Night Vision Recommendations

[hutchey 147]

Hi,

Has anyone got experience for the ns200 or similar for night vision?

I'm looking for something like that or maybe just get a good scope and lamp.

 

mainly for fox and rabbiting, however i need to bear in mind other shooting like Deer (i know i cant shoot at night for deer) but is having the scope on for all round use acceptable?

 

Ideally i don't want to be spending over £600 for night vision and then another ???? for a good scope for dawn/dusk shooting

 

Cheers

[Craig83 52]

Do you have a link for this

[sussex 5,777]

My advise would be spend every penny you can muster on a quality scope ...all the add on's can come later.

[Guest scramble]

My advise would be spend every penny you can muster on a quality scope ...all the add on's can come later.

some of the high end scopes are not up to much with Nv add-ons due to some of the lens coatings.

Hutchey have a look on some of the NV forums, you can build a good Digi NV unit for less than £300 including illumination which will give you 250-300 yards with ease.

[moxy 617]

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/292839-pulsar-n550-nv-kit/

 

In budget and worth the money.

[danw 1,748]

Hi,

Has anyone got experience for the ns200 or similar for night vision?

I'm looking for something like that or maybe just get a good scope and lamp.

 

mainly for fox and rabbiting, however i need to bear in mind other shooting like Deer (i know i cant shoot at night for deer) but is having the scope on for all round use acceptable?

 

Ideally i don't want to be spending over £600 for night vision and then another ???? for a good scope for dawn/dusk shooting

 

Cheers

Im not sure mate but I beleive the use of image intensifiers is illegal for deer whether that includes during the day or whether I've just made that up I couldnt tell lol

 

For my money I'd do as sussex and stalker advise get a good quality scope that will be suitable for an add on such as archer and get the add on later

 

Atb

Dan

[paulus 26]

 

Hi,

Has anyone got experience for the ns200 or similar for night vision?

I'm looking for something like that or maybe just get a good scope and lamp.

 

mainly for fox and rabbiting, however i need to bear in mind other shooting like Deer (i know i cant shoot at night for deer) but is having the scope on for all round use acceptable?

 

Ideally i don't want to be spending over £600 for night vision and then another ???? for a good scope for dawn/dusk shooting

 

Cheers

Im not sure mate but I beleive the use of image intensifiers is illegal for deer whether that includes during the day or whether I've just made that up I couldnt tell lol

 

For my money I'd do as sussex and stalker advise get a good quality scope that will be suitable for an add on such as archer and get the add on later

 

Atb

Dan

 

i can not get on with nightvision , i have tried loads from cheap Russian to gen3 military stuff (Kite) i have always done better with a lamp and good scope, P,S i have been to specsavers and it made no difference

[paulus 26]

 

 

 

Hi,

Has anyone got experience for the ns200 or similar for night vision?

I'm looking for something like that or maybe just get a good scope and lamp.

 

mainly for fox and rabbiting, however i need to bear in mind other shooting like Deer (i know i cant shoot at night for deer) but is having the scope on for all round use acceptable?

 

Ideally i don't want to be spending over £600 for night vision and then another ???? for a good scope for dawn/dusk shooting

 

Cheers

Im not sure mate but I beleive the use of image intensifiers is illegal for deer whether that includes during the day or whether I've just made that up I couldnt tell lol

 

For my money I'd do as sussex and stalker advise get a good quality scope that will be suitable for an add on such as archer and get the add on later

 

Atb

Dan

 

i can not get on with nightvision , i have tried loads from cheap Russian to gen3 military stuff (Kite) i have always done better with a lamp and good scope, P,S i have been to specsavers and it made no difference

 

i used a lamp for years , hand held, gun lights mounted on rifles, and yes they work.But if you got a few lamp shy rabbits or Foxes you won't beat the night vision,

 

you can if your eyesight is as shite as mine, honest i can not see squat with nightvision

[hutchey 147]

thanks for all the replies

i was on youtube looking at the videos of the night vision and thermal imaging and that's where this all started from.

i guess i need to try a night vision and see what its like for my eyes

 

its either that or carrying some 22ah lithium batteries around

[hutchey 147]

ive ordered some of those coloured gel sheets that the disco lights have as apparently if you get a red and a blue it makes the light turn into IR almost.

Will wait and see as the sheets only cost me £2

there are places that sell the clip on IR filters but at £30 + i thought i'd try this method first

Will let you know how it goes.

[fireblade_rrw 20]

 

 

My advise would be spend every penny you can muster on a quality scope ...all the add on's can come later.

some of the high end scopes are not up to much with Nv add-ons due to some of the lens coatings.

Hutchey have a look on some of the NV forums, you can build a good Digi NV unit for less than £300 including illumination which will give you 250-300 yards with ease.

I've actually spoke to Archer & Zeiss on the subject of lens coatings. Both gave me more or less the same reply that they've no evidence to support this claim. Archer went further & suggested it was an online urban myth to suggest high end optics with coatings under performed cheaper scopes.

 

They reckoned its a myth perpetuated by those with a vested Interest.

 

Me? I can't comment either way as I've no evidence.

[hutchey 147]

My advise would be spend every penny you can muster on a quality scope ...all the add on's can come later.

any thoughts on Niko Sterling or Smidt and Bendtner?

[rimmer 33]

I just brought an N750, it was that or an archer, i dont like the archer because it pushes you down the stock, i have used one a few times but find they give you an un=natural position on the gun. so the N750 was my choice.

[Deker 3,478]

 

i can not get on with nightvision , i have tried loads from cheap Russian to gen3 military stuff (Kite) i have always done better with a lamp and good scope, P,S i have been to specsavers and it made no difference

 

 

 

I have a reasonable bit of Lamping kit and Nightvision, I don't actually see one taking the place of the other, BOTH systems have their uses...regardless of the state of your eyes!!

[hutchey 147]

well i got the gel sheets through and did what youtube said and it didnt really work. I used my cluson SL2 50w lamp on full power but the result was terrible.

so next question is whether having an IR illuminating torch / laser and a flip up filter on my scope might work better?

 

main things here are

keeping cost down and

not having to have to change from something like a pulsar n550 to a daytime scope every time i want to go out late pm/night