Ir lasers?

Jofus

LSB Member
Are there any decent sub 250$ ir lasers? It's kind of hard to tell from various reviews. If any one asks about agood modest priced ir lasers, all that is posted is how great someone's 900-2k$ laser is. Any one with real-world experience have anything they could reccomend? Will be on a 22lr for nightime opossum eradication so even a airsoft one would work as long as it isn't a beachball sized dot at 70 yards. Damn opossum are attacking housecats and both the vet bills and the resident woman have me on a mission. They run from red and green lights and i have to be discrete for neighbors so no mag dumps on running rat weasels. I've been looking for the now out of production railmaster ir pistol laser but cant find one. Any tips appreciated.
 

Chopperdrvr

Deep East Tx
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I don't know how to put a link in here from somewhere else but if you search Amazon for Lazermax universal IR lasers you should find what you need. Less than $200 and versatile enough for what you are wanting to do.
 

Jofus

LSB Member
I had seen that, also was looking at the aimshot compact and the holosun. But they were fairly new with no reviews
 

wigwamitus

LSB Active Member
I've got
2 x laser max
1 x cqbl
1x paq-4c
1x aim2000
1x raptar rs

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I've been using the laser max for 3 and 3.5 yrs respectively and they still work. So do the others. For night hunting, inside 150yds, they all work.
 

wigwamitus

LSB Active Member
Most of the lasers bloom a bit close in. I use either a filter and/or ir-illum on the helmet. The illum washes out the bloom.

I would est. dot size as 4 inches at 50yds where I zero for all but the aim2000 ... but with the illum that does down to maybe 1-2 inches.

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Note illuminator on the left side of the helmet ...

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Jofus

LSB Member
So a ir flashlight active minimizes the bloom and pretty much halves your dot size? That's very good to know. 1-2 inches at 50 is more than useable I think I see a lasermax in my future. Do your lasermax hold zero pretty well, also many reviewers don't like the switches and complain of accidentally turning on and running down batteries, have you had that problem? Thanks again for your help
 

ZapEm

LSB Member
LoneStarBoars Supporter
If you really want a bad boy, I’ve got a GCP-2B 175mw IR laser. Sight it in or use as adjustable flood. Turn it up and it looks like a laser light sword. I turn it down and it doesn’t bloom so much on the target. PM me if anyone is interested.
 

wigwamitus

LSB Active Member
... Do your lasermax hold zero pretty well

Yes, but I check all my zeros whether thermal or laser before doing anything serious ... which is pretty much anything involving another person (like a team exercise).

, also many reviewers don't like the switches and complain of accidentally turning on and running down batteries, have you had that problem? ...

I don't like the switches a whole lot ... and I got the pressure switches for both, but both of those are dead now so back to using the on board switches. I check them every time I pick up or put down the rifle ... it is automatic, don't even think about it.
And the switches are not water proof, but I clean the contacts with isopropyl whenever I change the batteries.
The main difficulty ... and this is tru-ish of all lasers ... is that it is easier to zero the laser by co-witnessing to a day scope at night with a 14 behind the day sight. That's how I do it when I'm by myself. And I use Night Optics day/night adapter for mounting the PVS-14 to the rear of the day scope.

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I used to do it by having the 14 on my head and holding the 14 behind the day scope with my left hand ... but that is tougher ... the day/night adapter makes it a lot easier.
Whether the day scope is zeroed at 50 or 100 doesn't really matter ... but when co-witnessing the ir-laser put the rifle on a tripod and aim the day scope (with the 14 so you can see what you are aiming at) at something far away ... like 800+ yds ... and then co-witness ... that will "infinity zero" the laser to the day optic. Then remember to aim high or low a little as you would with your day optic. This works fine out to 150yds ... which is about my limit for standing unsupported with the laser at night.

If you really want a parallel zero, you need to draw up the appropriate chart and then you can zero in the house and check it outside.

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The way I zero if I have 2 people, is one heads down near the target, the other looks thru the thermal and aims exactly at the target. Then the 2nd person calls back (on the radio if needed) how much adjustment is needed. Then the person on the gun makes the adjustment and repeat this process until done. Then test.

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And the little allen wrench you use to zero the laser max will get lost in the field. Attach an appropriate sized piece of painters tape to the wrench so you can find it on the ground if you drop it (very useful tip from good ole Aaron).
 

Fernando Montes

New Member
If you really want a bad boy, I’ve got a GCP-2B 175mw IR laser. Sight it in or use as adjustable flood. Turn it up and it looks like a laser light sword. I turn it down and it doesn’t bloom so much on the target. PM me if anyone is interested.
Does it come with the trigger switch? What are you asking?
 
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