Rate this - Crimson Trace Laser Grip

butch50 · August 14, 2005, 08:29 PM

I would like to hear from people who use or have used the Crimson Trace Laser Grip. I am considering the LG-401 model for my 1911 - it has the front activation button.

This would be installed on a full size 1911 that is carried in a leather thumb break OWB holster. They say that you can see the dot in bright sunlight out to about SD range. True?

Feedback is appreciated. Best price I have seen is $230 + $8 shipping.

Thanks

Butch

Bravo25 · August 14, 2005, 11:14 PM

Mixed reviews. Nice to play with, but I wouldn't want to count on them. Any laser sight. It has been shown that people will actually spend more time looking for the red dot, than aquiring a good sight picture. JHHO, but I would stick with the night sights. The laser can fail when you need it most. Tritium doesn't require activation, or batteries.

SwollenShoulder · August 15, 2005, 09:42 AM

I have had a pair of these on a Sig for a couple of years. They seem to be extremely relaible. The batteries last a fairly long time, especially if you turn off the switch at the bottom. I have taken them off the gun and reattached them with no additional adjustment (kept zero very well). That Sig is not a competition gun, purely ccw. I don't feel that it makes the gun more accurate (fewer fliers if anything), but I have come to trust it well enough. my $0.02. Hope it helps.

HighVelocity · August 15, 2005, 10:14 AM

I have a pair on a snubby and they're great! Occasionally I'll go to the range and first thing, draw it from concealment and empty it using only the laser to sight and it works like a champ. Five rounds of 357mag COM as fast as I can squeeze the trigger. I'm pretty happy with that.

sendec · August 15, 2005, 10:56 AM

I think the money would be better spent on training and practice ammo. I've played with them and they really dont do anything for me.

One problem I have with the Crimson Trace unit is that when my trigger finger is at register along side the frame it effectively covers the laser, rendering it useless.

RickB · August 15, 2005, 05:17 PM

I don't like them because they are not ambidextrous. Try shooting them left-handed, with either a one- or two-handed grip; my thumb always blocks the beam. I think the guide rod-mounted laser makes more sense.

August 14, 2005, 08:29 PM	#1
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	Rate this - Crimson Trace Laser Grip I would like to hear from people who use or have used the Crimson Trace Laser Grip. I am considering the LG-401 model for my 1911 - it has the front activation button. This would be installed on a full size 1911 that is carried in a leather thumb break OWB holster. They say that you can see the dot in bright sunlight out to about SD range. True? Feedback is appreciated. Best price I have seen is $230 + $8 shipping. Thanks Butch __________________ ‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’ ~ Mahatma Ghandi, "Gandhi, An Autobiography", page 446 ‘‘The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.’’ ~ Patrick Henry

August 14, 2005, 11:14 PM	#2
Bravo25 Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 432	Mixed reviews. Nice to play with, but I wouldn't want to count on them. Any laser sight. It has been shown that people will actually spend more time looking for the red dot, than aquiring a good sight picture. JHHO, but I would stick with the night sights. The laser can fail when you need it most. Tritium doesn't require activation, or batteries. __________________ If more laws restricting our rights will make us free from harm, why aren't we safe yet? We are only less free. When faced with impossible overwhelming odds, prudance would dictate the only thing left is to figure out what is possible, and to do it. Punishment for all crimes should increase until the recitivism rate approaches zero.

August 15, 2005, 09:42 AM	#3
SwollenShoulder Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1	I have had a pair of these on a Sig for a couple of years. They seem to be extremely relaible. The batteries last a fairly long time, especially if you turn off the switch at the bottom. I have taken them off the gun and reattached them with no additional adjustment (kept zero very well). That Sig is not a competition gun, purely ccw. I don't feel that it makes the gun more accurate (fewer fliers if anything), but I have come to trust it well enough. my $0.02. Hope it helps.

August 15, 2005, 10:14 AM	#4
HighVelocity Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2005 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 220	I have a pair on a snubby and they're great! Occasionally I'll go to the range and first thing, draw it from concealment and empty it using only the laser to sight and it works like a champ. Five rounds of 357mag COM as fast as I can squeeze the trigger. I'm pretty happy with that.

August 15, 2005, 10:56 AM	#5
sendec Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2005 Posts: 517	I think the money would be better spent on training and practice ammo. I've played with them and they really dont do anything for me. One problem I have with the Crimson Trace unit is that when my trigger finger is at register along side the frame it effectively covers the laser, rendering it useless.

August 15, 2005, 05:17 PM	#6
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	I don't like them because they are not ambidextrous. Try shooting them left-handed, with either a one- or two-handed grip; my thumb always blocks the beam. I think the guide rod-mounted laser makes more sense.