Thermal scopes comparison thread - what do you have and what do you like/dislike?

[Shearer]

I have spotted a lot of game during the day with mine that I wouldn't have seen otherwise.

[woods223]

I have spotted a lot of game during the day with mine that I wouldn't have seen otherwise.

Once you get used to using one in daylight it’s surprising what you see, good for spotting animals in fringe bush areas and scrub. Useful when pest shooting, still have philosophical problem with using one for recreational game shooting though. Like to give animals a chance.

[Trout]

Yes they are handy in the day as long as there not too many rocky faces .Good for those last 2 hrs of day light when the deers start to get hungry and you can still use yr day scope for shooting them.

[duckndeer]

They sure work during the day tho… don’t do the NV use a thermal scope

[Trout]

Had a NVpulsa 38 clip on,Guide 35mm and now Infiray chv2 50.
Monoculars, Pulsa XQ 38(2016),Conotech 50 and now Infiray 35.

[XR500]

I'm in the market for one( not just yet).

Thinking monocular to scan treeline/trees or paddock for small game. Distances be 200m max. Plan woyls be to go to the where seen with thermal n use a night vision scope

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Last night the negatives of a digital night vision scope kicked in: The hand held thermal showed up 3 bunnies within easy shooting range. Turn on the pard 008 and hit the IR illuminator and its white rabbit in a snow storm stuff. The mist had rolled in. Didn't bother the thermal at all, but the digital night vision with illuminator is identical to spotlighting in misty conditions. All you get in the scope is the IR backscatter off the water droplets.

Tonight though, no mist, and the bunnies are down

[KiwiinSeattle]

@Shearer What would the realistic range on deer be with the fh25? Like 100%, yip thats a deer. Im on the fence with one but with no one local with one im nervous about dropping the cash and then being disappointed.

https://thermalbase.com/brands/infiray/finder-fh25r

[Fat ninja]

That unit must be crap, 46m to identify a rabbit. Have a look at other units if this is true

[Shearer]

https://thermalbase.com/brands/infiray/finder-fh25r

See post #5.
I think the figures given on that site are pretty realistic.

[Fat ninja]

If your not doing it all the time 500m would be acceptable

[Trout]

I think with all thermal gear,its important not to have too higher base magnifation.It gives you a false view of the size of the animal you are looking at.When animal is in too close 100yds-50yds,yr pixels start to get big n blurry.Lower base magnifation gives you a wider fov and better judgment of size, distant of animal and nice picture.Remember most of yr shooting is inside 300yds.

[Shearer]

That unit must be crap, 46m to identify a rabbit. Have a look at other units if this is true

Identify, in that case is being able to see their nose twitch and when they blink.

[Fat ninja]

If that’s what you need to see to identify a rabbit, so be it.