OK, I've been schooled. Honestly, I do appreciate the advice/counsel of the group. I was already starting to suspect what you all have said.
I'm just not happy having spent that much money and not been satisfied with the reality. As a Junior Member of the short gun club, I find it hard to separate fact from hype when it comes to goodies.
I have a HI-VIZ green dot front sight on my SW-22a and find that I can get on-target much faster than I can with the stock sights of my XDM or with the CT. I plan on removing the CT and replacing the front sight with a HI-VIZ green dot. Is there any particular reason/advantage for doing the rears sights as well?
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- Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:53 pm
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Handgun equipment/technique questions from Newbie
First let me say that I am new to the world of short guns and as such have several novice questions.
I am shooting a XDM .40 w/3.8" barrel; it is my carry/home/soon-to-be CHL gun.
I normally shoot a nice tight group with the factory sights. Then I thought that I might be better served if I installed Crimson Trace guard-mount laser so that I have "simply" get the dot on the target and fire.
Sounds good, or at least logical.
Problem is that now (at the range) I am shooting a much bigger group when using the laser as a point-and-shoot. Not as thrilled with this as I thought I'd be. I sometimes have to search for the"dot" and then it dances all over when it's on the target. I know that is a function of my movements being transferred 15 yards down range.
For self/home defense should I keep working on my 'laser' technique? Assuming, that in-the-dark, the laser dot would be more accurate than trying to get enough light to use the conventional sights.
Should I practice with conventional sights and laser? So that I can more quickly acquire a target with both?
Is there a technique or trick to keep the dot more steady down range?
Also, what is te best procedure to sight-in the laser? It says that it came sighted-in to be accurate at 50 yards but I have fooled around with it so much that I have no confidence that it is where it should be.
I know, a million newbie questions but all answers and opinions appreciated.
Thanks, Porterdriver
I am shooting a XDM .40 w/3.8" barrel; it is my carry/home/soon-to-be CHL gun.
I normally shoot a nice tight group with the factory sights. Then I thought that I might be better served if I installed Crimson Trace guard-mount laser so that I have "simply" get the dot on the target and fire.
Sounds good, or at least logical.
Problem is that now (at the range) I am shooting a much bigger group when using the laser as a point-and-shoot. Not as thrilled with this as I thought I'd be. I sometimes have to search for the"dot" and then it dances all over when it's on the target. I know that is a function of my movements being transferred 15 yards down range.
For self/home defense should I keep working on my 'laser' technique? Assuming, that in-the-dark, the laser dot would be more accurate than trying to get enough light to use the conventional sights.
Should I practice with conventional sights and laser? So that I can more quickly acquire a target with both?
Is there a technique or trick to keep the dot more steady down range?
Also, what is te best procedure to sight-in the laser? It says that it came sighted-in to be accurate at 50 yards but I have fooled around with it so much that I have no confidence that it is where it should be.
I know, a million newbie questions but all answers and opinions appreciated.
Thanks, Porterdriver