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Alright well I just recently completed a build and wanted to add a laser for the finishing touch and have no idea where to start, im lookin for a reliable but not to expensive laser to throw on my rock river and would love any feedback you guys got. Thanks!
For 99.9% of end-users, professional or recreational, unless you're planning to invest in NV and get a combined IR/VIS laser, the cost of most duty-ready visible lasers is not justified by their utility.
A visible laser is useful only in a very narrow range of uses, and is usually more of a liability than an advantage to those not sufficiently trained in their use.
Of the visible lasers I would consider "duty ready," for the most part, you're looking at either the Insight CVL (AN/PEQ-5) - almost $1,000, and the LDI OTAL/ITAL series - over $500.
Honestly - if Insight is able to stick to the price objective for the CIVL slaved IR/VIS laser module, it is probably a better investment at around the $400-500 price point so that you have the option when funds allow to go to NV capabilities.
However, the CIVL is not yet available, and while a rough projected price point has been tentatively announced, there's no guarantee at the point that Insight will be able to match it when it becomes available.
~Augee