TBE,
Bought a s&w bodyguard revolver and it has a laser. If you want to play with it, let's make a time to do that. Best way to know if you like something is to try it and all.
I have a Crimson Trace laser on my Colt 1911 Defender. I don't need a laser to hit the target. Even at my advanced age I'm still a pretty good shot.
I do however consider the laser as a great deterent if time permits. Who's going to get froggy with that red dot in his chest???
Like everything else it's not the end all but it is an interesting tool
By the way don't bother telling me the first indication the bad guy s hould have is the sound of my safety clicking off I know.
I have a laser guide rod on my wife's Glock that I wouldn't trade for anything. I know with certainty that in the lowest light conditions she can put a dot on her target and hit it every time even at the longest open distange in our house (60').
It doesn't hinder your training for putting the sights on target in my opinion. Your muscle memory will bring you into the general range, at which point you'll see the target, and laser in your field of view, and can easily bring the two together.
Plus it gives you the benefit of firing longer ranges from retention with accuracy, and from positions other than the standard target stance that you may not have trained for, but need to shoot from in a pinch. Just my .02