Indy Man said:
I have heard others say(not on this forum) but on another, that in a real life scenrio you do not have time to be chasing the red dot around, to much going on, stress, etc.. so just point and shoot, that is all you really are going to have time to do and chasing the red dot could get you killed. What is your opinion of such a statement?
I don't mean to sound unkind here, but there are a lot of people on a lot of forums who say a lot of very stupid things.
Two prominent people I know of who use and ADVOCATE lasers strongly are Ken Hackathorn and Larry Vickers. Both of them know a thing or two about being in a gunfight. Both of them have been involved in training the most elite gunfighters in our nation's military. Both of them are big fans of the laser, especially for use in low light.
People who worry about "chasing the dot" are typically those who haven't used a laser much. The laser is no more a hindrance to quickly engaging a target than the Aimpoint mounted on an M4 is. The laser gives you an aiming reference ON the actual target you are trying to shoot, as opposed to trying to find and focus on a front sight that you might not be able to see....especially on a pistol as small as the LCP. The laser is to the handgun what the red dot optic is to the carbine...a quicker way to obtain an aiming reference you can use to make an accurate shot. While it is true that the laser is never perfectly still, neither are your sights. The laser simply makes small movements more noticeable on the target...but even an ordinary joe can keep the laser "wobble" within a very small area, execute a proper trigger press, and then hit exactly what he was aiming at....and that is indeed how you are supposed to use the laser.
The military uses IR lasers in concert with night vision optics because with helmet mounted NV the individual Soldier/Sailor/Airman/Marine can't get a cheek weld necessary to aim using his iron sights or reflex optic. They use these IR lasers very effectively by all accounts and to date I'm unaware of a single member of the military who was killed because they were too busy chasing the dot to actually shoot the bad guy.
I'll wager this: Take anyone who complains about "chasing the dot", arm them with an LCP and put them through a series of drills (including low light drills) using the LCP. Take another person of about the same skill level and give them an LCP equipped with a CT module and run them through the same series of drills.
I guarantee you that you will not see the CT equipped shooter lagging way behind in time measures or accuracy measures. In fact, I'd bet that the CT equipped shooter will perform significantly better.
In fact, maybe that's something Todd can make happen. Whaddya think, Todd? Do a couple of drills with the LCP sans CT and then do the same drills with the CT and compare your scores/times? Might make a good article for PT.com.....