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Laser or open sights
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on January 17, 2016, 10:13:33 AM ---Personal Opinion only:
For daily carry, I go with iron sights (fiber optic front). That's on a full-size gun, however. I am a fan of putting a laser on tiny guns with poor sights, however---guns like the LCP, PF-9, and a j-frame are all ones that I think can benefit from a good laser. I agree with SFG that green is the way to go, if you are going to have a laser for daytime use.
...that being said, if you are going to be carrying a gun with a weaponlight on it, my HUGE preference there is for a light/laser combo like the TLR-2 instead of the TLR-1. If you ask anyone who has shot a night shoot, having a weaponlight on the gun is great for being able to keep both hands on the gun---but you are simply going to be MUCH more accurate and quicker with a laser with it also. (First found that out at the Rogers Shooting School several years ago. During the night shoot, those of us with light/laser combos SIGNIFICANTLY outshot folks with just weaponlights.)
Summary:
Gun with good sights: Don't see the need for a laser.
Small gun with poor sights, most likely shot with one hand from a strange position: Laser can be helpful
Gun with weaponlight: Get a light/laser combo.
As someone else said: If you are thinking of putting a red dot on it (like an RMR) that's a VERY different question.
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Very well put as usual.
Streamlight has recently came out with the tlr6 line which are very compact. I t hope they keep expanding the line past the g43/42 and sheild. To some of the larger platforms. Though I like the tlr/tlr2 they are very bulky and weight and size to the weapon that can make a edc less comfortable.
The surefire xc1 seems to be one of the most compact rail mounted light light but it has some flaws. Maybe surefire will condiser mounted a lawyer also.
Edited for xc1
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BigRed:
I like the comment about a larger pistol with open sights are good. I shot today and got a really good group. I think the open sights will work for me. No electrical problems to deal with. Keep it simple.
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: BigRed on January 17, 2016, 10:01:22 PM ---I like the comment about a larger pistol with open sights are good. I shot today and got a really good group. I think the open sights will work for me. No electrical problems to deal with. Keep it simple.
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If you like the iron sights you might consider some fiber optic sights or night siights as a upgrade. The SR9 sights are ok but could be improved on.
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ILoveCats:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on January 17, 2016, 01:58:55 PM ---Agreed. I have a weaponlight/laser combo on my home gun(s). I don't have a weaponlight on my carry gun. And I have handhelds available for both situations--I use my handheld all the time. Handy thing to have for all sorts of reasons.
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I was just going to ask about this. What about the bedside table gun, aka the "Hey honey did you hear that noise in the garage?" gun. Maybe a light on your gun is an advantage in a real shooting situation, but up until then (and in the 99.99% of cases where the noise is just a feral cat in the garbage) sweeping your muzzle around as a flashlight seems unwise on many levels.
JTH:
--- Quote from: feralcatkillr on January 18, 2016, 08:42:22 AM ---I was just going to ask about this. What about the bedside table gun, aka the "Hey honey did you hear that noise in the garage?" gun. Maybe a light on your gun is an advantage in a real shooting situation, but up until then (and in the 99.99% of cases where the noise is just a feral cat in the garbage) sweeping your muzzle around as a flashlight seems unwise on many levels.
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Yep. The handheld is until I have a definitive identification of a threat. Weaponlight with laser is fantastic once the shooting starts. Prior to that---you bring a handheld.
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