Custom Night Vision | Laser Comparison 3.0

So here we are with the third iteration of an even more comprehensive laser comparison. This is our longest video yet and we decided to include some great lasers that have been requested, some of them even yet to hit the market. Follow along as Kevin tests and compares the features and differences with these lasers.
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0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Initial Thoughts
3:40 - Overview
4:22 - Mawl DA vs Mawl C1+
6:32 - 3EIR
8:03 - Steiner Dbal's
9:38 - LA5 UHP vs PEQ15 FP
12:49 - Perst 4
14:19 - Modlite IR850
15:08 - Wilcox Raid XE
16:55 - L3 NGAL
18:08 - EOTECH OGL
21:20 - Mawl DA vs Raid XE FP
23:08 - Mawl DA vs Radi XE CIV
24:54 - Mawl DA vs 3EIR
27:29 - 3EIR vs EOTECH OGL
29:26 - Outro

[@1BXB]

Lots of take aways from this. Thanks for your initiative and efforts making these.

[@customnightvision]

Thank you for watching!

[@svenskaskene199]

That intro, it’s like you spoke directly to my heart and wallet

[@customnightvision]

Good.

[@kevin11288]

getting in them jeans....

[@OnesandXeroes]

we love to hear it

[@aew0aew0]

Thanks Ben for getting back to me and answering my questions! I’ll be ordering my helmet from you all shortly. 🤘🏼

[@kevin11288]

Who’s Ben lol

[@zanearmstrong6776]

​@@kevin11288 owner of CNV

[@desertlarper8er1130]

The intro alone made me warm and fuzzy 😂

[@kevin11288]

Good

[@customnightvision]

like gran grans quilt.

[@Prepared_Mindset_Pod]

I love seeing these comparisons

[@customnightvision]

hell yeah

[@larrymarsico4059]

My Bino's, Exfil Bump, G24 mount setup literally just got here within the past hour!🙌😁💪🤙🇺🇸

[@kevin11288]

hell yeah. time to scare the neighbors.

[@OnesandXeroes]

looks like you’re in for a fun weekend!

[@KNJensen]

These videos are awesome. Thank you!

[@kevin11288]

No problem, thanks for watching!

[@customnightvision]

Glad you like them!

[@4MRRanch]

A fellow man of the people.. Kevin let me know if you guys would ever want to collab on some content! I appreciate yalls videos

[@lbountymanl]

Yeah both of yall came out with great ir comparisons. That would be dope!

[@customnightvision]

dude hit me up on ig @kevlarh88

[@OnesandXeroes]

kevin why are you so good at what you do? so profesh

[@customnightvision]

you are bias.

[@kevin11288]

You can’t tell I’m blushing through night vision.

[@davidmckechnie2640]

The DA is just so damn clean, flat, and consistent. No odd spills, petri dish, halos, or artifacts. I appreciate it more every day. And yes - They're more squared off, or scround, for lack of a better word, in person than they appear on camera. They're hefty. No denying that downside. But the upside of their heavy build is that they don't think SCARs are so tough.

[@customnightvision]

yeah, they're pretty neat. triple click to get full power is dumb though.

[@davidmckechnie2640]

@customnightvision agreed - but it's nice that it opens up another set of controls / features aside from just FP.

[@kevin11288]

@@davidmckechnie2640it’s also disgustingly heavy.

[@davidmckechnie2640]

Yup - It's hefty. But it'll probably outlive my SCAR heavies.

[@loganjohnson2677]

Hell yeah GP armory! That’s my boi Gar-bear! ❤

[@customnightvision]

You mean Officer Farva? he loves his Liter of cola and John Denver.

[@angelxterminator]

The features of the raid xe are not hard to understand imo, just has a few more than other lasers. Summary: up arrow, more power. Down arrow, less power. Short range illum=flood led, long range=laser. Pick the combo of features you like and program them to the button you want. Never change a setting again.

[@thegolflife7565]

I know BE Meyers is coming out with a new one that is going to have a full power IR illuminator with a Civ laser

[@customnightvision]

Really? I was not aware.

[@kevin11288]

rad

[@AndorJ]

Hopefully more lightweight

[@thegolflife7565]

@@customnightvisionDagir

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

Would like to see a DBAL A2 in the next one.

[@customnightvision]

Can i borrow one?

[@echomike7644]

Can you tell me the name of the instrumental?

[@SneakyKittyGameDev]

Nice comparison. Likely picking up a manticore-r from yall in the next 2-3 months. Any chance on a rpo vs boomslang vs carson video with pros/cons?

[@OnesandXeroes]

yes! we will be posting a boomslang comparison video soon!

[@SneakyKittyGameDev]

@@OnesandXeroes Sweet! Last up after that is to decide on whether or not supergains are worth it (still learning spec sheets)

[@customnightvision]

Yeah we gon do it.

[@SneakyKittyGameDev]

@@OnesandXeroes One request for this video if possible (or if you can respond here if you already know). How usable are those lenses with eye protection such as glasses or goggles. Do they push the lenses out to far infront of your face and lose the added FOV?

[@nipsy_lafett]

Thanks boo

[@customnightvision]

no problem. Thanks for watching.

[@jarvish.1898]

Thanks

[@kevin11288]

You’re welcome

[@customnightvision]

Welcome

[@dmaraschky1]

Perst 4 and a Goonbeam IR850. Heard mixed opinions about goonbeam, but the 850IR is the most intense IR light I've used/seen

[@kevin11288]

Perst 4s are also hit or miss on quality

[@dmaraschky1]

@@kevin11288 I've heard that, I must've gotten a decent one, but it is also hangsout on my 10.5 so its not getting super abused

[@customnightvision]

thank you for participating.

[@cdun6969]

Wish you did the dbal a2 😢 I just sold my a3 for an a2 haven’t gotten to use it yet

[@customnightvision]

I dont have one,

[@joejoeseesingtons]

Eotech OGL 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Militaristics]

thanks again for sharing & comparing. I noticed some units have a splash on the ground and some do not. the MAWL's throw all their energy down range while the RAID FP and others drop some on the ground on the way down range. if the NV PHD could speak to that effect a little, I'm sure both myself & others would like to know your thoughts on this effect. the Modlite IR 850 had a huge amount of spill, just like mine does, it usually auto gates my NOD's with its spill and bloom. I know it's a big ask, but could you show what lasers & illuminators look like from the side view? if someone was downrange but off to the side to avoid direct exposure but still able to see what these devices give off when from off center view? what would someone not in line of sight see when you use them? how much extra IR energy is thrown out all around the shooter by the devices? does it light up the trees all around you or is the energy focused down range so when you are off axis you see a limited amount. I have never seen a test of how much devices bloom and expose the shooter. basically, how fast will you be kilt in da street if/when you use your laser. lastly, I agree the Villian diffuser caps should be on your PEQ's and D2's without fail or delay, they are great at going from indoor flood to outdoor throw instantly. very good upgrade and probably should be included with any non VCEL laser without an easy way to adjust the divergence.

[@customnightvision]

ok this is a lot lol. the spill is very minimal and from a down range perspective they all look fairly similar because the intensity of the emitter will far surpass any marginal spill. if you're concerned with near pear threats and concealment while using night vision the common position is, dont actively emit in the open at a minimum. Passive aiming would be sop.

[@kevin11288]

What he said.

[@thomaswgoodwiniii]

Another note here is that he was only running the MAWL on triple click which is the smallest most distance oriented beam. The short and midrange will throw more flood out there

[@thegolflife7565]

Are you guys going to have the BE Meyers DAGIR?

[@customnightvision]

maybe.

[@smartlifestyleeveryday3336]

Can you give like a rating scale to all of them to put them in perspective?

[@customnightvision]

no, we leave it up to you to decide so that we dont seem bias. the truth is they are all great and which is best depends on you and your budget.

[@michalis75]

Me watching this under my weighted blanket 😮

[@customnightvision]

schooch over. lets watch together.

[@christianjamesen4411]

In the world of Vscel illuminators, I don't know why peqs are still as popular as they are. I know when you tighten down the illuminator they are insanely bright, but a clean illumination does so much more for PID. Is it soley because the ability to punch through photonic barriers?

[@kevin11288]

Price dude lol

[@customnightvision]

monies

[@schmick125]

How about laser only??? Which one would you choose personally etc

[@kevin11288]

The lasers are all very similar, the full powers vary a bit due to output but the restricted lasers all look the same

[@charlesl5226]

It’s crazy to me how there is all these new and better LAMs out there even the LA5 and yet the marine corps and the army still issues out peq15’s and 16’s.

[@customnightvision]

peq15s are solid though.

[@gwashington65]

So what is the best recommendation for a unit with IR laser and illuminator, for under 1k? Thanks

[@kevin11288]

The DIR one

[@gwashington65]

@@kevin11288 Thanks!

[@customnightvision]

this

[@gwashington65]

@customnightvision the dir-one is $600 and has no illuminator. Or the one-v with illuminator is $1500. Is having an illuminator worth the extra 1k? Thanks.

[@thegolflife7565]

Which are your top three favorites?

[@customnightvision]

Raid, DIRV, NGAL in no specific order.

[@legendsneverdie25]

Wait… wut? The DIR-1 is a Vscel illuminator and ir laser?

[@kevin11288]

DIR-1V sorry

[@lbountymanl]

Did a shit job Kevin. Make another video 😅 On a real note, thanks again. Going to have to pay yall another visit for a laser soon.

[@customnightvision]

Hell yeah, i do what i can man. We appreciate you.

[@TheLonelyBarber]

Bro my autism just obsessed so hard… also does F/M stand for finding munchies?

[@kevin11288]

😂😂😂

[@noonce]

I just got my NVGs, and am ready for a laser. I'm liking the DIR-V, but might it be worth it to wait for the Holosun Iris at 40% the price of the DIR-V? Thoughts?

[@kevin11288]

I wasn’t impressed with it.

[@kevin11288]

The dirv crushes it in output

[@kentanyamartin8313]

Dirv and they dnt pay me

[@noonce]

DIR-V without a remote switch seems to be pretty decent with that button placement. I kinda don't wanna run another switch besides the wml.

[@kentanyamartin8313]

@@noonce me either I got the arisaka upgraded version as well and the switch doesn’t activate the light but it’s not needed

[@fujimi715]

Love the inappropriate jokes and not give a fuck attitude. Thats how i am. Too many people/companies are pussies now a days.

[@kevin11288]

Real talk

[@fujimi715]

@@kevin11288 I simply speak the truth. Me and this dude in the video would get along great. 1. No fucks given:✅️ 2. Obviously mental deficiencies:✅️ 3. Buying expensive shit like nods:✅️

[@kevin11288]

@@fujimi715dude I’m the guy in the video 😂

[@fujimi715]

@kevin11288 oh like literally? Shit I only know the name of the company not the individual lol.

[@kevin11288]

Yeah man lol @@fujimi715

[@johnl-cz2qg]

Thank you for showing the Modlite IR head. I use one with a DBAL A3. I noticed that the Modlite IR heads are no longer on there website. Do you know if they discontinued them??? Thank You. Great video! :)

[@kevin11288]

Idk but we have a bunch if you want one.