Thread: Night vision for dummies

Originally Posted by R93

No offence to who told you that about thar. But it's no where near accurate. I get your meaning tho.
Can anyone tell me from experience if the gen 3 civilian stuff is as good as the military issue pilkington kite site and Litton nvg's we had a few years ago in the military?

I was on the trial that tested that gear among others and although they were not my personal preference, they were pretty good bits of kit all the same.
I seen plenty of animals with both while doing army stuff. With and without IR assistance.
Has what we can buy now got better than that, is what I am asking?



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R93 : Here are a couple of photos taken just before half moon and slightly overcast. The one of the scrub is actually a Wallaby with the sight on him taken through a Pilkington Kite. The second is my son with the same wallaby at left about 10 min later taken with a Katod Gen3 PVS-7. No IR light used in either photo.

Sell me your 96/44 please

Originally Posted by gimp

Sell me your 96/44 please

Unless its a 96/22 in which case definitely sell it to me. This phone screen is too small to tell.

Originally Posted by gimp

Sell me your 96/44 please

Bugger off Gimp!! Took me 2 years to find that.Its the 96/44 Got it off TM $850 buy now. When it turned up It was like new, Don`t think it had been shot.
Keep an eye on Trade me I have seen a few over the past year or so. One 3 weeks ago sold $700.

Originally Posted by gimp

Sell me your 96/44 please

Hey Gimp: .44 magnum Ruger lever action # 611634883 There is a 96/44 on trademe at the moment. No not my one!!

I want an unmolested 96/22 so bad

Thanks Tasbay. I must come up for a look at some gear sometime.
My curiosity in some good NV has peaked.


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R93 : My wife is a Southland lass so Im down the Haast road from time to time. Used to hunt with a Guy By the name of Ross who had a house just south of the Haast beach service center.
May give you a shout when we are heading that way...... You supply the spot and Ill supply the Night Gear..

Originally Posted by Tasbay

R93 : My wife is a Southland lass so Im down the Haast road from time to time. Used to hunt with a Guy By the name of Ross who had a house just south of the Haast beach service center.
May give you a shout when we are heading that way...... You supply the spot and Ill supply the Night Gear..

Sounds good. I know a few others that will be keen for a squizz as well.


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Originally Posted by Tasbay

R93 : My wife is a Southland lass so Im down the Haast road from time to time. Used to hunt with a Guy By the name of Ross who had a house just south of the Haast beach service center.
May give you a shout when we are heading that way...... You supply the spot and Ill supply the Night Gear..

Frig Southland is a great spot!!

primo!

Here is a real old photo of PVS-14 behind Aimpoint Micro T-1 on my AR

Much has changed since then

Originally Posted by gimp

Here is a real old photo of PVS-14 behind Aimpoint Micro T-1 on my AR

Much has changed since then

After seeing your setup Gimp I had a thought. I know I know I should try hard not to but..... flip up goggles and a similar weapon mount to that would be the shit yes?

The mount that PVS-14 is in is quick-detach - it twists into the twist-in aimpoint base.


Walk around with -14 head mounted on a skullcrusher or helmet for navigation, once you have found something to shoot, detach the -14 from helmet (it's also quick detach with USGI J-arm etc) and clip onto weapon, takes all of 5 seconds.

If you need to take a fast shot, have IR laser mounted on the gun as well so you can shoot using it to aim.

Gimp:
Didn`t you have 2 PVS-14`s a while back?? Were they sh#t Gen3 so you got rid of them but just can`t afford Digital?

Nice looking peice of kit.