For those of you that have taken the plunge and have used one for a while now, please tell me what your true impressions really are?
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For night pesting, they are absolutely the way to go. I use a NV008 non-lrf. All my distances in my yard are known, so no need. I had a clip on for awhile and just got tired of adjustments and having to move my scope a little forward.
From my experience I feel a rifle needs to be dedicated to night duty/pesting. My Notos and P35 are the rifles I now use for that purpose. If you want to have something thats ready to go 100% of the time, its a rifle with a dedicated optic for the specific purpose.
Mine has been solid, not bugs.
I'm sure the Arken Zulus is on par or better, but for my use the Pard does everything I need. I think most would be happy with it.
If you go clip on the eaglevison holder will be your best friend.
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If you go dedicated like the NV008, and adjustable mount will be your best friend.
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From my experience I feel a rifle needs to be dedicated to night duty/pesting. My Notos and P35 are the rifles I now use for that purpose. If you want to have something thats ready to go 100% of the time, its a rifle with a dedicated optic for the specific purpose.
Mine has been solid, not bugs.
I'm sure the Arken Zulus is on par or better, but for my use the Pard does everything I need. I think most would be happy with it.
If you go clip on the eaglevison holder will be your best friend.
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I feel like a broken record as I've posted these answers on AGN quite a lot. I've owned an 008lrf for three years and an 008sLRF for about half that time. Both are solid performers that have been trouble free. Identification at night over extended ranges is very good. Video recording and clarity is good. Recording is at 30 fps so you're not going to do any slow-mo video clips. The PARD is very compact and lightweight. The ballistic calculator on the S model works very well and the LRF on both is very good.
The single downside IMO is the very small FOV which is 19-20' @ 100yards. I do a fair amount of pesting under 20 yards and (likely less than a) 4' FOV at those ranges makes it difficult to pick up targets quickly.
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The NV008S (non LRF) is on sale at PARD for $419.40. Looks like free shipping and no sales tax! That seems to be a pretty good deal!
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This is the 6.5-13X non LRF model. The LRF Model is $599.40.
You also have a choice of either the 850nm or 940nm model. I have no idea what the difference is between the two, but 850nm seems to be the more common IR model.
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pard.com This is the 6.5-13X non LRF model. The LRF Model is $599.40.
You also have a choice of either the 850nm or 940nm model. I have no idea what the difference is between the two, but 850nm seems to be the more common IR model.
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The 940 or 850 is the wavelength of the illuminator. 940 has less of a red glow that animals can detect. I have a IR floodlight that covers my entire yard, so I never activate the one on the pard
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That's pretty cool! Where does one find an IR Flood Light? Seems like that would be much easier than using the small IR Illuminator on the scope. I know the one I have on my ATN 4K Pro never seems to be pointed in the right direction and it eats batteries, so more times than not it's dead when I need it!
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They are usually marketed as CCTV illuminators. I have one set up in the yard that covers all my kill zones.
This is the one I use
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I wish I could find one that was battery powered and recharged by a solar panel. You can find wireless, solar powered security cameras, but not just the illuminator!
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Probably have to piece it together, but it shouldn't be too much trouble. I don't know anything about what size solar panel that would be needed.
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Or
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That is normally the case with standard ir illuminators. The PARD illuminators are a laser and they do not have a visible red glow. The 850 wavelength will get you more range than the 940 but either would be more than sufficient for airgun use.
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I just checked mine, it’s a 850nm. It puts off a red glow. Mine was purchased from Pard USA
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Every 850nm IR illuminator I've seen emits a red glow. I've accidentally left one on and figured out I'd done that by noticing the red glow prompting me to switch it off before placing the rifle in its case.
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I have seen some cheap IR Flood lamps on Amazon and Ali Express but they all need to be plugged in to a power source. The standaed wireless surveillance camera use a solar panel that puts out a trickle charge of around 5V, I may look into a cheap IR Flood to experiment with. I'd need an external barrery supply to power it and the solar panel to recharge it. It would also need a motion sensor to activate it so it wasn't on all the time, just when the critters were present.
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@bdzjlz Is there anything specific you’d like to know? There are several threads in the forums on Pard units that may interest you.
Also check here https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/all-things-pard-night-vision-thermal-optics-thread.1290790/
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