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tangledweb · 08-21-2003, 07:24 PM

I have had an inline laser site on a 357 auto and I have a laser sight on a Beretta 9mm that I shoot for fun (mostly targets).

They are mostly novelty items and not really practical for personal protection so if you are just playing around with targets or trying to train a novice to hit a target, pretty much all of them are the same except for the brightness. The higher the brightness number(5X or 10X usually), the better you can see it (sorta) and the farther it should shine. Experience tells me that in daylight or non-dark conditions they are totally useless unless you are close to the target. If you are that close to the target, you had better not need the laser to hit it.

If you are phobic about the "little red dot" giving you away, there is a reverse laser site that is also sold that only shines onto your own site glass. They are not any more effective than any other site that I am aware of. I got one on a rifle that I bought and after playing with it, took it off as mostly useless.

Most all laser sights are fun to target shoot and goof around with but are probably better left off a personal protection weapon

08-21-2003, 07:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
tangledweb slightly impaired Location: Down South	more Laser Sights I have had an inline laser site on a 357 auto and I have a laser sight on a Beretta 9mm that I shoot for fun (mostly targets). They are mostly novelty items and not really practical for personal protection so if you are just playing around with targets or trying to train a novice to hit a target, pretty much all of them are the same except for the brightness. The higher the brightness number(5X or 10X usually), the better you can see it (sorta) and the farther it should shine. Experience tells me that in daylight or non-dark conditions they are totally useless unless you are close to the target. If you are that close to the target, you had better not need the laser to hit it. If you are phobic about the "little red dot" giving you away, there is a reverse laser site that is also sold that only shines onto your own site glass. They are not any more effective than any other site that I am aware of. I got one on a rifle that I bought and after playing with it, took it off as mostly useless. Most all laser sights are fun to target shoot and goof around with but are probably better left off a personal protection weapon