You'd have to be an OPSEC level: braindead retard to use Discord for anything. No offense.
Don't listen to the 'alternatives' the other tards in your comments are listing, they are just discord-lite with the same exact security issues.
Either host your own Threema/IRC server or use imageboards like 8chan instead. "It's too hard to figure out" isn't an excuse.
SMS Trinity thought, 6 months in.
Comparison to BE Meyers MAWL & 3EIR DIR-V
I’ve had 2 of the Trinity lasers from SMS for about 6 months now. They have been on my wife’s 11.5, and my 12.5, both of which are our main training rifles.
Durability:
They’ve been to the range countless times, more than a few thousand rounds with them mounted. They’ve been taken to DARC for force on force training, taken direct hits from sims, been thrown in and out of trucks, dropped, rained on, and left in the sweltering heat.
So far I have had no issues, only a sample of two, but still.
Mine have held zero just fine. I have heard of others having issues with it. Unless it’s a major shift and happening often, I’m not worried. You should be checking and adjusting zeros often on all your optics.
Power:
Very powerful lasers and illuminators, but thankfully very adjustable. Many Chinese lasers suffer from overpowered lasers. These can be that bright, but can easily be toned down.
Usability and switches:
The Trinity does a good job here. The rotary dial has positions for vis, off, laser only etc, but also has two programmable laser/illuminator positions. This allows you to program a high and medium setting for both laser and illuminator independently. I don’t know of many lasers that offer that level of programmability.
The divergence slider is ok, I wish it went out wider and didn’t go as narrow on the other end. Just kinda wasted potential there if that divergence was tuned a little better.
The diffuser is well designed, robust, and won’t snap off like a peq/ngal. But it’s still a manual diffuser, which sucks to use rapidly.
Overall:
The trinity is batting so far out of its price bracket it’s insane. For $350 you can buy multiples of them for the price of 1 other laser on the market.
Comparison:
DIR-V: this used to be the best “affordable” Civ laser. It lacks almost any adjustment, and has a manual diffuser. It has the best form factor of almost any laser, and the lack of adjustment is ok since it’s tuned pretty well as far as power and divergence goes. Hard to recommend it over the Trinity unless the form factor is a big factor for your build.
MAWL: the MAWL is better. But it’s 10x the price. You can see in the video the MAWLs Switchology is unmatched, and it simply leads to better, faster results. The Trinity beats it in programmability, but the MAWL is very much tuned to perfection between its modes, and I have never wished for a different option than what’s available. If you have the money, get a MAWL. But you could also just get 10 Trinity’s..
Full power PEQ15/NGAL/full power DBAL/somogear/ etc: in my opinion, ALL of these are outdated and outclassed. Terrible divergence control. Over or under powered. Horrid diffuser designs. No warranties. Expensive. Petri dish illuminators. Just get a Trinity.