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Posted: 8/5/2019 5:06:04 PM EDT
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I nearly bought an Ir laser for a night hunt set up. After reading up on it. Mostly by accounts from other hunters. No laser. Way to much bloom even out to 250.
Nearly every one suggested a 750-850 mw Ir Illuminator with at least 2 power settings and spot/wide focus over a laser out to 250. I suppose a laser with infinite or several power settings would work fine though. |
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Posted: 8/5/2019 5:41:51 PM EDT
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I nearly bought an Ir laser for a night hunt set up. After reading up on it. Mostly by accounts from other hunters. No laser. Way to much bloom even out to 250. Nearly every one suggested a 750-850 mw Ir Illuminator with at least 2 power settings and spot/wide focus over a laser out to 250. I suppose a laser with infinite or several power settings would work fine though. 
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Posted: 8/5/2019 5:57:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, variable intensity is absolutely fantastic for shooting smaller targets. VITAL-2 and ATILLA-200 for the win |
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Posted: 8/5/2019 6:01:18 PM EDT
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double tap
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Posted: 8/5/2019 6:03:57 PM EDT
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I nearly bought an Ir laser for a night hunt set up. After reading up on it. Mostly by accounts from other hunters. No laser. Way to much bloom even out to 250. Nearly every one suggested a 750-850 mw Ir Illuminator with at least 2 power settings and spot/wide focus over a laser out to 250. I suppose a laser with infinite or several power settings would work fine though.  IR illuminators serve a different purpose than IR lasers, so I don't quite understand what you're advocating here. Also, no one suggests a 750-850mw IR illuminator. lol. You're talking about 850nm, which is wavelength. "mw" is a description of power. It seems like you may have needed to do a bit more reading up before deciding that an IR illuminator is better than an IR laser for night hunting. 
ETA: it's like you're saying you were going to get a red dot for home defense, but you read up on it and decided to get a weapon light instead. 
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Posted: 8/5/2019 6:09:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gauging interest and feedback. |
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Posted: 8/6/2019 4:04:20 PM EDT
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How often do lasers go on sale? Would it be worth waiting for labor day/black Friday sales or just buy now? This is somewhat of a niche product I wasn't sure if you could expect discounts worth waiting on
Really looking hard at a Steiner 9007. Over my budget but I think it would be worth it if the illuminator is worth a damn |
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Posted: 8/6/2019 10:07:22 PM EDT
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TNVC..... I am still waiting to buy the unit that was teased about last year... or was it the year before..... But all joking on that aside... Yes I am interested.... I think you are right, it would be nice to dial down the aiming laser to cut the bloom.
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Posted: 8/13/2019 4:21:18 PM EDT
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How often do lasers go on sale? Would it be worth waiting for labor day/black Friday sales or just buy now? This is somewhat of a niche product I wasn't sure if you could expect discounts worth waiting on Really looking hard at a Steiner 9007. Over my budget but I think it would be worth it if the illuminator is worth a damn |
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Posted: 8/13/2019 6:09:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Stalk the EE and they pop up for sale every now and again in the $600-650 range |
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