gunflint wrote:If you carry a handgun strictly for self defense wouldn't it make sense to get something like a guide rod laser or laser grips instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on practice ammo, reloading equipment, night sights, etc. I would think with laser sights you pretty much hit where the light is. No wear and tear on your pistol. Maybe a couple of hundred rounds per year to make sure everything works. I think most of us practice for many reasons and the main reason is that it's a blast (so to speak) but really if all you were worried about was hitting an attacker don't you think a laser would be the cheapest route?
I don't know how many ways that I can say no.
Get familiar with your carry weapon, the draw, the trigger pull and break, the sight alignment, ammo reliability in your weapon, the recoil control and recovery, reloads and malfunction clearing, etc., etc., etc..
If you lived in a perfect world, the laser may solve all and with a one shot stop, all is good. I really think you are fishing, so you cast this bait, but why practice with your weapon??? OK, your laser batteries fail, the ammo did not go bang, your gun jambed, one shot did not stop and you have to handle the function of firing another round on target, etc., etc.,
gunflint, please tell me you where on a fishing trip with this question..........................
), shooting moving foward, shooting moving backwards. We don't need no-stinkin lasers, we just all need to pratice, practice, practice!