Guns n Stuff

[chickortreat]

I have heard of pets "chasing" a pointer....can't question that. I just know that a red lens on a spotlight means the difference in an animal standing and staring, or bolting from a white light. Why do you suppose the pets will react with curiousity at it, while "wild" critters run from it? I've seen squirrels/coons etc what were just as curious as domestic animals. I guess we'll never figure it all out. Have you any experience with green lasers? Just wondering if it would have the same effect, and it's far more visible in daylight.

 

[darkmatter]

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No experience with green lasers for hunting purposes, I gave up on the practically of the Red lasers for hunting and went back to tried and true sights and scopes. I would be interested to hear of repeated success of anyone with hunting by laser pointer other then hearsay and "saw it in a movie" replies.

 

[chickortreat]

Actually, it's illegal to use a laser-equipped firearm for hunting in Alabama, so I haven't tried it at all for hunting. I do have a red laser and a green laser, each on a Glock .40 for the singular purpose of home defense, and I'm sure that if it ever is necessary to use them, the quarry will know exactly what a laser is. I will however, try them out on squirrels and such next time I see one in the yard, though I'll hardly be wasting my ammo on them, just check reaction. Might get to check them on a deer this evening as well.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I dont really see that it matters if the offending woodland creature is jumpy from the lazier. Were not talking about hunting, were talking about instilling fear of your property in them an killing if needed. If they run from the lazier I take that as getting the job done. If they don't then pulling the trigger will.

Never pull a gun you dont intend to shoot but dont shoot the gun if just pulling it did the job.... Even with wildlife...

 

[panner123]

Lasers work O K up to a point, after that they are worthless. They go in a straight line and the bullet will drop off. So you will be shooting way low at a distance.

 

[darkmatter]

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I don't know about instilling fear of your property in a woodland creature, but I do know of an instance where the Red Laser instilled fear. A co-worker of mine while we were on an job assignment out of State had rented an apartment in a low cost area of Omaha, (yeah, I know, bad idea) on the third floor. One night, something woke him up, and looking out the window, he saw two questionable individuals working their way down the row of cars parked along the sidewalk, one on each side of the cars. Stopping at each to peer into the windows. When they got to his car, he laser spotted the chest of the one on the road side of the car, he didn't see the spot on his chest, but the individual on the sidewalk side did and yelled: "holy $&#*" and took off running, the second individual looked surprised at his cohort running off like that without telling him what, then he looked down and saw the Red spot on his chest, and said something to the effect "$&#* me" and took off running also! Sounds like that might have been fear.

 

[chickortreat]

That was my point about lasers. They are a statement in themselves. When I hear a vehicle moving slowly at night, I grab a flashlight and a laser-equipped Glock. Never had to shine anyone yet, but have stood in the dark on my porch while several drove by. I want one for my AR, but I want to change out the front grip for one with four rails, to allow for a laser and a weapon light.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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How is that different than iron sights or scopes? They all see in a straight line an you have to adjust height for the range your shooting.

 

[doxies1]

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That depends where you have them sighted in. A rifle scope "sees" in a straight line and you adjust for bullet drop. There is no difference with a laser. Ideally there are two points where the arc of the bullet path crosses the straight line of the laser,( or scope) Sighted in at a right distance the bullet is not far from the straight line until it reaches the far end of its trajectory.

 

[chickortreat]

Both my lasers are zeroed just like any other sighting system. You set them to where you want the bullet to hit. One is a Crimson Trace laser grip. It projects a red laser right above your trigger finger (right hand), so is about 3/4" below and right of the bore. The other is a Veridian green laser that attaches to the accessory rail beneath the barrel. It projects directly in line with and about 3/4" below the bore. I zero at anywhere from 50 to 100 yards, so anywhere in that range, the bullet is not far from the dot. For what it's worth, I don't put stock in the movie scenes where you see some guy make a spectacular shot with a laser, as it is not visible at great distances anyway, unless it's low light or dark. Not only that, flex in the laser housing itself prevents pinpoint accuracy at long ranges. However, at close encounter ranges, the idesa of being able to point and shoot is comforting. Not only that, you can shoot wither handed, from any position, and have the firearm nowhere near in line with your line of sight. That's the beauty of lasers!