[Bart Chandler]

The Russian Military came up with a powerful laser for their Sea Bear gun. The whole package was about $1000. The lasers stay dry about half the time and work well. The red laser is quite visible and projects a discreet beam well beyond the range of most spearguns. Very bright days close to the surface is the most difficult condition but it's still useful. The biggest problem is finding the european batteries for the units. A Russian was selling the lasers but he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Used to have a phone number for him but he never picked up. National Dive used to carry the units. They are very useful for a dive master pointing stuff out to their clients as well. They work, their accuracy is remarkable, and there's probably a place for them.