Does a laser stay sighted when removed/installed??? - XDTalk Forums

**Deer Slayer** · 03-24-2009, 08:27 PM

Dumb question, do lasers stay sighted in if you remove them from the rail on pistol, and put them back on?? Or do you have to sight it in again like with rifle scopes? Just a curiosity thing really, don't plan on getting a laser.

**Ed Ely** · 03-24-2009, 10:34 PM

I've never had the problem. Zero has
kept pretty darn good.

Ed

LTSRAPCON · 03-24-2009, 10:37 PM

My TLR-2 keeps its zero.

**Deer Slayer** · 03-24-2009, 11:11 PM

I thought on a pistol, if it moved, you probably wouldn't notice. Not like my mosin, where @ 100 yards I shoot at office dots. Even my shotgun seems to be off when I remove the barrel, still haven't figured that one out.

DWARREN123 · 03-25-2009, 09:41 AM

Depends on the pistol and laser. Higher quality guns and lasers should have no problems.

Pacifico · 10-29-2009, 08:47 PM

Just switched my CT from sc 40 to sc 9 and it was dead on.

The XD Dude · 10-30-2009, 04:20 AM

I would typically never trust my laser to be dead on after reinstalling. It should be close but you can not really trust it to be automatically zeroed. Good idea to get a laser boresighter and check how the dots match up each time. Or at least make reference points from your irons.

rgeliske · 10-30-2009, 12:17 PM

In theory it should not change, the guide rod lasers may be the exception, I don't know. You need not run to the range every time you remove the laser. A quick check that the laser dot should basically lines up with your front sight at what ever distance you have sighted it in.

tfaubus · 10-30-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The XD Dude

I would typically never trust my laser to be dead on after reinstalling. It should be close but you can not really trust it to be automatically zeroed. Good idea to get a laser boresighter and check how the dots match up each time. Or at least make reference points from your irons.

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Using the bore sight laser method is quick and easy, just make the adjustment to meet at a known distance and it should stay pretty close as long as you mount it the same way each time. Do a quick check with the bore sight and then you'll know if there are any stability problems after you send a few rounds downrange by checking it again. After all that you'll have proven (or dis-proven) the whole concept. I'd be more worried about dead-on accuracy if it were a scope mounted to a rifle though.

I think unless you know the trajectory of the round and the distance between laser and center of bore, you're never going to be dead-on except at one known distance anyway. Lasers go straight, rounds don't. So, I use about 30 ft and am confident I can hit my target with that.

mousegun380 · 11-05-2009, 08:10 AM

My Crimson Trace on XD 40SC stays dead on when I remove it for super-cleaning and put it back on.

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Deer Slayer XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Howell Mi Posts: 1,155	Does a laser stay sighted when removed/installed??? Dumb question, do lasers stay sighted in if you remove them from the rail on pistol, and put them back on?? Or do you have to sight it in again like with rifle scopes? Just a curiosity thing really, don't plan on getting a laser. __________________ HELP, I'm drowning in Kool Aid, and lost my foil hat! "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." Adolph Hitler I'm gonna eat your brains and gain your knowledge!!
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03-24-2009, 10:34 PM	#2
Ed Ely Deputy Sheriff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 9,111 Blog Entries: 2	I've never had the problem. Zero has kept pretty darn good. Ed
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03-24-2009, 10:37 PM	#3
LTSRAPCON XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 112	My TLR-2 keeps its zero.
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03-24-2009, 11:11 PM	#4
Deer Slayer XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Howell Mi Posts: 1,155	I didn't think it would move a lot. I thought on a pistol, if it moved, you probably wouldn't notice. Not like my mosin, where @ 100 yards I shoot at office dots. Even my shotgun seems to be off when I remove the barrel, still haven't figured that one out. __________________ HELP, I'm drowning in Kool Aid, and lost my foil hat! "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." Adolph Hitler I'm gonna eat your brains and gain your knowledge!!
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03-25-2009, 09:41 AM	#5
DWARREN123 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarksville TN Posts: 1,351	Depends on the pistol and laser. Higher quality guns and lasers should have no problems. __________________ HAVE A NICE DAY!
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10-29-2009, 08:47 PM	#6
Pacifico XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12	Just switched my CT from sc 40 to sc 9 and it was dead on.
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10-30-2009, 04:20 AM	#7
The XD Dude XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9	I would typically never trust my laser to be dead on after reinstalling. It should be close but you can not really trust it to be automatically zeroed. Good idea to get a laser boresighter and check how the dots match up each time. Or at least make reference points from your irons. __________________ Take What Is Yours Protect What Is Yours
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10-30-2009, 12:17 PM	#8
rgeliske XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,098	In theory it should not change, the guide rod lasers may be the exception, I don't know. You need not run to the range every time you remove the laser. A quick check that the laser dot should basically lines up with your front sight at what ever distance you have sighted it in. __________________ Sig P220, Taurus PT1911, Browning HiPower 9mm, CZ75, CZ75 P01, Walther PPS 9mm, Savage 9317 BTVS .17, Browning Buckmark, Taurus Gaucho 357 (pair), Taurus Gaucho 45LC (pair), Uberti 1873 Saddle Rifle 357, Uberti 1873 45 LC Carbine, TTN 12 Gauge Double, Ruger Bisley Vaquero 357 (pair), Springfield XD9SC, XD45 Service, XD45 Compact Tactical, XD(M) 40S&W BiTone, Taurus 617 357, Mossberg 500 Tactical
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mousegun380 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 310	My Crimson Trace on XD 40SC stays dead on when I remove it for super-cleaning and put it back on. __________________ XD40SC Supertuck, Blackhawk KelTec P3AT .380 S&W .38 Snubby S&W 9mm Model 39 Walther P22 Marlin BA .22 Remington Viper .22 Marlin SA .22 Sears & Roebuck 12ga.
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