Videos tagged with Crimson Trace CTS-1500

This episode of the Guns & Ammo podcast discusses the June issue, highlighting the Springfield Armory Kuna with its innovative roller-delayed blowback system, offering reduced recoil compared to traditional straight blowback designs. The Savage Arms Stance XR is also reviewed, focusing on its updated features like optic mounting and increased magazine capacity. The issue also features reviews of the Benelli 828U shotgun and the Springfield Armory M1903 A4 sniper rifle.

This guide reviews the top 10 red dot sights for handguns in 2025, highlighting features like durability, reticle options, battery life, and ideal applications. It covers models from Trijicon, Leupold, Holosun, Vortex, Sig Sauer, Bushnell, Crimson Trace, EOTech, Meprolight, and Ade Advanced Optics, offering insights for shooters seeking to enhance accuracy and situational awareness.

This video reviews six red dot sights suitable for handguns and rifles in 2024, highlighting their features, reticle options, and ideal applications. The presenter, Ted from Line 45, emphasizes how red dots improve situational awareness and aiming in dynamic scenarios, often outperforming iron sights. The reviewed optics range from budget-friendly options like the Sig Sauer Romeo 5 to premium choices like the Trijicon RMR Type 2 and Aimpoint Comp M5B, catering to various user needs and budgets.

This comprehensive review covers the top 6 pistol red dot sights for 2024, detailing their features, pros, and cons. The analysis includes insights on durability, battery life, reticle options, and mounting compatibility, drawing from an expert in specialized gear reviews.

This review of the SCCY DVG-1 RDR highlights its position as a budget-friendly, red-dot-ready compact pistol. The DVG-1 RDR offers a striker-fired action with a flat-faced trigger, a stainless steel slide with a black nitride finish, and the Roebuck Quad Lock barrel system. While praised for its fit, finish, and value, minor concerns include a magazine that occasionally fails to lock the slide back and erratic ejection patterns. The video also provides a detailed guide on the firearm's disassembly and reassembly process.

This expert review from NRApubs details the Kimber R7 Mako, a significant shift for the company into the high-capacity micro-compact market. It highlights the pistol's ambidextrous controls, optics-ready slide compatible with Shield patterns, and a unique enclosed slide locking mechanism for improved accuracy and optic cleanliness. The review covers its 9mm caliber, 11/13-round capacity, and 3.37" barrel, offering a technical deep-dive for potential buyers.

This review of the Kimber R7 Mako micro-compact 9mm pistol highlights its entry into the modern carry market. The presenter, Eric from Iraqveteran8888, notes its polymer frame, optics-ready slide, and ambidextrous controls. He discusses its performance, including trigger characteristics and recoil impulse, comparing it to other popular micro-compacts.

The Kimber R7 Mako is a new-for-2021 micro-compact, polymer-frame, striker-fired pistol chambered in 9mm. It features a unique enclosed ejection port designed to prevent gas and debris from reaching an optic. Available in optic-ready or optic-included configurations (with a Crimson Trace CTS-1500), it boasts tritium night sights, forward and rear slide serrations, an all-encompassing frame texture, and ambidextrous controls. The R7 Mako aims to be a strong contender in the concealed carry market.

This video provides an in-depth review of the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus, a new micro-compact pistol. Corey Boudreau from Smith & Wesson discusses its enhancements over previous Shield models, focusing on increased magazine capacity, an improved flat-face trigger, and an enhanced grip texture designed for better recoil mitigation and concealed carry comfort. The review also covers various configurations, including optics-ready models and performance center variants, and touches on the growing popularity of micro-compacts and revolvers in the current market.

This video reviews the new for 2021 Springfield Armory XD-S Mod.2 OSP pistol. It highlights key features such as the factory-installed Crimson Trace CTS-1500 5 MOA red dot sight, the Mod 2.0 grip texture, an upgraded trigger, and a 7-round capacity with a slightly extended magazine for better grip. The pistol is presented as a compact and suitable option for concealed carry.

This review introduces the new SCCY DVG1 9mm striker-fired pistol, highlighting its 'David Versus Goliath' design philosophy. Key improvements over older SCCY models include a slimmer grip, updated texturing, and a popular flat-face trigger with a 5.5-pound pull. The DVG1 is optics-ready, with an optional RD model featuring a pre-installed Crimson Trace CTS 1500 red dot sight boasting a 20,000-hour battery life. The speaker, demonstrating experienced authority, notes competitive pricing and projected availability.

This review of the SCCY CPX-3 highlights its value as an affordable, double-stack .380 ACP pistol, particularly the variant equipped with a Crimson Trace CTS-1500 reflex sight. The presenter details its double-action-only trigger system, locking breech mechanism for reduced recoil, and ease of field stripping. While acknowledging minor manufacturing imperfections common at its price point, the review emphasizes its suitability for concealed carry and its potential for improved accuracy with the integrated red dot sight.