F.A.Q

The reflector is the component that reflects and focuses the light's beam.
There are different sizes, types and textures of reflectors, all crucial to the light's performance and intended use.
StalKtech uses the latest CREE LED chips / Diodes on the market today.
The XR-E Q5 chip, while roughly producing the same number of lumens as its XP-G R5 competitor, emits light at a 90 degree angle Vs. the cheaper XP-G's 125 degrees, giving it a more focused / more powerful beam.
It is the reflector's job to then bounce this light as to obtain the light pattern desired for individual applications.
When it come to bouncing light to attain great distances, only a smooth reflector will do, in contrast to an "orange peel" reflector.
What is the difference between an Orange peel and a smooth reflector? Quite simple really, an orange peel textured reflector, because of the tiny shiny bumps that line it, will bounce the light many times over, creating a thicker, more even / consistent beam without spots that appear brighter or dead spots that appear darker, just a perfectly even, bright all the way through beam.
While this is great for shorter distance illumination as it creates a more evenly spread beam, when it comes to distance, an orange peel reflector can never hold a candle to a good old deep smooth reflector.
When it comes to distance, focus is the name of the game.
The only downfall of a smooth reflector is that, in some applications, as in a short distance wide illumination light, a smooth reflector would not produce an even beam but rather project a center beam and several "halos" all varying in light intensity as the light will bounce in such exact a pattern that if not perfectly designed, these patterns may not all be focused into one.
This is just one of the factors that contribute to making the difference between a great or mediocre light.
All of StalkTech's lights, however, use the tight emitting CREE Q5 diode properly driven by high quality drivers and are matched with perfectly balanced deep smooth reflectors, making for superbly tight beams that will enable you to reach out and touch targets you never could before.
It is these deep perfectly focused smooth reflectors that make Stalk Tech's Envy3 (green LED) and Fury3 (Red ) the most powerful night hunting lights on the market today.
Because when it comes to Night Hunting, less is more, StalkTech uses 3 reflectors for its lights giving you, the hunter, the option of a wider / shorter reflector for shorter distance shots up to 100 Yards (Envy1), a medium to provide versatility up to 200 Yards (Envy2) and a deep reflector for long distance (250+ Yards) shooters (Envy3 & Fury3).

Think of a laser Designator as a Flashlight, a flashlight whose beam can be made wider or tighter, the main difference being, it is being powered by a powerful laser module rather than a Halogen bulb or a LED chip, therefore increasing its reach tremendously.

The right question really is how far can it effectively illuminate a target. Sure, we can tell you one mile and it would be true but to do so, you'd need a 48X scope and a darn steady hand.
With effective illumination being defined as full scope reticle illumination, with the beam wide open and at least a 5X scope, you will be able to positively identify an animal at roughly 200 yards.
With a 9X scope, having the beam wide open would be a waste as it would illuminate more area than your eye can see through the scope so at 9X, you would tighten the beam some as to only illuminate your scope's full reticle but no more, giving you increased brightness and subsequently, greater visibility at greater distances.
The same will hold true as you increase the magnification of the scope used, to no limit really, the downfall being, just as in day hunting, sacrificing your field of vision as you increase your scope's magnification settings and therefore your ability to effectively acquire targets, especially in the dark as you do not have the luxury to see what may lurk outside of your area of illumination when looking outside of your scope.
But as a rule of thumb, when matched to an equivalently powered scope, with the beam opened at its widest, the Laser Designator will provide effective illumination to 200 yards, at 3/4 opening it will provide illumination up to 300 yards, at 1/2 open it will provide illumination to 400 yards, at 1/4 opening, to 600+ yards and at its tightest, to well over a mile.
How well can you see an animal with an NH01?
Again, it is all relative but because you can make the laser brighter by tightening its beam, you can see VERY clearly. I have spent many hours in a blind, waiting for hogs, bored out of my mind, my only saving grace in not falling asleep being pesky racoons that would entertain me for hours, I could set my sights on them, set my scope to 12X, tighten my laser beam to half reticle and literally count the stripes on their bodies at 200 yards, while this may put things in perspective, once again, when hunting in total darkness,

Less is More!

as long as you can clearly identify your target and the exact location of the shot you want to take within that target, you do not need brighter! All you do is run the risk of too much light and to spook the animal.
Remember, pigs may not see green but they do see sharp contrasts and any light, while they may not see the color of it, is still light (seen more as a faint shade of grey, granted, but still light) and too much of a contrast between ambient (darkness) and light WILL spook hogs or any other animal for that matter. May that light be green or red.