If you are going to augment iron sights which do you feel is the best to add, mini reflex mounted to the slide or a laser?
what I see
Reflex need to have slide milled and sights changed to easily cowitness.
Laser takes up real estate where you could mount a light. Unless you buy a combo laser at a higher cost and bulk.
( the question of if you need a light on a concealed carry gun is a different post.)
Reflex can sometimes be hard to find without proper alignment. Needed to use iron sights but harder to do under stress.
Lasers do not have the battery life of reflex sights. Crimson Trace does provide free batteries.
Cannot rack your slide on your reflex sight if you need one hand manipulation. (Important to some.)
Lasers give away your position. ( Again important to some.)
Reflex sight adds bulk that can snag drawing from concealment.
Laser requires turning it on. An additional step during a stressful situation. (Crimson Trace being the exception but the grip activation adds bulk to the grip and if you want to control when the laser is deployed you have to think about how you grip the pistol.)
I have gone back and forth while making decisions on my new full time carry .
what I see
Reflex need to have slide milled and sights changed to easily cowitness.
Laser takes up real estate where you could mount a light. Unless you buy a combo laser at a higher cost and bulk.
( the question of if you need a light on a concealed carry gun is a different post.)
Reflex can sometimes be hard to find without proper alignment. Needed to use iron sights but harder to do under stress.
Lasers do not have the battery life of reflex sights. Crimson Trace does provide free batteries.
Cannot rack your slide on your reflex sight if you need one hand manipulation. (Important to some.)
Lasers give away your position. ( Again important to some.)
Reflex sight adds bulk that can snag drawing from concealment.
Laser requires turning it on. An additional step during a stressful situation. (Crimson Trace being the exception but the grip activation adds bulk to the grip and if you want to control when the laser is deployed you have to think about how you grip the pistol.)
I have gone back and forth while making decisions on my new full time carry .