Night hunting
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I've had the best luck with a fore-end mounted red-lens equipped flashlight and a 4x32 scope. That's on rats out to about 25 yards.
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I started w/ a red handheld spot light while outside the barn in my vehicle shooting w/ a normal scope . Then moved on to an attached red lens flashlight on my guns. Both methods were ok . I moved on to an ATN LTV & a PRO w/ extra IR lights & backup green & red lights . These I've stuck with, even though I got an NV100 to try out & used sparingly. With the clip on type care must be taken to move the scope forward a bit or it can be a bit awkward , and also a variable w/ low end power is best as the NV ramps up the magnification a bit. These can also double as a night vision spotting scope for scanning for targets. Depending on your budget, hope this helps.
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Sorry , I can't come up w/ a solid $, as this whole night shooting equipment venture has developed for over three years ! My first ATN , the LTV came as payment for an airgun sale . The buyer was also a shooting sports dealer and he got a good price break on the scope . The 4K Pro came later on a huge sale and rebate through Midway. The NV 100 again , was a special $$ item . Some times the planets aline and you make out. Watch for sales.
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Started with a red scope light and scope, went to a Pard clip on, got lazy putting it on and taking it off. Now I'm waiting for an Arken Zulus.
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Big part of all this, is how much money you wanna spend and what you are doing.
Think of it this way. If you need to navigate, use analog night vision. If you are stationary and need to detect, use thermal.
I use a combination of both. $6000 RNVG Bino on a helmet and a $400 thermal spotter around my neck.
Some use a bridge that holds PVS14 on one side and thermal on the other...also helmet mounted.
Some use only a rifle mounted thermal scope because thats what serves the role they need....but try to walk thru the woods at night with it.
We have no idea of what you are doing or what you are expecting.
Think of it this way. If you need to navigate, use analog night vision. If you are stationary and need to detect, use thermal.
I use a combination of both. $6000 RNVG Bino on a helmet and a $400 thermal spotter around my neck.
Some use a bridge that holds PVS14 on one side and thermal on the other...also helmet mounted.
Some use only a rifle mounted thermal scope because thats what serves the role they need....but try to walk thru the woods at night with it.
We have no idea of what you are doing or what you are expecting.
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Raccoon and coyote hunting and I will have to walk to the coyote den so I’m definitely leaning more towards some good quality NVG but my budget as of right now is only 1500 :/
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But I also want something that will give me some distance in my shots because there are a lot of both in my area I live in the Appalachians and the terrain is hard to make out much in the woods at night lol everything blends in with the trees fairly well.
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ive done something similar, tho i mounted the flashlight to the scope (it ended up moving quite a bit) rabbits and hares eyes pop up like nothing else
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not that i know of, since its outside of the visible light spectrum, tho ive heared that ir light does reflect well on eyes, the way i see it, the best option would be either a night vision clip on for your scope and an ir flashlight such as the surefire scout light pro, or a digital scope with thermal capabilities
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I’ve been looking at the digital thermal scopes because of the price but have heared of imaging issues on certain brands.
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Are the red lens attachment any good? I’m sure it would be more consistent compared to a digital thermal.
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nvg meaning what? and hunting can be alot of scenarios ... id say generally at night with an airgun, walking around 'hunting' in the dark will be pretty lneffective, you wont be stealthy enough to sneak up to airgun distance on anything .. so the strategy will usually be setting up to observe a certain area .. thermal is ok, but really isnt going to be detailed in what it shows .. a good infrared setup will give a much more detailed picture ... you dont see too many pesting/ratting etc videos in thermal, why? because the images basically suck thats why .. you dont see much .. not with affordable units anyway .. get a 24,000$ high res thermal now, and youll get a pretty decent image out of it ... hard to beat a 4kpro .. really it is ...
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I do night pesting of rodents at a know distance. I found the Pard NV008S on a dedicated rifle is best for me. I have an IR flood light covering my yard.
It’s currently on my P35 until I get my Notos back operational.
It’s currently on my P35 until I get my Notos back operational.
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I would suggest going with a red light rather than a lens atrachment, more consistent and better results in my experience
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I've used a mid range red light attached to my scope, a clip on IR, and have IR scope on the way.
The red light works great and is very quick to deploy as well as being long lasting battery wise.
The clip on took a bit longer to turn on and get the IR going but I will tell you it allowed me to see potential targets I didn't see with the red light.
Especially smaller targets that were facing away.
The red light works great and is very quick to deploy as well as being long lasting battery wise.
The clip on took a bit longer to turn on and get the IR going but I will tell you it allowed me to see potential targets I didn't see with the red light.
Especially smaller targets that were facing away.
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