Lasergrips give you an immediate and decisive advantage nothing else can equal™    The Crimson Trace Laser Grip Company is an industry leader in developing new firearms Laser technologies. The Crimson Trace Lasergrips are available  for many of the leading  Defensive and Law Enforcement Handguns.

 

 
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"At Crimson Trace, our aim is to make you a better shooter. Our products, called Lasergrips, are helping gun owners at every skill level hit the target with greater speed, accuracy and confidence.  There is nothing complicated about Lasergrips. Installation is quick and easy, so you’ll be up and running in minutes. Operating the laser is even easier. Just grab your gun and aim the way you normally would — the laser is controlled instinctively with normal grip pressure. As you look past your sights at the target, the brilliant red dot ensures your point-of-aim."  Excerpt compliments of Factory Home Page.
Laser Evaluations

Now that you have decided to buy a laser for your handgun or rifle you must decide which one to spend your hard earned money on. Depending on the make and model of your firearm you will have a choice  between Crimson Trace Laser Grips, Lasermax internal lasers or a model which attaches via an external mount.

Crimson Trace

Crimson Trace Laser Grips are designed to replace the factory grips without the use of specialized tools. It will not be necessary to use a special holster as the Crimson Trace Lasergrips do not interfere with most holsters. The Lasergrips once installed must be sighted in which usually only takes a few minutes. ( Please note that when adjusting the laser to use slight adjustments, it doesn't take much to get the laser adjusted)

Crimson Trace's Warranty Department has always responded quickly to any questions or repairs (We've not had to send many in for repair, so this is based on limited experience).

As a side note, a laser is a tool to aid in shooting. It is not a replacement for front sight focus, quality training and practice.

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A laser is an excellent training tool and under the correct conditions can be very helpful in a defensive situtation.

 

Lasermax

Lasermax Internal Lasers are a one of a kind laser which replaces the guide rod of select semi-auto handguns. The 1st internal laser was for a Glock product and they have expanded to several mfg. There is no documented case of a Lasermax internal laser causing a malfunction to any brand of firearm. Installation is simple. If you can take our gun apart to clean it, then you can install the lasermax. The only installation problems that have surfaced is when replacing the take down retention spring. A few people have put to much butt behind it and snap the new spring. If this happens contact Lasermax and they will mail you one. LaserMax's new upgraded captured guide rod spring assembly for  the Glock is a wonderful feature that makes assembly much easier.  Make sure you keep the front lens clean or you could end up with the beam being off center. Just simply wipe it down every now and then with denatured alcohol using a cue tip.

We've found LaserMax's warranty department to be quick to respond to our customers problems. The only issue we have with them is that they consider the end cap to be a wearable part and charge for replacements. This is only a small issue that would not stop us from 100% recommendation of the LaserMax.  As a side note, a laser is a tool to aid in shooting. It is not a replacement for front sight focus, quality training and practice.

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Aimshot

Aimshot provides a variety of Red lasers for handgun and long gun. As well as the super bright Green laser for long guns.

The Red lasers from Aimshot are very conservatively priced. They are designed to use their dedicated mounts of a variety of applications. We have never been a big fan of lasers in the price point that the Aimshot falls in until we played with the Aimshot.  Our gunsmiths are impressed with the stability of the solid aimshot laser mounts.  Our warehouse has only stocked the aimshot products for a few months.  We can only give you limited information as regards to durability. To date we've only had one problem with the red lasers and the mfg had a replacement to us within 5 business days.

Green lasers: These are the neatest AR15 accessories to come along in quite some time. They are very bright and can be seen in the daylight.  We've installed a few on our personal AR15 rifle and love them. In fact the 1st time I used my laser was in the middle of a foggy night. The green beam could be seen over 1000+yd, not just the impact point but the entire beam across the field. We didn't care for the scope ring mount, so we stole the sleeve and used a Vltor ring to install the 12Mw green laser to the side of a Surefire picatinny handguard.  In our last order we had bad pressure switches on 2 out of 35 green lasers. Aimshot replaced them very quickly.

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