LT-380
That is the LaserLyte LT-380 laser training cartridge, the most recent addition to LaserLyte's line of caliber-specific laser training aids. I've reviewed the Laser Trainer (you did know that's what LT stood for, right?) series before, when LaserLyte sent me 9mm and .45 ACP LT units, but here's the entire laborious process:
First off, make sure the gun is unloaded. Remove all live ammo from the area. Safety first. Then drop the LT unit into the chamber:
LT Loaded
Here's what it looks like on the naughty end:
Rule 3 violation
(yes, I will admit to a Rule 3 violation, but I really wanted to get that picture so it is clear where and how the LT unit sits and operates).
Release the slide, and now you're ready to go. It's just that simple. Empty your firearm, drop the LT unit into the breech, close the slide, done!
Oh, and for those had commented that the LT unit, being made of brass, might be mistaken for a live round? They've thought about that, too:
Different size
The LT unit is noticeably larger than a standard round. While it's possible that one could mistake a live round for the unit, I find it improbably. Very few live rounds have black primers - if you see shiny in the breech, don't pull that trigger...
I made one very fortunate discovery about the LT units: They can be used to help sight in laser sights and red dot optics:
Seein' double
When I reviewed the Bodyguard 380, I mentioned that the integral laser sight needed adjusting. I hadn't gotten around to it yet - the BG 380 shoots just fine with the iron sights - and when I dropped the LT-380 into it, I realized that if I turned on the laser sight, I could use the LT-380's dot to adjust the Insight built-in laser sight.
Next up, I'm going to grab the LT-45 and use it to sight in the TruGlo red dot sight I bought for the KRISS!
That is all.
5 comments:
It is NOT a rule 3 violation at all. With the Laser Lite module installed in your gun your gun is deactivated. Its no different than Cathy Jackson in this post
http://corneredcat.com/Safety_Matters_How_to_Use_a_Shoulder_Holster/
With the training barrel installed her live Glock is completely deactivated and is as much of a gun, for the sake of training, as a Blue Gun is.
Still a direct strike on the retina from a laser can damage your vision so its still best to keep rule 3 in place with any laser device, from a gun-mounted unit, to a pointer, to a scanner at the store.
Jay, how do you turn it on/off, if at all? The one complaint I have with my LT-PRO is that there is no on/off switch. You must take the batteries out (or at least block the electrical contact by installing this tiny clear plastic disc they provided which I lost the 1st or 2nd time I used it) after each use or the batties will go dead fairly quick.
Mopar: The LT-Pro has an electronic circuit that detects the thump of the hammer to trip the laser. (You've probably noticed it blinks when you rack the slide or even cock the hammer.) That circuit is live all the time the batteries are installed.
The in-chamber laser trainers have a switch where the primer would be, and it's only closed when the firing pin strikes it. The rest of the time the circuit is open and it doesn't draw any power from the battery.
Dave, I knew how the LT-PRO worked, and understand that's why it kills the battery if you dont remove the battery. I've always thought (and I think I suggested to Laserlyte in the past) that they should/could do a twist on/off switch much like many small flashlights use. I also suspected the in chamber trainers worked the way you describe, but that's not covered anywhere I can see on their website so I wasn't sure. I considered the posibility that they just used the same circutry as the LT-Pro installed in a caliber specific housing, especially since in all the pictures it looks like what might be holes for a microphone to pick up the sound.
How does it extract/eject? With a pencil?
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