1st blood with Pard NV008s and Notos

[Florida_Man]

I had to get up (newborn son) so I checked the camera and found a rat feeding. It wasn't the bent tail one I have seen before.
The Notos was ready to go. I set it up yesterday to start in IR and record on power up.
Body shot. My JRT sniffed it out and found it dead about 20 feet away. They are hard to find in thick grass at night.
Using:
Umarex Notos
Pard NV0082
ZB Lite Universal
Buck-Rail handguard
BCM front grip (it presses against the window sill for support)
Carm-Mags 12 rnd edit: After I woke back up I found I grabbed the 10 rnd mag and not one of the 12's. It was dark!
Crosman 14.3gr domes

This Southern Flying Squirrel dropped in after the rat was gone.

Tracking assist

 

[Ranchibi]

Great shot and video! Your JRT did it's job finding said rat!

 

[WIndOnYerGrape]

Im interested in this thing. Care to elaborate more on it? Night or day usages....

 

[Florida_Man]

Im interested in this thing. Care to elaborate more on it? Night or day usages....

It works in both. My primary use is night, so I set mine up to start in IR mode. Everything is easy to learn on it, it just takes some time to practice. Arken bought Hittac, and make a similar device. That might be coming to the states.

 

[Crazycrowgunworks]

So cool

 

[Florida_Man]

The PARD is now on my Snowpeak P35 25 cal. My Notos is down currently, just waiting on some o-rings.
Some rats that got dirt naps, and some no kill footage of a southern flying squirrel and a ground owl. Thats an ear of corn behind the owl to get a sense of size.

Way overkill shooting the small rats with FX 34 grains @ 37 FPE. 18 yards away from a window, comfortably in my office. I really love this P35.

*I always leave my rifle unloaded and only cycle a pellet in when its a pest.

 

[AmosBurton]

That owl is tiny!
Is that the owl that is being affected by the iguanas taking over parts of Florida?

 

[Ezana4CE]

Good to see you giving your Pard a workout. That little raptor came looking for easy pickings.

 

[Florida_Man]

That owl is tiny!
Is that the owl that is being affected by the iguanas taking over parts of Florida?

I don’t know the answer to that, we don’t have many iguanas in my area. We still get cool enough in the winter that we don’t have a large population. Our invasive is the agama. Iguanas are herbivorous, so I don’t suppose they cause them any issues.
I have first hand saw what domestic cats do pose an issue, they are the problem for these little raptors.