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Posted: 7/25/2022 8:18:56 AM EDT
I have a dbal a3 on my main go to rifle that is also set up to use with my PVS 14. I'm considering putting one of the surefire vampire lights on it in place of the M600 I currently have.
Do any of you currently use one of these lights, and if so what are the trade offs other than less lumens for increased IR output compared to just my dbal. |
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Posted: 7/26/2022 9:26:30 PM EDT
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I have a few DBAL A3’s on two of my “go-to” rifles and they just have a white light in addition. One of my MP5’s I’ve set up with a CQBL and a Surefire M300V. I only did that because the CQBL didn’t have an illuminator. The 300V does pretty well for anything 50 yards and in.
Is there any reason you don’t like the illuminator on the DBAL? Adjusting the beam wider works pretty well for me for CQB distances. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 11:16:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By chemcmndr: I have a few DBAL A3’s on two of my “go-to” rifles and they just have a white light in addition. One of my MP5’s I’ve set up with a CQBL and a Surefire M300V. I only did that because the CQBL didn’t have an illuminator. The 300V does pretty well for anything 50 yards and in. Is there any reason you don’t like the illuminator on the DBAL? Adjusting the beam wider works pretty well for me for CQB distances. Mainly just that it's throw is pretty short, I was looking at having a little longer range for IR illumination for pig/coyote hunting, but I've never messed with any other IR devices so I don't know what my expectations should really be either. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 2:01:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RhodesianSon: Mainly just that it's throw is pretty short, I was looking at having a little longer range for IR illumination for pig/coyote hunting, but I've never messed with any other IR devices so I don't know what my expectations should really be either. I guess my experience with the two have been opposite. With the illuminator on the DBAL, I can narrow the beam and illuminate things at a longer distance than the 300V. The Vampire has more “flood” in that you illuminate more on the sides, but don’t get a lot of illumination at depth vs a DBAL. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 3:46:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By chemcmndr: I guess my experience with the two have been opposite. With the illuminator on the DBAL, I can narrow the beam and illuminate things at a longer distance than the 300V. The Vampire has more “flood” in that you illuminate more on the sides, but don’t get a lot of illumination at depth vs a DBAL. Ok cool, thats the feedback I was looking for. I assumed the surefire would have more power and more reach. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 7:34:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RhodesianSon: Ok cool, thats the feedback I was looking for. I assumed the surefire would have more power and more reach. No worries! Not sure which DBAL you have, but your experience may be the case with the civilian version. Mine are the restricted ones, but even on the low power mode, I think it is still better at longer range than the Surefire. |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 7:51:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By chemcmndr: No worries! Not sure which DBAL you have, but your experience may be the case with the civilian version. Mine are the restricted ones, but even on the low power mode, I think it is still better at longer range than the Surefire. Yeah mine just civilian dbal a3 |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 8/3/2022 5:52:25 PM EDT
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