Crimson Trace - How they do that?

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After a lot of thought and wrangling, I finally got my first pair of Crimson Trace Laser Grips that I put on my 1911 Officer. I am most satisfied with them after my first range trip.

The first thing that amazed me was that it aligned up EXACTLY to the iron sights, so no adjustment at all was necessary. But what I do not understand is that no matter what distance I am aiming at, the laser dot always aligns up with the iron sights. There does not seem to be any sight 'parallex' (if that is the right term). Since the laser is not aligned with the barrel, but rather it sit lower and seems to line up the guide ride, how do they do they avoid that parallex error? None of the lasers I have on any of my AR's can do that. They all seem to vary greatly depending upon POA distance.

How do they accomplish that feat? It is almost like they are beating the laws of physics!

 

[RobMoore]

Try it again. I think you're fooling yourself. Do it from 1 foot all the way out to as far as you can see it.
Align the sights properly, then turn the laser on. It rides lower than the sights, so you have two options. The laser is always lower than the point of aim, or it crosses somewhere, and is higher at every distance further.

 

[HowardCohodas]

If you bench shoot at different distances you can see that laws of physics have not been revoked. For me, I am not yet a good enough shooter to tell the difference of effectiveness between 21' and 45'. Seems I still don't shoot better than my M&P 45.

 

[texfed]

You were just lucky! I had a scope ounce..same thing!..Kinda like winning a lottery, it happens, but not often!

 

[M2 Carbine]

I have 6 CT lasers. All had to be zeroed.

Did you get the DVD from CT called "Shots in the Dark"?
If not call them and ask for it, it's free. A must see for anyone using gun mounted lasers.

Personally I sight in my handgun lasers at 25 yards.
My HD shooting could be from arm's length to 40+ yards. With the laser sighted in at 25 yards the bullet strike will be within a inch or two through the whole range.

By the time I shot the 40 yard target it was so dark the target was only a Gray blur and the laser still made COM shots easy.
Kimber Tactical Ultra II.

 

[mauiglide]

I own three CT grips and all needed to be slightly adjusted from factory but not much. I normally zero in my sights (laser or handgun open sights) at 15 yards (the factory CT grips are sighted in at 50 ft or 16.67 yards).

 

[Mad Magyar]

The first thing that amazed me was that it aligned up EXACTLY to the iron sights, so no adjustment at all was necessary.

You'd make a good PR man for CT.....Hmmmm....Are you?

 

[jaydubya]

All three of my CT grips went on their respective handguns, and were dead on at ten yards. By "dead on" I mean the red dot on the target was directly above the front sight. Since then, over the years and having removed the grips several times to replace the batteries, I have had to make minor adjustments on each. A very easy thing to do.

Cordially, Jack

 

[RobMoore]

From what I saw on Guns and Ammo TV, or one of the other shooting shows on Wednesday night Outdoor channel, they have scale models of the different pistols they make grips for at the assembly station. The person putting the grip together puts it on the model and zeroes it against a target on the wall.

 

[indiandave]

They are easy to adjust. You may find you have to readjust once in a while, no big deal. They really help my 50+ year old eyes. Now when did they start making such poor iron sights you just can't see them any more. Why do they make blurry targets? It's not fair!

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Mine (on a glock 26) was sighted in about a foot high and 4" left at 15 yards from the factory. Adjusting it was easy though.

 

[CWL]

As you point the laser further downrange, the diameter of the red dot expands. This probably contributes to your reported iron sights alignment, since the dot is bigger.

Take a target and mark 1" hash marks on it, now sight the red dot at 5-10-15-20-25 yards and see how much the red dot diameter changes as you increase in range.

 

[rondog]

What amazes me is how far that laser will go. Before I put the grips on my pistol, I tried them out at night and it's flat scary how far away you can see that red dot on things. It probably goes farther than a .45 bullet will go.

But everybody's right, on a 1911 the laser is approx. 1" low and right of the barrel bore. So you either adjust the laser to run parallel to the bore, or zero it to intersect the bullet path at a certain distance. I set mine at 15 yards.

 

[WC145]

What amazes me is how far that laser will go. Before I put the grips on my pistol, I tried them out at night and it's flat scary how far away you can see that red dot on things. It probably goes farther than a .45 bullet will go.

I know what you mean, it's like they'll go on forever if you don't shine it on something to stop it.

 

[bowl443]

Mine doesn't defy the laws of physics... it was horribly off from the factory but was easy enough to zero in.

Have shot a couple hundred rounds thru it without having to re-zero.

Great Product....

 

[Boomerang]

On my Smith 442 it was aligned to the sights perfectly, but the gun shoots high and right, which needed to be adjusted. Using the sights, the dot is pretty far off, but it shoots the dot consistently.

 

[johnica]

Hmm, the guy at the store told me the premium model laser knows what you are aiming at, so it bends to get there. I bet you got that model, just like mine
~maybe