"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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Second (following your post) - This is insane. You think you have time
to select a particular spot on your target (the intruder)? How does a
laser sight keep you from exposing your head while taking aim? You can
buy a laser pointer if you really think this stunt will be effective.

I wonder why these things are true.

1) The two largest handgun makers on the planet don't offer models with
laser anything installed, nor do they even sell them as accessories for
users to install themselves. Instead, they offer tritium night sights.

2) In NRA and IDPA tournaments, there are people who shoot so well, they
seem like machines. They don't use laser sights.

3) Every book I've ever read, by instructors like Massad Ayoob, Chuck
Taylor and Gabe Suarez, say best shooting results are obtained when you
force yourself to drop the target out of focus, and bring the gun's
sights into focus.

4) Pistols set up for hunting virtually never include laser sights.

Strange, isn't it?

Laser sights are a terrific thing for rifle use in some situations, but
for anything else, they're just a security blanket.


My understanding is that the laser dot is supposed to improve your ability
to isolate your target, once you are sure you have a target, in near
darkness. I wouldn't shoot at anything I couldn't see clearly and
recognize *as* my target. If I have a perp in my house and he's coming at
me, I'm going to blast him with a 12-gauge and stop him, not play around
with a little red light.

I doubt Skipper has any firearms. He might have a flashlight.

To me, "isolate your target" means to differentiate it from other people or
things. A laser dot does no such thing.