laser vs weaponlight aiming

[Overload]

I was just thinking while playing with a Surefire X400: with both on, the laser points hits the rough middle of the flashlight beam.  Therefore, why not use the hot-spot of the flashlight beam itself as your aiming point?  This should works especially well in home defense as the ranges will keep the flashlight beam bright and tight.

Outdoors, the laser has a much longer range than what the flashlight will illuminate, but do you really want to be shooting something that far away?

[Jackel]

in the regiment we did just that. aimed the surefire on the MP5 and fired from the hip. a lot quicker and in CQ is as accurate as a laser. 

[m25operator]

Overload, do you really want to be shooting something that close???

If your light system happens to co-witness with your impact area, then wonderful and use it, not all do, surefire makes great stuff, but my forend on the 870 is not in the middle of my pattern, at 10yrds, but at 10 feet I'm cool with that. Target it in 1st, and also remember things come loose, check the tension from time to time. Easy to just turn the light on and sight in to see if they all seem to match up as well, without actually shooting, at short distances.

[Ping]

Light it up. If you determine that it is hostile, eliminate it. Lasers do not give the light that we need to determine whether friendly or unfriendly. Light does give us a better visual of the area. I cannot put a red dot from a laser and decide to shoot outside the norm. Just my two bits.
Hope everyone is well. Talk to you all soon, Ping

[Overload]

Overload, do you really want to be shooting something that close???

Touche.  I am questioning if someone that far away is a threat to me.  If they're so far away that you can't ID them, yet can get a red laser dot on them, I don't think you should shoot.  On the other hand, if they're that close, they may be a threat.

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[Michael Bane]

Essentially the same issue as night sights...you cant clearly identify the target, but you can get a sight picture.

mb