Laser Accuracy

[elderboots]

I have been looking into getting a tac light for my G21sf. I keep this gun on the night stand. Allot of them come with a laser, and for the money I might as well get one. My question is, are lasers really all that accurate? Are they hard to sight in? I have never had any dealings with the laser. I have heard they are mostly for looks. Can anyone tell me if they have good accuracy? Will they hit wherever the red dot goes?

[YMMV]

I use a Laser Max laser guide rod. I did not have to sight it in (no adjustment). I have used it at the range ar 7yards only. It was not dead on but gets me within inches of where I am pointed (I was aiming with laser, did not even use the sights).

[RayB]

We've got LaserMax in G19 and G21, and they have proved to be reliable over thousands of rounds, for better than two years.

Ours were plenty accurate, right out of the box. Rounds hit just above the dot (about 1/4"), out to the back of the range, and easily within the space of the bull's-eye, at 30-feet or less.

There is no need to sight down the barrel. It's all trigger technique, with which the laser will prove most instructive! Lasers describe the smallest of hand movements, and this can be dry fire practiced at home. I recommend a laser for fast-tracking a new shooter on technique.

There are two schools of thought for aiming a laser...

Sweet Spot

The laser is set to converge with the bullet path at an optimal range determined by the shooter. Inside and outside the Sweet Spot, the laser my be quite offset from the actual bullet path.

Parallel Beam

The laser is set parallel to the bullet's path, out to practical pistol ranges. This works best with lasers mounted close to the gun's bore axis. The offset from the laser dot to the bullet's impact site can be well under one inch. LaserMax and Uni-Max are ideal for this set up.

At this time, none of the light/laser combos place the laser close to the bore axis. So, the Sweet Spot approach needs to be used.

Both approaches work.

Addendum: Attached is a pic of a SureFire X200B and LaserMax pinning down a corner. With practiced trigger technique, the bullet will strike under 1/4" above that dot every time. Center-coring targets at the range becomes old hat, very quickly.

The best price I've seen on LaserMax and Uni-Max is here:

http://www.lasersales.com/

--Ray

[M2 Carbine]

My question is, are lasers really all that accurate?
Yes, as accurate as the shooter.

I don't own a Glock but this is my friend's Crimson Trace equipped G19.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/JerrysG19CTlaser.jpg

and my Crimson Trace equipped Kimber Ultra Covert II.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/KimberCovertlaser.jpg

and my S&W 2 inch J Frame, shooting weak hand from the hip.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/CTlefthand15shots.jpg

Are they hard to sight in?
No.
Just a windage and elevation adjustment, like a scope or Red Dot sight. You adjust the laser dot TO where the bullets are hitting.
I set my lasers at 25 yards so the bullet strike will be within an inch or two of the laser dot from arms length to about 50 yards.
By the time I shot the 40 yard target it was so dark all I could see is a Gray burr.:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/CT7to40yards.jpg