{"id":12854,"date":"2016-01-11T15:09:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=12854"},"modified":"2016-01-11T15:09:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:09:49","slug":"installing-a-crimson-trace-laser-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/installing-a-crimson-trace-laser-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing a Crimson Trace Laser Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the myths surrounding Crimson Trace<\/a> lasers is that you will have to permanently modify your handgun or hire a gunsmith to install them. Not true. In fact, with most handguns a Crimson Trace<\/a> laser (laser grips or Laser Guard) can be installed in less than five minutes.<\/p>\n

The first step is to order the correct laser, the second step is to install it, and the third step – and maybe the most important step – is to zero it properly. Watch this video and you will see how easy installation can be.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the myths surrounding Crimson Trace lasers is that you will have to permanently modify your handgun or hire a gunsmith to install them. Not true. In fact, with most handguns a Crimson Trace laser (laser grips or Laser Guard) can be installed in less than five minutes. The first step is to order the correct laser, the second step is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509],"tags":[353,1137,2552,462],"class_list":["post-12854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","tag-crimson-trace","tag-defensive-handguns","tag-glock-42","tag-handgun-lasers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3lk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13549,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-handgun-laser-options\/","url_meta":{"origin":12854,"position":0},"title":"Beginner’s Guide to Handgun Laser Options","author":"gunwriter","date":"June 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 There are a variety of companies offering weapon-mounted lasers, typically in three categories that include grip lasers, guide rod lasers, and rail mount lasers. 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