Posted: 3/8/2012 6:12:33 AM EDT
I did a test run last night of the new LDI hand class 1 IR laser in a rural area full moon partly cloudy using both pinnacle and unfilmed PVS-14's. I mounted the laser infront of my eotech on a suppressed 22 rimfire the laser sighted in easy I just adjusted the dot to match the eotech at 50 yards pulled the trigger one time bullet impact was dead on that part was easy. Now for the laser I really like the .1mw brightness I know people have wondered if thats enough power well full moon/ partly cloudy and even added 100mw IR Illum tight focuses just for testing last night the dot was perfect at 20 yards and blasted well out to 200 yards father than I care to shoot with a IR laser myself. I also have two of the .7mw class 1 LDI lasers I find them alittle brighter than I would like at close ranges they bloom/donut . Overall the lower .1mw dot provides a nice aiming point not over powering and I was surpised with the range it carried out to last night its perfect for my use. I am going to try it on my suppressed 9mm pistol this weekend also but overall from shooting some last night I like the laser sight and really find it a good match to a rifle shooting under 150 yards Is it me or does the max range listed for these class 1 laser seem a bit under stated the .7 class 1 will blast out there 400+ yards in my rural setting even on a moon lit night thats strong for hunting use?
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Terry, thank you for your review. Glad you like the lower (softer  ) power of the .1mW, a lot of testing and debate within our TNVC realm on what the power should be for the handgun laser.
We wanted to strike a good balance of power vs. environment because it's easy for a handgun IR laser to bloom because of the short distances we're talking about. Too little, you have wash out with the introduction of IR illumination or other brighter environment factors. Vic Edited, yes we are conservative with our range estimation with our IR lasers and other NV devices we work with. We try to do reviews in worst case scenarios in regards to the environment. For NOD reviews, we usually test in extremely dark conditions and with IR lasers, we test a lot with IR illumination and moon light.
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