By Warren Wilson
SUMMARY
The quality of lasers for duty guns has improved dramatically during the past decade. Rugged units can survive the harsh realities of police duty use and are becoming more common in law enforcement. However, the natural mechanical offset of a laser, no matter how it is mounted, must be overcome, practiced, and trained for.
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A typical fi ve-shot rapid fi re group from a pistol with a laser sight.
Laser Sight
Mechanical Offset
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Conquering the difference between point of aim and point of impact.
silent nod and solid eye contact. That is the manager Michelle’s way of mak- ing me understand that she’s serious at my local gun shop, which she runs. Smith & Wesson M&P40c pistols with the Crimson Trace laser grip were in high demand in my area and I was des- perate, so I haggled no more and just made the purchase.
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I really didn’t need the laser, but I needed the
pistol...now. You see, after fi nally con- vincing my wife to switch from a revolver to an auto pistol for concealed carry, she al- most immediately latched onto the pistol I carried off -duty. Standing alongside my wife in front of my open gun safe was nearly my downfall. “Can’t you just carry one of these
So, that’s the only one you have,” I questioned? “And that’s the bot- tom price?” Her response was a
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