Howdy, I have been a Colt guy since forever. A '78 Combat Commander, a 1991A1 Compact and a Wiley Clapp Government. Just after Christmas not quite a year ago, I found and purchased a Baer Thunder Ranch made in early 2000, amazing pistol and has become my daily carry. I installed a 10-8 wide rear sight and a Novak Mega Dot tritium in the front. Much better sight picture for me. Then out of the blue a couple of weeks ago, I was offered a vintage 2002 Baer Stinger. So far it is just as amazing as the TRS. I have installed Harrison small radius firing pin stops in both (all of my 1911's have Harrison stops). I replaced the springs in both pistols as well, the TRS now has a 16lb recoil spring and a 23lb mainspring. The Stinger has an 18lb recoil and a 23lb mainspring. Both pistols were not fired much when I bought them and both run perfectly with Speer Gold Dots, Rem Golden Sabers and my handloads, all in 230gr. I just finished reading through the Baer archives here, incredible amounts of information. So far, these two Hillsdale Baers are simply awesome.
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