Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Red dots or laser?

Laserlyte
RMR
I am still chewing on this optic versus laser on pistols.

Ya see only a few years ago the combo was a laser and light...now you're seeing people trying to sell optics on pistols.  I still see no advantage and no reason to put red dot sights on pistols.  If you're engaging targets at distance then you should be grabbing your carbine or rifle.  If you're up close then you're going to be able to engage targets faster with a laser equipped pistol.  If your pistol is your primary, then you should save your pennies and buy a rifle.

But even worse is the potential damage that you do to your pistol.  In order to attach red dots to it you have to mill out the slide, attach suppressor sights and then you have to relearn using your pistol with the new setup.

Yeah.  Its gotta be the new money grab in the firearms industry.

1 comment:

  1. laser/light combo. i dont see a need for a dot, proper mechanics and your going to be golden. Now, i can somewhat see Law enforcment using dot's as a rifle is in the back of the car, and the shot gun locked in the cab, so sometimes the pistol is the primary range weapon to begin with.

    Military, no...its just something we dont need. irons are just fine, especially for cqb, where its all about point, shoot, repeat.

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