Labradar aiming sight

[bjay]

Is this a MUST upgrade for your labradar?

 

[spife7980]

Not for me. I just stand behind and above it to get the left right orientation groove lined up and then I get down even behind it to get the elevation right.

 

[padom]

I actually use a plastic building square off Amazon. Hold against flat front of LR and aim at target. But you need something for sure. Aimed and aligned in seconds.

Kind of a no brainer @ $4.92 shipped


Swanson Tool T0118 Speedlite Square Layout Tool, Orange, made of High Impact Polystyrene https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YS7JU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8fdvDbE1A7484

 

[pbatesaz]

I took a cheap ball point pen shell and cut off the pointy end, tape it into the sighting groove and “bore sight” the target.

 

[bjay]

Im more of a clean low pro looks..just got my labradar and installed aiming sight and still havent tried it and dont really care much about how it looks.

 

[gnatmm]

MK Machining makes a nice one. Ask @Tyler Kemp

 

[mobenzowner]

I do exactly what pbatesaz does. Never had acquisition issue .

 

[DownhillFromHere]

The ballpoint pen barrel thing works fine. The longer and straighter the barrel, the better it works.

I actually gave that up (after losing my sawed-off barrel) in favor of just setting a pencil or similar in the aiming slot and sighting down the length of it. Usually, this method has given me 5-bar return signal readings on .22s almost every time.

 

[bjay]

The one i installed has long tube that makes the ball point sense

 

[John Glidewell]

Another vote for carpenters square. Easy, never an issue.

 

[Bad_Donkey]

The one i installed has long tube that makes the ball point senseView attachment 7130080
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I printed one just like that and it works fine. I don't think it looks bad at all.

 

[Alabusa]

Just got my LabRadar this week and already have a pen body in the bag.

 

[Tyler Kemp]

MK Machining makes a nice one. Ask @Tyler Kemp

Yeah we do! The best printed material out there, made just for me

 

[sea2summit]

Mine seems to line up fine. Was planning on using the soda straw trick if needed, sounds similar to the ball point pen already mentioned.

 

[Greensnake]

Plastic straw

 

[pbatesaz]

Plastic straw

I started with that, but it got crushed in transport one day. Stock up while you can before the lefties ban them everywhere ?

 

[bjay]

I started with that, but it got crushed in transport one day. Stock up while you can before the lefties ban them everywhere ?

So you all paid 600 bucks for a labradar but wont buy 15-20$ 3d sighter and rather use straws, pen, tape etc???

 

[Greensnake]

I saved my straw money on an air gun trigger and now I never miss a shot.

 

[whatsupdoc]

I dont bother with any additional sight, I just step back a few feet and aim through the V notch and it works fine.
You cant tell how aligned you are when you are right up on the labradar but from a few feet back it works better.

 

[pbatesaz]

So you all paid 600 bucks for a labradar but wont buy 15-20$ 3d sighter and rather use straws, pen, tape etc???

Well I got mine on sale for about $450, but..... yup.

 

[Tyler Kemp]

Well I got mine on sale for about $450, but..... yup.

That is an unbelievable deal, I assume it was from a big dealer? Margins for small dealers are....extremely meh.

 

[bjay]

That is an unbelievable deal, I assume it was from a big dealer? Margins for small dealers are....extremely meh.

Hmmm if thats including base/tripod id like to know how too

 

[pbatesaz]

That is an unbelievable deal, I assume it was from a big dealer? Margins for small dealers are....extremely meh.

Brownells June 2018, on sale and got and additional 10% code. Actually was $462. No tripod, base, or case.

 

[Supersubes]

I don’t need to aim mine at all, just face it in the general direction.

 

[ed308]

The builder's square works well but just another thing to forget to bring when you go shooting. So bought the MK sight. Compact and inexpensive. Works to.

 

[bjay]

The builder's square works well but just another thing to forget to bring when you go shooting. So bought the MK sight. Compact and inexpensive. Works to.

Same here

 

[Sogan]

Same hereView attachment 7141825

Which case is that?

 

[Rhed]

Hmm.. I’ve always iron sight the target with no problems.

 

[ed308]

I alway had trouble to sighting mine in. Seemed to be hit or miss unless and I used something. For me, anything was better than the built in sight on the Labradar.

 

[cheyennewyo]

Is this a MUST upgrade for your labradar?

I don’t think it’s a necessity at all. Just sit back from the aiming slot as far as you can as it helps line it up. If you’re still having trouble, just pick up a cheap triangle from your hardware store or Amazon and use it to extend the sighting radius.

Once I learned to set mine up, I can honestly say it’s never dropped a shot. I found that it is more sensitive to barrel position then to sighting. If you do buy an upgrade, I would get a battery pack as I think it enjoys the flavor of batteries.

 

[bjay]

Which case is that?

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