Lasers for shooting and training

Right up front! I like lasers….especially for practice.
I have at least two 3″ compact Kimber 1911’s that I have owned for years that are factory equipped with laser sights. My wife and I both shoot Sig P938’s equipped with lasers. One is equipped with red and one with a green laser. I have several AR-15 rifles with lasers and an ARX100….also with a laser. I like lasers or did I say that?

I’ll be talking about the real benefits of lasers in the upcoming weeks but today I want to let you watch this video from Crimson Trace who makes one of if not the best laser sight I have ever used.

Someone once said the following and I agree:

“There are two scenarios where use of a laser during practice can make you a better shooter.

First, using a laser while doing dry fire practice at home will provide absolute feedback on the quality of your trigger presses. If you move the gun while pressing the trigger, even just a little, the laser on your (safe backstop!) dry fire target will visibly move. Tiny movements that might not be visible if you’re looking at the front sight will be amplified on that laser dot across the room. When you can press the trigger smoothly every time while maintaining a steady laser dot on your target, you’re getting good.

Second, a laser can help with live fire practice. If you’re milking the gun or jerking the trigger when you fire a live round, the laser on the target will clearly show that. If you see your laser dot move down and left (for right-handed shooters), you’ve got some work to do on your trigger press.”

In support of both of these training scenarios, the laser also helps with your follow through after the shot. Focus on seeing that laser dot in the same position after the shot as before.

If you are a new shooter I think you will enjoy the following video.