These look pretty useful...the ability to use my real gun and see where my shots would land would be helpful and make dry fire practice a little more interesting, I'd think...
Who has experience with LaserLyte lasers and targets, and what would you recommend for effective training and also some fun?
I have a 9mm pistol, and they have three products that would work with it:
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/sight-lyteryder
This one is a combined laser sight and trainer that acts as both real laser sight, and can also fire pulses when the trigger is pulled. Mounts to any Picatinny rail. Needs to be zeroed in but otherwise seems simple enough...
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/trainer-pistol-pre
This one just inserts directly into the barrel of the gun and sticks out the end. Pull the trigger, get a pulse. Seems like the only one that would work with a revolver, but that's not my interest right now.
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/trainer-lt-cartridge
This is a cartridge that loads into the chamber and fires when struck with the firing pin. It's caliber-specific.
They're all priced within a few $ of each other, around $120 MSRP. Somehow the drop-in cartridge seems (intuitively?) like it would be the most accurate, since it will always aim directly down the barrel and wouldn't shift around. The laser sight combo would rely on my ability to properly zero in the sight, and I've heard of laser sights losing their zero over time...at any rate, adds a bit more uncertainty.
Then there are the targets...pricier but I would think I'd need one that shows where the shots land, or else I'll always be looking at the wall instead of the sights when I'm firing. They also have little simulated steel targets that just show whether you've hit them or not. Their bigger "Score Time" target calculates scores, etc. but looks like the value there would be fun and the ability to make a game of it.
At some point I may look at getting their plastic trainer pistols, just so I can get my kids involved and help them learn real gun safety and handling, at home, while also having some fun with it.
Thoughts? Experiences? Any "this made me a better shot," or "I spent $400 on this junk and it never worked right" stories?
Who has experience with LaserLyte lasers and targets, and what would you recommend for effective training and also some fun?
I have a 9mm pistol, and they have three products that would work with it:
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/sight-lyteryder
This one is a combined laser sight and trainer that acts as both real laser sight, and can also fire pulses when the trigger is pulled. Mounts to any Picatinny rail. Needs to be zeroed in but otherwise seems simple enough...
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/trainer-pistol-pre
This one just inserts directly into the barrel of the gun and sticks out the end. Pull the trigger, get a pulse. Seems like the only one that would work with a revolver, but that's not my interest right now.
http://www.laserlyte.com/products/trainer-lt-cartridge
This is a cartridge that loads into the chamber and fires when struck with the firing pin. It's caliber-specific.
They're all priced within a few $ of each other, around $120 MSRP. Somehow the drop-in cartridge seems (intuitively?) like it would be the most accurate, since it will always aim directly down the barrel and wouldn't shift around. The laser sight combo would rely on my ability to properly zero in the sight, and I've heard of laser sights losing their zero over time...at any rate, adds a bit more uncertainty.
Then there are the targets...pricier but I would think I'd need one that shows where the shots land, or else I'll always be looking at the wall instead of the sights when I'm firing. They also have little simulated steel targets that just show whether you've hit them or not. Their bigger "Score Time" target calculates scores, etc. but looks like the value there would be fun and the ability to make a game of it.
At some point I may look at getting their plastic trainer pistols, just so I can get my kids involved and help them learn real gun safety and handling, at home, while also having some fun with it.
Thoughts? Experiences? Any "this made me a better shot," or "I spent $400 on this junk and it never worked right" stories?