What yardage should I zero laser on Glock?

[newbie4help]

Got a tlr-2 for the glock (great piece of hardware) - at what yardage should I zero it?

 

[HeavyDuty]

7 yards IMO if it's a defensive gun.

 

[Riss]

Since it is a little ways under the barrel just remember that where ever you zero it the POI will be high if you go in closer and the POI will be lower the further you go out. If you zero it at 25 yards the closer you go towards the target the bullet will rise above the laser but only as much as the bore is above the laser. It will always be within that 1" or 2" from point of aim.

 

[nerfsrule2]

FYI, My nightstand gun is a Glock 23, with a Crimson Trace laser grip. Since most of the public pistol ranges around me are 10 yards that is what i shoot at for self defense.

 

[rcmodel]

Don't obsess over zeroing a laser.

If you adjust it to point where the sights are looking, it will be more then close enough for goberment work.

rcmodel

 

[kurtiss]

I agree with the above. I have kept mine zeroed at around 7 - 10 yards.

 

[NotSoFast]

At 7 yards I am dead on with my Crimson Trace. That is what I practice at right now and is about the longest distance in my home within the walls.

 

[possum]

i agree 7yds, no more than 10yds if it is a fighting handgun.

 

[GRB]

It will always be within that 1" or 2" from point of aim.

Sorry but I think that is incorrect. You apparently do not consider shooting at long ranges where bullet drop would be a factor.

 

[rcmodel]

Sorry but I think that is incorrect. You apparently do not consider shooting at long ranges where bullet drop would be a factor.

Not unless you are shooting really long range, in total darkness.

In daylight, it is nearly impossible to see a red laser far enough for bullet drop to be a factor at all.

rcmodel

 

[SRT1]

15 yards covers the vast majority of shooting that you will be doing either in self defense or in practice for self defense. 1" high or low with the dot that you're not going to be as accurate as when under stress, isn't something to lose sleep about IMO. Most people in my experience - if they are familiar with the handgun - shoot better at self defense ranges under more realistic circumstances without the laser anyway. Too many waste too much time looking for the dot rather than just putting a round on target. If they're NOT familiar with the pistol, first of all, shame on them, but then it becomes a nightmare of wasted time and confusion. If you can't tell, I'm not a big fan of lasers on defense pistols. Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
SRT

 

[rcmodel]

It's also wise to remember you can miss just as badly with a laser, as without one.

If you jerk the trigger, or flinch every shot, the laser is not going to hold the gun on target for you.

rcmodel

 

[GRB]

In daylight, it is nearly impossible to see a red laser far enough for bullet drop to be a factor at all.

aah, Ia m enlightened.

 

[Conqueror]

You apparently do not consider shooting at long ranges where bullet drop would be a factor.

If you shoot someone with a handgun from a long enough range where bullet drop is a factor, you are going to prison. No one's going to buy "self defense" when you shoot a guy from 50 yards away with a Glock.

 

[Omnivore]

You apparently do not consider shooting at long ranges where bullet drop would be a factor.

You need to read Riss's post a little more carefully. He/she got the concept exactly right.

 

[Riss]

Huh. Got something right. If sighted as above. Bullet impact is always above laser dot, never more than distance between bore centerline and laser module. And the points never cross. All you are actually doing is making laser and bore perfectly parallel. Only need to adjust for bullet drop and since you are using a pistol, bullet drop is not figured in to equation. That is correct method.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

7-10 yards, maybe 15 yards tops. Probably 7 yards (21 feet) is best. Any further than that, you should run away.

It's also wise to remember you can miss just as badly with a laser, as without one.

If you jerk the trigger, or flinch every shot, the laser is not going to hold the gun on target for you.

You got that straight - wise words.

 

[ranger335v]

10 - 15 yards? Gee, why not do it like those in the movies and zero it at maybe 200 yards to get the best value from that expensive beam-of-light sight?