TTAG Tactical Lever Rifle Project: Crimson Trace Laser Design

November 16, 2011

Top Shot champ and Crimson Trace Marketing Maven Ian Harrison has unleashed his company’s skunk works team on TTAG’s Tactical Lever Rifle Project gun. Their design drawing now heads to the machining department for realization. Updates to follow (‘natch). Ian’s stoked:

Hey look! Prior art! After stripping the Marlin of its dignity we set about designing a new forend cap that would accept a yet-to-be-announced laser sight. The CAD model will be sent out to be wire EDM’d, then finished on a 4 axis CNC, then anodized. Should be cooler than penguin bollocks. Sent from my mobile, please excuse brevity.

15 COMMENTS

Taurus609 November 16, 2011 At 14:38

Robert, at least two years ago, a gun store I frequented had a Ruger 10/22 with a Crimson Trace laser in the forend stock. It had a button situated right about where the shooter’s left hand thumb would rest to activate the laser. If I’m not mistaken, it came from the factory that way.
Ryan Finn November 16, 2011 At 15:08

The anticipation is killing me. Also, I think I read that whole thing in a British accent
Chris Dumm November 16, 2011 At 16:22

Farago should call this project “Pimp My Ride Goes Ballistic. Literally.”
- Ryan Finn November 16, 2011 At 18:35
  
  Yo dawg, I hear you like lever guns.
  - Totenglocke November 17, 2011 At 01:26
    
    So we put some lever guns in your lever guns!
    - Gossven November 17, 2011 At 01:47
      
      So that we can lever gun while we lever gun?
Joe nobody November 16, 2011 At 20:07

It looks so wrong……..but it feels so right.
Gossven November 17, 2011 At 01:47

I have to say that “cooler than penguins bollocks” is my new favorite phrase.
Ralph November 17, 2011 At 12:48

Call me a grumpy old Luddite (mea culpa), but I don’t like lasers. And a laser on a lever gun just seems off. What’s next — a red dot sight on a muzzle-loader? Feh.
Crimson Trace Skunk Works November 18, 2011 At 20:31

Solid modeling done. Programming in process. Tooling on order. Fixture design started. Should have project ready to roll in about a week after Thanksgiving to take to range. They pay me for this!!

MJC
- Robert Farago November 18, 2011 At 22:33
  
  Please send a picture of something related to these remarks to [email protected] so I can post on this bad boy (the gun not you) again. And again. Etc.
  - Crimson Trace Skunk Works November 19, 2011 At 09:44
    
    I will get you some pics when I get back to the shop next weekend. You are going to happy about this. I just got my grandads mod 93 (circa 1928) 22. My dad passed the torch on that firearm on Fathers day this past year. The similarities are amazing. I am a fan of Marlins that is what is making this project fun for me.
    - Robert Farago November 19, 2011 At 10:03
      
      Sweet.
Clayton November 27, 2011 At 19:43

I want one for a Winchester 94. Would make a nice accessory for a hog gun.
- Mike Caulk December 1, 2011 At 00:45
  
  That’s next on the Skunkworks list. I have an early 50’s model 94 and this little project has inspired me to actually do something for one of my own firearms.
  
  Mike