The Unintended Keeper ( Diary of a keeping blagger )

[BenBhoy 4,706]

11 hours ago, bumpy22 said:

using it on my stalking rifle on QD pic mounts

Did it hold zero well enough?

[ianm 2,594]

41 minutes ago, bumpy22 said:

Two on nv forum Ian 10x and 15x after having a 15 for a bit it was too bulky for me and a bit of a bugger picking them up when running in. 

Been impressed with c50 on hmr. Only used for rabbits mainly though on golf course contracts. A lot bigger field of view than pard 008. But still not as good as drone

 

I am going to be buying another x10 from a bloke that has packed up shooting. He is the sort that has to have the best gear in whatever he does. I know for a fact that the scope hasn’t been used a dozen times and 4 of those where zeroing sessions. It has the kevgun mount and kevgun power pack, so I would be stupid to say no.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

46 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

Whichever nv unit you choose, the supplied/on board ir (especially vcsel) is never going to be as good as a dedicated 3rd party torch. Even below 100yds, the image quality will be better with an additional torch, its not just about the yards/range. 

It's a minefield, will have another look through my mates C50 which he loves. He has the black sun Ir on it

[bumpy22 414]

2 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

Did it hold zero well enough?

Yep

[BenBhoy 4,706]

2 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

It's a minefield, will have another look through my mates C50 which he loves. He has the black sun Ir on it

The other thing to think on with adding ir is the extra weight. Manufacturers weights obviously can't include whatever your chosen ir adds to it. I've a solaris & a black sun and srx is significantly heavier. 

[bumpy22 414]

If you ever come to Somerset ben plenty of kit here for you to try lol

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Just now, bumpy22 said:

If you ever come to Somerset ben plenty of kit here for you to try lol

That's generous Ed cheers. Bit of cider too!! 

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Been stuck in the house for 3 days as it's been non stop raining so just been out for a wander to relieve me of my cabin fever.

Shot this hare with half its ear missing

[bumpy22 414]

14 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

That's generous Ed cheers. Bit of cider too!! 

Cider and mouldy cheese ben you will be shit through the eye of a needle not worrying about a ir mate

[Stavross 15,583]

Feeding first thing this morning a head of Saturdays shoot, my god it was cold but at least it wasn’t wet, -5 when I got there this morning and still -2 when I left at 11am, there wasn’t masses of birds about but what I did see was looking very good, the recent cold weather has really sorted them out, it’s looking like this cold snap is here to stay for a while yet so with a bit of luck they will be feeding hard and I can put them where I want them

[David.evans 5,323]

Can’t believe them photos are off your phone stav 

really good mate

atb 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Any rats about Stav.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

We are covered in snow here.

[Stavross 15,583]

1 hour ago, foxdropper said:

Any rats about Stav.

Get a few under the feeders in the pens but not many, bloody loads of tree rats

[Stavross 15,583]

1 minute ago, FOXHUNTER said:

We are covered in snow here.

I took the missus to Sunderland hospital earlier and it was hammering it down with the white stuff, we’ve just had a few flurries here