December 2, 2018, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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Well I finally made the jump,I sold my 2 Glock's and bought a semi-custom 1911 Les Baer Custom Carry,45acp,full size 5"barrel, NIB.So far,I am extremely happy.It was so tight when I got it, it.was all I could do to rack the slide (I am 74 ).I had heard the LB magazines would cause problems, and until it was broken in, you would have problems ftf,fte,etc,so far after 300 rounds not a single problem,and I have used jhp and fmj. I haven't broken it down yet, as LB says to wait 500 rounds to break it down and clean it.I'll stop now, and I'm not bragging,just an old man, very happy,thanks.
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December 2, 2018, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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Congratulations on your new purchase. I much prefer the 1911 frame over a Glock. I will eventually get a custom 1911....when the kids are out of the house. Their guns come first
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December 2, 2018, 12:11 PM | #3 |
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When you do consider a Les Baer
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December 3, 2018, 10:09 AM | #4 |
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Good move buying a nice new Les Baer-- but I bet you'll come to regret selling off your Glocks.
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That said, Glocks are almost commodities, and like commodities, easily replaced. for a reasonable cash outlay. Getting one's hands on a semi-custom gun of any sort is harder and more costly, but if it turns out wrong, you can probably sell that semi-custom gun for enough to buy 4 or 5 Glocks. Last edited by Walt Sherrill; December 3, 2018 at 11:17 AM. |
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NICE. Good for you
Ive owned a mess of 1911’s over the years. Even carried one on the S.O. for a while. Never had a LB |
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December 5, 2018, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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The buying and then selling and then buying again....often the same or very similar gun....is something that i have never understood. Buy the gun, keep the gun. Save up and buy another one if the “wants” come upon you.
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I've traded or sold any number of guns over the years and haven't missed them a bit. And, just because I sold or traded one doesn't mean that gun wasn't replaced with by a gun I liked better. In the final analysis, I'd much rather have a smaller number of better (and sometimes GREAT) guns than a bunch of guns I that just set in the safe, including some that I'm not completely happy with. If you're really completely happy with the guns you've got, you should hang on to them. But, if one or two of them aren't exactly what you want, why stick them in the safe -- as chances are they won't get shot. Sell them or trade them and get something better! Last edited by Walt Sherrill; December 5, 2018 at 07:32 PM. |
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