Guest foxyforce1 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi folks, anyone on here use night vision scopes? thinking of investing in one for the future, wouldnt mind sharing any experiences or thoughts you might have on them? cheers Billy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richie 1 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,694 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Foxyforce1, suggest you look at my post i have just put on about this very subject, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Magwitch Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi folks, anyone on here use night vision scopes? thinking of investing in one for the future, wouldnt mind sharing any experiences or thoughts you might have on them? cheers Billy hi billy.... im collecting a digital nv unit from http://www.gbsights.co.uk/digital_al.htm you can see the quality from the units in operation. as soon as i get mine ill do a recording of its performance and even let people take a look through it their selves if close enough. richie hello richie may i ask what you use to record on as my mate as a yukon ranger and we would like to record some footage of NV shooting. cheers Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest foxyforce1 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 sounds great mate, look forward to it Billy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richie 1 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi folks, anyone on here use night vision scopes? thinking of investing in one for the future, wouldnt mind sharing any experiences or thoughts you might have on them? cheers Billy hi billy.... im collecting a digital nv unit from http://www.gbsights.co.uk/digital_al.htm you can see the quality from the units in operation. as soon as i get mine ill do a recording of its performance and even let people take a look through it their selves if close enough. richie hello richie may i ask what you use to record on as my mate as a yukon ranger and we would like to record some footage of NV shooting. cheers Pat get your self one of these or similier. any unit with a video input. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=019 richie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 NV is really good, only used Gen 1 myself and was the bizz. Got really close to quarry and they just didn't know about it Went back to the lamp in the end though,........................ old school stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auto culto 0 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I've got a gen 2+ scope and a triple cascade gen 1 monocular (3 gen 1 tubes back to back) but i much prefer to use the lamp as is easier. I would recommend you go out with someone who has a nv unit and have a play with it as all gen1 stuff is pants unless you have a huge infra-red illuminator then you might as well just carry the lamp as target acquisition is far faster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Magwitch Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I use a Cobra Merlin which is Gen 1 and with a laser illuminator it works great, can easily head shoot rabbits out to 70+ .The best thing about NV shooting is that you don't get lamp shy rabbits. I would agree with auto culto about trying before buying and going to a demo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGPETE 0 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Got a gen 1 rifle scope that I use with a rapid 7, copes extemely well with bunnie shooting and the I.R beam picks out the eyes of everything for 100 yards so I have no qualms in telling you that you can devistate any rabbit,rat or fox population. The only weird thing is the one dilated pupil when you take the scope away from your eye, but you get used to it pretty quickly. Loaned mine to a friend who had it mounted on his 22-250 and was doing some fox work. He loved it but said it suffered scope creep after 6 rounds so depending what calibre you will be using, check the mounts ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,819 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Ask Moletrapper, he's got chapter and verse. Cheers. D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ukhunter 111 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) i got a digital nv had mine for about 7 months now its much better then all the other nv that i have had digi ASstd + a 90mw IR laser and i get a clear picture of a bunny out to 140yards+ Edited December 11, 2007 by ukhunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillair1 16 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Been using a merlin gen1 add on with an ir laser. Does the job on air and rf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigredbusa Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 but doesnt your head come back 6 inches , must be awkard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillair1 16 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 (edited) Not perfect but with reach forward mounts but its pretty good. Remember no eye relief is needed with this so your eye is right into the the eyecup on the nv unit. No good if your using cf though, but long eye relief models are available. Edited February 8, 2008 by stillair1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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