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Crimpson trace grips
Cornflk1
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My son-in-law just bought a new Kimber compact in a .45 for a carry weapon. He was looking at a Crimpson Trace grip for it, which is not a cheap option.
I told him to practice with the ammo he wants to load and learn the proper muscle control and memory for a carry pistol and forget the expensive grips.
Forum thoughts, pro or con ???
I told him to practice with the ammo he wants to load and learn the proper muscle control and memory for a carry pistol and forget the expensive grips.
Forum thoughts, pro or con ???
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Buy ammo and practice. Take a few lessons from someone who knows what they are doing and practice more.
Once you have practiced and your muscle memory, eye and hand coordination is set you will never need a laser which takes battery's that will fail.
+1000
Learn to aim and shoot what you are aiming at.
Learning to shoot at a red point of light is a habit that is not the best thing to rely on.
They don't just fail. They give plenty of warning by getting dim. My batteries have been in my Crimson Trace grips for over 3 years and they're still bright. Even if they did fail it's not like you don't have the sights that came on the gun.
I have used them. Anything with battery's can fail. What if you fall in the water or fall on your gun and jam the laser, or as guys found out in Iraq that had them the rubber cross over piece can fray and cut the connection from the switch/battery to the laser. But that was from guys who carried a handgun all the time in a holster on their body.
Its a crutch IMO. You can justify them all you want but I am not going to change my opinion.
I would rather buy $180 worth of ammo and practice with it.
The Crimson Trace grips were on the gun when i bought it. They are still on it. The battery is removed. When i shoot the gun next time i will put a battery in it and i will be good to go.
If i am not going to shoot that gun for a long time i will remove the battery just so there is no corrosion damage. I doubt if that is possible but its just what i do. The 1911 gets shot every 3 years or so. My house go to gun is a Springfield XD Tactical 45 that holds 13 rounds and has a 5 inch barrel.
I have had the gun for 6 or more years.
I love the grips. If you do not want to use them you do not have to use them every time you shoot the gun. The gun also has night sights.
I will keep the crimson trace grips on the gun because i like them.
You talk like the gun doesn't have sights on it. If it fails big deal just use the regular sights that are on the gun. :roll:
I was also watching a lady at the range one day who had a laser on her pistol. She would put the laser on target and as she pulled the trigger I would see the laser dip down on the target and she would shoot low near every time.
I understand that perhaps training techniques would correct those issues, but for me I will stick with what I know works for me.
I own several lasers and have used them to good effect on a couple occasions (extreme low light).
Having that laser allowed you to see her anticipating recoil at the shot. With out the laser you would have a hard time diagnosing the issue and fixing the technique. I hope you mentioned what you saw to her. She is probably dong it and not realizing why her shots are low and most likely left for a right handed shooter.
That's the good thing about Crimson Trace laser grips is you don't have to activate them they do it automatically as you grip the gun to shoot it.
I've tried a couple of laser gripped pistols in the past. I had to change my grip to get the laser activated (maybe it's only me but it's my story...). Having to do that turned me off for laser grips.
Now, if the grip wee a little easier (for me) to grip properly and get the light lit, I'd probably consider it.
My EDC is a G43 in 9mm. I'd love to hear about anyone's experience with laser grips on a G43...
To the "laser grips vs. get ammo and train" question... I'd say - get a laser and ammo, then train so you are competent with both. That way you'll be accurate with the laser and when it fails, without it...
I have a Kimber SCU as my everyday carry. I do not have crimson grips on this gun,but we do have them on a couple other guns. We like them and they have worked well.
For what it's worth, I didn't even turn the laser on when I was teaching my daughter in law with the Ruger. She did great without it.
I can see where it might have some value if a person put the time in to really incorporate it into their shooting. I can also see where it might be useful if you have to shoot from a compromised or abnormal position.
You best stay out of the daylight because it'll give your position away to. :roll: