For those interested...
Here is new technology laser excited phosphor (LEP) lighting adapted to shooting. LEP permits narrow, concentrated beams of light in a light-weight/compact size. This is something conventional LED's and hand-help spotlights struggle to do because either their beam is too wide or they are too bulky to weapon-mount. For long range searching and shooting it works. It's a blue laser fired through a layer of phosphor that turns it into white light.
It's expensive, and so far hasn't recoiled itself into pieces - fingers crossed. You need a square mount that co-witnesses the light to the scope axis. The beam is 3 degrees. I am using a 1" Leupold scope ring on top of the scope. No reason why it can't work with a handguard.
It is rated eye-safe but at close range you can't look into it. Reflection off gunsmoke is also fierce but it clears as quickly as the smoke. On firing the scope instantly white's-out but is clear again a couple of seconds later. Straight ON/OFF, no intermediate modes. You can see bullet holes in paper at 100 for night practise.
This range only goes to 400M so I'm not sure how much further it can be used. For catching the reflection off animal eyes in the distance it works fine.
Also uses latest flashlight battery technology. The single Li-ion is a 21700 which in a 1" tube is the largest battery for the available diameter (longer run times). Recharging is directly into the torch via a USB-C cable. There's a ring-cover with O-rings that unscrews to reveal the charging port. Screw back up to make it waterproof.
There are only a couple of flashlight types using LEP on the market ATM. The one I am, using is by Acebeam: the W10 Gen II. Weltool is the other brand retailing an LEP.
http://www.acebeam.com/w10-gen-2
(Disclosure: I am not a spokesperson/influencer for these guys. No money or freebies involved).
Here is new technology laser excited phosphor (LEP) lighting adapted to shooting. LEP permits narrow, concentrated beams of light in a light-weight/compact size. This is something conventional LED's and hand-help spotlights struggle to do because either their beam is too wide or they are too bulky to weapon-mount. For long range searching and shooting it works. It's a blue laser fired through a layer of phosphor that turns it into white light.
It's expensive, and so far hasn't recoiled itself into pieces - fingers crossed. You need a square mount that co-witnesses the light to the scope axis. The beam is 3 degrees. I am using a 1" Leupold scope ring on top of the scope. No reason why it can't work with a handguard.
It is rated eye-safe but at close range you can't look into it. Reflection off gunsmoke is also fierce but it clears as quickly as the smoke. On firing the scope instantly white's-out but is clear again a couple of seconds later. Straight ON/OFF, no intermediate modes. You can see bullet holes in paper at 100 for night practise.
This range only goes to 400M so I'm not sure how much further it can be used. For catching the reflection off animal eyes in the distance it works fine.
Also uses latest flashlight battery technology. The single Li-ion is a 21700 which in a 1" tube is the largest battery for the available diameter (longer run times). Recharging is directly into the torch via a USB-C cable. There's a ring-cover with O-rings that unscrews to reveal the charging port. Screw back up to make it waterproof.
There are only a couple of flashlight types using LEP on the market ATM. The one I am, using is by Acebeam: the W10 Gen II. Weltool is the other brand retailing an LEP.
http://www.acebeam.com/w10-gen-2
(Disclosure: I am not a spokesperson/influencer for these guys. No money or freebies involved).
