Dnt Zulus or ther night?

[madeintheuk]

Questions to those who have experience with both. Which one do I get?

I will mostly be shooting in the day time, and really like the idea of lazy shots with the range finder and ballistics app built in. That being said. Thermal is nice for acquisition, but is it really needed? Again, I’ll mostly be using it during day time hours, so what’s everyone’s recommendations?

 

[TerryE1]

I have used both.

The Thermnite has fixed memory--no SD card. The Zulus does have a card slot.

If you're going to hunt with it, you're gonna want 3X for better field of view. 5X on the Zulus is too high for me.

Day use is easy on the battery, but the IR on the Zulus eats power just like any other night vision these days.

The ranger finders and ballistics work the same on both. If you have all your data in the app, holdover feature works fine.

The IR times out after about 20 minutes to prevent damage.

DNT's FAQ page is very helpful.

 

[Pfddi]

The Zulus 3x12 will work for what you want. I sold the ThermNight and the 5x20 and use the 3x12 both day and night for sub 100 yard pesting. It’s been a stable pesting scope. I have a thermal monocular for acquisition and then grab the gun and shoot. I have a hikMICRO 4k LRF that I use a lot because it’s 3.5x28 so I get great FOV at low power and then a wide digital zoom range.