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Certainly not a stellar Baker Sterling example, but one I am so happy to have found. As previously mentioned in another thread, it was not the condition of the gun I thought I had bought, but it is what I got. So to make the best of the bad thing, the shattered wrist was repaired and finally after a 1 1/2 yr. wait, she is home. I finally was able to get to the trap range on Tues. to shoot her for the first time. She fits me great! The first 25 I shot at, I dropped the first bird and then ran the rest. As is typical of me, it is what do I do now? Re-blue her? Of course redo the wood and checkering, the finish has been compromised by the wrist repair anyhow? Just enjoy her as she is? As a Baker fan and this is by no stretch the high end Baker SBT trap, but a Sterling. I am enjoying her immensely! Ser. no. 45 does put it rather early in the history of SBT guns. Personally, I love her and shoot her well.   
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Love her, shoot her often, and if after ONE YEAR you are still in love, only then consider an upgrade.
Mike
USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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I'm a firm "love 'em as they are" guy, but that's just me. Nice gun!
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
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I'd use it as intended. I hope you can really enjoy standing on the line with a fine American classic!
Walter c. Snyder
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Good idea on waiting a year at least. I do enjoy standing on the line with this gun as well as mu other Bakers. She really does me proud as well. The shooters that know me and that is most of them locally have all kind of come to see what I am shooting now. They all know I have this Baker fetish. Though most, if any have never heard of them. Then again, I am shooting against guns that are, well new guns. You know "Brwonings","Beretta","K",etc. guns. Good guns also, I just love the old guns. Isn't all about the fun anyhow?
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Those early Bakers with the octagon barrel are really nice. Id rather have a Sterling in the early style than a later higher grade. You see an occasional Parker,LC Smith, or even a later Baker on the line but I doubt you will see another early Baker(well maybe in Nebraska you might).Nice find, enjoy this really rare SBT.
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