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Les Baer has been in the upper echelon firearm business since he started tinkering and tweaking existing firearms in 1976. The Pennsylvania-born machinist-turned-gun-maker started by modifying ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Les Baer loves his 1911s, and ...

Mary Louise Speer Apr 30, 2007 Apr 30, 2007 0 HILLSDALE, Ill. — From the outside, Les Baer Custom buildings blend in with the residential neighborhood around them. The only clue that it’s even a ...

LeCLAIRE, Iowa — Weather has slowed the move of an Illinois gun manufacturer to this Iowa river city, while Illinois’ political climate seems to have stopped a possible migration by similar companies.