andystone Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 anyone use a laser sight when shooting? if so what are peoples opinions, worth having one or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) I had one on my old HW57 springer. To be honest I found it not much good as the zero used to move. If you do get one then make sure it is a good quality one with decent grub screws. NOT the e-bay £5 specials. Recoil can upset lasers. The reason I am not looking for one at the moment is basically the new gun will not fit into the case with a laser on the scope, otherwise I might have looked into it again as a range finding device. Edited March 11, 2006 by SNAKEBITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Lasers are great, I had one mounted on my old S-16. I used it for range finding and was able to judge distances as the dot would move up and down the recticle. Be careful to use the same zoom setting though. They are also very useful for targetting too. As SB mentions, dont scimp on a cheap one. The more you spend the better the beam confinement and it really does make the difference. You also need to consider where you going to mount the laser. If its for targetting then near to the barrel line is best. If it is for range finding, then the further the laser is mounted from the scope the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblade Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 a lazer sight has only one true value and that is as a range finding tool, it is possibel to use it as an aim point but that will only be fore the distance you have zeroed it in at (where the lazer hits the cross hairs dead centre) If your going to use the laser for range finding the ideal way to do this is have the laser mounted apporx 12" above the sight. then the way it works is by spending a bit of time on the rnage or a quite place on your shoot, and practising on where the ranges are. zeroed at say 35 yards and lazer hits dead centre of scope any targets closer the dot will appear higher on the scope any targets further the dot will appear lower on the scope as i said it just takes a bit of practise to work out the aim points for the hold over/under. ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As Roblade said, the further from the barrl the laser sits the better the range finding capabilities will be. The MINIMUM amount is 7.5 inches. Anyting less wil not be as accurate as you would like it. 7.5 INCHES!!!!!!!!! I hear you cry how will I get that into the guncase? I hear you cry. Now you know why they aren't as popular as you would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As Roblade said, the further from the barrl the laser sits the better the range finding capabilities will be. The MINIMUM amount is 7.5 inches. Anyting less wil not be as accurate as you would like it. 7.5 INCHES!!!!!!!!! I hear you cry how will I get that into the guncase? I hear you cry. Now you know why they aren't as popular as you would expect. Utter nonsense! My S-16 was setup with the laser mounted under the barrel in the usual place. The difference between the laser and scope being 3.75 inches. It offered accurate readings in the field and thats all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Mine is attatched bang above my scope, about 2 inches. As for shooting with it, I find it quite useful, Light it up, bang. Job done, Handy for night shooting with the lamp on.... Rangefinding is as other people have already said, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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