Calling all laser nerds

we used to have threads about weaponized light beams.
well now I need you guys again. please point me towards a chink site and tell us all what kind of specifics we need to look for when selecting a laser.

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can I find anything good for between 150 to 200$?
also what kind of goggles do I need to get so I dont blind myself when the no knock raid happens.

You want higher power, and lower beam divergence. The spec that you won't see, is can it survive the recoil.

You need goggles that block the wavelength of the laser that you have chosen. Be aware, you are blocking a visible light laser, so the goggles will be darker since they are blocking part of the visible light spectrum.

I haven't dabbled with laser pointers in years but there are some general factoids I can provide which may be of assistance.

To the best of my knowledge, the higher end of power you will find in commonly available handheld laser pointers is probably around 9 Watts and that involves using multiple diodes and lenses to converge the beams and the end result is kind of a shitty square profile beam that is just super powerful. Sanwu makes a 7W one apparently which is legit. Most you'll find range from 1W to 4W and are ample bright.

There is a large community of DIYers/homebuilders that make their own laser pointers from old flashlight shells. You can buy these on laserpointerforums. They are pretty neat.

532nm is the brightest wavelength available. It's also the most expensive and hardest to find in any sort of meaningful power. All the high power builds are done using 445nm or 405nm which is blue. Green is exponentially brighter than blue, a 1w green will look brighter than a 10w blue

most laser pointer goggles are broad spectrum so any generic pair should be fine. keep in mind these aren't designed to prevent any sort of direct exposure so you still need to be super careful. they'll just prevent retina damage from indirect exposure like reflection or something

Magnetrons are cheaper.

Get a cutting LASER and nigger-rig it to a power supply

Wish sells 14 watt engraving lasers that will also plenty blind.

huh?
yeah but dont I want something with a broad beam?
how do I find those?

Naw, just shove it through a scatter/defractor

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