Green or Red Laser, Which One Is Better?

Green LaserLaser Questions

For most individuals, a green laser is brighter than red lasers because they are closer to the center of our visible spectrum, making them look brighter to the human eye. Physical size of weapons mountable green lasers are usually twice the size of red lasers due to the optics and electronics needed to produce the green beam. The good news is green lasers are getting smaller in size.

Other items to consider

Red Laser

  • Most civilian green and red lasers are 5mW (due to governmental restrictions) in power, so they produce the same beam intensity.
  • You can track a green laser beam back to the laser when smoke or fog is involved.
  • Green lasers can be seen better during the day.
  • Low cost green lasers can malfunction when they get below 40 degrees.
  • Red lasers are not as expensive as a quality green laser.
  • Red lasers do not consume as much power as inexpensive green lasers.
  • Inexpensive green lasers have a large and fuzzy dot after 30 feet, most red lasers do not.
  • A red laser dot on a target is more recognizable than a green dot.
  • Weapons grade red lasers are usually smaller than green.

From our experience, it usually come down the lasers quality, purchase price, what you are mounting it on and if you would use your laser in bright daylight hours.

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