Crimson Trace Green Laser for A 9mm Shield

Does anyone use a green laser on their 9mm Shield

  • Crimson Trace green

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Crimson Trace Red

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Viridian Green Lasers

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • any other

    Votes: 3 18.8%

  • Total voters
    16

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Thinking about getting one for concealed carry and wonder if any of you ever use one and what other models you may use. I have a shield 9mm and would love to acquire the target faster.

Any advice would be appreciated.....Thank you very much
 
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I bought the LaserMax red for my 40 Shield but I have fat fingers and the back of my trigger finger was taking a beating. I did like it for shooting as I have around 5 other lasers I have used on guns off and on. Green is the way to go I like my green laser the best as it has more power and is easier to see. Picking out a holster gets a little harder with having a laser. Don
 
I have red Crimson Trace lasers on my 642 & M&P9c. I just installed the green Laserguard on my M&P45c. The green is much easier to see in bright sun, but the battery life is 1/2 that of the red. I have been using Crimson Trace lasers for about 12 years...never had a failure of any kind.

Visit the Crimson Trace video library for some good videos:

http://www.crimsontrace.com/company/video-media-library/
 
I have a green CT Laserguard that I recently purchased for my Shield 9. In moderate and dark lighting it works great. I also purchased the Blade-Tech IWB holster which of course fits it perfectly and I am happy with.

According to the CT, they are zero'd at 50' prior to shipping. This was not the case for me. When I took it to the range the other day it grouped about 1.5" low and 3.5" inches to the right so I did need to zero it. I plan to put a few hundred rounds through the Shield and hopefully it will stay zero'd well.

Also, despite being a pretty powerful green laser I found it was kind of hard to see in very bright sunlight at 25' on a black bullseye. (I have a red Lasermax-Micro on my 22 Compact that I couldn't see at all.) As a carry weapon I plan to use the regular sights if I ever need to use the Shield in bright sunlight at any distance.

YMMV. Hope that helps.
 
Thinking about getting one for concealed carry and wonder if any of you ever use one and what other models you may use. I have a shield 9mm and would love to acquire the target faster.

Any advice would be appreciated.....Thank you very much

I choose the Viridian because it is the only model that has both an on/off switch and automatic activation feature.
 
I choose the Viridian because it is the only model that has both an on/off switch and automatic activation feature.

Actually the Armalaser has these features plus,

has a battery access door which means you can replace the battery without changing zero

-and-

the type battery used in the Armalaser lasts forever (it's the same battery C-More uses in my red dot sights)

-and-

You can choose between strobe and solid beam

Here's a link

TR4
 
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LaserMax red, too poor for anybody's green.

BTW, why is green always more expensive than red?
 
Actually the Armalaser has these features plus,

has a battery access door which means you can replace the battery without changing zero

-and-

the type battery used in the Armalaser lasts forever (it's the same battery C-More uses in my red dot sights)

-and-

You can choose between strobe and solid beam

Here's a link

TR4
Aaaaannnnd... the Armalaser has a "switch" that relies on the conductivity of your skin. Now THERE'S something I would trust my life with... :rolleyes:
 
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