Archive for Crimson Trace

Win a Free Trip to Gunsite Academy

OpticsPlanet.com and Crimson Trace are giving shooters a chance to visit the nation’s premier training academy.

November 18, 2013

The Laser’s Edge

Even though I started as a skeptic, I became a fan of lasers after trying them a few years ago. Since then I’ve attached lasers from various manufacturers to five handguns and one rifle, and can’t believe that I ever doubted their need.

May 01, 2013

Crimson Trace Laser's Edge Training DVD

Crimson Trace's New Training DVD will make you a more accurate shooter.

January 16, 2013

Crimson Trace Green Lasers

Green lasers have staked out a respectable position in the market over the last few years, enough so that even Crimson Trace—which, not surprisingly, has traditionally been a red laser company—took notice. Crimson Trace produced its first green lasers sometime ago, but took things to another level at SHOT Show 2013 by releasing green versions of the company's well-known lasergrips. For the first time ever, green lasers will be paired with instinctive activation technology.

January 16, 2013

Don't Fear the Darkness

The Crimson Trace Midnight 3-gun Invitational was held at night with lights and lasers.

December 21, 2012

Crimson Trace Green Lasergrips

Crimson Trace is introducing five new Lasergrips featuring green laser diodes.

November 14, 2012

Green Laserguards

It seems like everyone is going green these days, recycling and driving hybrid cars. Now even Crimson Trace is joining the craze by introducing a green laser Laserguard.

October 24, 2012

Crimson Trace Green Laser Sights

Crimson Trace has released four new laser sights featuring green lasers.

September 10, 2012

Crimson Trace Lightguard

The LTG-760 supplements a handheld flashlight for defensive work, and is an integral part of a personal-protection strategy.

July 16, 2012

Lasers: Instant Versus Control

While there is no doubt that lasers are great tools for self-defense, there is a bit of an argument about instant-on versus push-button control. Some shooters prefer Crimson Trace because the laser activates when you grip the handgun, while others favor more control over the activation of the laser like the control button on LaserMax lasers.

June 20, 2012

Lightguard Doesn’t Fit Colt 1991

While swapping the Lightguard from my Kimber to my Colt, I discovered that Crimson Trace’s listing as it is for Kimber, Ruger and Smith & Wesson 1911s was accurate. The trigger guard on my Colt is just slightly too thick.

June 13, 2012

Crimson Trace 1911 Lightguard

Last year, I had an opportunity to try out the Crimson Trace Lightguard at Gunsite in a variety of night exercises. At the time, the only handgun that the new Lightguard was available for was the Smith & Wesson M&P. While there, a few of us writer types asked when a Lightguard would be coming for 1911 handguns. The only answer we received from Crimson Trace representative Iain Harrison was a smile, which we took as it was coming; he just wasn’t sure when.

June 07, 2012

Crimson Trace Expands Batteries for Life

Crimson Trace has expanded its Batteries for Life program to cover all Lasergrips and Laserguards.

June 01, 2012

Crimson Trace Rail Master Light

Crimson Trace Corp. introduced the Rail Master laser at the 2012 SHOT Show, and now follows the success of that product with a new 100-lumen white light, which has a two-hour burn time and fits any gun that has a Picatinny rail. Watch video as Iain Harrison highlights the other features of this light, which will be available May 1, 2012.

April 18, 2012

Crimson Trace Green Lasers

Crimson Trace Corp. announced that its first green laser will be available in the third quarter of 2012 and will be implemented with the existing Lightguard platform. In the second phase of the green-laser inroduction, which will occur in 2013, brand-new technology will be employed to shrink the diode and provide it in the same size package as the existing laser. Learn more in this video of Iain Harrison as he demonstrates the laser and explains why you should give it a try.

April 18, 2012