What's a reliable setup for a 532nm, 100mW that will handle recoil and return to zero

[Markus Unread]

WHile the military may be able to circumvent FDA regulations, to my knowledge, law enforcement isn't.

And you don't need to see it clearly to tell where it's coming from. Get a friend and a 5mw red pointer and go out at night, have him point it at you from about 50 yards and honestly tell me how hard it is to figure out where it's coming from.

After the guy with the laser fires his first round, the beam will be visible from pretty much every angle 'cause of all the crap in the air.

I have experience with a number of laser sights and dumped them years ago. I found that it's better to keep to your training of "sight picture" and the other basics than to follow the dot. Low light: recessed tritium sights or a blinding bright light on a grip switch. I think that you'll find that laser sights aren't used by many military or swat teams any more.

Of course crank it up over a watt or so, then that's a different deal

 

[Tech_Junkie]

You guys are assuming he will use this for a military operation. If he was in the military he could get one from EOTech.

Sounds like the man just wants a freakin' bright laser on his piece. Right now the cheapest and brightest non-dpss lasers are the 445nm diode lasers. You might be able to gut a laser sight and add a 445nm module in there. They are a tough diode, so it should give you long life, and wont succumb to the issues of a dpss laser. Cost for a module, around $85, not including a heat sink. You could have one of our machinist make a heat sink for your application for under $30.

 

[Markus Unread]

"Sounds like the man just wants a freakin' bright laser on his piece."

Well if you are going to be that way...

I WANT A Picatinny mounted SHARK that sprays hallucinogenic fog!
(Mixing a couple of other threads all together in one):undecided:

 

[Folder]

I can see my 1mw red's beam when I point it in the mirror and it reflects back at me, provided I'm in a smoky room.

 

[qumefox]

you going to argue with the guy with a gun?

I bet I have more. Plus my dad is a LEO. I'm not just blowing smoke out of my ass on this subject.

You guys are assuming he will use this for a military operation. If he was in the military he could get one from EOTech.

Sounds like the man just wants a freakin' bright laser on his piece. Right now the cheapest and brightest non-dpss lasers are the 445nm diode lasers. You might be able to gut a laser sight and add a 445nm module in there. They are a tough diode, so it should give you long life, and wont succumb to the issues of a dpss laser. Cost for a module, around $85, not including a heat sink. You could have one of our machinist make a heat sink for your application for under $30.

Problem with that is the 445's output a line, not a dot. Where on the line do you zero it to? heh. Best to use two mounted 90 degrees to each other. Then you'd have a crosshair!

 

[flecom]

I bet I have more. Plus my dad is a LEO. I'm not just blowing smoke out of my ass on this subject.

well I am telling you, I have called insight to try and buy an AN/PEQ-2 from them directly and they will not sell you one if you are not part of a military or law-enforcement agency...

so I would presume the FDA is ok with that since insight sells a lot of stuff that would be "non-compliant"

Problem with that is the 445's output a line, not a dot. Where on the line do you zero it to? heh. Best to use two mounted 90 degrees to each other. Then you'd have a crosshair!

you would have to use a PBS cube to combine them so it stays a crosshair at any distance, else they would diverge

 

[Markus Unread]

Crosshair optics?
DealExtreme: $2.97 Red Laser Module - Adjustable Crosshair (3.5V~4.5V 9mm 5mW)

If I had one I'd try it...

 

[qumefox]

you would have to use a PBS cube to combine them so it stays a crosshair at any distance, else they would diverge

That was a joke, dude. heh. Who the hell would have a 2W laser sight?

Wait.. scratch that.. This is LPF after all.

 

[Markus Unread]

That was a joke, dude. heh. Who the hell would have a 2W laser sight?

Wait.. scratch that.. This is LPF after all.

With a 2W laser sight, the firearm becomes optional :evil:

 

[Tech_Junkie]

I thought with the corrective optics from Dr lava you could do a cross hatch. I could be wrong though.

 

[flecom]

there are crosshair-generating optics yes

 

[Markus Unread]

SCP-512 - Firefield Green Laser with Barrel and Weaver Mounts External Adjustments 100 Yard Visibility

SCP-275 - Firefield Green 5mW Laser Range 100 Yards Tail Cap Switch and Rail Mount

Start with those?

 

[oic0]

I would mount my 445 on one of my guns but the diode isn't in there perfectly straight Beam comes out at a bit of an angle. Otherwise I would put it on my stainless lever action 1894 in a heart beat just for the irony. A lever action gun designed in the 1800s made of stainless with a laser on it... to go along with the holographic sight I have on it now be a sweet little abomination.

 

[Markus Unread]

I would mount my 445 on one of my guns but the diode isn't in there perfectly straight Beam comes out at a bit of an angle. Otherwise I would put it on my stainless lever action 1894 in a heart beat just for the irony. A lever action gun designed in the 1800s made of stainless with a laser on it... to go along with the holographic sight I have on it now be a sweet little abomination.

Hah! Kind of like a muzzle-loading plasma rifle

 

[qumefox]

The winchester model 1894 isn't a muzzle loader. heh.

 

[oic0]

The winchester model 1894 isn't a muzzle loader. heh.

Marlin 1894, Winchesters is the 1892. In the same niche and calibers, in competition for the last 116 years id love to have both though, just keep getting caught up on other hobbies and never have enough spare change when I see a good condition winnie M92 pop up.