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Laser or open sights
tstuart34:
So I have a questions for you OP. Do you want a red dot rmr
Or a laser?
My thoughts are a rmr can be edc but I think they need to be properly inbeddd in the slide. If you out them in a dovetail mount they are to high over the bore and are awkward,
If you want a laser to for it. But stick with a major brand. Crimson, veridian, streamlight. Don't go with a eBay cheap.
The main reason for this is holsters and reliability. If your looking for holsters I do kydex work in lincoln and also have contacts with many shops around the US that I'm sure I can find someone to make a holster for you.
Regarding motts post...
IMO you are permently modifying the weapon so I wouldn't worry about covering the SN. As long as it is easily accessible there should not be any problems. There are alot of officers in the state that carry a glock with a TLR 1 as there service pistol that covers there SN.
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BigRed:
Thanks for all the replies. I was thinking about a crimson trace that mounts to the rail on the bottom and it has a frame piece that follows the front of the trigger guard. Looks real ice on the pistol.
JTH:
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.
Lorimor:
A laser on a carry gun can't hurt anything IMHO, but don't rely on it. Better know how to use the sights. Mine are red. Green would be better I 'spose, but I dunno about the need in daylight for a laser.
Weapon lights are good too. Holsters for handguns with attached lights aren't hard to find. BUT, know how to use a handheld light and carry one. Having said that, not likely a civilian/private citizen will need a light. The BG's need light to select their victims and unless you live out in the sticks, we are never really, totally in the dark. We don't chase BG's into dark warehouses. Still, I have a light on me. No weapon mounted light for me as I don't want to carry the additional bulk. A good, solid, substantial handheld light can do much more than just act as a flashlight. Plus I don't believe anyone is going to freak out over someone strolling out of Walmart into the parking lot with a flashlight in their hand. Pretty innocent.
JTH:
--- Quote from: Lorimor on January 17, 2016, 11:35:03 AM ---Weapon lights are good too. Holsters for handguns with attached lights aren't hard to find. BUT, know how to use a handheld light and carry one. Having said that, not likely a civilian/private citizen will need a light. The BG's need light to select their victims and unless you live out in the sticks, we are never really, totally in the dark. We don't chase BG's into dark warehouses. Still, I have a light on me. No weapon mounted light for me as I don't want to carry the additional bulk. A good, solid, substantial handheld light can do much more than just act as a flashlight. Plus I don't believe anyone is going to freak out over someone strolling out of Walmart into the parking lot with a flashlight in their hand. Pretty innocent.
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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. That being said:
Tom Givens has a good set of comments about the "need" for lights (whether weaponlights or not) for self-defense situations with carry guns. It sums up to: In the 60+ self-defense shooting events (ccw) by his students, none of them ever needed a light.
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