Crimson Trace grips - will they be activated by my SmartCarry?

Erich · July 17, 2004, 03:20 PM

I'm thinking pretty hard about picking up a set of CT grips for my Sig-Sauer P-228. Notwithstanding Clint Smith's or anyone else's comments on laser/phasers/etc., would I have a battery wear-out problem if I were to carry the CT-gripped P-228 in my SmartCarry holster/pouch?

I see that the Crimson Trace grips for the 1911 appear to have the activator button on the right grip panel. I don't know whether the P-228 grips will have a similar set-up, but I photo on the web seems to indicate that they do. http://www.impactguns.com/store/SS-12817.html I have no idea how much pressure the CT activator button requires to light up the laser.

The SmartCarry holster is a pouch worn in front of the crotch under the pants.
http://www.smartcarry.com/ Mine has worked very well for me, but I have a concern that the laser would be activated by my wearing the gun in the SmartCarry (I'm a lefty, so the right-hand grip would be against my body in the holster/belt).

If the CT grips' laser activators require as much force as is ordinarily required to trip a magazine release, I'd be fine. If they require just the merest pressure, I would have dead batteries in about 4 hours (unless the laser blew through my pants in that time

).

Can anyone give me an informed guess on this so that I can decide whether to spend a couple hundred bucks right now? I know that TFL member Crimson Trace is the PR Director of the Crimson Trace coroporation, and I know that many of you have and speak well of these grips. Any chance that any of you use a SmartCarry with your CT-gripped gun?

Thanks in advance! Erich

Erich · July 18, 2004, 07:55 AM

Having examined the CT literature a bit more, I note that the grips sport a master "OFF" switch. I think this answers my question.

Tommytrauma · August 25, 2004, 07:15 PM

"Umm... Erich, you're shooting laser beams out of your crotch".

I guess that could be pretty bad.

Erich · August 26, 2004, 09:13 AM

Well, I have the grips now, and I generally leave them turned off when in the SmartCarry. They don't seem to activate, but why risk a disco-party-light-show erupting when I have to "shake hands with the governor"?

Crimson Trace · August 31, 2004, 12:19 PM

I just really like the visual on this one.

"Dude, your junk is glowing. Better get that checked out..."

-Z

Don Gwinn · August 31, 2004, 01:00 PM

"Hey, you better get that checked out, Skinner. My uncle died of Crotch Dot."

--Chief Clancy Wiggum

FirstFreedom · August 31, 2004, 01:15 PM

When you're turned on, they're turned on.

We're a heck of a lot of help, aren't we?

Erich · August 31, 2004, 01:53 PM

July 17, 2004, 03:20 PM	#1
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Crimson Trace grips - will they be activated by my SmartCarry? I'm thinking pretty hard about picking up a set of CT grips for my Sig-Sauer P-228. Notwithstanding Clint Smith's or anyone else's comments on laser/phasers/etc., would I have a battery wear-out problem if I were to carry the CT-gripped P-228 in my SmartCarry holster/pouch? I see that the Crimson Trace grips for the 1911 appear to have the activator button on the right grip panel. I don't know whether the P-228 grips will have a similar set-up, but I photo on the web seems to indicate that they do. http://www.impactguns.com/store/SS-12817.html I have no idea how much pressure the CT activator button requires to light up the laser. The SmartCarry holster is a pouch worn in front of the crotch under the pants. http://www.smartcarry.com/ Mine has worked very well for me, but I have a concern that the laser would be activated by my wearing the gun in the SmartCarry (I'm a lefty, so the right-hand grip would be against my body in the holster/belt). If the CT grips' laser activators require as much force as is ordinarily required to trip a magazine release, I'd be fine. If they require just the merest pressure, I would have dead batteries in about 4 hours (unless the laser blew through my pants in that time ). Can anyone give me an informed guess on this so that I can decide whether to spend a couple hundred bucks right now? I know that TFL member Crimson Trace is the PR Director of the Crimson Trace coroporation, and I know that many of you have and speak well of these grips. Any chance that any of you use a SmartCarry with your CT-gripped gun? Thanks in advance! Erich

August 25, 2004, 07:15 PM	#3
Tommytrauma Member Join Date: February 1, 2002 Posts: 72	"Umm... Erich, you're shooting laser beams out of your crotch". I guess that could be pretty bad. __________________ But I don't WANT to be a pie!

August 31, 2004, 12:19 PM	#5
Crimson Trace Member Join Date: August 2, 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 98	I just really like the visual on this one. "Dude, your junk is glowing. Better get that checked out..." -Z __________________ "Helping bad guys make informed decisions..."

August 31, 2004, 01:00 PM	#6
Don Gwinn Staff Emeritus Join Date: March 9, 2000 Location: Virden, IL Posts: 5,917	"Hey, you better get that checked out, Skinner. My uncle died of Crotch Dot." --Chief Clancy Wiggum __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Gwinn: Chicago Gun Rights Examiner

July 18, 2004, 07:55 AM	#2
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Having examined the CT literature a bit more, I note that the grips sport a master "OFF" switch. I think this answers my question.

August 26, 2004, 09:13 AM	#4
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Well, I have the grips now, and I generally leave them turned off when in the SmartCarry. They don't seem to activate, but why risk a disco-party-light-show erupting when I have to "shake hands with the governor"?

August 31, 2004, 01:15 PM	#7
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	When you're turned on, they're turned on. We're a heck of a lot of help, aren't we?

August 31, 2004, 01:53 PM	#8
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543