Grip Intuitively on a Ruger LC9s with LaserMax GripSense

@gunsandrockets I'd rather have the light. shot my g21 with iron sights vs my buddy's g21 with laser/light combo and the laser and found myself not gripping the gun as well due to my attention being drawn out to the red dot. probably due to training I was just quicker and better with regular sights

@Old Tofu My primary objection to handgun lights is their size, and the temptation to use the handgun light as a light instead of a shooting aid.

@Old Tofu I used to think handgun lasers were a gimmick, until I experienced the transformative power of the laser to improve practical accuracy when shooting my J-frame .38

@gunsandrockets I would like a light for the bedside pistol but carry for me would be too much. if I spent the time training with a laser I might get better, but age and budget tell me to stick with what I have the experience with :)

@gunsandrockets The J frame is the poster child for lasers: Short sight radius, generally less than HD sights, lasegrips don't compromise ergos at all, and it's a deep concealment gun you only grip and present when you really need to, and are under max stress.

Even then, it still messes with most people's ability to focus on the front sight. Which may be fine and well if all your "real" shooting is of the last-ditch, j-frame kind (probably realistic for civilian carry). But even for nightstand duty, having this red/green dot flying all over the walls as soon as you pick up your gun after hearing a bump, is more confusing than anything.

And most people's night stand guns have better normal sights than Js to begin with. Ditto for most non-J carry guns.

It seems to me, most departments who experimented with lasers back when they were all the rage, gave up on them. Anything that risks taking focus away from the front sight during the whole trigger pull, on balance doesn't seem to work across a wider range of scenarios. Now many are playing with all black rear sights, and bright front ones, to remove as many visual distractions interfering with front sight focus as possible.

Which, of course, takes nothing away from the more limited case of a laser's utility on a J-frame, presented for last ditch defense.

@gunsandrockets In the dark, like in a "bump in the night" scenario, you really benefit from having a light. Shooting at "something that moves" in the dark, is a bit borderline at best. Head mounted lamps, throw shadows like mad, once a gun is in the aiming position. Flashlights either takes up a hand, or really compromises shooting grip for all but the most tactical of operators.

Strategically placing an emergency light switch, along with monitors fed by a whole house security camera system, for the whole house, in the bed room is probably ideal. But a bit much for most. And still doesn't do much to differentiate, when camping, between a bear, and a bear shaped ranger stopping by to warn you about bears...