Hopley89 31 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 yukon photon xt 6-5-x-50s-digital rifle scope dose anyone have one if so what's the pros and cons? £400 seems cheap? so is it a typical you get what you pay for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Furrosious ferreter 499 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Vermin hunters have just done a review on the 4.5 version, on you tube, worth a watch FF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 If you want an average mag dedicated scope there ok. Pros Easy to mount cheap Good image when combined with IR torch. Cons Very focus fussy Can be difficult to centralise cross hairs. Very IR sensitive For the money there good, the ward 800 add on is double the price but allows use of the full mag range of your torch and swapping between scopes easily.. Theres three options to go for with digital NV, avoid the rest. Photon XT 6.5 Ward 800 Drone Pro 10x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire dan 467 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Pm sent Hopley89 Cheers Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZacB 114 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Have recently fitted one to an HMR - 2nd what IanB has said regarding the photon. Needed to pack the mount to zero as ran out of adjustment but no real problem with this. Would benefit from some more magnification on longer range bunnies & on the new scopes I believe you cannot fit the doublers which is a shame. Have fitted a Deben IR torch to the unit which was a worthwhile improvement - a luxury not a necessity. Overall very pleased with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Have recently fitted one to an HMR - 2nd what IanB has said regarding the photon. Needed to pack the mount to zero as ran out of adjustment but no real problem with this. Would benefit from some more magnification on longer range bunnies & on the new scopes I believe you cannot fit the doublers which is a shame. Have fitted a Deben IR torch to the unit which was a worthwhile improvement - a luxury not a necessity. Overall very pleased with it. Zac on rabbits if you fit a doubler the FOV is very narrow, ok for foxing 100yds and onwards. Thats why leaving it at 6.5x is probably better to get on target, even if the image isn't as good. With the ward you can go from 3x mag find it and then wind the mag upto 16x if you want and take the shot. Having high mags gives better image quality but it becomes a nightmare for finding things, even when using a spotter, etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZacB 114 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Have recently fitted one to an HMR - 2nd what IanB has said regarding the photon. Needed to pack the mount to zero as ran out of adjustment but no real problem with this. Would benefit from some more magnification on longer range bunnies & on the new scopes I believe you cannot fit the doublers which is a shame. Have fitted a Deben IR torch to the unit which was a worthwhile improvement - a luxury not a necessity. Overall very pleased with it. Zac on rabbits if you fit a doubler the FOV is very narrow, ok for foxing 100yds and onwards. Thats why leaving it at 6.5x is probably better to get on target, even if the image isn't as good. With the ward you can go from 3x mag find it and then wind the mag upto 16x if you want and take the shot. Having high mags gives better image quality but it becomes a nightmare for finding things, even when using a spotter, etc Thanks for the feedback IanB, as for the OP - go spend some pennies, I don't think you'll regret it. Happy shooting ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mal mason 7 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 a [BANNED TEXT] of mine uses one on the hmr and as said did take a while to set up and had to be packed, but now he has never looked bk using a t20 led ir shoots out to well over 100yrds so yeh good bit of kit for the money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hopley89 31 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thank you for all your help chaps, i have gone and brought one now and i'll be giving it a test in a couple of night so i'll send some pics and let you know what i think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
04fox8 168 Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 And the result was.......? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hopley89 31 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 And the result was.......? i went for the 6.5x50 photon with doubler and optic fire ir torch on top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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