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Posted: 2/8/2020 12:17:09 PM EDT
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Does anyone have any pictures with the effective range of the modlite IR head and PID? Debating dual modlights and the tnvc laser for a 22 build for the freaking cat food thieves. 850 head 3OO yards 940 head 100-125 yards gotta be real dark out there) |
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Posted: 2/9/2020 1:38:41 AM EDT
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I’ve heard the 850 heads autogate the tube any truth to that TNVC?
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Posted: 2/12/2020 6:32:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't have pics yet, been playing with the heads for several months. 850 head 3OO yards 940 head 100-125 yards gotta be real dark out there) |
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Posted: 2/12/2020 10:43:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Relatively new to NV world. Debating a Modlite IR setup to pair with a laser unit that lacks a illumination because my impression is that all the civ legal illuminators sub MAWL are quite weak. Given what little I've learned, that 850 head sounds impressive. Would this be a reasonable set up for ~250 and in? |
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Posted: 2/12/2020 10:46:02 PM EDT
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I have a Modlite 850 head, a coworker has a PERST3.
The Perst 3 is better up close. It has more even light with diffuser and wont blind you and its wider of a beam. PERST is better at long range on the order of multiple times the range its not even close. Modlite 850 has too much power and too much spill. It dims your NV via autogating substantially. Its not a great illuminator. Its great out to 100 yards but not much past unless you have nothing for the spill to reflect off of. The beam is like a suped up Surefire M600V or two... or five... or eleventeen... Also, the PERST 3 crushes the MAWL C1. I mean the DBAL D2 already beats the MAWL barely but PERST crushes it for illuminator output... it is not a joke. But MAWL is way more ergonomic and has a more useful beam shape. |
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Posted: 2/12/2020 11:42:04 PM EDT
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Price for Russian kit vs. the Mod which the OP was asking about...
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Posted: 2/13/2020 2:45:43 PM EDT
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Price for Russian kit vs. the Mod which the OP was asking about... Yes I understand the perst is freaking amazing. But my 22lr doesnt need illumination out to 800 yds. |
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Posted: 2/14/2020 3:22:13 AM EDT
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For a .22 I'd just use an IR Surefire. If its for a magnified i2 weaponsight I'd use something with more of a tight beam like a ELIR with IR filter removed, that way it just fills the scope view. You wont need more than 70 yards with a .22 and IR laser. The bullet is dropping way too much for 100+ yards. The 850 Modlite is just blazing ridiculous IR all over. Totally different than something like the SPIR which has better evenness and can be focused, but SPIR is overkill for a .22 as well.
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Posted: 2/15/2020 7:42:36 PM EDT
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Just got one. Didn’t have any issues outdoors with autogating anything. Shot against berms at 25 & 50 yards.
The light created quite the illumination and shadow of a steel target, I couldn’t even see, with out the illumination, @ 50 yards. Worked awesome. Inside. It is different story. Definitely auto gating in a short house etc. I’m using Gen 3. Sentinels. FYI. |
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Posted: 2/15/2020 7:50:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I have a Modlite 850 head, a coworker has a PERST3. The Perst 3 is better up close. It has more even light with diffuser and wont blind you and its wider of a beam. PERST is better at long range on the order of multiple times the range its not even close. Modlite 850 has too much power and too much spill. It dims your NV via autogating substantially. Its not a great illuminator. Its great out to 100 yards but not much past unless you have notyouhing for the spill to reflect off of. The beam is like a suped up Surefire M600V or two... or five... or eleventeen... Also, the PERST 3 crushes the MAWL C1. I mean the DBAL D2 already beats the MAWL barely but PERST crushes it for illuminator output... it is not a joke. But MAWL is way more ergonomic and has a more useful beam shape. Sorry the physics don't even add up. No I don't own the Ruasian kit but I have a host of every HP American made laser/lum kit and the Mod never ever dimmed down my tube vs. the true HP laser systems, and even then with the HP systems all the modern G3 are still very usuable and not somehow AG blind. 
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Posted: 2/17/2020 8:35:45 PM EDT
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I have the 850 head. I was/am very impressed with it.
Definitely agree 300 yards |
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Posted: 2/21/2020 12:39:53 PM EDT
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I have the 850 head. I was/am very impressed with it. Definitely agree 300 yards |
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Posted: 2/21/2020 6:23:19 PM EDT
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Wish they made an IR/white combo head
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Posted: 2/21/2020 7:03:16 PM EDT
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Wish they made an IR/white combo head |
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Posted: 2/21/2020 10:58:15 PM EDT
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The modlite head is approximately 1100mW according to their website. And that is the 850nM version. I have been able to illuminate 500 yard objects. But I have found the IR modlite head to be a bit too powerful. The beam is really wide and the sheer power it pumps out is why it can illuminate so far. But using with any kind of barrier in between you and your target, you will struggle to see your target. Try using inside a room looking out a window. Unless you stick the Modlite outside of the window, the entire room will light up and your nods will dim down not allowing you to see outside the window anymore.
Here is a little video clip I did comparing my MAWL-C1+ and the Modlite IR 850. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2_uiFnOdt/ For your needs shooting a .22LR, the Surefire Vampire lights will do just fine. |
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Posted: 2/22/2020 12:34:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The modlite head is approximately 1100mW according to their website. And that is the 850nM version. I have been able to illuminate 500 yard objects. But I have found the IR modlite head to be a bit too powerful. The beam is really wide and the sheer power it pumps out is why it can illuminate so far. But using with any kind of barrier in between you and your target, you will struggle to see your target. Try using inside a room looking out a window. Unless you stick the Modlite outside of the window, the entire room will light up and your nods will dim down not allowing you to see outside the window anymore. Here is a little video clip I did comparing my MAWL-C1+ and the Modlite IR 850. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2_uiFnOdt/ For your needs shooting a .22LR, the Surefire Vampire lights will do just fine. |
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Posted: 3/9/2020 11:37:26 AM EDT
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Anyone got any pictures out in the pitch black darkness?
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Posted: 3/10/2020 2:53:18 PM EDT
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Anyone got any pictures out in the pitch black darkness? |
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Posted: 3/12/2020 9:20:18 PM EDT
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Anyone got any pictures out in the pitch black darkness? It’s fairly dark here tonight. First pic is with zero IR illumination. Second is a Surefire M300V. Third is the Modlite IR-850. Tree line is roughly 60 yards away.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 3/12/2020 10:27:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll go ahead and apologize in advance for the subpar pics. It's fairly dark here tonight. First pic is with zero IR illumination. Second is a Surefire M300V. Third is the Modlite IR-850. Tree line is roughly 60 yards away. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/B32FB48E-D81D-44E2-818C-047ED2E76D10_jpe-1313286.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/791BF77A-C16A-4AC7-B06C-34B3838D85D5_jpe-1313288.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/A1D4F742-1404-4DBB-B93D-E3B8B4E28657_jpe-1313289.JPG |
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Posted: 3/12/2020 10:43:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ll go ahead and apologize in advance for the subpar pics. It’s fairly dark here tonight. First pic is with zero IR illumination. Second is a Surefire M300V. Third is the Modlite IR-850. Tree line is roughly 60 yards away. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/B32FB48E-D81D-44E2-818C-047ED2E76D10_jpe-1313286.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/791BF77A-C16A-4AC7-B06C-34B3838D85D5_jpe-1313288.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/A1D4F742-1404-4DBB-B93D-E3B8B4E28657_jpe-1313289.JPG |
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Posted: 3/12/2020 10:53:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is your tube autogating on the modlite head? |
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Posted: 3/12/2020 11:07:39 PM EDT
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I’ll go ahead and apologize in advance for the subpar pics. It’s fairly dark here tonight. First pic is with zero IR illumination. Second is a Surefire M300V. Third is the Modlite IR-850. Tree line is roughly 60 yards away. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/B32FB48E-D81D-44E2-818C-047ED2E76D10_jpe-1313286.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/791BF77A-C16A-4AC7-B06C-34B3838D85D5_jpe-1313288.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/A1D4F742-1404-4DBB-B93D-E3B8B4E28657_jpe-1313289.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anyone got any pictures out in the pitch black darkness? It’s fairly dark here tonight. First pic is with zero IR illumination. Second is a Surefire M300V. Third is the Modlite IR-850. Tree line is roughly 60 yards away. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/B32FB48E-D81D-44E2-818C-047ED2E76D10_jpe-1313286.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/791BF77A-C16A-4AC7-B06C-34B3838D85D5_jpe-1313288.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/184833/A1D4F742-1404-4DBB-B93D-E3B8B4E28657_jpe-1313289.JPG @DevL You’re the first person I’ve seen claim that the D2 outperforms the MAWL. Can you elaborate? |
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Posted: 3/13/2020 10:00:39 PM EDT
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So I used it tonight and I'll say I'm impressed. Downside is the suppressor splash blooms out the tube and doesn't allow all the light to get downrange. 80yds and it makes my 952v look like a old school mag light.
I am going to get a trex light bar and see if I can push it out even with the end of the suppressor and eliminate the splash. |
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Posted: 4/11/2020 8:43:50 AM EDT
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will these heads fit the smaller 300 series surefire (and other companies) bodies?
I currently have a Surefire KM2-C head on a Haley Strategic thorntail 600 body and I'm thinking of changing that head over to a brighter white light exclusive head and buying a 300 series setup with this Modlight IR head if it'll work and run dual lights. |
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Posted: 4/11/2020 9:30:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: will these heads fit the smaller 300 series surefire (and other companies) bodies? I currently have a Surefire KM2-C head on a Haley Strategic thorntail 600 body and I'm thinking of changing that head over to a brighter white light exclusive head and buying a 300 series setup with this Modlight IR head if it'll work and run dual lights. No, as they require the much higher-amperage 18650 or 18350 battery units. Therefore they need a bigger diameter battery housing like those that come on the Surefire Dual Fuel units. If you don’t already have one of those it’ll probably be most cost effective to buy a whole Modlite setup with their own shorty housing. The old housings won’t work with the ML heads. |
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