claretcass 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 At last after many years I have the ideal set up for me for both rabbiting and foxing. It is my personal choice of course but having read posts about NV I thought I would contribute with a post Spotting - I have an envis monacle which is excellent and an ir illuminator that screws to the envis for use when the grass is high , this illuminates the eyes of both rabbits and foxes. Rabbiting: 3 different permatations, I have a CZ 452 American for use during both daylight and darkness. Daylight:A S&B Zenith scope with red dot illumination works in very low light and then I can add a Catapult V2 torch supplied by Invotech which is very Powerful, quick to set up, wire free and effective out to the ranges I feel confident with at night. I can also attach the envis to a DSA and use the 452 from a bipod or shooting stick. I also have a Ruger 10/22 with a dedicated Pulsar n550 digital sight which I tend to use because I have never been really comfortable with the DSA set up when walking around. Foxing: because of the terrain I have only ever needed a CZ527 .22 Hornet, the maximum range would only be out to 125-150 yards because with my eyesight thats the range I feel comfortable and effective with. I load my own V-max 35g rounds. I have the choice of using the DSA and the Envis or using the Catapult V2 torch, both effective when sat out with a bipod. When i bought the torch I was not aware of the dedicated torch for lamping supplied by Invotech with all the filters etc but I manage quite well with the one I bought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pestcontrol121 11 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Good set up claretcass you are not going to do much better, the envis is the best value for money out there. watch out bunnies and Mr Fox claretcass is about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bangbang 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 some very nice kit fella your not going to get much better unless you spend ALOT of money i would add a pvs 3x lense (push fit and fit the envis so can quickly be removed if attaching to scope) for spotting but think you got it sorted The hornet is also a cracking cal me mate uses one foxing and bunnying and it's done him proud plus there cheap to reload. How do you rate the pulsar agaist your envis on a scope? Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 On 24/06/2011 at 12:01, claretcass said: At last after many years I have the ideal set up for me for both rabbiting and foxing. It is my personal choice of course but having read posts about NV I thought I would contribute with a post Spotting - I have an envis monacle which is excellent and an ir illuminator that screws to the envis for use when the grass is high , this illuminates the eyes of both rabbits and foxes. Rabbiting: 3 different permatations, I have a CZ 452 American for use during both daylight and darkness. Daylight:A S&B Zenith scope with red dot illumination works in very low light and then I can add a Catapult V2 torch supplied by Invotech which is very Powerful, quick to set up, wire free and effective out to the ranges I feel confident with at night. I can also attach the envis to a DSA and use the 452 from a bipod or shooting stick. I also have a Ruger 10/22 with a dedicated Pulsar n550 digital sight which I tend to use because I have never been really comfortable with the DSA set up when walking around. Foxing: because of the terrain I have only ever needed a CZ527 .22 Hornet, the maximum range would only be out to 125-150 yards because with my eyesight thats the range I feel comfortable and effective with. I load my own V-max 35g rounds. I have the choice of using the DSA and the Envis or using the Catapult V2 torch, both effective when sat out with a bipod. When i bought the torch I was not aware of the dedicated torch for lamping supplied by Invotech with all the filters etc but I manage quite well with the one I bought. Claretclass, what scope mount do you use for the catapult v2? I've got the catapult v3 but Im struggling to find a suitable mount as the body is 30mm so choice is limited. Well done on the tools sounds like your well equiped! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pestcontrol121 11 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Quote Claretclass, what scope mount do you use for the catapult v2? I've got the catapult v3 but Im struggling to find a suitable mount as the body is 30mm so choice is limited. Well done on the tools sounds like your well equiped! Why not buy these, normal mount on scope and off set on the V2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 On 24/06/2011 at 22:48, pestcontrol121 said: Quote Claretclass, what scope mount do you use for the catapult v2? I've got the catapult v3 but Im struggling to find a suitable mount as the body is 30mm so choice is limited. Well done on the tools sounds like your well equiped! Why not buy these, normal mount on scope and off set on the V2 This is what Im currently looking at. They do a 25mm scope mount with a rail attached but not 30mm so would have to use the 30mm mount with weaver grab and bit of rail like you suggest. I could mount it directly above the scope as my laser is off set but I think I'll buy the offset mount as it may fit straight on my piccatinny rail on the gun but I would prefer the quick release type mounts for changing scopes so I could leave the scope mount and rail on the gun and then just add the torch with QR mount. Any idea of where to get a cheap 30mm quick release weaver mount? I don't fancy paying the price for leupolds etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pestcontrol121 11 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 sako will give you a bell later and let you know how to do it for under £30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 On 25/06/2011 at 08:23, pestcontrol121 said: sako will give you a bell later and let you know how to do it for under £30 I haven't put in the order yet but I think it's sorted, If I use the 30mm ring with weaver rail attached and cut the weaver grab off the bottom I can use an extremely high reach 30mm mount for the torch but I can't attach a pic for some reason. I haven't got the quick release lever I want but at least the torch will clear the scope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pestcontrol121 11 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 On 26/06/2011 at 07:51, sako said: On 25/06/2011 at 08:23, pestcontrol121 said: sako will give you a bell later and let you know how to do it for under £30 I haven't put in the order yet but I think it's sorted, If I use the 30mm ring with weaver rail attached and cut the weaver grab off the bottom I can use an extremely high reach 30mm mount for the torch but I can't attach a pic for some reason. I haven't got the quick release lever I want but at least the torch will clear the scope. No need to phone you now as that is the way to go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 On 26/06/2011 at 12:03, pestcontrol121 said: On 26/06/2011 at 07:51, sako said: On 25/06/2011 at 08:23, pestcontrol121 said: sako will give you a bell later and let you know how to do it for under £30 I haven't put in the order yet but I think it's sorted, If I use the 30mm ring with weaver rail attached and cut the weaver grab off the bottom I can use an extremely high reach 30mm mount for the torch but I can't attach a pic for some reason. I haven't got the quick release lever I want but at least the torch will clear the scope. No need to phone you now as that is the way to go Excellent I can put the welder away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claretcass 0 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 On 24/06/2011 at 19:46, bangbang said: some very nice kit fella your not going to get much better unless you spend ALOT of money i would add a pvs 3x lense (push fit and fit the envis so can quickly be removed if attaching to scope) for spotting but think you got it sorted The hornet is also a cracking cal me mate uses one foxing and bunnying and it's done him proud plus there cheap to reload. How do you rate the pulsar agaist your envis on a scope? Dave I prefer the Pulsar for ranges up to 60-70 yards simply because its quicker for me to aquire and shoot when walking about, particularly when on the Ruger which is short and light (16" barrel, hogue stock). I prefer the Envis on the Hornet when sitting out with a bipod. I rate the Pulsaar up to 70 metres and the Envis after that. The limitation is my eyesight which is slowly failing ( I am an old fart) particularly at night. It is a completely different experience white digital against the green IR NV but a deadly combination. I used to have a D121M from Soviet Bazaar (rip) which was a gen 2 which I thought was fine until I got the Envis and the difference is amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claretcass 0 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 On 24/06/2011 at 21:06, sako said: On 24/06/2011 at 12:01, claretcass said: At last after many years I have the ideal set up for me for both rabbiting and foxing. It is my personal choice of course but having read posts about NV I thought I would contribute with a post Spotting - I have an envis monacle which is excellent and an ir illuminator that screws to the envis for use when the grass is high , this illuminates the eyes of both rabbits and foxes. Rabbiting: 3 different permatations, I have a CZ 452 American for use during both daylight and darkness. Daylight:A S&B Zenith scope with red dot illumination works in very low light and then I can add a Catapult V2 torch supplied by Invotech which is very Powerful, quick to set up, wire free and effective out to the ranges I feel confident with at night. I can also attach the envis to a DSA and use the 452 from a bipod or shooting stick. I also have a Ruger 10/22 with a dedicated Pulsar n550 digital sight which I tend to use because I have never been really comfortable with the DSA set up when walking around. Foxing: because of the terrain I have only ever needed a CZ527 .22 Hornet, the maximum range would only be out to 125-150 yards because with my eyesight thats the range I feel comfortable and effective with. I load my own V-max 35g rounds. I have the choice of using the DSA and the Envis or using the Catapult V2 torch, both effective when sat out with a bipod. When i bought the torch I was not aware of the dedicated torch for lamping supplied by Invotech with all the filters etc but I manage quite well with the one I bought. Claretclass, what scope mount do you use for the catapult v2? I've got the catapult v3 but Im struggling to find a suitable mount as the body is 30mm so choice is limited. Invotech supplied me with a single aluminium body which replaces the two supplied as part of the catapult V2, I think they were experimenting to see if it could be adapted. The fitting attachment is the same one that they use on their advertised gun lamp. I can fit it onto a 1" or 30mm scope because I am fortunate to have a few nylon and rubber rings supplied by Soviet Bazaar when I purchased my D121M and DSA some years ago. Feel free to contact Invotech and quote my name and location, the should have it on record. ( Cassidy, Burnley). - best regards Well done on the tools sounds like your well equiped! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) All sorted now cheers all, here's a pic........... Edit: did attach a pic but didn't upload for some reason Edited June 28, 2011 by sako Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) This should work! Edited June 29, 2011 by sako Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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