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Hey guys,

Iv been reading up on all the information scattered around the site.

I'm currently located in Australia and over here our laws don't permit us from having any lasers above 5mw unless we are licensed.
Due to this fact i cannot order lasers from International sites as customs will seize them.

So now i need to build my own laser, the laser i want is more leaned towards range rather than burning as i need it for hunting.
I see a lot of tutorials/videos are based on building burning lasers which im not in the need of in the moment.

So my question is how abouts can i go building such a laser, is this the same as a burning laser except it just needs to be focused a little differently? And in any case which kind of diode would give me excellent range? I dont mind smashing open a dvd player for one =]
Any help would be much appreciated.