my shooting and guitar playing? I suck in both of them.

What is it that I'm really good at? Oh, picking my nose. No, sometimes I make it bleed. I even suck at that. Farting? No, sometime I shard. Pissing my wife off? Now that I'm really good at. Finally, something I don't suck at.

[TA]

May 22, 2012 22:29:17 GMT -5 TMan said:

In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have called him an a-hole.

I disagree. That is pretty much a standard and approved procedure.

[mrsavvy2]

I recently purchased a new Les Baer Bullseye Gun in .38 Super. While waiting for the gun to arrive (6 months) I bought dies, lead and brass to reload. I put together 100 rounds in what I thought would be an adequate load. Boy was I wrong. The gun was so tight that I had to hand-cycle the action after every round. The next 50 rounds increased the powder charge by .2 gr. for every 10 rounds. To get the gun to cycle I ended up with a charge a full grain (33%) higher than what I started with. Now after about 1,000 rounds I can get reliable functioning with a charge 20% above my starting load and the gun shoots great. Les builds 'em tight and right!