The story
Les Baer Custom Inc. was previously located in Hillsdale, Illinois, but moved to LeClaire, Iowa when Illinois started implementing restrictive gun laws.
This company, along with Smith & Wesson was the only pistol manufacturer who had authorization to use and display Clint Smith's Thunder Ranch logo. Les Baer Customs no longer offers a line of pistols and rifles that use the name. When asked for the reason why Les Baer would no longer be making the Thunder Ranch Special, it was attributed to a falling out between Les Baer Customs and Clint Smith. Clint Smith is currently corroborating with Nighthawk Customs producing Thunder Ranch 1911's.
All Les Baer pistols come with a guarantee of at least 3" accuracy at 50 yards, and many models are available at extra cost ($295.00) with a guarantee of 1.5" at the same distance. All rifles are guaranteed to shoot.5 MOA groups, except for the recently introduced Patrolman's Carbine, which is guaranteed to shoot sub-MOA.
Les Baer recommends using the following ammunition in their pistols: Federal Premium Hydra-Shok, Federal American Eagle "ball", and Remington Golden Saber. Les Baer advises against using Winchester "White Box", aluminum-cased ammo, or Russian ammo in their pistols.
From Wikipedia’s article on Les Baer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3