Those new hand phasers (*SPOILERS*)

[Major Chord]

^Oh, I'm not saying that anyone should be shooting from the hip, in Trek (or anywhere else, for that matter), in fact, I think it's all too rare that characters don't "aim" their weapons. I'm simply saying that Phasers (pistols at least), don't necessarily need sights.

 

[Brian]

^^ Let's just hope there are no colorblind redshirts in the 23rd century....

Or things could get really, really messy.

One would hope there would be a better way to assess the current setting than looking into the emitter.

 

[Peter the Younger]

One think I've always wanted to see with phasers was some sort of laser dot sighting option. Was kind of hoping for that in the movie, but I will probably never get my wish.

 

[CommanderTrip]

^^ Let's just hope there are no colorblind redshirts in the 23rd century....

Or things could get really, really messy.

One would hope there would be a better way to assess the current setting than looking into the emitter.

or a cure for color blindness...

 

[Surefire]

Well, it's been somewhat proven that grips similar in angle to the Phaser's fit and point quite naturally in the hand (think the Luger P08), and from owning a replica of the original TOS phaser, I can say that it points quite naturally. You don't need to adjust it once it's in your hand. The new phaser looks to be the same way.

I use to have a Stoeger Luger (modern stainless remake), and I agree it pointed naturally.

It kind of had to, cause the fixed sights on the Stoeger Luger sucked!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

One think I've always wanted to see with phasers was some sort of laser dot sighting option. Was kind of hoping for that in the movie, but I will probably never get my wish.

Wouldn't that alert the target that they were about to be shot at, and thus not be very useful?

 

[Bobatiel]

i didnt care for the phaser opticals in this movie.they were too reminiscent of blasters from star wars. i always liked the disintegration effects from tos.i was hoping we would get a similar effect in this film.minor nitpick.

Yeah. Me too.