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Hey Guys,
Long time stalker, first time poster. I have an idea for a build, but I'm definitely going to need some help. First, let me give you the back story.
I am interested in hunting hogs (wild pigs) here in Texas. An interesting fact about them is they lack the cone cells needed to see red light and thus are much less sensitive to red light above 650nm. If you use a filtered white light it usually has too much spill into their visible spectrum and they run off before you can shoot.
So here's my idea. Can I build or buy a laser that has high enough divergence to create a pure red 650-660nm red 'spotlight' that could be scope mounted for hogs? I strongly suspect they will be able to see a faint glow if the intensity is high enough, but with a widely diverged beam or diffraction cap I don't think they will be able to see it.
I was thinking about possibly using a plain old 200mW 650nm with a focusable lens, but how big can you get the spot on these at 100yds (or 100m)? Can anyone with one chime in on their experiences using it as a laser spotlight?
Thanks guys, this is a fascinating hobby and I can already feel myself getting sucked in!
~Picksmither
Long time stalker, first time poster. I have an idea for a build, but I'm definitely going to need some help. First, let me give you the back story.
I am interested in hunting hogs (wild pigs) here in Texas. An interesting fact about them is they lack the cone cells needed to see red light and thus are much less sensitive to red light above 650nm. If you use a filtered white light it usually has too much spill into their visible spectrum and they run off before you can shoot.
So here's my idea. Can I build or buy a laser that has high enough divergence to create a pure red 650-660nm red 'spotlight' that could be scope mounted for hogs? I strongly suspect they will be able to see a faint glow if the intensity is high enough, but with a widely diverged beam or diffraction cap I don't think they will be able to see it.
I was thinking about possibly using a plain old 200mW 650nm with a focusable lens, but how big can you get the spot on these at 100yds (or 100m)? Can anyone with one chime in on their experiences using it as a laser spotlight?
Thanks guys, this is a fascinating hobby and I can already feel myself getting sucked in!
~Picksmither