What's the current consensus on laser sight.

Dusty Miller · Jan 14, 2022

Several of my handguns sport laser sights but I've not kept up on the consensus of opinion for the last five years or so. Have lasers maintained their popularity or are they now seen in a less favorable light?

alwslate · Jan 14, 2022

Consensus? Are you kidding? How about a multitude of opinions instead? My own opinion is simple. Of what use is a Laser sight that adds bulk to a CC gun that if ever actually used for SD will probably be fired in extreme haste at a man sized target at a distance of no more than ten feet?

coachray · Jan 14, 2022

I personally don't use laser sights.

Greyman50 · Jan 14, 2022

Wife has weak hands from chemo few years ago. Put laser grips on her J frame but she says the Mdl 12-2 “ feels better”. So looking for laser grips for RB K frame.

dwh · Jan 14, 2022

I had a veridan reactor green laser on a khar cw9. Magnets in the holster deactivated the laser when holstered. The laser activated when drawn from the holster . If you practice regularly be prepared to buy a lot of batteries. If the gun sat inactive for a month the batteries would be weak or dead. After a year I gave up and moved on to a sig p365 with night sights. I’ve been happy with that set up ever since.

gwpercle · Jan 14, 2022

Does it really matter what everyone else thinks...what do you think ?

I think they are cool gadgets but I'm too old to bet my life on battery powered electronic anythings . Red Dot sights help me shoot small groups ... but I'm still leery of them on a handgun I might have to use to protect myself ... a red dot that has irons for when the battery / chip fails might work ...but I don't have one ... yet !
I will bet my life on a iron sighted 1911 and a Randall #1 Fighting Knife or perhaps a USMC Ka-Bar fighting knife ...

series guy · Jan 14, 2022

I think of them as an excellent training tool. If you want to see how bad you shake when shooting try a laser. Most of the shooters that I’ve watched at our club can’t keep the dot on the target when shooting. If you devote the time and ammo a laser will make you a much better shooter. That said I don’t have any desire for one on a carry gun.

djohns6 · Jan 14, 2022

There is no consensus . Just opinions . Choose wisely ..

Mule Packer · Jan 14, 2022

gwpercle said:
I will bet my life on a iron sighted 1911 and a Randall #1 Fighting Knife...

Not a #1 but a #5. Will that work?

rockquarry · Jan 14, 2022

Learn to shoot well and you'll probably find no need for laser sights.

biku324 · Jan 14, 2022

They look cool in the movies. They also identify your position precisely at night.

Rustyt1953 · Jan 14, 2022

Can't do it here. I have a clowder of cats and if I pointed a laser at an intruder he, and half my furniture, would be instantly aerated.

AJ · Jan 14, 2022

M1911 with iron sights with a New York reload of another M1911 with irons, heaven forbid I have to go to a kabar, but have two of those too.

Any kind of laser or dot are to distracting to me.

RobzGuns · Jan 14, 2022

Red laser sights are useless outdoors during the day. As mentioned, most can't even keep them steady and 'chase' the laser.
A better alternative is a laser bullet (laser ammo) for dry fire training. They will let you see how well (or how badly) your follow-through is.

rogerwnuss · Jan 14, 2022

Yeah, no. Laser light goes both ways, kind of a " shoot me here" accessory.........just my 0.02

reddog81 · Jan 14, 2022

series guy said:
I think of them as an excellent training tool. If you want to see how bad you shake when shooting try a laser. Most of the shooters that I’ve watched at our club can’t keep the dot on the target when shooting. If you devote the time and ammo a laser will make you a much better shooter. That said I don’t have any desire for one on a carry gun.

Yeah, it’s fun to watch new shooters at the range with their laser bouncing all over the target. You can even watch then flinch from the safety of your bay.

On top of dead batteries, malfunctioning unit, there are a variety of surfaces that make a laser hard to see. In a high stress situation you don’t want to be fidgeting and trying to figure out why your laser isn’t working. Unless you train with it on a regular I wouldn’t want one.

ruger 22 · Jan 14, 2022

I like them. I have them on my 649-2. The grips are a lot more comfortable than those from the factory and not much bigger so concealment is no issue. They can be switched on and off and frankly I see more advantages than disadvantages to them.

sigp220.45 · Jan 14, 2022

Rustyt1953 said:
Can't do it here. I have a clowder of cats and if I pointed a laser at an intruder he, and half my furniture, would be instantly aerated.

A brief time out for a round of applause for the timely reintroduction of “clowder of cats” into the modern vernacular. Well done.

We now resume our regularly scheduled programming.

oldiegoldie · Jan 14, 2022

my night stand pistol [fnx-9] has a TLR 4G laser/light combo and i like it. alot. Bodyguard has built in laser....adds minimal weight and batteries last forever. i put it in my pocket when taking the pup out at night for potty. have several Crimson Traces on revolvers. so, put me in the "i like 'em" camp.

KEN L · Jan 14, 2022

Rustyt1953 said:
Can't do it here. I have a clowder of cats and if I pointed a laser at an intruder he, and half my furniture, would be instantly aerated.

You don't even need a gun for that, just the laser!

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