Mark21

Mdstihl -- I really like the feel of them in my hand, though I am 6' and have decent sized hands. You can also use your right index finger to block the laser temporarily by raising your finger just a tad over (still in almost perfect shooting position) the laser. This way you will not give away your location by an laser tracking the floor or a far wall if you do not want someone to know you are coming. Lastly, I had the whole Glock grip stipled, including my CT, and it looks and feels great. Try to find someone that has one installed and see how you like it. At the time I bought them, Sky Optics on the web had the best price delivered, but that may no longer be the case. Viggen -- while I do train tactically most of the time, I am a believer that I can learn an enormous amount from all different kinds of disciplines, and the one thing that appeals to me about competitive shooting is the actual competitive aspect! Because truth be told, unless I am active military or under contract to a private agency, the goal is to AVOID tactical confrontation if possible, so it is hard to really gauge how good you are. I plan on learning a lot here at BE Allgoodhits -- Thank you for taking the time for your in-depth post. It was insightful and extremely helpful, and I will be particularly attendant to my trigger control as I train going forward. I appreciate all the advice, as I was truly lost in the correct way to use the laser for my needs. I do plan on becoming the best shooter I can with my irons, but as you stated, there are just some things you can do with a laser that cannot be done with irons, and I would like to become proficient in both. Thanks to all, Mark

I have a Glock 17 with regular iron night sights that I am proficient with (though I spend 90% of my time training with my carbine, so my pistol skills suffer)... Anyway, I have recently added a Crimson Laser Grip after seeing how useful a laser can be during a tactical training course. Now I have a real issue when I go to the range: do I practice with my sights only and just ignore the laser (it lines up with my sights at 7 yards)? Do I ignore sights and use laser only (which feels extremely awkward, if only because I am trained to bring the gun up to proper sighting each and every time...)? Is there any accepted standard for training with a laser-equipped pistol? Thank you in advance for any thoughts on this issue.