Dbal is the real deal, the green laser is incredibly bright - Steiner DBAL-I2 Dual Beam Aiming Laser Device

The whole reason I chose this unit over the Insight Aptial-C is because I couldn't find the Insight model with a green laser. If your only using the IR laser, that won't matter, and they are both IR restricted anyway. This unit is really nice for the money, Milspec quality, with no shift after zeroing. My only complaint, and hence the 4 stars instead of 5 is that if mounted on the top rail of your handguard (I prefer since it's more protected and out of the way) it sits high in my optics, both an Aimpoint (with lower 1/3 mount) and my Eotech XPS3. Since the device sits rather high, it takes up part of your optics viewing window, and on the Aimpoint PRO, it reduces your sight picture considerably. The Eotech with its included throw lever mount has a larger window to begin with, so the viewing area seems less obscured, (although it's probably actually the same height wise, it just appears less cramped with the Dbal in front of it-). Unlike the stock A2 front sight which seems to disappear in magnified optics when looking through them, the Dbal "box" is clearly visible (though blurred) through magnified optics, again, a reduced sight picture. I have read the Insight Aptial sits lower on the rail than the DBAL, but I have not tried one so I cannot confirm this. If the Insight unit does indeed sit lower, this may be a reason to buy one instead of the Dbal if you plan on mounting it on your top rail, if not, it wouldn't matter. The Aptial looks just like the military issued model also, so if your into that, that might be another reason to buy it. Lastly, the 2nd position (or "high") on the visible green laser is insanely bright, to the point where it's almost too bright indoors, but makes a crazy good laser for use at longer distances- hence the "low" position is perfect indoors. My whole reason for not buying a laser sooner is I didn't want to have some low power POS that was government restricted on both visible and IR beams, these are unbelievably bright in the visible position so don't hesitate. My understanding is the IR laser is plenty bright for most scenarios other than calling in an air-strike, which I'm guessing most of the buyers for this unit don't have that concern. So,if your like me, and have put off buying one of these, DONT WAIT- do it now before the government makes them illegal to civilians like everything else that's fun!! NOTE: The connection for the tape switch on these stinks, but I think Insight and the DBAL use the same connection, which has been a standard for years. Unlike Surefire tape switches that are nearly impossible to pull off the flashlight, these come loose when the wind blows, so if you plan on using the tape switch, just know that your going to have to secure it with tape or rubber bands of some kind before attempting to use it somewhere other than the range, or you run the risk of the plug coming out, and the laser not activating when you REALLY need it...