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I have a number of lasers, but always they are combined with a light; e.g., the TLR-8 HL-G is currently my favorite.
There are obvious reasons for a light, especially where I live (in the woods where there is no ambient light at night). For handguns and shotguns, a laser can be helpful, and I have found that I am more accurate with a laser than with most iron sights. For one thing, my eyesight is not what it used to be.
That said, I have not practiced enough with a laser to be as fast as I am with iron sights, but as I said, I seem to be more accurate.
I've been shooting guns for over 50 years so I am not new to guns. I've had some LE training too.
I am not totally sold on lasers - yet. I need more experience/practice with them as I only got some in the last year or two and have not taken the time to practice with them as I should, but when I did use them, I do not think they are a gimmick. For close range (less than 50 yards), I can use them, especially at night, almost as well as iron sights and I think I can switch between them and iron sights as I see fit.
There are obvious reasons for a light, especially where I live (in the woods where there is no ambient light at night). For handguns and shotguns, a laser can be helpful, and I have found that I am more accurate with a laser than with most iron sights. For one thing, my eyesight is not what it used to be.
That said, I have not practiced enough with a laser to be as fast as I am with iron sights, but as I said, I seem to be more accurate.
I've been shooting guns for over 50 years so I am not new to guns. I've had some LE training too.
I am not totally sold on lasers - yet. I need more experience/practice with them as I only got some in the last year or two and have not taken the time to practice with them as I should, but when I did use them, I do not think they are a gimmick. For close range (less than 50 yards), I can use them, especially at night, almost as well as iron sights and I think I can switch between them and iron sights as I see fit.