Green lasers can be highly susceptible to over-heating AND can have cold weather issues. I originally thought that my C5L ate through batteries but after reading an article (American Rifleman) about this I payed more attention. The article mentioned simply letting the green laser cool down so when I thought my battery was out I would actually take it off my body for a couple of minutes and the unit could then be turned on. They still eat batteries but just not one every two weeks. The Viridian battery 3-packs are a nice price but are not near as effective as the Energizers or Duracells. I seem to have less issues with the latter brands so not sure if my previous problems simply stemmed from low output batteries or if they were due to the overheating/cold issues.
All this being said I still prefer to use the C5L as it provides a highly visible laser and a disorienting strobe. Plus it's a usable size for CCW.
K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple Stupid)
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