LaserPET II + SureStrike 9mm Invisible Training Laser (Class I, 3.5mW) to Start Training with Your own Equipment Today

An effective and fun way to improve your marksmanship, right inside your home, thanks to laser tech.You get to use your own actual gun, and not some awkward toy.Though no recoil, you have a better ability to practice trigger pull and track the difference.The cartridge is high quality - both in material and construction. The end cap is well designed to absorb the hammer. After 2K+ shots, it's still putting out a bright red pulse. If out of the box it isn't, get it exchanged.You can convert the base 9mm cartridge to .45. But make sure you use the guide pipe through the barrel, as well as the end cap at the muzzle to secure the fit. Both parts came with the .45 conversion kit. Eliminating the play inside the chamber obviously makes a huge difference in accuracy. Competing cartridges that do not secure from end to end can't be as good. When you try the roomier chambered guns like HKs and Colt Defenders, you'll see what I'm talking about. Without the pipes, the laser hits are all over the place.The electronic target is an added plus. It's small size and built in clock makes it a challenge, with immediate feedback.You can use regular paper targets also, and see the laser hits with your own eye. For that, get the regular laser rather than the IR.Better yet, track laser hits on paper through your tablet/smart phone and 3rd party apps. That creates a 2nd target, beside the included electronic target. You will find both are challenging in their own way, and let you accomplish different results.I'm happy to have paid up for the better system. Compared to the cost of cases of real ammo, and the frustration of cheap knock offs, it's $ well spent.

First off, this target is SMALL- but that's a good thing if you actually want to learn accuracy.It's easy to get set up, but keep in mind if you want to hang it on a wall you might have to do like I did and grind a wall hook down to fit into the ridiculously shallow mounting hole. Not a deal breaker, just an annoyance. The tripod is great, you can set up just about anywhere on a flat surface with that.My biggest gripe is not with this kit, it's when you want to expand said kit. I wanted to add the 45ACP sleeve to practice with my 1911 and S&W 45, but had to order an entire expansion kit to make it work. (Just adding the sleeve is NOT sufficient, you'll need the whole threaded rod extension kit for it all to work) Having just received that kit today, I anxiously set up one of my 45's only to find... the thing aims a mile off! Due to the simple fact a red dot has to aim down and a picatinny usually has to be aimed upward, the distance you set either for is critical, as you're setting to the intersection of 2 lines of sight- the straight line through the bore, and the up or down angle from the laser/red dot to the point at which these two lines of sight cross- the distance you are zeroing in on. As an exaggerated example, the red dot on top of your handgun is aiming DOWN toward the target at 10 yards, while the bore is aiming straight out to it. If you then aim at a target just 3 yards out, the red dot will not have had the distance required to travel out and low enough, therefore the laser ammo laser will interpret the shot as "too high" and therefore a miss. This simple trait makes up-close practice impossible if you're sighted in with your red dot/laser much further than you're practicing with the laser PET system. I assume if you're both shooting close (live ammo) and practicing close (laser PET) as well, it should be OK for you though. For me, having the 45's sighted in for live fire and the laser pet being used in my hallway at just about 7 yards, the laser simply doesn't "see" the same height as my red dot, therefore I can only practice with iron sights unless I decide to sight in the RDS for just 7 yards to match. Food for thought, your mileage may vary!That being said, the 9mm is by far the easiest setup and so far the most accurate. Just toss the laser into the barrel and fire away. Mucho fun with that one!

Dry fire excellent

The SureStrike 9mm Invisible Training Laser (Class I, 3.5mW) only worked for about two weeks. We changed the battery, but it still doesn't work. We tried to return the product, but it was two days past the 30 day return period. The link to the manufacturer website goes to a furniture company, and a product search yields a "no item found" message. As expensive as this product is, I expected a better customer service experience. There are cheaper and better products available.

It works and I like it!

It does exactly what I expected and wanted.

Overall, I’m very happy with this item. It allows me to practice in my own home, particularly my stance, grip, sight picture, trigger pull, and ultimately accuracy. It also allows me to practice shots that I wouldn’t normally be able to do in a range which is pretty cool. My biggest issue, however is it’s accuracy. When I first got the item, I’d drop the laser cartridge in, aim perfectly, and miss.Initially I thought it was me, but after enough times missing I was convinced it had to be the unit. I decided to rotate the laser cartridge in my bore and all of a sudden all my misses turned into hits. About 2 weeks after getting this I also ordered the safety pipe and threaded nut which did slightly help with accuracy. However, the best thing you can use with this thing is adding a rail mounted laser sight. Once I attached my Crimson Trace CMR-201 laser sight and got it zeroed in, I could see exactly how the rotation of the laser cartridge affected the accuracy. It’s really quite disappointing how inaccurate this laser cartridge is as a standalone item. BUT, when used with a laser sight, I can easily rotate the cartridge and visually make it 100% accurate. I shouldn’t have to do it this way, but at least I know now that each shot is spot on.