Do you like your lasers?

Do you like your lasers?

  • It's something I can no longer live without! Wish I had gotten it years ago.

    Votes: 28 32.6%

  • Nice toy, but not something I really get any value out of.

    Votes: 33 38.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 25 29.1%
  • Total voters
    86
  • Poll closed .
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ice monkey

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For those who have crossed into the world of shooting with the aid of a laser; I am tempted to buy a laser grip for my pistol but at $299 … well, I wonder if they are really worth it?

So how about it, now that you have one; is it something you can no longer live without? Wish you had gotten it years ago? Or, is it a nice toy, but not something you really get any value out of?

I mean seriously, for $299, I could get me one of those new LCP’s lol.
 
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I've owned a couple, one way back when they were HUGE lol...nice toys but I sold them. I had no practical use for them, and they give away your position before you even fire...not a plus in my book.
 
is it something you can no longer live with? Wish you had gotten it years ago?
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It seems like you meant to say:

"is it something you can no longer live without? Wish you had gotten it years ago?"


Otherwise there should be three separate categories for the poll.

I can no longer live with the laser (In other words I don't like it.)
Wish you had gotten it years ago (In other words I do like it.)
Nice toy, but not something I really get any value out of (I am neutral.)



As for me, I have the laser grips for my p226, and I am neutral. I think the time they would really be a lifesaver has just not happened yet, and I hope it never does. I do practice with them occasionally, and check the batteries.
 
Thanks spamanon, I did mean without … arg.

Man I wish now that I had paid more attention in freshman comp rather than making up lists of handguns I wanted lol! Unfortunately, I can’t edit the way it reads on the poll.

Thanks again

[Edit by Mal H]
"Unfortunately, I can’t edit the way it reads on the poll."
I can - and did.
 
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Worth playing with but I would not want to trust my life to a battery powered laser. Some laser shooters forget how to use their sights and are screwed when that battery doesn't answer up.
 
Great for teasing the cat... look really cool in the movies, after that, not a lot of value for me. Rather have a good flashlight with a intermittent switch and night sights.

C
 
I have 3 guns with TC sights and two of them have nite sites.

I practice with both. If the batteries fail, you may still need to shoot accurately.

Practice is how you get there. If I had to give up the CT sights, I can do that.


I like them but I am not dependent on them.:D
 
True story.......

Once upon a time a friend and I went shooting, as we usually do, during the week. He had purchased a new gun and a new laser for that gun. We spent some time zeroing-in the laser until it was dead on. Well, we played for such a long time with the laser that we wore the batteries out and he had no replacements. He was getting ready to pack up and go home. When I asked, "Why are you finished?" He replied that the laser had died so he had to get new batteries. When I asked, "What about the old fashioned way?", he had a bewildered look on his face and then cracked a smile. "Oh yeh, I guess we can still shoot."

Lasers are fun to play with but you still have to be able to shoot the gun without one.
 
my 642 wears a set of crimson trace grips that I would not want to do without because it is my girlfriends carry gun and it is easier for her to operate and shoot accurately with.
 
I dont think there is anything wrong with em. Its another tool you can use to train, and another aid during a situation. I am about to order the CT trigger guard laser for my carry gun. That along with night sights, cant go wrong on a defense gun IMO.
 
I like to have the option of mounting a laser/light on my pistols. For casual shooting and practice I only use sights. For HD, always laser/light combo. My wife's revolver for HD has one as well. We both feel that the laser provides an intimidation factor not to mention the 135 lumens will blind in a dimly lit room.


ice monkey
Do you like your lasers?
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I voted "other" because I already have three handguns with Crimson Trace laser grips, so your first choice (even as corrected!) does not apply. I bought my 637 Airweight with them seven years ago, then got them for the 9mm Hi Power I've had for decades a year later. Three years ago, when I bought my 686+, I also got CT grips for it too. In a nutshell, I would not buy a handgun that cannot be fitted with CT grips -- to me that is a fatal flaw.

Crimson Trace laser grips are made for self/home defense, most likely in dim lighting. In this environment, they are outstanding. They are no good for busting bowling pins at fifty yards in the noonday sun. Some, particularly those with decades of experience shooting with iron sights in different circumstances, consider laser sights at best a toy. I commend them for their expertise. I have decades of experience too, so many that -- without my glasses on -- I cannot even SEE the iron sights anymore. I practice weekly with two of my laser-equipped handguns at 5-10 yards, eighty shots with laser sighting and twenty with iron sights. I am still competent with iron sights, but I am as good as I ever was with the laser sights. Many people are really turned off by how that red dot dances all around on the target. In truth, they don't want to acknowledge that is THEM that make that dot dance so. I just let it wander, concentrating on target and trigger. I usually put all but a few flyers in the ten ring of a full-size silhouette target at ten yards. That's with both sighting systems, though I am faster with the laser sight. I'm a happy camper with that.

Cordially, Jack
 
I don't see a need for them on handguns, unless maybe a pocket pistol.

I do have a TLR-2 on my AR-15 and I can honestly say that I wish I would have bought one sooner. It's a high quality laser / light combo that I can mount to my Glock 23 as well. I picked it up for $150 which was a decent price considering I had already wasted $50+ on other sub-par lasers.

It's not something I couldn't live without... but it's pretty fun to hipshot palm sized group at 25 - 50yds :D
 
ice monkey,

If you cannot edit the poll you can go back and edit your first post to add a line at the top (in bold) to call out the error.

I have CT on two guns. I love them but can live without them if I have to.

As for revealing your position to the BG, these have a switch on the grips to turn them on or leave them off by not squeezing until you’re ready to fire. There is also a master switch to turn them off even if you squeeze.

These enable a shot from the hip without taking time to line up the sights, AND the bullet goes where the dot goes.

I also used mine to correct a habit of pulling to the left. I practiced dry firing and because I could see the dot move as I squeezed the trigger I was able to see what I was doing wrong and practice to correct it.

I use them as an aid and a tool, not a crutch. I also highly recommend them for SD.

I voted "other".
 
Excellent training aid and SD tool if used properly.

Should NOT be used or solely depended on to replace basic shooting skills.

Voted other.
 
Not enough options. I voted other; However, I'd like one on every of my guns, but they are not available, so I do without. I like better integrated lasers such as Crimson Trace I have on my Kimber 1911. I don't train with it, or turn it on for plinking, but I know it can be an effective tool to acquire targets fast.
 
I've got one on my BUG and I like it a lot but I could live without it if I had to. The biggest benefit to me is that I can accurately put rounds on target from any position. If I'm down or otherwise compromised that's going to be a huge advantage for me.

You should check the prices on Ebay, I've bought a couple off of there wel below retail.
 
I have a Viridian Green laser (X5L) with the strobing light mounted on a Sig P220 Carry and I absolutely love the concept and for me at least I can aquire the target even faster with it in use. That said the problem is its almost impossible to find a holster that carry this combination and so far I have not been able to find a shoulder holster that can carry it at all.

The strobing light is way more effective than I ever imagined it could or would be and when used in mild dark to very dark would almost certainly disorient your opponent.

In the end I went with a 511 hip bag that works pretty well but Im not thrilled about the draw speed nor the fact that it pulled my rear sights off the pistol during a draw because the bag can just barely contain my pistol with the laser on it.

I was so ticked about the rear sights coming off that I have since dismounted the laser and I am now doing a shoulder holster carry. I ordered a Galco Miami Classic II but it has no option for carrying the Viridian.

I am currently trying to find someone who can make a custom shoulder rig and a vertical holster for my pistol with the laser, which is about the only way I can think of that one can go and have a realistic carry.

I could also carry with the Viridian holster but nylon material rubbing on my Sig doesnt help the stainless steel finish and apparently my wardrobe doesnt include many clothes that are long enough to cover it effectively.

:cool:
 
I tried one, with a SP101 2".02254478 at 25 yards. All it did was show me I had DDT's.

Still< I think it's a good tool, if you want to spend the money.

BTW, I don't have one.
 
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