What (if any) legal, affordable, and usable options exist for using NVGs with a "visible" laser?

LCDR Joshua Gillespie — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:07:00 -0400

Response by LCDR Joshua Gillespie made Oct 11 at 2019 2:10 PM

LCDR Joshua Gillespie — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:10:45 -0400

So, here's the context: NVGs are commercially available and legal. Firearms are (still) available, and legal. Hunting is (circumstances depending) still legal. IR lasers are super-dang expensive (and I've heard illegal in some places)! So I was thinking the other day...if you're not worried about an "enemy" seeing an intermittent laser sight, but are trying to be "stealthy" on Nods...would a "regular", low-power red laser "burn out" Gen 1, Gen 2 NVGs from just "bloom" or "bounce back"? Is green a better/worse option? Provided one isn't breaking some obscure law...are there filters (key word, "cheap") that turn visible red/green into IR?

Response by LCDR Joshua Gillespie made Oct 11 at 2019 4:35 PM

LCDR Joshua Gillespie — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:35:58 -0400

Well-sort of had my question "answered" in a different way...sounds like no hunting on Nods unless you want to talk to the boys from TWRA. I'll just go over here and slap myself for imitating a brand new butter bar and "imagine" what it would be like to surprise the pee out of some coyotes. Hey-at least it saves me some $$$.

Response by SSG Gary Johnson made Oct 13 at 2019 2:42 AM

SSG Gary Johnson — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 02:42:36 -0400

Hunting Coyotes in Nevada, I'd say probably pretty good. Big Game, NIL.