MrBill from United States, PA Public Profile

The buckle is sturdy enough. The plastic is a good grade and I suspect it should hold up a long time. The buckle is easy enough to press in to release, but not so weak it will be bumped open. No sharp edges. It went on easy enough and works as expected, no surprises.

Fits in my Tipton Best gun vise, but you can bolt it down to a wood bench as well. It holds rifle securely enough at different angles for cleaning and light work. Being plastic you can't put pressure on it that you shouldn't be, so its up the task. If you do go nuts, I'd rather have this break and my rifle. It also has a hammer guard lets you dry firing your trigger safely. It's a good deal for the price.

It seems to be of good quality, well packed, and installed easily on my Performance Center Shield 9 MM. It came with batteries and the allen key needed to adjust windage and elevation on the laser. I shot a few hundred rounds and the setting held. The green laser shows at 75' on a cloudless day. It may go further, 75' was the depth of the range I was at.

The SKU I picked came with a Kydex holster. There is a small magnet in the holster. When the gun is next to the magnet (holstered), the laser turns off. when you draw it out (away from the magnet), the laser activates. You may be able to retrofit a holster if you can affix a magnet where the laser rests.

This was my first laser and I found some negatives after using it.
The button on the side to change modes is hard to use. You cannot change modes while holding the gun. However you have it setup is how it will run when you need to grab it and be ready for action.

With the laster being on all the time, you telegraph your movement. If your searching your house in the dark, intruders will have advance notice of your approach down a hall or from another room.

For use at night, you really need a light to identify your target and ensure its not a family member up and about.

If the price works for you and these negatives are not a concern, then it's a good choice.

I bought a Shield 45 with a Crimson Trace Light/green laser combo that extends a button to the grip. Hold the grip tight and light/laser comes on. Loosen your grip

If you have a short 5 or 10 round magazine, there's not much to grab when it comes time to eject. Tougher with gloves. These provide a place to grab those short magazines.

You can also use a carabiner to hang short or even long mags off you, a bag, a sling, etc. Beware they might make a 30 or 40 round mag hang too long to shoot prone or off a bench.

Easy to install. The PMAGs have a button in the center of the Floorplate. Push that button in the flat floor plate to slide the flat plate off. This is so you can disassemble to clean and service the magazine. Wear safety glasses. When you slide the plate off, keep a finger over it so the spring does not go flying.
Assembly is the reverse of disassembly. Slide the Ranger Floorplate on all the way on and the button should click in the center hole. Be sure each side goes into the grooves of the magazine.

These ship 3 of these to a pack. They feel very sturdy, like they can survive drops to the floor.

My gun came with a smooth plastic grip, much like toy guns do. When you could get toy guns. I felt it actually detracted from the gun. It had to go.

This Hogue grip is sooo much better. It gives a secure comfortable grip. The stippling on the sides keeps the hand where you put it, but it's not overly rough, it doesn't feel like sandpaper or rip up your skin after a day at the range. It will keep your hands from slipping off on those humid or wet days.
The finger grooves fit my hand well. My hand always goes to the same place with no sliding around to find that sweet spot. With an easily repeatable grip, my trigger finger is always in the same place which makes for better consistency. Without having to slide your hand around a smooth piece of plastic to get find the right grip, you are able to take that shot faster and more accurately. Function equals Value.

My only regret is I should have got the model with the battery compartment inside. It's good for batteries and small tools like allen wrenches. Even if not used to store anything, it plugs the hole and keeps dirt and gunk out. I bought it afterwards, but the combined price was a few $ more than if I bought the combo together. It's also back-ordered.