I'm sorry, I'm not going to be able to help much with your questions, but I just have to compliment you on a very nice 1911! I also have been without a 1911 several times in my life and just couldn't stand it, they bring so much pleasure whether you are shooting them or admiring then!

 

Send an email to the company and ask them all those questions. Their email address is on their website, and they do a good job of replying in my experience.

 

I have a couple of Baer pistols, which does not make me a expert, but I can answer your questions.
I have never had to change a firing pin myself, but Baer does use a 9MM pin.
Les uses a 18 1/2 lb recoil spring, I use ISMI 18 lb springs for full power 45 ACP loads. I also use 16 lb springs for target wadcutter loads.
Any standard recoil plug will work.
If they seat in your pistol they are good to go. I had a couple of mags, do not remember the brand, but I had to take a little bit off the plastic base tab that butts up to the front of the grip. Did not have to remove much, maybe a couple of thousands.
By the way, nice shooting.

 

Perfect, just what I was hoping for. I knew that there is a lot of experience on this sub forum and wanted to hear directly from some fellow LB enthusiasts.

Thanks for the replies and info. Looking forward to hitting the range this weekend and doing some shooting for accuracy to see what she can do.

 

Congrats, looks like a beaut.

 

Nothing wrong with the Baer magazines, in fact, Rob at Alchemy, once told me that's what they use to test their guns. I never did figure out if he was joking or not.

 

Yah, that sounds like Rob. :biglaugh:

I wiped the two that came with the pistol and put them in my safe but I doubt I'll ever use them. I took advantage of the WC holiday sale and picked up a dozen 47/47D mags. I've used Wilson Combat mags for the past 25+?? years and wouldn't use anything else, but then I'm working on perfecting my grumpy old man routine...

 

I'm in the same boat. I just load-up a bunch of random mags and go shoot. Never any problems. I do carry Wilson when I carry a 1911.

Congrats to the OP on the LB. I went to Gunsite last summer and bought two Gunsite Colts. They didn't have the LB in stock and said it was a special order.

While I was in the area of GS, I checked out a couple of local Gun Shops. One had an excellent condition LB TRS, but I had just dropped like $2700 on the 2 Colts so I decided to pass.

I went back to that Gun Shop two weeks later and the TRS was still there. Knowing they were no longer produced, I picked it up.

 

Thanks! I would have grabbed the TRS as well and hope to add one to my collection at some point. I think my next 1911 will be the Colt Gunsite LW commander. I do wish that it had a checked fs but it is what it is.