youre making amazing detailed reviews with fact backed data and the proper tools (such as the $300 laser tester) to make educated reviews. thats huge when a lot of people just throw around their opinions. keep up the good work its awesome to see
I had the same issue with the handguard that came on my Adams Arms P2 .308 AR10. I'm pretty sure they use a Samson handguard. I ended up taking some shim stock and put it inside the rail grabber. Once I did that, all the wiggle and teeter tooter went away. I ended up replacing that handguard with Adams Arms newer AARS handguard. That version didn't need the shim stock, and the NGAL mounted up nice and tight by itself. Haven't had any other issues at all with the NGAL. Say what you want, but I'll take it for the price I paid. I am eager to see your video on the IS-EG NGAL model. Also, do you have any plans to do a review of the IS MK4 NGAL?
It doesn’t wobble at all on my sig mcx. I really do believe it depends on the rail. I’ll have to throw it on my mk18 to see if it’s as rock solid on the RIS 2😊
It may be a chinesium “toy” but it’s certainly a way around the whole night vision and aiming device gatekeepers. I can’t justify paying an arm and a leg.
It makes hits under nods and holds zero not to mention its full power unlike those gay nuetered civilian lasers. So the gucci queers can overpay all they want Idc ill use the money i saved on ammo to actually train with
Mine is still going strong after about 750 rounds.. banged it on a door frame a week ago pretty hard and it still is holding zero. Pretty impressed with this thing…
I have enjoyed the zeroing process of my Somogear NGAL. Telluric makes zeroing targets for the NGAL. I bought a pack and got to work. (It was too much fun to really be work. Honestly, I just enjoy shooting.) I was looking for the actual (functional) filters but have not found any that are sold to non-military/non-law enforcement. When I used the unit with my ATN X_Sight ii HD, I could not see the difference in adjustments made to the illuminator. Having said that, though, I saw some rings in the ATN scope and those rings got wider and narrower when turning the knob. I did not experience the rail wobble that many others have experienced. All in all, I am really pleased with this purchase. Thank you for your coverage of this product,
I’m glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience. Somo should pay me commission.. I’m sure my vids are selling them lots of units lol
Well, this makes me feel better about the one I bought yesterday based on other reviews. Thank you for the followup as it is always nice to get more data and more use beyond initial shots.
I’m not saying their QC is perfect, but you have pretty good odds of having a very enjoyable unit for the money. Their customer service seems pretty solid too. Not sure if you saw my initial review but I reach out out to them about the lack of hardware for the pressure pad, and they sent it out right away.
The longer I use it; the more confident I am in telling people it’s one of the best options for under $500. Would I take it to war? Absolutely no. Will it be a phenomenal flat range toy? HELL YES.
@@4MRRanch when you say you wouldn't take it to war, is that's because you don't trust it's reliability? Or because you have a few better better LAM's
@@lINORSEMANIl I would take this over no LAM, but I would not default to a clone as a primary choice. The somogear is not waterproof, so you’d have to be careful in the field to not water log it.
For the mouting issue, I wiggled that metal clip under the flathead screw abit with finger and then it fit and tightend perfectly on my MCMR 10 handguard
One point I also want to make about the offset between the IR and the visible laser is more a question than anything, and it's when are you going to be shooting anything at distance with the visible laser anyways? I'm far more concerned about the accuracy of the IR laser, since the visible laser is only important to me for either marking for squad mates or for CQB.
Well ideally if they were perfectly co aligned you could zero either with your optic at 100+ yards, making any offset negligible as you get closer and also not having to use night vision to accomplish this. I still don’t think it’s too bad for the price point
Yeah I agree that being able to daylight zero without having to put guesswork into it or use special targets is a big factor in visible lasers. But I'm just saying it's not a deal breaker since I would be prioritizing the IR. I think that the new gen 2 ngal (if that's what you have) is starting to look like a good option for people on a budget. I run a full power PEQ and I love it but that's two grand a lot of people may not have. @@4MRRanch
Nice work sir, I have one and I'm very happy with it :) it's much brighter than most LAMs, I put it up against my friends mawl and the somo was a lot stronger even on low, some people may not like that, it can potentially autogate your nods but for longer range illumination and spotting it's great.
I appreciate your help in appealing to the almighty TH-cam algorithm. I was honestly curious to know the specs, and hadn’t seen anyone actual take one for the team and buy a meter lol
I get where you are coming from on the offset, but tolerance stacking is a thing - and that's something the market would want to consider if they are cutting corners in other places. Including bloom.
Thanks for your work man.. I got one based off your other video. It is on a Scar 17, holding up so far after firing with it and slamming it onto a railing really hard a bunch of times (if it's gonna break it's gonna break now!). After sending back a Steiner for warranty I was up for trying new stuff.
I contacted somogear about the mount bc I had the same issue. They sent me a new mount screw asap and it’s rock solid on all of my rails with very little torque.
Excellent content. Is there a specific rating of protective eyewear to protect against IR lasers you recommend or are any generic laser eye pro acceptable.
I just got reviewing a SMSlaser XK68 IR, I'd be really interested to see what your tool says in terms of laser output. I can send it to ya for review if you want! Great vid!
Would love to see this. I can send you mine too. I jb welded my mount to the unit itself. If you wanted to factor out the shift of zero between the mount and the unit, this is the way to do it. Its held up pretty good to a few drop tests I did. It looks like sms is working on a new version of the xk68 where the mount is built into the unit, lower profile too.
Fantastic data points, earned yourself a sub. Is beam divergence adjustable for the IR illuminator, like on the PEQ15 (1-105mrad)? Would also be awesome to know the measured beam divergence on these NGALs - it can be directly measured (pain in the ass though), or using beam profilers/wavefront sensors. Not sure if that device you have is capable of measuring it, but would be good data nonetheless. The 16.8mW peak on the vis laser is definitely stronger than the peak of the PEQ15, but not all that concerning if you’re not viewing it directly (shining into your eyes) or firing it in a highly reflective environment. IIRC the peq15’s vis laser is 5mW (standard laser pointer limit), its IR laser 27.5mW, and illuminator 45mW maximum - that’s admittedly from memory though. But yeah, this thing definitely falls into class 3B territory, lol
Yes the illuminator divergence is adjustable. I compare it to a couple illuminators on the initial review that’s on my channel. This clone can’t get super tight or super wide, but is an improvement over their peq 15 clone
Oh, I apologize for being confusing lol. I was referring to the basic ngal from spec precision, the one with no upgrades. I really want the custom one that the guy from foundindustry builds but can’t stomach the year long waiting period. So it looks like either somogear or the basic eg one for me 😢seems like SG would be the better option out of those two
I’m very curious to see how these compare to the real deal. Currently trying to work something out to compare to the real thing near term. Other the the divergence of the illuminator, how much better/worse is the somo based on your experience?
@@4MRRanch I've had the L3 for just under a year at this point and the Somo for maybe 4 months. The illuminator is really the winner for the Somo since it is vcsel. The real NGAL doesn't have near as clean of an illuminator - and let's be honest: if you are getting a full power unit, it's not for the laser it's for the illum. The real NGAL has a better, tighter laser but I haven't checked divergence. The Somo has significantly more bloom than either of my real ones.
Do yourself a favor, get the Wheeler deluxe screwdriver bit set to use with your torque wrench. 30 in-lb WILL damage screws when you use the wrong size bit. Well worth the money
I have a Somo NGAL Gen3. I have over 3,000 rounds on it and no zero shift yet. No rail play or teeter on my 11.5" URGI or Spear LT either. Curious if the Gen4 will have these issues?!
For list/research purposes. I have the red ngal somo and it isnt compatible with my 300blk psa jakl upper. But does work with my magpul pic rail i put on the side of my rifle
have you noticed any momentary shut offs when firing? something that would make it look like flashing downrange. other videos have mentioned that kind of issue.
I'd love to see a comparison of the Somogear, IS-EG, and the invisible sight mk4. It seems that there is a lot of redeeming qualities of the Mk4 over the other two but at the cost of a little more mula.
This movement only happens on this particular rail, zero play on my other rails. If I had to make it work, I would, but it works great on my other setups so I’m not too worried about it just reporting some potential concerns
I bought mine a couple months ago, It has stood up to 5.56 so far, only gripes are that some of my zeroing turrets don't click anymore and the IR laser is too damn bright (ND filters for the NGAL are impossible to find)
Look into invisible sight. That’s what I’ll be comparing this unti to. They have a $500 and $1000 version. I think this is what you’re seeking, BUT it’s aluminum like the real NGAL
This might be a dumb question, but at 4:07 you write that you are looking around to prevent damaging the tubes. Is the laser dangerous for tubes even if it's not pointed directly to the objective?
It’s such a powerful source of IR light that it can absolutely damage tubes, especially at this close range. It will also damage your eyesight at this range if too much bounces back.. hence why people need to be careful with “full power” lasers. I was wearing laser safety glasses under my NV while filming this.
The way I look at it is that these devices are for passive aiming, signaling, and target ID, so if it holds zero and is good out to 100yard, why not get one.
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I have retaken the IR illuminator value in a more effective way, and the new value is 16.57 mW
Thank you for being the only person to actually test a laser and buying a meter. Project Farm would be impressed
Thanks for taking the time to watch. I’m glad you found it useful
you a real one for buying the meter and putting out quality content, keep it up
Many more like this to come. The IS EG video will drop later this week
This is easily the best NV review channel on YT.
I really appreciate that. I have many more reviews in the works, stay tuned
youre making amazing detailed reviews with fact backed data and the proper tools (such as the $300 laser tester) to make educated reviews. thats huge when a lot of people just throw around their opinions. keep up the good work its awesome to see
I appreciate you taking the time to watch, and for the positive feedback.
Very concise! Gotta have that.
That mount is a dealbreaker
I didn’t make it clear this only happens on rails it doesn’t play well in. There isn’t the tethering motion on rails with proper fitment.
I have one, ran it on a BCM, Ballistic advantage, Geissle mk14 and now a ADM UIC mod2… No wobbling issues or clamping issues.
No issues on DD uppers
I had the same issue with the handguard that came on my Adams Arms P2 .308 AR10. I'm pretty sure they use a Samson handguard. I ended up taking some shim stock and put it inside the rail grabber. Once I did that, all the wiggle and teeter tooter went away. I ended up replacing that handguard with Adams Arms newer AARS handguard. That version didn't need the shim stock, and the NGAL mounted up nice and tight by itself. Haven't had any other issues at all with the NGAL. Say what you want, but I'll take it for the price I paid. I am eager to see your video on the IS-EG NGAL model. Also, do you have any plans to do a review of the IS MK4 NGAL?
It doesn’t wobble at all on my sig mcx. I really do believe it depends on the rail. I’ll have to throw it on my mk18 to see if it’s as rock solid on the RIS 2😊
It may be a chinesium “toy” but it’s certainly a way around the whole night vision and aiming device gatekeepers. I can’t justify paying an arm and a leg.
For the cost this comes in at, hard to beat.
Saaaaame. And just to get an expensive grey market "Gucci" laser.
It makes hits under nods and holds zero not to mention its full power unlike those gay nuetered civilian lasers. So the gucci queers can overpay all they want Idc ill use the money i saved on ammo to actually train with
Gatekeepers?
@@RedEyePergo this guy gets it
Mine is still going strong after about 750 rounds.. banged it on a door frame a week ago pretty hard and it still is holding zero. Pretty impressed with this thing…
I did have a nice little drop out of my truck when opening the door, but so far so good for me as well.
@@4MRRanch So I bought a second NGAL a week ago and it seems the new ones are coming with pic rail shims…. worked like a charm
Thank you for being a man of the people
Happy to do it!
I have enjoyed the zeroing process of my Somogear NGAL. Telluric makes zeroing targets for the NGAL. I bought a pack and got to work. (It was too much fun to really be work. Honestly, I just enjoy shooting.) I was looking for the actual (functional) filters but have not found any that are sold to non-military/non-law enforcement. When I used the unit with my ATN X_Sight ii HD, I could not see the difference in adjustments made to the illuminator. Having said that, though, I saw some rings in the ATN scope and those rings got wider and narrower when turning the knob. I did not experience the rail wobble that many others have experienced. All in all, I am really pleased with this purchase. Thank you for your coverage of this product,
I’m glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience. Somo should pay me commission.. I’m sure my vids are selling them lots of units lol
@@4MRRanch Honestly. I looked at the NGAL but was not ready to pull out my wallet till after I'd watched your video a few times.
Some surplus stores have them.
Well, this makes me feel better about the one I bought yesterday based on other reviews. Thank you for the followup as it is always nice to get more data and more use beyond initial shots.
I’m not saying their QC is perfect, but you have pretty good odds of having a very enjoyable unit for the money. Their customer service seems pretty solid too. Not sure if you saw my initial review but I reach out out to them about the lack of hardware for the pressure pad, and they sent it out right away.
So?...How's it holding up? You got the NGAL?
You definitely earned a sub. I look forward to seeing more from the channel, and especially the comparison.
Happy to have you. Thanks for the support! Lots more like this to come.
Literally the best and most fair review of one of these somos finally.
Many more videos like this to come
Awesome review, look forward to the comparison 🍺
It’s been highly requested, and the results have been interesting thus far. Should be live within about a month.
Dude! The quantifiable data is really valuable! Thank you!
Happy to help! Glad you appreciate the detail
Just found your channel, and thanks for buying the meter to get the data. Gained a sub 👍
Appreciate the follow-up video as I have been wanting to try this out myself since I saw your initial video.
The longer I use it; the more confident I am in telling people it’s one of the best options for under $500. Would I take it to war? Absolutely no. Will it be a phenomenal flat range toy? HELL YES.
@@4MRRanch when you say you wouldn't take it to war, is that's because you don't trust it's reliability? Or because you have a few better better LAM's
@@lINORSEMANIl I would take this over no LAM, but I would not default to a clone as a primary choice. The somogear is not waterproof, so you’d have to be careful in the field to not water log it.
@@4MRRanch makes sense, thanks for the response, just bought one
For the mouting issue, I wiggled that metal clip under the flathead screw abit with finger and then it fit and tightend perfectly on my MCMR 10 handguard
Good to know there’s work arounds
Great format and like the use of measurement tools. Keep it up. Would like to see other night vision laser tests.
Well the good news is that there’s about 8 videos like this in the works!
Thank you for buying that meter. Quality content and I appreciate seeing the stats. Keep it up!
You bet, thanks for watching
One point I also want to make about the offset between the IR and the visible laser is more a question than anything, and it's when are you going to be shooting anything at distance with the visible laser anyways? I'm far more concerned about the accuracy of the IR laser, since the visible laser is only important to me for either marking for squad mates or for CQB.
Well ideally if they were perfectly co aligned you could zero either with your optic at 100+ yards, making any offset negligible as you get closer and also not having to use night vision to accomplish this. I still don’t think it’s too bad for the price point
Yeah I agree that being able to daylight zero without having to put guesswork into it or use special targets is a big factor in visible lasers. But I'm just saying it's not a deal breaker since I would be prioritizing the IR. I think that the new gen 2 ngal (if that's what you have) is starting to look like a good option for people on a budget. I run a full power PEQ and I love it but that's two grand a lot of people may not have. @@4MRRanch
I'm interested in seeing the comparison! I Have my eye on the invisible sight
The invisible sight is pretty damn impressive for the money. I’m excited to share the comparison with everyone.
Thanks for the detailed review. Might pick one up.
Thanks for watching.
Nice job getting these reviews out!
More to come!
Nice work sir, I have one and I'm very happy with it :) it's much brighter than most LAMs, I put it up against my friends mawl and the somo was a lot stronger even on low, some people may not like that, it can potentially autogate your nods but for longer range illumination and spotting it's great.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I’ll be comparing it to a mawl soon myself
Love the video bro.
I like the way you break it down but at the same time keeping it simple
Glad you found it useful. Many more like this to come.
Finally someone with quality testing..great job! Keep up the amazing vids
Thanks, will do!
He’s the Charlie Daniels of the Torque Wrench everybody!
I don’t follow.. the triple click is proper operation I swear lol
And his name is Earl
thanks for buying the meter
Happy to help
Appreciate your efforts with this mate. Accurate data points and real world findings. Keep on going 👍🏻
LOTS like this to come!
Yup
Great vid, thanks for taking the time to properly test this device.
Thanks for watching. The initial review focused more on its ability to hold zero, in case you didn’t see that one
I subbed cause you bought the meter. Thanks for dishing out data.
Appreciate the sub. Lots of laser data out on my channel now in more recent videos, and lots more to come
Great video. Thanks for putting this out.
Glad you enjoyed it, more like this to come.
Excellent video. Thank you for doing this review.
Glad it was helpful!
Very professional testing. Here's an algorithm bump.
Much appreciated. More like this to come very soon.
Man this is a great video. Keep up the good work.
@@JunkMail-v5u I plan to! Thanks for watching
Great review
Thank you, much appreciated
You talked me into buying one.
I appreciated you spending 300 bucks on the meter bro , like comment and subscribe
I appreciate your help in appealing to the almighty TH-cam algorithm. I was honestly curious to know the specs, and hadn’t seen anyone actual take one for the team and buy a meter lol
Absolutely awesome review!
Thanks for watching and the kind words.
Feels like its exceedingly rare for anyone in the guntuber community to actually put up numbers. I like!
Which is a shame, but trying to do my part to put out good info
Great video! Checked all the boxes!
Glad to hear it!
I get where you are coming from on the offset, but tolerance stacking is a thing - and that's something the market would want to consider if they are cutting corners in other places. Including bloom.
Very thorough review. Keep it up
Many more like this already in the works.
Thank you for the work you did for this video
Thanks for taking the time to watch. More like this to come.
Thanks for your work man.. I got one based off your other video. It is on a Scar 17, holding up so far after firing with it and slamming it onto a railing really hard a bunch of times (if it's gonna break it's gonna break now!). After sending back a Steiner for warranty I was up for trying new stuff.
Wow, it’s holding up on a scar 17? That’s pretty impressive.
Bro this is God's work. Keep the "alternatives" reviews coming!
Lots to come
These reviews are fantastic you earned a sub
Much appreciated!
Awesome review!
Thanks for watching
Great follow up
Thanks for checking it out
Thanks for the review! Subscribed
Thanks for watching and for subscribing!
Great info. Keep it coming.
That’s the plan! Just waiting on my buddy to get some nods..
I contacted somogear about the mount bc I had the same issue. They sent me a new mount screw asap and it’s rock solid on all of my rails with very little torque.
I gotta give it to them, they adapt QUICK to customer issues and concerns
I subscribed because of the meter. I hope you’re happy.
Good video, thanks for the update. Subscribed
Welcome to the channel. More like this to come
Thanks
Great video, thank you.
Thanks for watching
Excellent content. Is there a specific rating of protective eyewear to protect against IR lasers you recommend or are any generic laser eye pro acceptable.
I used a $10 pair on Amazon. I’m not saying it’s the best.. but I haven’t gone blind yet lol
Anything is better than nothing
Great testing!!
Thanks for watching
Nice review!
Thanks for watching
Nice video. Appreciate the detail.
Thank you!
super informative video, appreciate the effort. thank you!!
Happy to help!
Thanks for the information. You post excellent content.
I’m glad you find it valuable. Thanks for watching!
Very good video thank you for sharing sir !
Thanks for watching!
I just got reviewing a SMSlaser XK68 IR, I'd be really interested to see what your tool says in terms of laser output. I can send it to ya for review if you want! Great vid!
Send me an email at 4mrranch@gmail.com
Would love to see this. I can send you mine too. I jb welded my mount to the unit itself. If you wanted to factor out the shift of zero between the mount and the unit, this is the way to do it. Its held up pretty good to a few drop tests I did.
It looks like sms is working on a new version of the xk68 where the mount is built into the unit, lower profile too.
I do appreciate your content bro thanks 🤙🏻
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this info!
Happy to provide it!
Fantastic data points, earned yourself a sub. Is beam divergence adjustable for the IR illuminator, like on the PEQ15 (1-105mrad)?
Would also be awesome to know the measured beam divergence on these NGALs - it can be directly measured (pain in the ass though), or using beam profilers/wavefront sensors. Not sure if that device you have is capable of measuring it, but would be good data nonetheless.
The 16.8mW peak on the vis laser is definitely stronger than the peak of the PEQ15, but not all that concerning if you’re not viewing it directly (shining into your eyes) or firing it in a highly reflective environment.
IIRC the peq15’s vis laser is 5mW (standard laser pointer limit), its IR laser 27.5mW, and illuminator 45mW maximum - that’s admittedly from memory though.
But yeah, this thing definitely falls into class 3B territory, lol
Yes the illuminator divergence is adjustable. I compare it to a couple illuminators on the initial review that’s on my channel. This clone can’t get super tight or super wide, but is an improvement over their peq 15 clone
Nice, thanks.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching
Just wondering how the IS eg ngal you showed towards the end of the video performed compared to the somogear? Thanks for the detailed reviews!
I actually have a comparison of the somo, IS, and actual L3 NGAL on the channel!
Oh, I apologize for being confusing lol. I was referring to the basic ngal from spec precision, the one with no upgrades. I really want the custom one that the guy from foundindustry builds but can’t stomach the year long waiting period. So it looks like either somogear or the basic eg one for me 😢seems like SG would be the better option out of those two
@@4MRRanch I’ve watched that one like 3 times btw lol
Thx for the meter
Thanks for watching
awesome vid dude!
Much appreciated!
I already own one of these, as well as two of the real one. I appreciate you putting a quality video out about this. Subscribed and shared.
I’m very curious to see how these compare to the real deal. Currently trying to work something out to compare to the real thing near term. Other the the divergence of the illuminator, how much better/worse is the somo based on your experience?
@@4MRRanch I've had the L3 for just under a year at this point and the Somo for maybe 4 months. The illuminator is really the winner for the Somo since it is vcsel. The real NGAL doesn't have near as clean of an illuminator - and let's be honest: if you are getting a full power unit, it's not for the laser it's for the illum. The real NGAL has a better, tighter laser but I haven't checked divergence. The Somo has significantly more bloom than either of my real ones.
@@4MRRanch dang it, what group did you post this in? My phone refreshed and I never saw.
@R55Shibby lmfao you clearly don't have an Ngal what you described is not the case in any capacity
@@johnadams673 I can't post pics here, but I do in fact have 2 of them. And a Raid.
So for a 300blk build as a PDW would this or the Rovyon be a better budget option?
Thank you! definitely gonna grab one when i get my nag, also what’s that tan smg? That things awesome
It’s a heavily customized CZ Scorpion
@@4MRRanch oh okay, just went to a shop with one for sale for 800, i forgot 19 year olds cant buy smgs. thanks!
Great video man
Thanks for watching
@@4MRRanch yeah man keep it up !
Any updates since then? Or been busy with other projects? I have approx 1k on my unit with about 300rds under nvgs.
Had to move on to other projects. Don’t have any future updates planned, I actually sold it towards new videos.
Use gaffer tape to remove fitment issue
Should do the trick
Do yourself a favor, get the Wheeler deluxe screwdriver bit set to use with your torque wrench. 30 in-lb WILL damage screws when you use the wrong size bit. Well worth the money
I actually got one now
Sweet
Great video man! You have a new subscriber
Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked it, more to come.
I have a Somo NGAL Gen3. I have over 3,000 rounds on it and no zero shift yet. No rail play or teeter on my 11.5" URGI or Spear LT either. Curious if the Gen4 will have these issues?!
Zero movement on my geissle handguard. Only my BCM KMR so far. P
@@4MRRanchBCM rail is out of spec
torqued to ?
Nice work.
Thank you
Which Invisiblesight NGAL did you purchase? He’s currently making MK4 versions.
This is the cheaper IS-EG one.
The IS-EG. It’s a more “fair” comparison cause it’s in the same ballpark of the somo’s price.
I appreciate the money spent, subbed and liked. 4:22
I appreciate your support!
For list/research purposes. I have the red ngal somo and it isnt compatible with my 300blk psa jakl upper. But does work with my magpul pic rail i put on the side of my rifle
Glad you found something that works. Good to know about the JAKL. I want one bad!
I zeroed it and took it out to get rid of some raccoons. It works perfectly out of the box
have you noticed any momentary shut offs when firing? something that would make it look like flashing downrange. other videos have mentioned that kind of issue.
I have not noticed this
Great video.
Thanks for watching
I might grab a few these
You could get about 10 for the cost of the real one lol
I'd love to see a comparison of the Somogear, IS-EG, and the invisible sight mk4. It seems that there is a lot of redeeming qualities of the Mk4 over the other two but at the cost of a little more mula.
Not sure if you saw the sneak peak at the end of the video.. but the IS-EG is close to being featured on the channel
Just by looking at the shot of both side by side, the somo should be $300, the build quality is so much worse.
@@4MRRanch I did, and I'm looking forward to it.
How about using some shim stock, or pop cans, to take up a little room on the rail clamp?
This movement only happens on this particular rail, zero play on my other rails. If I had to make it work, I would, but it works great on my other setups so I’m not too worried about it just reporting some potential concerns
I have a somogear peq15 and the ir illuminator focus shifts the beam as you change between wide and narrow focus. Does the ngal have this problem?
No, this one stays much more centered, I haven’t noticed shifting like on their PEQ
Greatest vid of all time
Thanks for watching.
I bought mine a couple months ago, It has stood up to 5.56 so far, only gripes are that some of my zeroing turrets don't click anymore and the IR laser is too damn bright (ND filters for the NGAL are impossible to find)
Yeah I keep trying to tell people you don’t need THAT strong of IR lasers. A filter would really help.
Really wish they made a "Pro" version that uses steel, a lot of potting and ipx rating. Even if it doubled cost it would be worth it.
Look into invisible sight. That’s what I’ll be comparing this unti to. They have a $500 and $1000 version. I think this is what you’re seeking, BUT it’s aluminum like the real NGAL
Thank you gangster for buying da tester
Happy to do it
I’m considering getting one between Somogear and EG, what would you recommend for me?
EG by far.
This might be a dumb question, but at 4:07 you write that you are looking around to prevent damaging the tubes. Is the laser dangerous for tubes even if it's not pointed directly to the objective?
It’s such a powerful source of IR light that it can absolutely damage tubes, especially at this close range. It will also damage your eyesight at this range if too much bounces back.. hence why people need to be careful with “full power” lasers. I was wearing laser safety glasses under my NV while filming this.
@@4MRRanch Understood thanks, I will keep in mind to not larp in mom's basement with this, I just ordered one. Cheers and subbed
The way I look at it is that these devices are for passive aiming, signaling, and target ID, so if it holds zero and is good out to 100yard, why not get one.
Video appreciated!
Thank you!