Alternative (non-bootleg) Budget IR Devices

[@frankholub4673]

The Wii sensor bar is my favorite budget IR device

[@AmbuBadger]

Must be for the new _Duck Hunt_ game, but you _can_ shoot the dog... _and you're the ATF instead of a hunter._

[@lambchop777]

Why the hell am I watching this, I barely have flashlight's on any of my rifles.

[@steveg2277]

Honestly, I don’t know why people watch this stuff. Same shit over and over. Gonna find another video lol.

[@PMCKoala]

It’s like watching house hunters

[@DustyGamma]

Wait, you guys -are getting paid?- have rifles?

[@fujimi715]

Doesn't mean you shouldn't learn. When I first watched a video on the DBAL A3 I didn't have nods, IR, Daniel Defense, etc. One day you might be able to afford this stuff

[@Scarredfan]

Take a ranger band and strap one on! It doesn't have to be a mounted light...

[@lynx-alpha2073]

Great I literally just bought a bootleg M600V and then Brass Facts senses this disturbance in the warp and comes out with all the beter choices

[@certoner]

😝 i have four of the china m300v's. decent flashlight. im waiting for one of them to spontaneously combust.

[@lynx-alpha2073]

@@certoner I mean theyre not Olights

[@EmberArcher]

Simple man: brass facts, click

[@gheka35]

Especially whit a title that attracts me … the poor

[@umbrellasecurityforces1074]

Me, a shooter with no NODs at all "ah, this will be an excellent watch! Very relevant to me and my needs (I wish I had NODs)".

[@coyoteoaty4]

Simple as

[@declineofthewest.]

Why do I see “I’m a simple man ….. “ on every video I click on?

[@harryazzole7814]

Whenever someone finally decides to open up 321s and put a stronger illuminator in it, that'll be a golden market.

[@CiviTac]

The iris tho would kill that market because it’s essentially the same price but with VCSEL

[@SpecOpsGear]

I opened an ls321 awhile ago and the laser is potted, so tough to swap a stronger emitter

[@Saboteur_91]

@@SpecOpsGeartoo bad you couldn’t swap it but it’s kinda nice to find out it’s built really well

[@SpecOpsGear]

@@Saboteur_91 made well, i REALLY wish i could a full power illuminator version though.

[@compulsivegunbuyer]

The content that keeps me coming back

[@tylerfrogley1227]

Also, CTF2s appear to be back in production. I’ve already gotten an email about them from the company that bought them out

[@turdferguson2863]

I got on the preorder so we'll see. Now if b.e. Meyers can just chill out with the cost of a KIJI id be set.

[@TheMsdos25]

​@@turdferguson2863 z-bolt makes a focusable IR head for $288, though you might have to buy their adapter with it if the CTF is still using the legacy 6v pattern.

[@CutlassOutdoors]

TLR VIR II seems like a pretty awesome solution for a pistol at pistol ranges (where flood is a good thing), but shows its limitations quickly when you try to push it past that use case. It's probably really handy for most real-world uses (i.e. flat range larping at 25 yards and chasing off trash pandas at 2am), but maybe not as handy as a PEQ15 alternative on your primary fighting rifle.

[@turdferguson2863]

There is a TLR VIR 2 shroud from code 4 defense for running it on something besides a pistol. I have a TLR VIR 2 on my glonk but it would be better suited on something with a solid rail as Glocks have some flex in different temps, or if your grip is really tight.

[@Saboteur_91]

I’m still hoping Laserspeed makes a LAM that rivals Holosun in reliability. They need to send Brassfacts a M6TR to review already

[@CiviTac]

One of these chinesium companies is going to take this market. I think the somogear ngal has probably done it already but it hasn’t been out long enough yet for people to admit it’s as reliable as required

[@Peterkass235]

Never seen an lsm3 go down. I got a few buddies that have them on rental guns and they have been absolutely abused. I just ordered a lsm6r or whatever the gen 2 with the crane plug. I’m sure it will be fine I had an lsm3 for about 18 months with zero issues

[@nickpetrowski6873]

I got the gen 1 m6, it's legit. I just got the gen 2 and they fixed everything I didn't like about it. It's worth picking up.

[@kmhMESA]

Running the blazer + red dot combo. Love it

[@Onc3Holy]

Came for the Nova, stayed for the Facts

[@2crakd]

Nova Facts. New channel name.

[@conceptualconcepts6.9]

Love the Z-bolt blazer IR. Have a few and they’re very cash money

[@alexisdetocqueville9964]

Thing has crazy power. Best bang for your buck in the entire night vision game.

[@j5m1v8g]

I marked my VIR2 cross bolt head with thin paint lines. I removed it, and remounted it to that same tension point. Loss of zero was not noticeable at 25yds with my AR9. Im sure at longer range it’d show, but its eye-box accurate inside of 25yds. The Code4 Defense spill reducer is great for the money and has the added benefit of guarding the function switch. Great video.

[@m.7n6]

As much as I miss owning nods I just didn't train with it enough to use nods, of my ir devices. I had a nice pvs7d with a three clean ass gen 3 mx10130 image intensifiers, I had a surefire km1d IR/white light vampire light bezel on a good arisaka body and surefire tailcap, I had a nice holosun le117 green vis/ir aiming laser module I had a eotech exps3 with nv mode and a good quality set of Zenitco on my AK74 i got rid of it all and I regret it, but I only really shot once or twice a month with that stuff at night and mainly went on night walks with my nods on and realized it was just useless stuff for me.

[@mattg9971]

Best part about the Zbolt back caps is that you can then use the Insight dual switch they made for the sopmod kits

[@Peterkass235]

Do they work well?

[@mattg9971]

@@Peterkass235 yea. No problems so far. I havent tortured tested one or submerged it. But its been on my favorite rifle that I send fairly hard for prob a year or so now and its been fine.

[@alexisdetocqueville9964]

@@mattg9971 Very interesting. I have to try that out. My Unity TAPS Sync has been giving me a lot of issues lately. Takes (imo) a perfect setup and introduces a weak point.

[@jbag7641]

Got a holosun LE117 from primary arms, and an arisaka 600 w/ an IR head for a hair over 500. Been good enough for basement and backyard larping so far. Aiming to marry them with a unity axon and call it a day

[@GWOTalchem]

This is the way

[@turdferguson2863]

Have you heard of CTF photonics?

[@michaeltapscott6109]

I did exactly this and it works insanely well

[@Saboteur_91]

That’s a great deal. Must’ve gotten them both on sale I imagine.

[@RomanCatholic001]

I was looking at doing the same with the ex ir250 to save some weight. How is the flood on the ariska light?

[@DPolk98]

Oh I get it! The NV ecosystem is pain!

[@tylertapp131]

Good stuff, 2 of my favorites as of late, ive been using are the Holosun LE321 and the Defense Distributors Rovyvon GL4 Pro. That gl4 has been a real game changer for my mp5k.

[@harryazzole7814]

I don’t know why the Arisaka IR250 is so overlooked. It's all the performance of a good (albeit non-focus) illuminator with the convenience of a standard Surefire Scout body. Pair it with whatever LAM you want and a dual switch and you're golden for IR use. If you REALLY need white light on your night gun as well for whatever reason, there's the Surefire Micro that's basically non-existent on the front end of a gun in terms of weight and size.

[@BrassFacts]

i don't really think it's worth it over other options. The surefire is about the same price, with bundled functionality. And the zbolt has way more throw.

[@carpenoctem5421]

@@BrassFactsI too was questioning why the Arisaka and Modlite IR heads weren’t included in this. I guess I see your point, but when I can pick up an IR250 for like 130 beans on tacswap… I’d argue it’s a competitor. I’ve got the Echo Arms setup you showed with the blazer, except with modlite and IR250. Does pretty well on my GHM9

[@alexisdetocqueville9964]

FINALLY someone covers Z-Bolt. I own two DBALs but my main rifle has an LS117 and Zbolt IR/malkoff setup and when i shoot with others it either blows theirs out of the water or goes toe to toe with much more expensive devices. Love that thing. Really the only downside is the Unity switch needed to run it. Also note that Zbolt is releasing their own full VCSEL LAM modeled a bit like a MAWL, msrp $1500. Holding high hopes for that.

[@triviszla1536]

oh mighty algorithm, take my comment and my like; send this video to the masses!!

[@caateyeddevils9228]

I got a broken ctf-1 from a buddy. 2 hours of trouble shooting later, and it works again 🤘🏻 had a bad ground connection between the board and case.

[@BlueJayWaters]

*me who bought a digital NVG30 and a nightcap* yeah I can spare a few bucks

[@johndoe-ss1fn]

I dont even know why i watch this here in Germany where we cant have ANY of the mentioned stuff, heck i Just enjoy his videos i guess

[@BrassFacts]

I appreciate watching anyway.

[@andersalbertsson215]

I know it’s also discontinued, but the Fenix TK-25IR is excellent, if large. Equal to the Modlite 850 in IR but also has 1000 lumens of white light at a 1/4 turn

[@mdlassel]

ive been wondering why these guys dont run high output IR flashlights on their rifle instead. you can easily get high output IR convoy flashlights for like $30 that can pack a ton of output, and you can even pot them yourself if you're handy.

[@MyLonewolf25]

@@mdlasselbecause they have too much flood and not enough throw

[@mdlassel]

@@MyLonewolf25 makes sense. still would need a laser.

[@RCCompton1]

Nova is back!!!! Those few videos without her scared me!

[@nabby119]

I pray the IRIS delivers

[@philrab]

Same.

[@nickpetrowski6873]

Laserspeed m6 gen 2, full power, around 1k. Our store sells them for $800. The gen 2 fixed all the quirks of the gen 1, better performance then a peq 15. Waterproof, rated for 50bmg, crane plug, smallish and lightweight. I bought a ls321 first, homogear ngal second, then the gen 1 m6. I wish never bought the first 2 with the gen2 m6 out now.

[@santanagamingcinema]

I shoot a lot under night vision. I have to LA5 clones on my HK MR556 and on my Scar 17. I couldn't ask for them to perform any better. I haven't tested how water proof they are nor exposed them to extreme temperatures but they both hold zero, dont flicker, return to zero when I take them off and place them back onto the rifles. The only issue I had was the post diffuser coming off one of the units that sits on the HK.

[@2ANLA]

The LS321 and the Streamlight are the best all-around modules here. This is why many opt for some of the better Chinese modules.

[@conrad792]

My gl4 fp is decent at 600 yd ir laser performance. The green laser is sick. White light of 400 lumens is very poor, but it is something. The ir light is good to 125 yds or so. Great for pcc. 3eir dirv is my next purchase.

[@darthmartinez]

I really like the Z-Bolt Blazer LED Infrared Illuminator Light Head if you just want a illuminator it fits on surefire light bodies and has a adjustable dial that can adjust from 4 to 25 degrees. Just the head alone is 228$ so its worth it to just buy the whole kit for 388$. Just make sure you know which switch is IR and which one is white light when your out running NV with your friends.

[@welderdude1]

Z-Bolt makes great IR and WL options. I run their IR head with an Arasaka body 18650 along with my ZenitCo Perst 4 which has a crane port so they link.

[@RomanCatholic001]

When did they start making yhe perst 4 with a crane switch?

[@welderdude1]

@@RomanCatholic001 freedom engineering did my Perst mod.

[@yzhou05]

Can confirm X400V is good (enough) for 1 particular platform: nightvision capable shotgun. More specifically a Demonstrated Concepts “trash cannon”aka birdshead grip / stockless shotgun that needs a front handstop, which the X400V works well as with its relatively flat rear end.

[@chrisgoober712]

Our beloved Ryan has feelings to

[@BrassFacts]

he's a clone, when he develops feelings, we will replace him with a newer model.

[@chrisgoober712]

@@BrassFactsfair

[@Dliverance]

I emailed the owner of 3eir about the Vulcan head because I was really hoping to get one. He said there was some issues with return to zero when changing batteries. My guess is that they couldn’t get that issue sorted. I currently run a laserspeed m6 crane port. It ran me 1k and it’s super capable. D2 performance with 1/2 the size.

[@CantonSecurity]

Are you on Finasteride for your hair yet? If not, you should seriously consider getting on it as well as a topical minoxidil. I hadn’t watched your vids in a while and when I recently started watching again I’ve noticed the thinning in the front. Those products will help a lot, they were a God send for me. I would suggest a b vitamin or better yet a multivitamin along with a collagen supplement and your hair stack is complete. You have dedicated your life to preparing us for the fight, now I’m just returning the favor in the fight against the inevitable, male pattern baldness. Great video and keep up the good work, we are all rooting for you.

[@yzhou05]

😅😂🤣🤣

[@philrab]

I have an LS321 on my rifle, and a VIR 2 on my PCC. Keep holding out hope for something with tolerable price to performance ratio that isn’t a brick or Chinesium.

[@revolverDOOMGUY]

Everyone i know who wants to enter the night vision scene is just waiting for the holosun iris to release. Even if the Iris itself won't be the perfect product it will at least push other companies to produce something similar in terms of price-quality and finally have civillian LAMs that are not a semi-scam.

[@yellow9616]

Just got a ls321 off of gafs for 530 bones. Excited to test it out

[@Sophistry0001]

Your intro was verbatim about me. Maybe that illumination only for ~300 would be a good pair with a LVPO piggyback red dot for ballin on a budget.

[@PDevoLi]

Planning on taking he leap into a Tanto setup by the end of the year as long as my wife doesn't cut my fun time allowance lol. But I have been reading more about this Holosun Iris coming out. Hopefully its a game changer as I would need like 3 of them...

[@DJ-fd4qk]

The Inforce WMLx has an IR version for under $200, I’d consider that budget IR

[@protectpersevere2030]

Heyyy the video I’ve been waiting for 👏. Picked up a ir blazer and it’s been awesome. Also on the watch for the vscel version.

[@John_Prophet]

I wish Villian weapon systems would look at the LS321, give us a better means to focus it.

[@wyldechild7122]

I feel this in my bones brother

[@toddinfl]

Stellar vid, Brock. Don't forget about the Luna optics ELIR 3 designator.

[@politicalpolarbear]

I felt that Baofeng comment.

[@TheMsdos25]

PSA has the DBAL-RL on sale for 1k right now. Have you ever tried one of those? I didn't even know it existed until 10 minutes ago.

[@Hoplopfheil]

I have one. It's unbelievably bad.

[@SS-tr5ru]

That blazer seems insanely good

[@jakjakman]

Hey when is that Holosun Iris supposed to come out?

[@BrassFacts]

i dunno.

[@carbon8ed]

Reddit says likely next month, but it's reddit so take that with half a grain of salt

[@evey0259]

2025. Not joking.

[@ryanestes7331]

​@@carbon8ed problem is apparently FDA approval, they are dragging their feet

[@chipskylurk1937]

my lgs says they’re receiving their’s within the next 2 months but take that with a grain of salt

[@paulmorang8340]

Bro I BEEN saying fuck these lasers, why do we not just use dots with vampire lights to kick the weight off the guns, have consistent zeroes, and keep the muscle memory of how we shoot otherwise?? Civilian modules suck , are expensive, are heavy, and it’s a different method of shooting than how we primarily train using an optic. The innovation in the firearms community should be going toward creating a vampire light with a good white light output and not compromising anything by integrating a laser.

[@Brimwald]

Great point

[@BrassFacts]

if you're wondering why: It's very cumbersome, and awkward in a lot of shooting positions that involve cover. As soon as you crane your head forward the nod got straight into the back of the optic.

[@mike-yd4py]

Obvious answer here is monolithic top rails and scout mount a dot so far forward Jeff cooper would blush.

[@paulmorang8340]

@@mike-yd4py I’ve never had an issue getting behind an Aimpoint on a Unity as long as magnifier isn’t behind it

[@johnl-cz2qg]

@@BrassFacts Maybe you should try a 2.91 HYDRA or LERNA mount and you won't have that problem because I don't!

[@snakebite210]

Brassfacts Friday 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@thomaseric8662]

The algorithm requires engagement

[@kenyonpio6867]

Can you do a review on your OCL polonium cans? I’ve been trying to find a decent review of them and nobody is as thorough as I know one from this channel would be

[@Jooglesberry]

Buddy has a Laserspeed M6TR and it seems like the best for the money LAM on the market right now.

[@mikeiso8963]

Did a night vision photo shoot 2 days ago and dropped my Canon R5 and 28-70L this intro gave me flashbacks

[@TheTexasPatriot-wj2zy]

Completely off topic but…what’s your opinion on red right hand’s 20” lmg upper with binary lower/trigger combo for a civilian IAR role in a SHTF situation…i personally like the idea having at least one person in a group to have suppressive fire capabilities

[@dd-km2ne]

CTF2 is badass

[@st0n333d]

I got a civi dbal for 9hunnid and got fleeced for a fp one. Its fun.

[@purpleshogun64888]

You ever do a review on that VOTATU V840 Green Laser/IR Laser Light Combo?

[@nickspence8897]

Focustripp is doing reviews on all the amazon garbage lasers

[@HesperianWanderer]

@ 9:17, anyone know who makes that picatinny rail section with the thumb ledge?

[@michalis75]

Is that an alps mountaineering tent? Pretty sure I have the same one 😅

[@LeifyGuy]

I wish literally anyone else would make a good vampire light, my m600v has been at surefire for 6 weeks on warranty repair with no word from surefire

[@IcyReaper]

I think the main question for this vid is: Has that AK been properly bitched about by Hop?

[@xXjOmAmMaXx]

I'm glad the USNV product didn't come to fruition, they can finally focus on selling all that 3m vinyl they got to attempt to strong arm small businesses

[@turdferguson2863]

Oof what happened with USNV that's where I got two tubes

[@Itsdamnitjeremy]

I don't think I'll ever be able to afford night vision but between you and Hop, if I ever do, at least I will know more than the average person 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ChelseaOnFire]

Malkoff IR heads for Surefire bodies bro. Try the highest power option.

[@BrassFacts]

it's worse, because then you need two lights. (White/IR) and at that point I think the Zbolt does it better with a much more aggressive throw.

[@splashysiren]

You get 8 hours of sleep, i wake up everytime my fan turns off. We are not the same.

[@u7u9u8]

I needed this rn

[@Just_A_Gun_Guy]

The invisible sight MAWL clones actually have really good reviews. For a Chinese clone

[@pdxmarine1430]

OK, it was hard to pay attention to anything you said after you dropped the bomb that the CTF was coming back!

[@VoFALT]

Check out the IS-EG NGAL clone if you have not already it's actually good. 4MR ranch did a good video going over it. Unlike the Somogear it actually has decent recoil lugs.

[@carpenoctem5421]

No discussion on the Malkoff/Arisaka or Modlite IR light heads?

[@BrassFacts]

I'm not a fan.

[@Ian-jt2kl]

Steiner CQBL for the win

[@Petfromyigo653]

Please do a review on the robinson armament xcr m in 556 ? Shtf rifle or end of dayz rifle. Is it worthy ?

[@TheRif33]

I have masada levels of hype for the iris.

[@conrad792]

What are your thoughts on the invisible sight ngal mark 4?

[@RouseDas]

Picked up my Z-Bolt dual light combo a few weeks ago. Working on getting a suppressor, I noticed it sits very tight on the handguard. Did you have any issues with the light combo when shooting supressed?

[@rekoobnad187]

What no love for the guys rocking pvs7

[@Masta_E]

There are dozens of us!

[@rekoobnad187]

@@Masta_E Only dozens of us. We are the true gangsters

[@PistoleroJesse]

No mention of Malkoff heads on Arisaka bodies?

[@BrassFacts]

imo, it's just a worse variant of both the surefire or the zbolt depending on what your objective is

[@nategregoire7898]

365 raider

[@SmileyShoots]

Holosun IRIS is our only hope…

[@conrad792]

3eir dir-v is double the money and likely twice the quality.

[@Slivyr]

Yoda Scream @ 9:47 o(≧▽≦)o

[@billangell6478]

I have 3 setups. Ls321 I got $500 (shitty illum but works for the mod I’m running it on) 3eir laser and x300v with a sync switch (I think this is the peak setup for under 1k) Raid xe civ model (big flex but man it’s the best civ unit you can get)

[@eaglesblades]

Laserspeed M6 TR will be the saviour. I hope.

[@rbell2915]

I am really looking forward to getting mine.

[@jwcross6110]

How’s the Rugged Alaskan?

[@dothedewinme]

Huh, no brass, as one of the poors, no I didn’t know passive aiming has a really short window where it can be used as night

[@Baron0000]

See a discord behind you, you have your own community server?

[@jurpo6]

No mention of the peq2, the best lam under 1000…

[@slappomatthew]

Any IR aiming laser, Arisaka IR250 ir illuminator and a unity taps sync /video

[@BrassFacts]

that's a dual light setup, at which point the zbolt seems to be better in my eyes

[@wkinch71]

Yo, you gotta link where I can sell these kids?

[@compted10]

What can is that on the ak?

[@coltonowens2742]

Has anyone tried adding a standalone ir laser to the Blazer combo?

[@BrassFacts]

you could, but man, that's a lot of bullshit on a gun.

[@gfdemt917]

Ctf 2 is available for preorder

[@patrickhenderson488]

Printer ink status is crazy

[@CupidChud]

Spending an extra $20 and 30 minutes of work on a $250 laser to fix their bad mounts is still more worth it for new people imo.

[@JacobBrown-sx7qp]

how to do you fix their mounts?

[@CupidChud]

@@JacobBrown-sx7qp FMA PEQ15 mount. Requires some grinding to fit.

[@MoonMoon-gu2ge]

(Me who doesn't even own nods) indeed.

[@rays.5764]

I barely even consider getting the cheapest red dot I can find.

[@edwinku5651]

Wii sensor is underrated

[@HanSolo_Official]

Brock, Im wanting a zbolt IR head to get a bit more range out of my PVS24, Is that realistic?

[@BrassFacts]

for sure. Especially if you have it running solo at the moment.

[@HanSolo_Official]

@@BrassFacts Hell yeah! I appreciate the response dude.