Wally world laser

I stopped by Walmart at lunch time to look at guns. I didn't see any bargains there. But, I did see a laser sight for .22s and BB guns for $30. I was most intrigued. For the most part, lasers seem like cheating which is o.k. for gunfights, but kind of unsporting for target shooting with a .22. Still for $30... 8)

The sights do not a shooter make. Used to do a lot of competive shooting in the 70's 80's and into the 90's. Used both iron and scopes, lasers wern't in vogue then, scores were actaully better with the iron since the target didn't seem to bounce around so much. Had a problem with wanting to jerk the trigger when I saw the x ring in the cross hairs. I suppose a laser would have the same effect.

Dale

I never could see the reasoning behind the use of a laser on a firearm, even in a gun fight, except for maybe an inexperienced shooter. The problem is that it alerts the bad guy that someone's drawing a bead on him and give's away the laser shooter's position. I much prefer iron sights for combat, with tritium inserts for night shooting.

As my eyes have aged, the best solution I've found for target shooting is a good 1x red dot scope. I've been using a 30mm Ultra Dot on my .22 target pistol for several years now and it works great for me.
See: http://www.ultradotusa.com/ultradot_dist_2008_004.htm

Hey Lee,

I keep a Streamlight TLR-2 tactial light/red laser site attached to my HK USP .45 for home defense. The flashlight is 120 lumens and really lights up a target indoors or outside during dusk or dawn. I really like the laser too and practice with both tritium night sites and laser dot when at the range to stay proficient with each. I would disagree with the poster here that says using a laser gives away your position (unless he is talking about the few commercial versions that use green lasers). Anyone that has been in a dark movie theater while an idiot with a red laser is bouncing a dot around knows it's almost impossible to trace the beam back to the little numbskull with the device. There's probably also a very deterring psychological effect any intruder is likely to feel when/if he happens to look down at his chest to find a red dot while he is engaged in breaking and entering into a home he's not entitled to be in. Heck, if I heard someone breaking into my house late at night I'd have him centered in the blinding 3 watt beam of light AND the little red laser. Forget the element of surprise, I'd want him to know i was there.

That being said, outside in bright daylight my red laser is impossible to find or target -- especially on black iron silhouettes or black centered paper targets. Technology is great but its best to be rooted in the basics (like setting circles on my ol' gem mounts).

Attached is a portion of a cover shot I took for a client. After the photo shoot, I had to have one.


Jerry

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Lee Spain said:

I stopped by Walmart at lunch time to look at guns. I didn't see any bargains there. But, I did see a laser sight for .22s and BB guns for $30. I was most intrigued. For the most part, lasers seem like cheating which is o.k. for gunfights, but kind of unsporting for target shooting with a .22. Still for $30... 8)

Are these lasers green or red?

Not much interested in shooting anymore, when I was a kid I would go hunting for small game after school every day but not anymore. I was never that great a shot with a rifle, pretty good with a .410. It is only in my later years that I recognized that shooting right handed but being left eye dominant was a problem...

Jon