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I've dealt with General Starlight. They sell me a number of components and parts, such as intensifier tubes. My primary goal was to point where it plateaus on it's diminishing returns, where you get pretty close to Gen 3, but to get that extra 10% of power needed to match it you'd have to keep throwing a lot of money at it.
Just remember GSCI is a business that deals with raw numbers. They have customers all over the world. A couple of Airsofters looking to penny pinch won't exactly be worth their time if you try and squeeze that fruit too much. And remember accessories are always needed, and always have prices of their own. One of the reasons I have yet to buy Armasight is because of the need to buy a 200 dollar J-Arm to use it, since normal USGI J-Arms are not compatible with Armasights housings.
Whatever you end up buying - Gen 2 has a very, very VERY wide range of performance. You can go from something that doesn't work very well unless it's a full moon to pretty awesome in almost every circumstance - sometimes the difference is only in a few hundred bucks. It's one of those things that is really, really hard to explain. It's even harder to explain how to look for those things and become an educated buyer. There are a lot of variables.
I'd be more than happy to help out if you have any questions in specific.
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