May 13, 2013, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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Les Bauer TV star!
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Anybody see the most recent Law & Order SVU? Wow, did Les Bauer (not sure of spelling) ever get a stellar endorsement for those who may believe this TV show leans on fact and accuracy. In their latest episode, a sniper is shooting people from roof-tops, 100 yds with a Les Bauer .45 ACP. The show PRAISES the ability of the sniper's firearm and name it several times: "Les Bauer.'' Show several pictures of it, too. I wonder if Les Bauer had to pay for its product to be used in the episode, or if they simply had to give permission for its use. Rmocarsky |
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FWIW, it's Les Baer. I've owned a couple of his outstanding 1911s. A great company, IMHO.
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Payment for product placement, either by mention in the dialogue or just having the item shown lying around or being used, is used to underwrite a lot of cost in making movies. I expect it's done in TV as well.
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Les Baer, FBI-HRT...
Baer is highly rated & provided the DoJ FBI contract for a few high-cap custom model 1911a1 pistols for regional SWAT & HRT(Hostage Rescue Team) members in the late 1980s/1990s.
Les Baer's shop couldn't keep up with the strict contract demands for the FBI & they later switched to the regular 8rd type S-A .45acp models. To my limited knowledge, The HRT & SWAT qualified FBI special agents still use Springfield Armory sidearms. ClydeFrog |
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Great gun. Excellent quality. It's a starting point for a high end bullseye build
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Les Baer, IMhO is a true American success story. I've read a couple articles about how he started his business and many articles about the guns he produces and was really impressed.
I am not doubting what anyone has said but I wonder why he would pay to have his 1911 mentioned (favorably) in a TV show when as I understand it his company is swamped with orders anyway even before the current frenzy. (That said, he still advertises in the gun magazines so I guess I could see it...) |
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Product placement...
Not all products or items are involved in product placement or $$$ agreements.
Some marketing & PR firms set up deals for major products; cars, jewelry/watches, high end A/V brands, airlines, etc. Baer may have made a agreement with the producers or the production company lawyers but I highly doubt it was much $$$. ClydeFrog |
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The mentioning of les baers name my come more from building a handgun or two for the producer and some other higher up with the shows company as a thank you. Les Baer handguns for many months were so over booked on orders they were not taking any new orders!!
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Product placements are not be accident.
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I think Baers may be the best value in the semi-custom market right now. They use a lot of hand fitting and are extremely tight and are very accurate while still being reliable. I've got two and have carried my Stinger a fair amount:
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I have nothing but Great things to say about Mr. Baer and his guns.
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You know it may seem stupid or cheesy... but honestly I've never seen a CC baer that didn't look like jims. that to me speaks more then any ad or words.
hard edge wear says look how long I've served, look how often I have been chosen to protect someone's life,I don't get babied I am trusted and expected to perform when I am needed regardless of my condition. Most would frown or complain about wear like that, but I love it. It's not neglect its a badge of honor.
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I'd be quite surprised if Les Baer's operation is paying a television production company to prominently display its product(s) being used in the filming of multiple murders. Though product placement is ubiquitous and a fact of life in the television and motion picture production industry, I doubt this is a case of it here - for if it was, it would be far more likely to be a brand/manufacturer moving a lot more units than Baer!
My guess is that a scriptwriter is either an enthusiast or asked an enthusiast to give him the name of one or more top-end builders, and Baer's came up. |
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On Law & Order Criminal Intent, they were grilling a Vietnam vet about handguns, and one of the detectives asked, "Were you issued a Hush Puppy?", and the vet replies, "No, the good old 911!"
OK, how many soldiers (sailors?) from that era even knew of the existence of the Hush Puppy, let alone had one issued to them? It's a question that sounds informed, but would be a really stupid guess, unless you knew the guy had an unusual background. And they really couldn't get 911/1911 right? |
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John Plaster, Leroy Thompson...
Aww youth...
To my limited understanding; there were a few "hush-puppy" rounds & service pistols developed/R&Ded for the MAC-V-SOG or Special Operations Group and few USMC Force Recon/SEAL-UDT units deployed "down range". Retired US Army officer(Major/0-4/USAR) John Plaster who was a former member of a MAC-V-SOG team(normally three GIs & 5-6 hired mercs) wrote a few articles/books about the use of High Standard, Ruger & Hi-Power/P35s converted to suppressed weapons. USAF veteran & top EP agent; Leroy Thompson wrote at length about the hush-puppy pistols of SE Asia too. I don't recall any 1911s or 1911a1 .45acp models but I have seen Browning Hi-Powers in 9x19mm with sound surpressors in use with special forces/MAC-SOG & SEALs/UDT. The term means to quietly dispatch guard dogs with a clean pistol shot(.22LR or 9mm). CF |
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If the guy were a WWII vet, and the detective said, "Were you issued a suppressed High Standard .22?", I'd have the same reaction; SOME people were issued such a gun, but it would be a totally left-field guess as to what a common soldier, or even a very uncommon soldier, would have ever been issued during WWII. |
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