[tjr64]

This is gonna save me so much money
With a clip full of snap-caps and this new trainer, I can sit in my living room and fire round after round and see every little flicker of my trigger finger on the wall across the room. I was searching around and found this good rate. Shipping was ZERO and since it was from IL, there was no tax :thumsup

http://www.opticsplanet.net/laserly...er-minimum-2-inch-barrel-required-lt-pro.html

 

[Paladin]

Let us know how it works out.

I'm curious if this would work for practice as it is cheaper - http://www.opticsplanet.net/yukon-sightmark-laser-bore-sights.html

 

[tjr64]

Let us know how it works out.

I'm curious if this would work for practice as it is cheaper - http://www.opticsplanet.net/yukon-sightmark-laser-bore-sights.html

After about 30 minutes of shooting I'm very happy with it. The lesser expensive you found is good for sighting. It shoots a true beam so you can zero in your site. The one I have (LT-Pro) is sound activated. When I 'fire' the snap-cap, the laser 'shoots' out. I'm sure it's a fraction of a second but I can definitely see when I 'pull' the trigger in comparison to the proper 'squeeze'.

I figure in that 30 minutes, that would have easily been close to 50 rounds in the range. After a couple more days "in the living room", this is gonna have paid itself.

There is a lesser expensive one that is LT-1, but it didn't seat into the barrel as this newer model. I thought this would give me the closest feel. I just did a quick Google and that one in the mid $50's in most places.

 

[brownie]

Exactly how are you using this laser as a training aid and what is your objective?

Trigger control?

Proproceptive training [ eye/hand coordination ]?

While seated? Standing? You mentioned seated in your living room. Bringing the gun to eye level? Using the sights?

 

[tjr64]

Exactly how are you using this laser as a training aid and what is your objective?

Trigger control?

Proproceptive training [ eye/hand coordination ]?

While seated? Standing? You mentioned seated in your living room. Bringing the gun to eye level? Using the sights?

Exactly, mostly Trigger control and hand/eye. I pick a spot on down the hallway or across the room. The light is just one more level of feedback above doing just the 'snap-caps' alone.

 

[FrankWSweet]

I practice with a Beamhit system, which is apparently similar. The main functional difference is that Beamhit comes with an electronic laser-sensitive bullseye target that keeps score. The main financial difference is that Beamhit costs more. I am thinking of ordering a LaserLyte trainer to see if it works with my Beamhit target. If so, the combination would be great--less costly and just as effective.

To answer Brownie, I use my system to practice smooth quick-draw. I can now hit a 4" target at 8 yards pretty consistently. It is important to stress that the laser is not continuous; it flashes once each time you pull the trigger, showing where the bullet would have hit.

The main drawbacks of the system are: (1) I can get off only one shot with each draw. This is because I use a Glock, and so must manually re-set the trigger each time. (2) There is no bang, flash, or recoil, so there is a psychological adjustment when I go to the range.

 

[brownie]

I practice with a Beamhit system, which is apparently similar. The main functional difference is that Beamhit comes with an electronic laser-sensitive bullseye target that keeps score. The main financial difference is that Beamhit costs more. I am thinking of ordering a LaserLyte trainer to see if it works with my Beamhit target. If so, the combination would be great--less costly and just as effective.

To answer Brownie, I use my system to practice smooth quick-draw. I can now hit a 4" target at 8 yards pretty consistently. It is important to stress that the laser is not continuous; it flashes once each time you pull the trigger, showing where the bullet would have hit.

The main drawbacks of the system are: (1) I can get off only one shot with each draw. This is because I use a Glock, and so must manually re-set the trigger each time. (2) There is no bang, flash, or recoil, so there is a psychological adjustment when I go to the range.

Frank, Are you using the sights as you practice with the Beamhit?

 

[FrankWSweet]

Frank, Are you using the sights as you practice with the Beamhit?

I really do not know. I suppose that I am using the sights sub-consciously.

When I started (very slowly) I was definitely lining up front and rear sights. As Swamprat can vouch, my biggest problem was keeping both eyes open.

But now I pay more attention to the target than anything else. (I always side-step as I draw, so the target has essentially just moved relative to me.) As I fire, I can see the front sight out of the corner of my eye (not really the "corner", of course, it is hard to describe), but my conscious focus is on the target itself.

Incidentally, I will definitely sign up the next time that you are in this part of the world. We were waiting for Mary Lee's CCW to arrive (which it did yesterday).

 

[FrankWSweet]

This is an update. I just received the LaserLyte training laser.

The good news it that it works with no problem in my G-30. When you pull the pistol's trigger, the laser projects a red dot that lasts for about 100 milliseconds. This is easily enough to see where your shot would have hit.

The bad news is that the dot is not detected by my Beamhit target, so there is no automatic way to keep score. The Beamhit laster is of shorter duration (about 30 milliseconds, I would guess) and although it looks the same color red, it apparently uses a different frequency than the LaserLyte.