With rising prices in .223 ammunition, it can get expensive to practice aim and sight-in your new rifle with live ammunition. That’s where this little beauty comes in. The new LT-223 cartridge loads in the chamber just like a normal .223 cartridge, but only fires a laser beam when struck by the firing pin. Using a the LaserLyte Trainer Target®, you can see exactly where your shots place. The LT-223 costs around $139.99, which is comparable to 500 rounds of live ammo, but instead of 500 shots, you get up to 3,000 shots out of the LaserLyte® before you have to change the batteries.
LaserLyte® LT-223
With LT-223’s built-in snap cap, the bore-sighter protects your firing pin from damage by continuous firings. The rimless cartridge design prevents the LT-223 from ejecting after each shot, so you’ll never have to reload until you’re finished shooting. Combine that with the O-ring stabilizer that keeps the cartridge from moving within the chamber, and you can shoot for hours without having to change out mags or clear misfires.
Since the LT-223 doesn’t fire live ammunition, you will have to re-cycle the action every shot, but that is little extra work for convenience of firing indoors and saving money. The bore-sighter allows for practice CQB, quick target acquisition, as well as sighting and just getting used to your new firearm. So, when you buy that new AR platform, be sure to pick-up the LaserLyte® LT-223 and save yourself some money at the range.
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I waited too long. Now I can’t buy 223 ammo, period. I even tried to buy the dies, brass, primers and powder, no dice. New york will probably ban that caliber along with the 7.62 AK ammo. I guess I have no choice but to wait and hope the Republican Manchurian Candidate, John Boehner, doesn’t sell us out again.
Comment by david robinson — January 15, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
I’ve not heard of this, but it sounds interesting, Is it only offered in .223, or are there other calibers available? Would the same one that you’d buy for your AR-15 or mini-14 work in my bolt action 788, or maybe a break-open single shot?
Comment by Bill from Boomhower, Texas — January 16, 2013 @ 12:50 am
Bill,
Yes, they have multiple calibers, the .223 is just the newest one that was released at the SHOT show this year. Since you have to manually load the LaserLyte cartridge in, I would assume that it would work in your bolt-action .223 the exact same way.
Comment by scottw — January 16, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
I did locate some 223 ammo, but instead of 25 to 30 cents per round they are now in the $1 range. So question is: Spend triple the price now or hope that prices drop again to replace my range rounds??
Comment by JJM123 — January 17, 2013 @ 11:40 am
Buying any ammunition right now is going to be sparse and expensive. If you find a box of .223 ammo under a dollar a shot, better grab it. I’d expect to see these high prices for quite a while.
Comment by CTD Scott — January 17, 2013 @ 4:11 pm
Best timing – Laselyte came again with great device. What about computerized targeting for these devices?
Comment by Doug Helder — January 20, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
Doug, have you heard about the Tracking Point system? It is a scope and trigger assembly system that allows you to tag and track a target, and the gun will not let you fire until you are aimed at the perfect spot. It is like missile lock on an aircraft, only the bullet isn’t guided after you shoot it. The system has a computer that measures wind, temperature, distance, and everything else, then shows exactly where to aim. So yeah, this year at shot, we did see some computerized targeting.
Tracking Point– http://cheaperthandirt.com/blog/?p=37022
Comment by CTD Scott — January 21, 2013 @ 9:41 am
I found this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLsW5kK8ho&list=UUCO1bi_52apm00IcT3zeHdg&index=3
Comment by Doug Helder — January 21, 2013 @ 10:09 am
seems kinda crazy to sight in your gun then store it away and never shoot it. so you pay $140.00 sight in your gun and wall ah now you can play lazer tag with your buddies i guess to try and get use out of a $140.00 dollar fancy laser. wonder how hard it would be to take a cheap laser pointer from walmart or some where and fit it a casing then get your scope close to perfect before you pop a few rounds off.
Comment by me0my — January 22, 2013 @ 11:12 pm