84wh1
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
like 84wh1 said. most have either a red or green laser version with the illuminator being a typical white light, and some do offer IR capability. how well the IR works i don't know, i imagine there would be atrocious bloom if my green laser version is any indicator. i don't know about all versions, but i highly doubt it will hold a zero. the adjustment dials are barely spring loaded with what feels like a bic pen spring and no detents. i can push the adjustment dial down like a push button and see the green laser move from 5'' left to right at like 10'. i imagine it will easily walk itself off target rather quickly.
please Don't look into that beam. the whole reason mil models are not for civilian sale is due to the fact that they are not eye safe and won't cause your eye to blink. since you can't "see" the laser as it damages your eyes. these chinese copies are known to far exceed the power output even listed on their own advertisements and i wouldn't want to be staring down a unregulated, untested chinese knock off laser. if you want to test its IR capabilities, grab your cellphone or webcam and point the laser at that. they are all IR sensitive and it will appear as a purple bloom.
this is a 250 lumen light through an IR filter. this would hurt to stare into in white light. notice how bright the photo is, meaning this is not pumping enough light to overpower the ambient light
now the LOW POWER civilian legal eye safe PEQ
Illuminator. (notice the more intense point, also causing a lens flare. the background it darker, indicating the illuminator is starting to overpower ambient light)
Now the EYE SAFE laser
the background is black. it's easily overpowering ambient light. now compare that to the first 250 lumen photo. my point is this is the tested FCC approved eyesafe real version. dont point the knockoff at your eye, it could be orders of magnitude brighter than this and could damage your sight.
Good tip my friend. I never actually looked directly into the "beam" in IR mode. More off angle I would say. Saying that, I 100% agree that about not looking directly into the IR beam. That's limited to window lickers.
