Thread: Clip on Night Vision

Originally Posted by quentin

Have a number of NV scopes and configurations.
Original Pard NV008 is still working well on my .22lr. Just in the process of selling my Sytong HT-77 which worked well, and had the Laser Range finder built in. Required an external illuminator, so the choice was yours as to what you went with. Found that it did not need external LOP spacers which was a bonus.
Have a thermal handheld, and now a thermal scope too (replacing the Sytong HT-77).
Personally I prefer the IR940nm illuminators, as they are not detectable by prey unlike the IR850nm. I found the rabbits could see, and reacted to the IR850nm illuminator after they had been shot up a lot. Not so with the IR940nm illuminator.
The HT-77 can be used hand held, and worked well. But thermal is far superior in that space.

I didn't realize the HT77 needed an extra illuminator, good to know!

Is there an advantage to having m external illuminator or would going for a clip on with built in be better?