Laser sights

[guntech 0]

]Anybody aware of any place and cost of laser sights for our Saigas like the ones you see in the movies where you see the snipers red laser dot marking the target before he pulls the trigger.

[KySoldier 2]

Lasers are pretty common, you can even find some in green.

 

I like Centerfire...

www.centerfiresystems.com

[CrazyJ 0]

They're not as hot as they look in the movies.

[IndyArms 10,186]

A red laser sight is just about WORTHLESS in the daytime, outside, unless its early morning, or evening, when its starting to get dark.... during a bright day... forget it... you will NEVER see it, unless its less than 15 feet from you....

 

[gunslinger308 0]

 

nightvisionweb

 

It says 800yrds. Could you realy see it thru a scope that far away? and if it is a 1 inch dot at 100 then it would cover 20" at 500yds and 40"? at 800yds.

[gunslinger308 0]

I heard the military had stronger lasers. Like they have stronger laser range finders!

[vjor 2]

Hey, the guy with the laser on the rifle makes a good target!

Yes lasers look good at the movies, were they belong. Takes to long to

search for a laser dot on a target, the other guy has his led going

Towards you already, light one at night and makes a perfect target

to any one around and no, no real sniper will use a laser sight

unless is on a Hollywood movie.

 

Use a infrared target acquisition dot, just like a laser but need a

night vision scope to see the ligt dot on target, good stuff

until the other guys start to use infrared filters on there scopes

and well, just like a laser, was a perfect target any time of the day.

Edited January 29, 2005 by vjor

[Doerdie 0]

A good laser would be 5mw (max allowed for civilians), costs about 150 bucks. Same kind that idiot in Jersey shined at the airliner. If you have a scope, why would you be using a laser?

[gunslinger308 0]

Can we get military lasers? You can buy mil laser range finders, they are real expensive but you can get them.

[KySoldier 2]

Even if you could find them, would it really be worth the price? I think fun to play with at the range as the sun goes down, but they really aren't practical. A good flashlight is a better idea, you can blind/identify an intruder before firing.

[k_dawg 0]

I am getting one, once I get my TDI tri-rail installed.

 

Why? Because firing from the hip can be so dang fun :-)

 

Range will only allow non "aimed" shots if you have a laser.

[IndyArms 10,186]

Indoor or outdoor range???

 

Good luck with it.. I have used lasers on rifles out and about... VERY difficult to see when its a bright sunny day!!!

 

maybe a GREEN one??? they run like triple the price of a high intensity red one!

 

supposedly they are MUCH better for outdoor use, though... never SEEN one outside...

 

 

[JWysenski762 0]

the only time i could see a laser being practical is on a pistol, or shot gun indoors, in the dark, at close range... maybe. think about it, why would you want a lazer on a scope. thats whay thye have cross hairs. a lazer is a giant red arrow pointing you out at night, and worthless druing the day. what you realy want is a red dot. the only advantage a lazer has over a red dot is you see it when the rifel isnt shouldered, which could be usefull maybe for close quarters combat. even then, i think i might take a red dot.

[Onepoint 0]

I have a .22 set up with for skunk control in the dark. Unless its dusty or smoky you don't see the laser except what its on or the emitter. even red dots are fairly useless when its really dark.

[k_dawg 0]

one may be confusing an aiming-laser ( like you see on pistols etc ) with a laser-range finder that are found on very highend sniper scopes. Some hunters will use those as well.

[lollygagger 1]

I've used them on AK's, among other weapons.

 

Yes, they are limited, but being able to sight without shouldering the weapons has it's points.

 

Here's my "junk" MAK90 with a laser attached -it can be "co-witnessed" with a scope:

 

 

I'm probably going to do this to one of the equipment mounts I use on my Saiga's/Rom's...probably one of the BP series ones, when I get around to it. Easy enough to do -just need a little Weaver/Picatinny rail to drill & tap on.

 

Now you got me going, guess I'll have to do it this week end.

 

Lollygagger