laser
I am anticipating the availability for sale of the Boberg XR9-S pistol being produce as it seems similar in size to the Kahr PM-9 however what would make this pistol perfect would be the ability to put a green laser on it for increase accuracy.
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Permalink Reply by Arne Boberg on -
Because we are launching the XR9-S (Shorty) first, we will likely work toward a relationship with a lasergrip manufacturer rather than designing our own laser/switching system. That way, you have product support/spare parts from laser experts.
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Permalink Reply by Lefty on -
I hope that a quality laser (initials CT) will complete this personal defense solution and finally surpass my lasered S&W 640PD snubbie revolver. Green? Not necessary, given the reality of personal defense situations. (But fun for the range, granted!)
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Permalink Reply by riffraff on -
I must disagree,
There lots of folks who have some degree of 'color blindness'. I for one can't see the red lasers very well AT ALL. The green lasers however, are far, far superior to the red. No searching for the 'dot' with the green lasers. The green lasers are better than the red ones by a HUGH margin. My Opinions Only.
Mike
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Permalink Reply by Lefty on
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Sorry, hadn't thought of that, just as many don't think of the needs of left-handed shooters (like myself). I wonder why CT hasn't created the green option on their existing grips - is it a different, larger technology? However, it shouldn't be hard to make the dot blink for recognizability, like LaserMax does - would that help? CT doesn't do that either. Maybe blinking is LaserMax proprietary.
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Permalink Reply by Raymond on
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I would love to see a laser added. If you can work with a laser company to support selling lasers with multiple toggle modes and a choice of colors, that would be great too. Let someone pick red, green, blue, infrared and have a toggle for slow pulse, fast pulse, steady, make a star shape, etc.
The Kahr PM9 with the integrated laser trigger guard under the barrel appears nice, is there a possibility for something like this with the XR9-S?
http://www.kahr.com/KA-3.html#pm9093L
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Permalink Reply by Arne Boberg on
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The last time I talked to CTC, a rep at SHOT told me that they were no longer doing these "custom" jobs. The context of the conversation was the trigger guard laser they had designed and built for the G26 that appeared in a major gun magazine a number of years ago. Apparantly, the management at CTC has changed. So far, CTC has been a tough nut to crack. I need to find who's in charge and maybe make a deal on the golf course (if that's what he's in to). They are probably experiencing record sales right now and have little incentive to work with a start-up gun company at this point. As far as XR9 lasers, other options are being considered.
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Permalink Reply by Raymond on
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Arne,
Is there some reason you cannot purchase your own stock of laser pens and retrofit the laser elements into a trigger guard pointer on your own?
Arne Boberg said:The last time I talked to CTC, a rep at SHOT told me that they were no longer doing these "custom" jobs. The context of the conversation was the trigger guard laser they had designed and built for the G26 that appeared in a major gun magazine a number of years ago. Apparantly, the management at CTC has changed. So far, CTC has been a tough nut to crack. I need to find who's in charge and maybe make a deal on the golf course (if that's what he's in to). They are probably experiencing record sales right now and have little incentive to work with a start-up gun company at this point. As far as XR9 lasers, other options are being considered.
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Permalink Reply by Arne Boberg on
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There's no reason why I couldn't do it, it is probably a question of should I do it. While I have seen the CTC patent with the laser on the G26 as I previously described, and there might be a way to do it without infringement, these devices are quite intricate and must withstand very high shock loads. If I did create a gun-mounted laser device, there would likely be a lot of time, cost and de-bug in "re-inventing the wheel". It would be much better to partner with someone already in the business.
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