Got my ATN X-sight 4K 3-14x today. I'll be getting mine set up today/tomorrow on the Kalibrgun Cricket .25 to go slay some critters at night that I've been saving for this scope/gun setup.
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Night vision - what are you using?
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Bob_o, I've been using red light for night pesting, but mice now know that when they see red light is bad. Have you experienced good results with green light?
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Yes, the green light has worked for me. I've only used it on skunks and raccoons, and they are not afraid of it. Only 8 skunks and two raccoons though, so not a lot of experience with it.
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That’s the feeling of being underwhelmed. I’ve gotten used to that feeling since the days of my youth come Xmas and forget birthdays after the eighth one. Now I’m enjoying the build up of excitement as I await my Leshiy 2. Well I was enjoying it up until this morning when i got a notification that a parcel shipped from the retailer. Now I have the usual feeling from the knowledge that I will be underwhelmed when the new toy arrives. I really hope to not have the same emoticon describe my feelings as did your emoticon show your feelings.
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I just received my Pard 007A nv and haven’t been able to mount it to my Hawke scope as the eyepiece adapter that comes with the 16mm version is to large to even consider mounting the unit to the scope. Have to buy aftermarket type adapter that is better in some ways than the adapters available through the Pard website. I used the 007A as a nv scope with out a day scope attached and it seemed to work just fine. Shouldn’t have trouble seeing the vermin when they show themselves.
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This is the way. I’ve been in the game for a minute on night stuff. Eventually you are going to want thermal. The hogster stimulus is a good option for closer air gun type hunting.
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i got several night vision setups including thermal, and i guess ultimately it depends exactly what you are doing, but my own opinion is its hard to beat an atn xsight 4k pro for serious night pesting around the house .. i like it enough to have 2 of them and theyre what rack up the most kills around here .. thermal is more specific in what i want it for, the picture is gonna be crap on anything affordable compared to infrared, but it can highlight some things like rats around my chicken coop better .. picture=crap, but it bears out their slimey little outline better as theyre sneaking around .. for anything bigger yeah, infrared, once you got the setup dialed in and take advantage of all the features its awesome .. we're not scanning for coyotes across a field at 500yds with airguns, remember that ...
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I own a Wanney day/night vision scope and I love it! It boasts impressive features such as a range of up to 980 feet (300 meters) in complete darkness, Wi-Fi streaming, and recoil-activated video recording, making it an excellent choice for hunting. It comes with a 950nm IR illuminator, and I also have an 850nm IR. The battery lasts 6 hours. Previously, I had an ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 3-14x, but I'm very glad I returned it because the Wanney is twice as good for about half the price. The video below is from last fall. the day scope target is 200 plus yards. I will soon show what the night scope is like.
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The main problem with Kevin's setup is if you're going after something skittish, it'll likely notice the light reflecting off your face and bolt.
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For IR I use the Sightmark Wraith Mini with an Acebeam L19 IR illuminator. With the illuminator on "moonlight mode" it's excellent for 10-30 yard shots. The higher power settings suffice to illuminate out at least 600m.
But for most pesting I use the iRay RICO RH50. It has a 640x480 sensor so it's pretty good for any "not insane" distances. It does start to get blurry under 10 meters, but is still reliable-enough for 8m shots. Closer than that it can't really identify shapes well.
But for most pesting I use the iRay RICO RH50. It has a 640x480 sensor so it's pretty good for any "not insane" distances. It does start to get blurry under 10 meters, but is still reliable-enough for 8m shots. Closer than that it can't really identify shapes well.
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Since this thread is as old as dirt, with a recent revival my input consists of the pard 007a attach on NV using your standard scope. Great bang for the buck. I’m sure there are others.
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I see this thread is resurrected from the dead, buts it’s really interesting to see people on the same journey. I also started a few years back and ordered a build from Rolaids, I think it was about $800 and I thought it was pretty damn good at the time…I then got the ATN X-Sight 4K 5-20 and ran that on my Uragan .25 both day and night and took a few rabbits out to around 70 yards at night. I have a FLIR Breach handheld thermal that I’m wanting to sell to fund an AGM Rattler V2 TS25-384. I’ve also added Sightmark Wraith 4K’s, the 2-16 Mini and the 3-24 Max, as well as the Oneleaf clip-on. My next night vision will probably be the Arken Zulus with rangefinder. Thermal is awesome and definitely has a place, but the quality vs cost goes to IR. If you go used you can get stuff well worth using for anywhere between $300-$1000, but from my research right now “entry” level thermal actually worth buying starts around 2 grand, at least for firearms. You might get away with something a little less expensive exclusively for airgun range, but I think still well over a thousand and I just think at that point spend a little more and get something that CAN go on a centerfire and engage larger stuff out to a few hundred yards, even if you don’t currently need that ability. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with the highest levels of night vision goggles and thermal cameras, although only a very little bit of weapons use with those platforms. Having said that, they are two VERY different systems, each technology does certain things much better than the other. There is not a “best” between thermal and night vision, but there is a pretty huge price difference for comparable performance. No matter which one you start with, you’ll eventually want both. But the digital day/night vision optics available today are pretty awesome for the cost and well worth it. Thermal is worth budgeting and waiting until you can get higher level equipment.
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Here is the Wanney in night vision, range is 50 yards to 300 (top of the trees. (From last fall also) I had to split the video.
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