It's amazing how things have changed, isn't it? Look at the laser sight on the long slide Colt in the original Terminator movie for another example. In my pistol safes right now are four guns with lasers on them, two guns with duplicate lasers in fact. All of the laser sights I possess, including the rail-mounted ones, aren't as large as that one in the above picture. And I'll wager the ones I have work just as well if not better.
The good old days weren't all good...
That is all.
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The CTC lasers you have aren't heavy enough to help control muzzle flip. :D
I have one of those huge gun lasers from the 80's. I use it as a cat toy.
I like having a bullet that guides me onto target for my FRICKIN LASER.
How in the heck did they expect you to holster a gun with that clunker on top of it?
bet you get better battery life with today's small lasers too
Raptor,
Is gun for robot from the future that kills everyone. Why need holster?
According to imfdb:
"In 1984, laser sights were rare, and required a high level of power. This helium neon laser needed 10,000 volts to turn on, and a further 1,000 volts to maintain its brightness. The cables were run up Arnold's arm to a battery that was in his M65 field jacket. The laser was activated by his other hand."
That is from when lasers were created by high power photonic excitation of ruby rods or similar for coherent energy something boring blah blah.
Now semiconductor materials lase at very low power levels.
Same with flashlights. You used to have large batteries and light bulbs to make a lot of light - at that time LEDs were dim little things. Now LEDs are blindingly bright.
I think it is great technology for gun owners, now. Everybody go hug an engineer.
Was that pic from a Tango & Cash promo poster?
It's a laser sight! It's a shoeshine box!
Good post!
Geek I was, my cat was the first on the block with a laser to play with; I had a couple of HeNe tubes and power supplies and such. I used to run the whole thing just lashed together, otherwise open. Wires sticking out all over. I also got into the laser diodes when they first came available. They were a couple hundred bux each, just the kind that's in a laser pointer that's hardly more than free now. The good 'ol days, I guess.
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