Posted: 6/26/2013 7:41:01 AM EDT
I came across a handgun laser alarm clock clock on FB earlier today, and even though it's a cheap novelty it looks cool and worth a try.
Has anyone owned one of these? They're under 20$, but it 's junk I'd be better off buying a box of ammo. I think consistently getting a handful of panic shots in right after I wake up each morning would be a great training addition, but I don't want to be hitting bullseye and not be able to turn the alarm off because it's pure junk. What do you guys think? |
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Just what people need to see others doing. Drunkingly/sleepingly pointing around a gun with a laser on it. I'm sure no one would ever assume it's real since it's almost always fricken dark in bedrooms  How many people see you when you wake up in your room? DO you sleep in the middle of a public park? |
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That could result in the dumbest ND ever. Only if your a fucking idiot. irony  Everybody is for the first few seconds after being woken up suddenly by a screeching alarm clock. Yup. I wouldn't want to establish the muscle memory of shooting an alarm clock when I'm woken up from a sleep, especially with .45 on the nightstand.
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haha I have to agree with the one guy, those of you worried about a negligent discharge because your alarm clock has a gun like remote probably shouldn't keep live guns in your room period. Do you shoot the TV every time you change channels? That idea is just moronic, although I can imagine some fudd moron having an ND because their brain only works at half capacity and they don't pay attention to life in general. People always say "ND can happen to anyone, I'm a gun expert and I didn't think it could happen to me, but I shot the dog last week!". Uh, no. You're more clumsy/moronic/absent minded than you give yourself credit for - don't be so modest. It only takes minimal awareness and safety measures to prevent ND.
The people who say it's junk and that it wouldn't be an adequate training aid are more spot on though. It probably does work like a TV remote. It would probably be more suitable for a teenager, and would do more to train alertness than shooting skills. All in all it's a novel idea, poorly executed with cheap Chinese technology. Probably worth 17$ if you have a kid that likes to shoot, but not worth a penny more if you're expecting more out of it. |
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haha I have to agree with the one guy, those of you worried about a negligent discharge because your alarm clock has a gun like remote probably shouldn't keep live guns in your room period. Do you shoot the TV every time you change channels? That idea is just moronic, although I can imagine some fudd moron having an ND because their brain only works at half capacity and they don't pay attention to life in general. People always say "ND can happen to anyone, I'm a gun expert and I didn't think it could happen to me, but I shot the dog last week!". Uh, no. You're more clumsy/moronic/absent minded than you give yourself credit for - don't be so modest. It only takes minimal awareness and safety measures to prevent ND. Train like you fight, fight like you train. Operating a remote for a TV when you're awake and aware is a little different than waking up from a dead sleep and grabbing one of two guns on a nightstand (in the dark) to shoot an alarm clock with. To each his own, but it seems stupid and counterproductive to me, especially if/when you have a condition 1 handgun on your nightstand. |