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CTrider XD · 06-13-2008, 12:20 PM

Can anyone recommend a laser bore sight tool for the XD 45 Service, 4.00" barrel. Mostly I've seen them for rifles but not so much for pistols.

Liquid Rhino · 06-13-2008, 12:37 PM

I use one of those 'el cheapo' specials like in the link below. A different brand, but I can't imagine them being much different functionality wise. I think I paid like $19.99 for mine (a Remington, maybe?). Anyways, they can be used for any application - from pistols to rifles - just by using various included adapters. The actual barrel rod is set up for small calibers like .17 or .22 and the adapters provide the needed 'leverage' against the tapered body of the boresighter.

This one is $39.99, but I'm sure you can find them way cheaper. Try ebay.
Cabela's Laser Boresighting Kit

Bill in San Jose · 06-13-2008, 01:51 PM

If the Cabelas unit meets your needs, I would not try to save $10 and buy from an unknown merchant. Cabelas stands behind what they sell 100%, I've bought from them for years.

Tally XD · 06-13-2008, 02:26 PM

Since I used one today, actually, I was handed my pistol with one inside the chamber, I can attest that they work very well. I dont know what brand it was. It was brass body with different sized sleeves to fit several different chambers of bore. I had a set of Trijicon night sights installed today at my local Tactical store and the armorer handed me my pistol and said, "Try this out. Sight your pistol on a target and look at the sight picture and the laser dot. "

This allowed him to perfectly bore sight my new sights and sure enough, when the sights were aligned perfectly, the red laser dot was dead center of the front sight post.

CTrider XD · 06-13-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tally XD

Since I used one today, actually, I was handed my pistol with one inside the chamber, I can attest that they work very well. I dont know what brand it was. It was brass body with different sized sleeves to fit several different chambers of bore. I had a set of Trijicon night sights installed today at my local Tactical store and the armorer handed me my pistol and said, "Try this out. Sight your pistol on a target and look at the sight picture and the laser dot. "

This allowed him to perfectly bore sight my new sights and sure enough, when the sights were aligned perfectly, the red laser dot was dead center of the front sight post.

Thanks guys for the help. I have a Stream Light w/laser (TLR-02) and want to align it dead nuts with the bore. I was at the indoor range yesterday but trying out the laser it was off. I wanted to adjust the laser there but range time is expensive here. I figure the bore laser is the way to go to sight in the laser on the XD. again thanks for the help.

Kaboom · 06-14-2008, 12:16 AM

This is the one I just got
MidwayUSA - Bushnell Universal Laser Boresighter 22 to 50 Caliber, 20, 12 Gauge
They all seem pretty much the same, I chose this one because it came with batteries so it was less of a hassel to get up and running. It works in all of my pistols except the SubCompact, just not enough barrel there to seat it properly. I recommend making sure the laser is facing with the on-off knob straight up once you got it screwed into the bore.

WestTx · 06-14-2008, 06:06 AM

Got mine from Wal-Mart. I used it for my XD45 5" Tactical as well as for my M1A(w/o flash hider). It also helped align my cheapo laser dot.

Tally XD · 07-15-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WestTx

Got mine from Wal-Mart. I used it for my XD45 5" Tactical as well as for my M1A(w/o flash hider). It also helped align my cheapo laser dot.

Wal-Mart sells a laser boresight tool??

06-13-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
CTrider XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 139	Bore Sight tool Can anyone recommend a laser bore sight tool for the XD 45 Service, 4.00" barrel. Mostly I've seen them for rifles but not so much for pistols.

06-13-2008, 12:37 PM	#2
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 964	I use one of those 'el cheapo' specials like in the link below. A different brand, but I can't imagine them being much different functionality wise. I think I paid like $19.99 for mine (a Remington, maybe?). Anyways, they can be used for any application - from pistols to rifles - just by using various included adapters. The actual barrel rod is set up for small calibers like .17 or .22 and the adapters provide the needed 'leverage' against the tapered body of the boresighter. This one is $39.99, but I'm sure you can find them way cheaper. Try ebay. Cabela's Laser Boresighting Kit __________________ Keepin' It Real Since '79...

06-13-2008, 01:51 PM	#3
Bill in San Jose XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,305	If the Cabelas unit meets your needs, I would not try to save $10 and buy from an unknown merchant. Cabelas stands behind what they sell 100%, I've bought from them for years. __________________ A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. - Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to his nephew

06-14-2008, 12:16 AM	#6
Kaboom XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mid-Coast USA Posts: 2,304	This is the one I just got MidwayUSA - Bushnell Universal Laser Boresighter 22 to 50 Caliber, 20, 12 Gauge They all seem pretty much the same, I chose this one because it came with batteries so it was less of a hassel to get up and running. It works in all of my pistols except the SubCompact, just not enough barrel there to seat it properly. I recommend making sure the laser is facing with the on-off knob straight up once you got it screwed into the bore. __________________ The disinformation here has officially made me NOT give up.

06-14-2008, 06:06 AM	#7
WestTx XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 46	Got mine from Wal-Mart. I used it for my XD45 5" Tactical as well as for my M1A(w/o flash hider). It also helped align my cheapo laser dot. __________________ Brave men run in my family......about a mile every 4 minutes. USPSA A-62145

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