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I am considering after-market laser sights for several of my firearms. However, all of the options seem to be laughably under-powered, especially compared with the equipment regularly discussed on LPF :gun:. Some of the most popular options are 5mw dot sights, but I'd be a lot happier with a beam sight. The blue burning lasers I've handled that are roughly 400 times as powerful seem too large for application on a small handgun. However, I know beams can be achieved with much less powerful diodes, ones that should work nicely on a gun in theory. I have a few questions about this:
1. It would even be possible to replace the diode/power supply or whatnot on a laser unit within the same form factor?
2. Is this a DIY job for someone with no technical laser experience but sufficient circuitry/soldering know-how?
3. If this is not an easy DIY, how much I should expect to pay for this modification in the buy/sell/trade section or wherever else?
If anyone is interested, the two guns I am looking to equip with good lasers right now are a Kimber 1911 (rail system, many options for mounted units) and a Kel-tec P3AT (laser unit in front of trigger, not as many options). It may be against the rules to post the other lasers I was looking at but I can PM those if anyone is in the same boat or interested in doing this job for me.
Thanks for your time, any guidance at all would be greatly appreciated!
1. It would even be possible to replace the diode/power supply or whatnot on a laser unit within the same form factor?
2. Is this a DIY job for someone with no technical laser experience but sufficient circuitry/soldering know-how?
3. If this is not an easy DIY, how much I should expect to pay for this modification in the buy/sell/trade section or wherever else?
If anyone is interested, the two guns I am looking to equip with good lasers right now are a Kimber 1911 (rail system, many options for mounted units) and a Kel-tec P3AT (laser unit in front of trigger, not as many options). It may be against the rules to post the other lasers I was looking at but I can PM those if anyone is in the same boat or interested in doing this job for me.
Thanks for your time, any guidance at all would be greatly appreciated!