Well, I talked with Les Baer and he insisted that the gun was fixed
the first time I sent it in. He acknowledged a fitting problem with
the slide stop.

He expects that a small burr will develop on the slide as the parts
break in. He convinced me to keep using the gun and guarantees that
I won't experience the slide deformation problem that I had before.

As for the magazines, yes, I know they can be the source of many
types of malfunctions. I did change out all the springs (I checked
after we talked last) just before I got the gun back.

Guess I'll keep using the gun and keep a close eye on the slide. Now
I need another excuse to buy another gun :)

Best regards,

Andy

--- In bauspsa@yahoogroups.com, Ira Weiny <iweiny@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:43:53 -0000
> "Andy Marquez" <uspsaipsc@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Well, my Les Baer Thunder POS is showing signs that it is
experiencing
> > the same slide wear at the slide stop as it did before it went
back
> > for its first repair.
> >
>
> I am really sad to hear this... Last time did you send the mag's
back with the
> pistol? From all that I have read and heard mags are often more
of a problem
> than the gun. Didn't James mention something about the mags?
>
> Do you think you just got a bad slide? What PF are you running
again? What is
> your recoil spring weight?
>
> >
> > I am going to send it back again, but would like to get another,
> > reliable, 1911 style .45 that won't display this kind of
neediness.
> >
>
> Ah, just get the SV...
>
> If you want to sell the LB you know where to find me.
>
> >
> > I've heard that so-and-so *used* to be good, but haven't heard
any
> > rave reviews of pistols recently. To be fair, the other folks
that I
> > know that have Les Baer pistols are happy with them. But, once
> > bitten...no Les Baer for me.
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
>
> I have to say that my kimber ran pretty well but I would not get
the 4" barrel
> again. Now that Jardine worked on it, it seems to run fine. I
have used it in
> many matches. But you can ask James about how much trouble it
gave me a while
> back. I don't think it was directly the Kimber quality but more a
combination
> of that and the 4" barrel.
>
> Good luck,
> Ira
>