This is exactly how it looks on my M&P 40c.
Viridian C5L Gun Laser Sights | Viridian Green Laser Gun Sights
If you're interested, shop around--opticsplanet.com amazon.com and there are some others. If you're police or military, some places offer discounts--I think I paid $276 w/o any police or military discount--optics planet must have liked me on the phone. If you do order, get a few extra batteries when you order--they don't use the batteries up nearly as quickly as I thought, but it's nice to have an extra one or two in your gun carry case and on-line's much cheaper than Walmart and you might as well get it included in the initial shipping cost.
I think it looks quite neat and tidy mounted on all my guns--especially on the M&Ps and Xd--XDm's--from a distance, it looks like it was 'bulit in' at the factory on my M&P 40c--looks a lot like my S&W Bodyguard 380, speaking of which, which is my daily carry gun when I am traveling light, which is most of the time.
My Glock 27 (40 caliber) is a little smaller than the S&W M&P 40c and while I like both, for me--they're a bit too large for most of my pockets and even for waist carry when getting in and out of the car.
If I am going for a long walk in town or in the park, I'll sometimes carry the M&P 40c by night or the Glock by day in the small of my back--they're great for that.
One fellow was saying the M&P 40c was much more effective for personal defense than the BG 380 and while I can't argue that it it's
not more effective, with the great improvements in ammo, if you look at the ballistic studies on ballistic gelatin, animal cadavers etc., using ammo such as the Hornady Critical Defense and Corbon Power Ball ammo, it might well convince you that the 380 is more than adequate. It generally will penetrate 10 inches and the opening it creates is quite wide. It's not like the old days, where a 380 might just irritate an atacker, like a 25 or 32 caliber load might. That BG380 really disappears in a pocket nicely, but not so much as you can't draw it quicky. Personally, I like the fairly stiff trigger--if somehow my keys get into my pocket holster, I won't blow my fool leg off! The safety is affirmative--with a good 'click', yet is super fast to switch on or off. Some might say it's sacrilegious, but I like the ambidetrous safety on my M&P 40c too--you don't HAVE to use it and on the 40c, you can completely remove it in a few minutes--consider it a 'value added option' you can use or keep in the case.
Now if only they'd put a green laser, instead of red on the BG380!
As you can see, the Veridian C5L doesn't even extend beyond the muzzle of the 40c--I haven't seen it extending beyond the muzzle on the smallest Springfield XD--Xdm. It's nice, because if it's directly below or better yet as with my full size pistols, a little ways back from the muzzle, you don't have much, if any trouble with excess gunpowder residue having to be cleaned off.
The upcoming tacloc security level two holster accomodates the gun with the laser/light mounted, Tacloc makes good stuff that's very adjustable and stays as you adjusted it.
I can switch out the laser/tactical light from one gun, such as my full size Xdm 45ACP to my M&P 40c--really any gun with a tactical rail in seconds, although you might need to 'dial in' the accuracy a bit with the two mini allen wrenches they provide. The C5l comes nicely packaged--I am very impressed with Veridian and they're USA owned and operated. I asked 'why only a one year warannty?' and they said unless it was obviously abused, they would stand behind their product indefinitely.
As mentioned earlier, some guns, such as the nice little Glock 27, don't have tactical rails, so other laser options, such as the Crimson Trace are basically the way you have to go--can't knock CT--they set the standard for red lasers pretty much, but I have a hunch that as with tactical rifles, they'll eventually offer green lasers for handguns, for a bit more money.
Even some makers of classic guns, such as the 1911, are now including tactical rails. I'm not a big Taurus fan, but their 1911 in 45 caliber, is pretty nice--it's a Colt clone, but WITH a tac rail and the build quality on that particular gun is pretty darn good for a very good price. Can't have em all--but as a collector, I think a 1911 belongs in my collection and Taurus's 1911 has the features--beavertail, etc. that you want/need most, it looks pretty fine in stainless and has excellent build tolerances--quite similar to Colt's--for a whole lot less. I wouldn't buy a lot of Taurus products, but that's one I wouldn't mind owning--I enjoy shoooting it and have heard nothing but good on it from the folks out on the range.
As always, I say--that'll be my LAST gun, but then something like this comes along--hahaha...
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im not downing the Viririan but how could you beat picking up your weapon and the laser coming on with no thinking about hitting a button
