Greetings 1911 People,
I have multiple Les Baers.
I had a Nighthawk Ladyhawk in .45ACP without the Ladyhawk roll marks. It was my first 1911 purchase, the car salesman variety sales person who sold it to me, new, over the counter, did not serve-up the service of inviting me to feel the difference in grip circumference between it and a regularly dimensioned 1911.
The Nighthawk functioned very well. After acquiring some regularly dimensioned 1911's it became apparent that I favored the standard dimensioned grip circumference to the reduced Ladyhawk. Furthermore after acquiring multiple Les Baer governments it was evident that the slide-to-frame fit on the Baers was superior to the Nighthawk.
The Ladyhawk is a Commander length. After owning it for nearly 10 years I made the move to sell it and replace it with a Les Baer Comanche. Somewhat ironically I went from the Nighthawk Ladyhawk to the Les Baer Mama Baer with the Mama Baer roll mark.
The Mama Baer is a Davidson's exclusive. I think the only other, or similar Comanche length LB is the Concept Vll. I chose the Mama Baer over the Concept Vll for the Rolo sites and non-ambi safety. The non-ambi safety operates more smoothly than the ambi-safety models in my experience.
While the Ladyhawk is VERY well appointed, I like the Mama Baer better. My first 125 rounds shot perfectly without any malfunction and the accuracy is fantastic. I have another 375 to go for initial break-in.
I think Les Baer is The 1911 and Les Baer is The man.
Hat off to Les,
Greg
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