What to do - Kimber or Les Baer

...Kimber is prettiest :)

Just sayin', you're going to spend more time thinking "that's a sweet looking gun" than you are going "that extra 2mm of accuracy is so totally noticeable"

LB is probably a much better gun but you need to decide how far into the land of diminishing returns you want to go.
 
fdc said:
I bought a Kimber Custom Target II for $1050.00 a couple years ago. Great gun and worth the money. Would it compare to a LB for $2700.00? I should think not. Has my Kimber been flawless? It sure has.

I bought an STI Trojan for $1280.00. Is is tighter than the Kimber? Yup. Would the $2700 LB be tighter than the Trojan? I don't know, but the STI is tight.

Would any of these guns stand out in their performance at 7 - 15M? I really doubt it.

This whole tight pistol thing is pretty silly in my opinion. Different horses for different courses. If you are shooting at 50 M use your carbine, I think that 1 1/2" groups will be possible - drunk. Sure it's fun to know what you can do at 50 M with a pistol but honestly what is the point of a bench rested pistol at 50 M other than curiosity?

Buy which ever of these two guns that you can afford and are comfortable with but comparing them and wanting a 50 M pistol is pretty silly.
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I shoot NRA 2700 @ 50 yards so I need a good 45. The LB is guaranteed to shoot 3 inch at fifty yards so it's all up to me to make the pistol perform.
 
Prior to acquiring my Super Match II, I called a Kimber rep in Kalispell Montana.



I was informed that the Super Match II was their top of the line and it didn't leave their custom shop until it could meet a certain degree of accuracy. I can't recall exactly what that group size they stated was but measuring the test target that came with my gun, shot @ 25yds, that five shot group measures 1.044"
 
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