Can you see the whole beam from the laser or can you only see it when its pointing at a object? — 1 Answer

This is an FDA compliant consumer laser. It can't put out more than 5mW. No matter how good the reflectors are at consolidating the beam, or using any other tricks to get the most out of the thing- you're still going to be left with a visible green dot you can see out to 100 feet during the day if you're lucky. The only way you'll see any evidence of a beam with this or any other visible civilian laser is by smoking a cigarette directly in front of the thing while you aim with it. Try a sketchy overcharged Chinese laser pointer from Ali Baba and attach it to your carbine with some duct tape. Golly- you may not even need to load the gun anymore- just burn out their retinas with all that sketchy Red Chinese Mega Lazer awesomeness!