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Green lasers are highly visible in daylight.
Why The Laser Look down?
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Lasers have their place no doubt. I put a crimson trace on a pocket pistol. I lived 35 minutes away from the company until 4 years ago and could go over to them to buy any laser for any of my handguns at 50% off. But I only have that 1 since about 2013. The gun I put it on was to be used only at night as a backup (close range) SD gun. Likely only firing from arms length to about 10 yds.
I have friends who have used some still use them.
There not a substitute for proper shooting skills.
My opinion is about self-defense shooting and that you should have developed instinctive shooting skills. (Point and fire) and be able to hit the target. Before you use a laser. If not, you could be taking time chasing the dot instead of shooting. That may not be time you have to save your life.
At the range they can confirm if your instinctive shooting skills are up to task.
Pocket guns are not the type of gun that sights are needed nor should be used. Time is not in your favor, stopping the attack as fast as possible is #1. There a draw and fire, close range weapon. The attacker will be close and maybe closer than you want.
I sighted in mine in the daytime. Practiced a lot and even shot it at night. Looking for the dot takes time. I know I may not have that time to look for it. Now I don't pay attention to where the dot is. It will be close to where I want the bullet to hit anyway.
After I had trained with it a while I asked a friend instructor from another SO that allows them on service and backup guns, his thoughts. He was given a crimson trace to test on a service gun. He used it for about a year and took it off his service gun. He said most of those that use them take unnecessary time making sure where the dot is before firing. To be fair we didn't talk about if they get higher scores with or without a laser.
If you have them, train with and without them. Don't depend on them. Know how to shoot good instinctively.
I have friends who have used some still use them.
There not a substitute for proper shooting skills.
My opinion is about self-defense shooting and that you should have developed instinctive shooting skills. (Point and fire) and be able to hit the target. Before you use a laser. If not, you could be taking time chasing the dot instead of shooting. That may not be time you have to save your life.
At the range they can confirm if your instinctive shooting skills are up to task.
Pocket guns are not the type of gun that sights are needed nor should be used. Time is not in your favor, stopping the attack as fast as possible is #1. There a draw and fire, close range weapon. The attacker will be close and maybe closer than you want.
I sighted in mine in the daytime. Practiced a lot and even shot it at night. Looking for the dot takes time. I know I may not have that time to look for it. Now I don't pay attention to where the dot is. It will be close to where I want the bullet to hit anyway.
After I had trained with it a while I asked a friend instructor from another SO that allows them on service and backup guns, his thoughts. He was given a crimson trace to test on a service gun. He used it for about a year and took it off his service gun. He said most of those that use them take unnecessary time making sure where the dot is before firing. To be fair we didn't talk about if they get higher scores with or without a laser.
If you have them, train with and without them. Don't depend on them. Know how to shoot good instinctively.
Here we agree 100%. Not just for your reason, though a good one. If I am going to a range I am there to practice MY aim and shoot, iron sights only ( though I AM known to paint them with day-glo orange nail polish
). No laser, no scope. THAT is why I go there. I prefer using a laser on my smaller caliber firearms, but I don't want to be dependent on them.
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Just to brag, I guess.... I know you can't count them because most are Crimson Trace Laser grips... but there are 12 lasers in this picture:
