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butch50

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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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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