Original LEP rig set up on scope, new LEP for comparison, left:
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New setup:
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New LEP set up alone:
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Original LEP rig:
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Removing the 2g spring pocket clip and replacing with a non ‘Campagnolo-drilled-out’ alkathene water pipe push-fit spacer adds 1 gramme, though this could easily be reduced by slightly shortening and/or drilling holes in it to reduce that extra weight ‘penalty’:
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Batteries for the wee torch weigh 19g, one third of the whole rig; a replacement 21700 cell for my original LEP weighs 72g, ie 25% more than the new torch and battery combined (57g).
Operation is silent; a throw lever could of course be added, but I personally prefer it as it is; the rest you may imagine, having seen the video at #24. The low-power first setting gives plenty of light with which to positively ID and shoot out to beyond the distance I’d consider sensible.
In summary, there’s not much not to like:
Simple to attach, and agreeably lightweight and unobtrusive;
No different light wave band used, so you retain the sharp focus of your preferred day scope — this means less faff when in use;
No adjustment nor IR reflection off vegetation (no spill from LEP);
Easy to carry replacement batteries in the event of a longer duration session;
Minimum weight and bulk addition to
achieve the result;
Power cells can be recharged via USB C from eg car, power bank, etc.
NV? Yes, but just not as is commonly considered.
A bit ‘Left field’, then? — Sure, but effective?
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Certainly.
At £76 to your door, worth thinking carefully about….
The lower half mount is the male, which sits on your scope. Buy one to suit your particular scope tube’s diameter. Once fitted it stays on your scope. That way the torch can be readily removed or fitted, and with more suitable male mounts can be used over several rifles.
Dinna forget to charge the battery fully afore you start!
