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PEQ for Poors: Votatu V848 review

Moondog

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Poor Man's PEQ or Airsoft Cosplay? Out of the box, the V848 feels surprisingly substantial. It features an all-metal housing and comes with a 3ft pressure switch cable. It measures roughly 4" long, 2" wide, and 1" thick, and weighs less than half a pound. It's actually smaller and lighter than a phone power bank.

The unit comes with a Picatinny mount but this can be removed to bolt it directly to an M-LOK handguard using the included hardware. The unit has a built-in battery, which is recharged using a proprietary magnetic USB cable. This is the biggest disappointment of the unit. User-replaceable batteries or a USB-C port would have been better. There is small comfort in a small digital display which shows the charge remaining in the battery and the V848's selected illumination mode. I am not going to claim that the V848 has the proven combat durability of an L3Harris PEQ-15. However, for less than $90, the Votatu V848 completely delivers on its performance as a rifle flashlight and IR laser.

SPECS​


Max Output: 1700 lumens


Light Type: White & IR


Laser Output: 5mW


Laser: 520 nm(Green)


IR: 850nm (IR)


Max Throw: 2000 m


Material: Aluminum


Water Resistance: IPX6


Mount Type: Picatinny or M-LOK


Dimensions: 103 x 54 x 22.5mm / 4.06 x 2.1 x 0.88 in


Weight: 220g/7.7oz
 
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