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4-pound readings time and time again
on my RCBS gauge.
The barrel legs (supporting the
link) were cut correctly and fit flawlessly
to the slide stop, the bushing
needed just a touch with a wrench to
move, and the barrel locked-up tight,
but without barrel-spring. There is no
full-length guide rod (“You don’t need
those things, dammit!” Can you hear
Les?). Trigger overtravel was adjusted
correctly, and the grip safety did what
grip safeties are supposed to do. If you
engaged the thumb safety, pulled the
trigger gently and released it, then carefully
pulled the hammer back there
was no tell-tale “click” of a sear reengaging,
meaning there had been sear
movement. Perfect.
If I cocked the hammer and pulled
the trigger, holding the trigger back
while I released the grip safety, the
safety stayed down. But as I released
the trigger, the grip safety snapped back
out just as it should have. The thumb
safety “snicked” purposefully up or
down, and there was just a tiny bit of
appropriate slide movement to the rear
when the safety was up.
Disassembling the Super Stinger
revealed the extractor hook was shaped
correctly (all too often they are not)
with the proper bevels and polish, and
the slightly extended ejector was solidly
mounted in the frame with no movement.
Our test gun came with an ambisafety
fitting neatly, a flat mainspring
housing and an extended beavertail grip
safety, also carefully fitted to the frame.
Even with my new-found limited
knowledge, I kept seeing things that had
been done right, time and time again,
and can honestly not point to anything I
would have said, “Oops, that’s wrong.”
And frankly, I didn’t expect anything
less from a gun from Mr. Baer’s shop.
Features
I won’t dwell on this too much, but
this gun is loaded with features you’d
expect on a full-custom 1911. I like the
fact the slide has rear serrations only,
since the front ones tend to grab inside
leather holsters. Among other features,
the Super Stinger has a ramped barrel
with supported chamber (everything
nicely polished), night sights, Baer
deluxe hammer and sear, beveled mag
well, tuned extractor, checkered slide
stop, lowered/flared port, 30-LPI checkered
frontstrap, is tuned for reliability
and has the sharp edges broken for
easy carry. It comes with three, 8-round
stainless steel .38 Super magazines,
and can be had in blue, hard chrome or
DuPont S finishes.
Accurate Or Not?
Since Les bragged about the accuracy
I ran a good cross-section of
.38 Super factory loads through it.
Velocities ran from a low of 1,155 fps
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