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First a question. Does anyone know if there is a rail or trigger guard mounted pistol laser/light that comes on automatically when drawn other than Viridian?
Now for the post:
I see a lot of carry rigs, pistols for CCW, where they have a laser, light, or combo. While I like lasers and light and understand their uses - I have pistols with lasers and lights - I wonder how useful they are in a SD situation outside of the home. I will skip to my dilemma and then add more context.
The dilemma - If you're in a situation where, in saving your life every millisecond counts, do you have time to turn on the laser/light? I don't think you would. I think if someone is shooting at you your instinct is going to shoot back, not turn on a laser/light and then shoot back.
I'm referring to the ones that mount to the rail or front of the trigger guard that don't automatically come on like the TLR series or most of the Olights, not the ones like the Viridian InstantOn and any that have triggers on the pistol grip like the Crimson Chase Laser Guard/Grip. (I think that despite not having the rugged reputation other brands have they are the only company I know of who makes anything like the InstantOn.)
Im not condoning the use of WM lasers or lights. They are both useful tools in many situations. In fact, at night, I think having a laser and light could save your life or someone else's: using a laser and aiming from the hip is way faster that getting the gun up to see the sights, and a light to see what you're shooting at so you don't accidentally shoot an innocent standing next to the bad guy. And for a home defense gun a WML is critical IMO, and a laser could be useful because you can move your head around and still see where your firearm is pointed, but not 100% necessarily. But when it comes to fast shooting to save your life things need to happen automatically IMO. Even with training it's going to slow you don't.
The reason I bring this up is that I want to hear different opinions and what your thought are (Not why other people are wrong but why you think you're right. You know debate instead of argument, can we debate on NWF? . Comedy is always welcome). I know some people despise lasers and think if you have a laser it means you don't know how to shoot (I completely disagree with this as I believe they can be very useful in the right situation). Some people don't like lights because of the extra weight or maybe other reasons? Some like one or the other and some like both.
What are your thoughts?
Now for the post:
I see a lot of carry rigs, pistols for CCW, where they have a laser, light, or combo. While I like lasers and light and understand their uses - I have pistols with lasers and lights - I wonder how useful they are in a SD situation outside of the home. I will skip to my dilemma and then add more context.
The dilemma - If you're in a situation where, in saving your life every millisecond counts, do you have time to turn on the laser/light? I don't think you would. I think if someone is shooting at you your instinct is going to shoot back, not turn on a laser/light and then shoot back.
I'm referring to the ones that mount to the rail or front of the trigger guard that don't automatically come on like the TLR series or most of the Olights, not the ones like the Viridian InstantOn and any that have triggers on the pistol grip like the Crimson Chase Laser Guard/Grip. (I think that despite not having the rugged reputation other brands have they are the only company I know of who makes anything like the InstantOn.)
Im not condoning the use of WM lasers or lights. They are both useful tools in many situations. In fact, at night, I think having a laser and light could save your life or someone else's: using a laser and aiming from the hip is way faster that getting the gun up to see the sights, and a light to see what you're shooting at so you don't accidentally shoot an innocent standing next to the bad guy. And for a home defense gun a WML is critical IMO, and a laser could be useful because you can move your head around and still see where your firearm is pointed, but not 100% necessarily. But when it comes to fast shooting to save your life things need to happen automatically IMO. Even with training it's going to slow you don't.
The reason I bring this up is that I want to hear different opinions and what your thought are (Not why other people are wrong but why you think you're right. You know debate instead of argument, can we debate on NWF? . Comedy is always welcome). I know some people despise lasers and think if you have a laser it means you don't know how to shoot (I completely disagree with this as I believe they can be very useful in the right situation). Some people don't like lights because of the extra weight or maybe other reasons? Some like one or the other and some like both.
What are your thoughts?