I have a friend who has one of those cartridges with the laser built into it for 9x19mm. Question is, can I chamber it in a .380 just to align the laser on the gun with the laser in the cartridge? I guess it doesn't matter if the slide closes all the way, just that the boresight round is centered correctly in the chamber as a standard .380 round would be.
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beatledog7
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Couldn't hurt anything, but I wouldn't trust that it will align properly.
AKElroy
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Why not simply align the laser with the sights? I set mine to be aligned with the sights at 7 yards.
newfalguy101
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The gun has to be properly locked up for the laser to be aligned correctly.
The sights are on the slide, if its not in battery, the sights wont be aligned right, on many handguns, the barrel drops out of battery, again, causing a mis-alignment.
Its possible the 9mm bore-sighter will work in a .380, but, frankly I doubt it.
The sights are on the slide, if its not in battery, the sights wont be aligned right, on many handguns, the barrel drops out of battery, again, causing a mis-alignment.
Its possible the 9mm bore-sighter will work in a .380, but, frankly I doubt it.
AKElroy
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So aim it at a wall 20 yards away, and line it up to the sights. It will be within a foot or so of actual POI, adjust to actual shots fired from there.
AKElroy
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I'm not sure what you are using it for, but for me the utility of a laser is to provide an aiming ability when a proper hold and/or positioning are not possible, and to practice dry-fire trigger control. Some also believe in the intimidation factor of the target seeing he is painted and retreating. I am not about to rely on that, but I suppose it is possible. Setting it up for 7 yards is proper for a defensive weapon IMO, any farther than that and it really pushes what would be considered appropriate for defense.
arizona98tj
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Perhaps I misunderstood the OP's question....but why would a 9x19 cartridge chamber properly in a .380 ACP chamber? He did state the laser was built into the 9mm Luger cartridge.
Don't bother. The purpose of boresighting is to put you on paper from the beginning. With a defensive handgun it is unnecessary. The initial proof target will be close enough to hit the paper anyway. Using a different caliber laser cartridge will only introduce another variable to account for.
^^^ This.
9mm Luger (9x19) will not chamber in a 380 ACP gun. And, it matters a great deal the slide will not go fully into battery. Basically your as-built sights are already "on the paper" and a misalignment between barrel and slide (where the sights likely reside) will throw the sights off.
I guess I'll explain better. The point was to align the laser on the weapon so it was ontop of the laser of the cartridge in the chamber on the target, so essentially the laser is where the bullet is.
I went to the range yesterday and didn't bother with it, although I fired the weapon at 50 yards being curious with the laser on target. Only 2 rounds out of 10 hit the paper, and were over a foot low. So I'm pretty sure the laser it was off. Honestly I would never even use the laser at 10 yards and under.
I went to the range yesterday and didn't bother with it, although I fired the weapon at 50 yards being curious with the laser on target. Only 2 rounds out of 10 hit the paper, and were over a foot low. So I'm pretty sure the laser it was off. Honestly I would never even use the laser at 10 yards and under.
beatledog7
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Then, in a .380 pistol, what exactly is it for?
Use your eye to align that laser sight. Choose any empty spot on a wall, pick up the front sight, and energize the laser. Where is the dot?
Adjust the laser's elevation and windage until the dot on the wall is lined up with your sight picture at about 10 yards. Unless your iron sights are off, that'll get you close. It will at least get the laser aligned with the iron sights.
For zeroing in at a longer range, the 7-10 yard line is a starting point. Then the target is moved away for incremental adjustments. Has to be a darn powerful pistol laser to project a readable dot at 50 yards in any light, but you didn't put that up for discussion.
they make a .380 laser boresighter cartridge. Also, I have found using a boresighter that sticks out the end of the barrel with various arbors to hold it in the barrel to be more accurate than the laser cartridges that chamber.
I will boresight my guns at 15 yards (most I can get inside my house) and then adjust for POI=POA at 25 yards and 50 yards (I am a bullseye shooter).
I will boresight my guns at 15 yards (most I can get inside my house) and then adjust for POI=POA at 25 yards and 50 yards (I am a bullseye shooter).
AKElroy
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I am assuming this is an LCP, correct? Why would you not use the laser inside of 10 yards? I don't get it.
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