Crimson Trace sight on 1911 question

[Vic S]

I was thinking of mounting a Crimson Trace laser sight on my SA milspec to help my aging eyes and was wondering what the POI would be if be at various distances if the sights were set for 15 yards. I followed the threads for the Crimson Trace but couldn't seem to find the answer to this question. I understand the laser and projectile path cross only once.
Most of my shooting is done in an indoor range so daylight fading shouldn't be an issue.
Thanks for the help.

[Hawkmoon]

It's going to depend on the particular cartidge you're shooting. What you need to do is Google up a reloading site and look at the ballistics tables for various .45 ACP bullets and loads.

[45nut]

Amazing, Most folks would just "assume" the laser is guiding the bullet along it's merry path.

[Joni Lynn]

Hee hee heeee................that's a good one! ( ;) Y :) )

[Baldy]

I had them on a Ruger SP101 and they work great. I set mine at 25' and about every 10' you have to raise a little higher on your aim point. My eyes are just about gone at 50' anyway so they worked real good for me. 25' is about as far as I would ever use them anyway in a defense type of deal. It's not hard to get use to them.

[swampertwo]

You'll start slightly right and below your bore/bulllet trajectory, cross at your point of aim and then will slowly widen to the left of your bullet. At some yardage( and I don't know where) you will become and continue to get higher than your bullet. It won't matter when the range gets out that far- I'd consider the laser sights to usefully max out around 35 to 50 yards.

[Vic S]

It's going to depend on the particular cartidge you're shooting. What you need to do is Google up a reloading site and look at the ballistics tables for various .45 ACP bullets and loads.
This turned into a bigger project than I thought. I down loaded some software to calculate trajectory and have roughly figured out shooting a 230 grain @ 835 FPS sighted in at 15 yards I shouldn't be more than an inch high at 8 or an inch low at 25.

I need a lot more brian power than I have to figure windage! Looks like the sights will do everything I need.

Thanks for the mental work out.

[Vic S]

I had them on a Ruger SP101 and they work great. I set mine at 25' and about every 10' you have to raise a little higher on your aim point. My eyes are just about gone at 50' anyway so they worked real good for me. 25' is about as far as I would ever use them anyway in a defense type of deal. It's not hard to get use to them.

Thanks this is what I was looking for.

[Baldy]

You are making a simple thing to hard. Mine worked good even in full day light up to 25'. They are a good tool if you have failing eyes and are willing to learn them.

[Velocette]

I have 3 Crimson trace grip laser sights on carry firearms.
One, on a full size .45 1911, one on an officers 1911 .45 and one on a Smith & Wesson M640 .38 spl.
In full daylight they are useless.
Indoors or anything less than daylight, they are superb.
Make no mistake, Laser sights are NO replacement for good practice and good training.
You MUST practice without the assistance of Lasersights.
That character "Murphy" lives. If all goes well, the Laser will work, but ya gotta practice as if it went out.
If the Laser works, it is great, - - - --- No it is phenomenal. but ya gotta be prepared.

Roger