Thread: Nightvision scopes

Tasbay, the model is a 150 so that makes it Gen2. Is $500 still a good price?

Originally Posted by kokako

Tasbay, the model is a 150 so that makes it Gen2. Is $500 still a good price?

Hi kokako, yep you are right. The 160 was the gen3 unit. So the one I fixed up was the 150. I don`t remember the g3 stamped on the side though. Mind you it was a few years ago now. They were imported by a Woman running a business called Night Vision New Zealand.

Bugger me I just remembered I have a catalog from her & found it!!. Its down as the Night Enforcer (scary stuff) 150 & 160.
160 is Gen3 and 150 is Gen2 U.S

Blurb: Generation2 . the NE 150 incorperates an easy to ues Ergonomic design with rugged construction. This product is offered with a high - quality,low cost Gen2 intensifier tube and has min of 36 lp/mm resolution.

SAR- search and rescue had a bulk deal in about 2000 ( going by Catalog date) and they paid about $4800 per unit. I remember they were shit against what I had back then and I had words with the local SAR head about it. He said they only had a short time to decide and went with it without talking to me, Hmmm that figures.

Now to your question do I think its worth $500. They had a bad reputation for breaking down and the ITT tubes were not that good. ITT still hasn`t the best reputation for U.S tubes but that comes down to who you talk to. I had a nice Gen3 ITT tube for a while till it died with about 100 hours on the clock,3rd set of batteries and not a nice feeling knowing you couldn`t replace it. The 150`s picture was crap in the 2 units I have used and they had plastic lenses from memory. You don`t get much in the way of NV for $500, though I did sell a PVS-7a U.S gen2 a few months ago for $750 so yes I geuss its worth that. Looks in good outside condition. Just don`t get on my back if its a shitter OK!!

Let me know how you get on with it.

Thanks for the info, I think I will give it a miss.

Thanks

Craig

Originally Posted by kokako

Thanks for the info, I think I will give it a miss.

Thanks

Craig

Fair enough. Anyone selling a Gen2 unit as a Gen3 Just beggs a very big question mark in my books. There was one of these 150 units that sold and resold a couple of times in short succession on TM about a year or so ago.... Could be the same one and it was sold as Gen3.

We were bending them, so "they" canned it during my last year................

I only ever damaged a Steyr bayonet trying to cut through wire.

Not the bayonets, the rifles.................

New one on me. Plastic fantastics eh?

The A2 was our choice and recomendation to Wellington, but it made no difference, the Aussies were getting the Steyrs someone down there thought to get in first. Plus the yanks weren't going to cut us too much of a deal. Besides everyone was in love with a 2x POS intergrated scope on a standard service rifle!!!!

The M16 wasnt the US's choice either - politics put it into Vietnam

Just goes to show some times it pays to take a punt. I was watching a ATN 7600 Gen3 ? weapon sight on trademe a few weeks ago.
It didn`t reach reserve and was offered to me and others for $1500 . Well I thought about it but decided at that price something had to be wrong with it or it was not a U.S Gen3.
Had a email from the guy who bought it and sure enough its a U.S Gen3 and in very good condition. I would have estermated $3-$4K would have been a fair price to sell at so at $1500 the buyer should be wrapped.
If you are still looking for something Dave just keep looking and Im sure something will crop up.