[marktwain]

The way it is used tactically is to only turn on the laser when you intend to shoot at a target. The military uses infrared lasers because not everyone has night vision.

Dedicated night vision weapons sights are heavy and expensive, but you can use an infrared laser with an ordinary night vision headset.

[eartick]

Do not need night vision to detect IR, you can do it with a cheap night camera or heck an Iphone w/ nv app.

Try it, light up an IR beacon or IR assist on a NVG and turn on a night capable camera or video cam and you NVG will be compromised, and FRiend you will be a compromised target.

Just picked up a Mil Spec GEN3 weapon sight and put it on my M1A. Prices are coming down (4200), but you are correct, weight is still up there. Do not plan on humpin’ around with it, so does not matter much.

This is my first stationary, everything else is monoculars w/headsets