Crimson Trace have announced some new additions to their optics range with red dot sights including a 3.5x battlesight and a 1x red dot optic. Aiming for the sporting, home defence and tactical markets, the MSRP for the new sights starts at around $199. The new red dots [Read More…]
Oregon-based Crimson Trace, best known for their lasers and lights, have announced the launch of a range of new rifle scopes. The range includes 1-4x23mm, 4-20x50mm and 5-25x56mm scopes at prices ranging from $499 to $1,999. Earlier this year at SHOT Show Adam had the [Read More…]
Crimson Trace have announced the launch of a Laserguard for Smith & Wesson’s MP Shield EZ. The new addition to the Laserguard line will be available with red and green lasers. Here’s what Crimson Trace have to say about the new laser: Crimson Trace®, [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has released information on their upcoming Laserguard models for the Sig P365: the Laserguard LG-442 with red laser and LG-442G with a green laser. Both models are listed on Crimson Trace’s website and indicate they estimate availability around [Read More…]
Oregon-based Crimson Trace have introduced their Lasersaddle sight for the Mossberg Shockwave and other Mossberg shotguns. Available in red and green lasers, the Lasersaddle LS-250 matches the contours of the shotgun. Crimson Trace say the laser assembly is precision [Read More…]
Crimson Trace brought an absolute haul of goods to SHOT Show’s “Industry Day at the Range” because they could be found in multiple shooting bays and on other firearm manufacturer’s products. This covered everything from their NEW Lasersaddle made [Read More…]
Crimson Trace produce over 350 different laser sights and 2019 means the addition of a few more models as well as 11 new custom-designed riflescopes that range from a 1-4X24mm up to a long-range 5-25X56mm. The line also includes a 3-9X40mm riflescope with an illuminated [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has announced that their Lightguard LTG-770 weapon light designed to be fitted to the M&P Shield, from Crimson Trace’s parent company Smith & Wesson, has begun shipping. The light weight 110 lumen white light with fit both first and second [Read More…]
Oregon-based Crimson Trace, best known for their laser sighting systems, have announced the launch of a line of 11 rifle optics for sporting, tactical, long range and hunting needs. The line includes red dots, variable power scopes and a 5-25X56mm long-range tactical [Read More…]
The Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250 is a laser sight designed for the Mossberg Shockwave 500 and 590. We had a chance to test out a prototype this summer in Montana.
Crimson Trace, which is a subsidiary of American Outdoor Brands Corporation, has taken a huge leap with their company. Not only have they unveiled new branding with a more modern and attractively-styled logo, but they also have LOTS of new products for all of us. This [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson has thrown a little more Crimson Trace love at the M&P M2.0 Compact pistol. You can now purchase an M&P M2.0 Compact with a Crimson Trace Green Laserguard attached from the factory. This can be ordered either with an ambidextrous thumb safety [Read More…]
In 2007, 3 executives took several combat-wounded veterans on a successful hunt and realized that everyone had a good time on the hunt and wanted to do more. Shortly thereafter, a Committee of shooting sports industry executives founded Honored American Veterans Afield [Read More…]
Crimson Trace is continually adding in new models of pistols that are covered by their Laserguard series of red or green lasers. They now have expanded that portfolio to include multiple different yet closely related concealed carry pistols by Ruger. This newest [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has a very healthy coverage of firearms with their dedicated laser units and more universal models as well. One model which is leaner in profile than most is the Laserguard series. Diminutive enough to not entirely ruin holster options for consumers yet [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has expanded their Laserguard range of integrated pistol laser sights to include several Heckler & Koch Models. In addition to Laserguards for a number of other popular pistol brands, Crimson Trace now offer sights for the popular VP series. Crimson [Read More…]
Crimson Trace recently announced that the new Laserguard Pro line of light and laser units will be offered for the majority of the Glock pistol line. This includes current Gen5 and prior generations of Glocks. Previously, the Laserguard Pro was limited to only the G42 [Read More…]
If one were falling for the marketing hype, they might seem to believe that the release of the Generation 5 Glock is a big deal… Sadly, its not just Glock trying to push removal of maligned finger grooves and flared magazine well as a basically new handgun, other [Read More…]
Crimson Trace announced the company was now selling a pair of Laserguard products for the Ruger LCP II handgun. The new Laserguards are available with either a red laser or green laser. The red laser unit has the model number of LG-497 and a suggested retail price of [Read More…]
The one-of-a-kind LiNQ flashlight/laser system from Crimson Trace is now available for your AK-47 or similar firearms. This new offering will fit any stamped receiver AK-47, but no milled receivers. It also will interestingly enough fit the Springfield Armory M1A Socom [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has introduced another version of their Laserguard laser sight this time for Springfield Armory XD Mod.2 pistols. The new sight fits all types of XD Mod.2 pistols: the 3″ and 3.3″ barreled Sub-compact models, 4″ Service model and the [Read More…]
I will make no apologies for my love of polymer, striker-fired sub compact carry pistols. For the most part they are inexpensive, reliable, lightweight and accurate. Plastic pistols also can lack soul, character and style. Accepting to review the Kimber Micro 9 Crimson [Read More…]
The most common Crimson Trace laser grips out in the wild are for the 1911, most often found on Kimbers as well as other manufacturers’ pistols. The laser grips have become part of a daily carry for many 1911 guys to include many of the guys I know that carry a [Read More…]
The advances that manufacturers have made in the development of lights and lasers in the past five to ten years is nothing short of amazing. I, like most of you, remember a time when attaching a weapon light to a firearm was a head-turning event at the range. [Read More…]
Like most modern shooters, my tech side is in an eternal battle with the analog part of my life. On the one hand, third generation night vision is something I can see researching to death. On the other hand, a simple lever action rifle with well-finished wood is pure [Read More…]
The Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation may change names next year. The company announced an unscheduled stockholder meeting for December to seek approval to change the company’s name to American Outdoor Brands Corporation. This seems to reflect what I’ve [Read More…]
In late July we reported on Smith & Wesson working on a deal to buy Crimson Trace for $95 million dollars. On August 29th Smith & Wesson announced that the deal has gone through, Crimson Trace is now theirs. The cash deal gives Smith & Wesson a new platform [Read More…]
In the business world, company acquisitions happen frequently. The purchase of a company can happen for various reasons, but it is all done to help the bottom line. It can be easy to forget that companies in the shooting industry are just businesses like any other. [Read More…]
Crimson Trace recently grabbed the firearms industry headlines by being purchased by gun giant Smith and Wesson (for a cool $95 million). And although that alone is definitely enough to capture our interest, they’ve also recently announced a new product that is [Read More…]
In a press release earlier today Crimson Trace has announced that they are now going to be producing grips with no laser. Crimson trace has a well known history of producing some of the very best laser aiming aids with over 2 million sets shipped over the last 20 years. [Read More…]