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Porterdriver,

I have to say I've had the same experience as you with the CT lasers.

I'm not the steadiest hand in the world and the CT lasers just move too much for me to use, either as a training tool or a situation-dependent tool.

What I believe was happening was this; I was watching the laser and trying to fire when I saw the red dot on the target. Not taking into account the nearly constant movement of my gun hand while executing the firing. That movement was influencing the bullet downrange and the result was horrible grouping.

I re-examined my need for a laser:

1. Most encounters happen at "bad breath" distance; Less that 2 meters; do I need a laser for that?

2. At night, the laser shows up well, but I must be aware of my target, the threat it presents and anything behind it that might come into play when I pull the trigger; If its pitch dark, I don't think all that data would be available.

3. Will a laser in the pitch dark of night scare someone who might be trying to hurt me? Yes, but again, if that's its only use, then given #2 above, its not likely I would know that information either.

In the end, I disposed of the CT lasers. I found no credible use for them. They were cool, don't get me wrong, but not useful. Even as a training tool, they were not what I thought they would be. Went back to using my regular sighting techniques and my grouping straightened back up nicely.

LabRat