Poor Boy Laser for Blackhawks

[SAJohn]

One look at the picture and you are going to think this is a joke or a Bubba job but it is not. First the picture:

The laser is one of those little pointers you can get for about $1.98. (By the way, they make outstanding cat toys.) They will attach to any revolver with an ejector rod housing for good purchase and reasonably close alignment with a good strong rubber band. Collimating is best accomplished by wedging bits of paper underneath the laser. When you want the laser on continuously just put one wrap of the rubber band atop the on-off switch.

I haven't tried actually shooting the revolver with the laser attached but strongly suspect that it is good for but one shot before hunting the laser down and reattaching it to the revolver. Maybe with enough rubber bands it is good for several rounds but I doubt it.

What it is great for is to practice hip shoot pointing at short range. With your elbow firmly pressed against your side, point the revolver at a wall target then use your other hand to press the on button to see how close you have aimed the gun at your target.

What you will quickly learn is that aiming corrections are best made with changes in your foot and body stance, not your arm or hand. With just a few minutes of practice I was amazed at how accurate I became.

I hope some of you try this and give me feed back on how well it works for you.

John

 

[ndcowboy]

I like that idea for practice hip shooting - I'll have to give it a try. Saves on ammo, that's for sure.

 

[Steve Myers]

Not to over-complicate things, but... (to give you an idea, I was rough drawing something tonight and son #5 told me it was obvious why I was an engineer!)

I like the idea for figuring out where you are for point shooting. I have seen this on autos as a training tool - but real expensive...

IF you could find a small laser that fit inside the chamber, and/or in an empty case... Then use a remote wire switch to activate it after you have drawn/pointed... It would all be self contained, you would be lasing down the bbl and you wouldn't move the laser/gun to turn it on. Haven't looked, but sure there is a laser somewhere small enough. Shim to fit in chamber or even bbl with electric tape.

 

[NorEaster]

I like those stag grips!
For hip shooting dry-fire type of practice, I always felt something like these would be good
http://www.sightmark.com/boresight-finder

 

[BlkHawk73]

Just my opinion, but lasers joined with a single action revolver just is wrong. I do gotta give some kudos for the idea.

 

[GammaRay]

Clever idea. Will have to give it a try.

 

[rsc]

I've been thinking about a laser in a blank casing for practising shooting from the hip. This looks quicker and easier too!

 

[Rainman]

NorEaster, I'm with you on the grips. They are beautiful. Makes me really want a set.

Dan

 

[JEFraze]

Not to over-complicate things, but... (to give you an idea, I was rough drawing something tonight and son #5 told me it was obvious why I was an engineer!)

I like the idea for figuring out where you are for point shooting. I have seen this on autos as a training tool - but real expensive...

IF you could find a small laser that fit inside the chamber, and/or in an empty case... Then use a remote wire switch to activate it after you have drawn/pointed... It would all be self contained, you would be lasing down the bbl and you wouldn't move the laser/gun to turn it on. Haven't looked, but sure there is a laser somewhere small enough. Shim to fit in chamber or even bbl with electric tape.

They aready make these types of laser bore sightes they are used to bore site almost any caliber. They ones I have seen run between $20 and $30. They fit in the chamber and are ment to shoot a laser beam down the center of your barrel from the chamber. here is a link to one for the .45 long colt.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/139845/aimshot-45-long-colt-45-70-government-arbor-for-30-carbine-diode-module

Hope this helps

 

[COR]

I'm all for aiming it at cats....Feral* only of course.


Boy it is unconvebtional but I can appreiate the creativity and I bet it works for your intended purpose.

*Feral Cat - Any cat more than 20 feet of the porch.

 

[Pal Val]

What???? No duct tape? :roll: :lol: :roll:

 

[Lost Sheep]

Almost every cat (and dog, too) will chase a laser across a room, up walls and across ceilings (as far as it is possible for them to).

But take care not to let them look into the beam. It will scorch a blind spot on the retina, eventually blinding the animal (or person). Even if I HATED a feral cat, I am not so cruel as to blind it.

Lost Sheep

 

[Lost Sheep]

I bought a mount very much like that. It consisted of two "clamshell" halves that you clamped onto the barrel and flashlight or laser with a couple of screws. The metal was coated with rubber or plastic for grip and to avoid scratching the gun.

I put it on my Ruger Security Six to mount a AA Mag-lite. By the third shot, it had advanced all the way down my 6 inch barrel and about to get in front of the muzzle. No matter how much I tightened the mounting screws.

Maybe if it were secured with a rubber band, it would be free to move and to move back, but I gave up on trying to make it work.

Primer-powered wax bullets work, as do the Speer Plastic Practice Bullets.

Daisy Company (yes, the BB and Pellet gun people) made a bullet/target combination. Tiny batteries in little lasers that fit in the chamber(s) of your gun would shine a flash of laser light down the barrel when struck by the firing pin. A target across the room would tell you if you hit it. If you didn't hit it I don't know if you could tell where your bullet would have gone.

I have one of the targets, but have no idea if it works or not, as I have none of the cartridges that came with it to make a test.

Lost Sheep

Lost Sheep