Thread: Day/night scopes

Originally Posted by Twodiffs

315 yds, pitch black and the bugger was looking straight at ya.

There was a fair bit of fumbling around in the dark going on.

@Tahr what's the weight difference like between the Zulus and HT70? I see nightvision have them both listed now.

Originally Posted by liam_s

@Tahr what's the weight difference like between the Zulus and HT70? I see nightvision have them both listed now.

They are both mounted on rifles so I can't weigh them but they will be quite similar. The Zulus is just a little smaller.

@liam_s the Sytong HT-70 is 20oz and the Zulus 19oz

Does anyone know the legality of using a day/night scope PCL? Since it is now obvious you cannot use a thermal scope (only handheld) where does that leave D/N scopes???

Originally Posted by Shearer

Does anyone know the legality of using a day/night scope PCL? Since it is now obvious you cannot use a thermal scope (only handheld) where does that leave D/N scopes???

You're not allowed to hunt with Nightvision technology, a day/night scope possesses that technology and I imagine would fall within the ban - even if it was being used legally (Colour / IR off / during daylight hours).
They've clarified the rules for thermals recently, great, but understandably annoying they didn't adjust anything for NV optics which are now absolutely fantastic during the day.

Edit: I imagine you'd have to be doing something else wrong to get put on blast for it though. Worth the risk personally, kind of like speeding, most cars can exceed the speed limit (night mode) but you cant get penalized when you use it approriately (day mode).

It’s an interesting quandary where digital optics are starting to provide more benefits over traditional daytime optics, but unfortunately have the ability to see in the dark too.

It is. It's a bit like the old rifled shotgun dedicated to slugs but can shoot shotshell loads at short range (the rifling throws the pattern to hell at long range).

Technically they aren't legal but some areas do allow them using dedicated slug loads. There's always an exception or an or/but that comes up to fluff the rules - using your NV gear during daytime hours and not being on verboten land with it period during darkness would help your case I expect.