Inspired by the 1970 Boss 429 Mustang, Les Baer introduced the Boss .45 1911 pistol at the 2010 SHOT Show. The new Boss 1911 is a good looking pistol, with some solid features from one of the best known 1911 builders in the USA.
The Boss is based on Baer’s Premier II pistol, with added features “…to really make it the Boss of custom .45s.” The Boss is guaranteed to shoot three inch groups at 50 yards. MSRP is $2109.
For those of you that do not know, Ford made the Boss 429 Mustang in 1969 and 1970 only. The massive 429 cubic inch engine had to be squeezed into the Mustang’s engine compartment by Kar Kraft, an outside assembly facility contracted by Ford. The Boss 429 was one of the most powerful production, drag-ready cars made at the height of the muscle car era.