Each to their own I suppose, for my part probably irrelevant to post but hey why not, I have 4 lasers fitted to rifles and shotguns , no pistols.absolutely love them, absolutely rely on them no! For low light/night hunting namely rabbits pigs unbeatable fun and improves strike rate dramatically, through quick target aquisition and a visual aid in lining up fast moving target a strong green laser is second to none especially with night shooting when iron sites sometimes hard to eye up precisely unless very familiar and practised, but even at that the laser allows for quick firing before even reaching your regular or optimum aiming position, I rate them for hunting! And you don't have to spend a heap my last 3 green dot lasers cost me under$60 aus and have held zero on a 12g lever gun for over 200 rounds