FS: Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special 1911 45 ACP, Novak NS

by matt/pa , Saturday, April 15, 2017, 17:50 (2716 days ago)

FS: Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special 1911 in 45 ACP. I acquired this gun used a few years ago and the original sights, especially the front sight, were pretty rough so I took it down to Novak's and had them install their 3-dot low profile night sights. The gun has some wear on the leading edges and has carry marks on it. It has been shot but is still very tight. Bore is great, action is tight and lock up is tight. Comes with one Chip McCormick Power Mag, no box or papers.

Here are the details on it from Les Baer's website:

The new Les Baer CustomThunder Ranch 1911 is a serious, no-nonsense self-defense pistol conceived by Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, one of the premier training facilities dedicated to teaching people how to survive in a tough, unfriendly world.
Clint Smith cares about good guns and he's concerned that his students are equipped with reliable, accurate guns they might one day have to trust with their lives. That's why Clint Smith approached Les Baer about developing a dependable, combat-proven 1911 with which he and his students could feel completely confident.

So, Clint Smith specified the features he wanted and Les Baer built it. The result is a distinctive yet practical 1911 that's ideal for personal defense and a source of pride for the owner. Features include:

• Baer steel NM frame • Baer steel NM slide with front and rear serrations • Slide fitted to frame • Baer NM barrel with stainless match bushing • LBC deluxe fixed combat rear sight with Tritium inserts • Baer dovetail front sight with tritium insert • Lowered and flared ejection port • Baer checkered slide stop • Baer extended ejector • Combat extended safety (extended ambi for left handed shooters) • Baer aluminum match trigger • Baer deluxe Commander hammer and sear • Crisp 4 lb. pull • Baer tuned extractor • Baer beavertail grip safety with pad • High checkered front strap at 30 lpi • Flat checkered mainspring housing at 20 lpi • Beveled magazine well • Polished feed ramp and throated barrel • Complete pistol rounded for tactical use • Blued finish on complete pistol • Deluxe special slim line grips with thunder Ranch logo (not available with extended ambi safety) • (3) Stainless steel 7-round premium magazines • Special Thunder Ranch logo engraved on slide • Special serial numbers with "TR" prefix

Asking $1450, shipped to your FFL.

First "I'll take it" email to me at bigbore45colt @ ptd.net (remove the space in front of and after the @) gets it. Payment by USPS Money Order, cashier's check, or credit card. Please note that credit card purchases lose a 3.5% cash discount. I am going to list this on a few other places, to maximize exposure. If unsold after a few days, I will take it to auction.

Thanks for looking!

Matt