OT: New gun sight design
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Carla Fong
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> Karl
Or, for normal pistol targeting distances, try one of these:
<http://www.crimsontrace.com/Home/Products/SmithWesson/tabid/199/Default.aspx>
Carla
There is a very good reason that there are so many mass shootings at
schools and other gun free zones. Those inclined to do such a thing
know that they can shoot people with impunity for quite awhile before
anyone with a gun shows up. This policy is foolish to the point of
lunacy. Do you really think anyone who has evil in mind will leave
their guns in the car? - JP Clark
Steve B
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>> Karl
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> Or, for normal pistol targeting distances, try one of these:
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> <http://www.crimsontrace.com/Home/Products/SmithWesson/tabid/199/Default.aspx>
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> Carla
I have been seeing these. They are plastic, so I wonder about the accuracy
after being subjected to temperature differentials. But then, most shooting
is at short range, and most shooting that involves adrenaline drives down
the hit % drastically.
Steve
TwoGuns
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> >> Karl
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> > Or, for normal pistol targeting distances, try one of these:
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> > Carla
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> I have been seeing these. They are plastic, so I wonder about the accuracy
> after being subjected to temperature differentials. But then, most shooting
> is at short range, and most shooting that involves adrenaline drives down
> the hit % drastically.
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> Steve
I bought a Rd Laser pointer at the local WalMart for $2.47 plus tax.
I had some scrap Aluminum That I used to make a holding frame and an
on/off switch for the laser. I had several small but extremely strong
magnets I used to attach this to the top frame rail on my S7W Model 22
in .22 Long Rifle. It works great at the indoor range but in daylight
it is too dim to see. The first time I used it at the indoor range
another shooter saw it and offered me $75 for it. I sold it. He was
shooting a Colt Gold Cup and the recoil was too much for the magnets
with the .45ACP rounds. But when he put the .22 Barrel on it the laser
worked great.
I have thought about using a Green Laser but they are pretty
expensive. However even if I have to pay $100 for a Green laser I
would have $150.00 left versus the store bought stuff. If any of you
have used a Green Laser how did they work in full daylight?
DL
Louis Ohland
> If any of you have used a Green Laser how did they work in full daylight?
Farther range, more apparent (eye is more sensitive to green).
If you want to check out the wild side, look at
http://www.wickedlasers.com (if they are still around). Oh, my God, they
have 500mW lasers!. Awesome. You can see a 75mW beam all the way at
night, illuminate clouds. Do NOT play sky tag with them. Way overpowered
for use on a projector screen (too much backscatter).
Larry Jaques
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I'm unimpressed so far. Having watched the video, I don't see a real
difference between a standard slotted/notched sight and his truncated
triangle. Do you? How is that easier, consciously or subconsciously?
<shrug>
>Or, for normal pistol targeting distances, try one of these:
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><http://www.crimsontrace.com/Home/Products/SmithWesson/tabid/199/Default.aspx>
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Carla, how does Crimson Trace get nearly the price of a weapon for a
pair of grips with a $3 laser in 'em? $100 I can see, but $329? Gimme
a break. That said, I'd love to have a set.
>There is a very good reason that there are so many mass shootings at
>schools and other gun free zones. Those inclined to do such a thing
>know that they can shoot people with impunity for quite awhile before
>anyone with a gun shows up. This policy is foolish to the point of
>lunacy. Do you really think anyone who has evil in mind will leave
>their guns in the car? - JP Clark
Excellent thoughts and great sig.
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David R.Birch
500mW?
At work I program 4kW LASERS. Can't figure out how to mount one on a
pistol, though.
David
Spehro Pefhany
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> I have thought about using a Green Laser but they are pretty
>expensive. However even if I have to pay $100 for a Green laser I
>would have $150.00 left versus the store bought stuff. If any of you
>have used a Green Laser how did they work in full daylight?
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>DL
The "200mW" one I have is *very* sensitive to temperature- cool it
down a bit and it pretty much goes dark (warning: the IR pump laser
for the DPSS crystal might still be putting spitting out invisible
light-- maybe they put a filter in there to block the IR, maybe not).
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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Michael A. Terrell
How about a remote controlled turret?
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Stuart Wheaton
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>> Karl
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> Or, for normal pistol targeting distances, try one of these:
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> <http://www.crimsontrace.com/Home/Products/SmithWesson/tabid/199/Default.aspx>
Utterly useless in his application, Both NRA conventional pistol and
International Pistol forbid any sight that projects light onto the
target. International Pistol forbids anything except Iron sights.
For international Rapid fire pistol, easy target acquisition is key.
"Rapid Fire Pistol:
Rapid Fire Pistol includes firing once each at five adjacent targets in
timed stages of eight, six, and four seconds. Competitors must begin
each rapid fire string with the pistol pointed down at a 45 degree
angle, and when time begins they must raise the pistol and engage the
targets before time runs out! Pistols for this event are identical to
those used for Sport Pistol and Standard Pistol."
Stuart
Stuart Wheaton
If you have a 4KW laser, do you really need a pistol? Aim for the eyes...
Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
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> If you have a 4KW laser, do you really need a pistol? Aim for the
> eyes...
Hell... aim for _anything_ you want to vaporize!
Make it a CO2 laser, and the perp won't see anything but his own smoke.
LLoyd
David R.Birch
Nah, it'll cut 1" of steel, but the LASER head is .020" above the plate.
David
Larry Jaques
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Ooh, I want one of those for the roof of my house. Bluejays, skunks,
raccoons, stray dogs, and other invasive bipedal species would be
history!
All I want for Christmas is a Vaporizing Laser for my roof! Hooyah!
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David R.Birch
> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:08:29 -0600, the infamous "David R.Birch"
> <dbi...@wi.rr.com> scrawled the following:
>> At work I program 4kW LASERS. Can't figure out how to mount one on a
>> pistol, though.
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> Ooh, I want one of those for the roof of my house. Bluejays, skunks,
> raccoons, stray dogs, and other invasive bipedal species would be
> history!
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> All I want for Christmas is a Vaporizing Laser for my roof! Hooyah!
All you have to do is lure them within .020" of the LASER head.
David
cavelamb
Just guessing, but I'd bet that thing will go through soft tissue
at quite a greater distance than what it takes to slice steel...
Hmm?
Larry Jaques
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>Larry Jaques wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:08:29 -0600, the infamous "David R.Birch"
>> <dbi...@wi.rr.com> scrawled the following:
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>>> At work I program 4kW LASERS. Can't figure out how to mount one on a
>>> pistol, though.
>>
>> Ooh, I want one of those for the roof of my house. Bluejays, skunks,
>> raccoons, stray dogs, and other invasive bipedal species would be
>> history!
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>> All I want for Christmas is a Vaporizing Laser for my roof! Hooyah!
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>All you have to do is lure them within .020" of the LASER head.
Who ever heard of a proximity laser?!?
Doug White
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Not certain. After the first bit turns to carbon, it might form an
insulating layer. I suspect at those power levels the water vaporizes
fast enough to blow the charred bits away and keep the cut clear.
Just speculating...
Doug White
David R.Birch
Not really. The beam is focused for greatest intensity about halfway
through the material its cutting, it's not simply a narrow beam of
coherent light.
David
Paul Hovnanian P.E.
Right. Its a question of optics. And losses in the optics. A parallel
beam that can cut steel will have a power density that can damage the
optics. But by spreading the beam out and bringing it to a focus only
where the cutting is to be done, the power density in the lenses is
lower.
Its also a safety feature. If the beam spreads out again behind the
focus point, it won't drill holes in the floor, walls, or whatever is
behind the work.
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Larry Jaques
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OK, so if you loan one to me, I'll do the experimentation. Say when!
;)