Thread: Wallaby

At night lacking a clip on type thermal a few years ago we experimented with attaching a Lazer pointer to a handheld using the tripod mounting screw. Using the picture in picture function you can get a sufficiently precise focus. We shoot at night in teams of 2 taking turns to shoot, one with the thermal the other with a spotlight, just flick the light on to shoot then off or move to the next green dot. We've found it quick, reliable and very effective. A thermal clip on or scope would allow you to go solo but there's a competitive element this way and no boosting your tally.

All night hunting is good,stops my BSC getting worse in the dreaded sun light.

now THAT bit makes sence.....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

now THAT bit makes sence.....

This is my third thermal clip on.Thats what i do,turn off the cross hairs and use it as a thermal mococular cliped on to the front of my day scope.Most clip ons are a combo,clip on day scope or just use as a monocular.Some instructions just want you to waste ammo and a lot of time.

Originally Posted by Trout

This is my third thermal clip on.Thats what i do,turn off the cross hairs and use it as a thermal mococular cliped on to the front of my day scope.Most clip ons are a combo,clip on day scope or just use as a monocular.Some instructions just want you to waste ammo and a lot of time.

Your CH50 v2 has an internal cross hair? That seems odd for a clip on. Which function turns it on?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

now THAT bit makes sence.....

No it doesn’t. The topic needs a thread of its own.

my "interpreation" is thus...your rifle/scope is already sighted in..the clip on thermal just allows you to see in thermal THROUGH existing scope,your Xhairs of existing scope havent changed..like taking photo through scope/binos with cell phone...once you have image centred and things locked in place its good to go..... but yes seperate thread be good.

Easier to drive a nissen thermal than a ranger thermal.lols.Next time the roos hunters are down,we will compare thermal clip ons.

The thing is that your scope is focussed on a flat screen, the cross hairs won't shift but the image your looking at does if the thermal is misaligned. I trialled a thermal clip on from 55six and found it wouldn't realign to within 1.5 mil with repeated attachments. I was taking the whole unit adaptor and all off mind you. Maybe if I'd left the adapter on and unscrewed the unit it might have been better.

All clips-on s have an internal cross hair,more than one design,several.Theres quiet a big menu to get thru,its there tho.So it can be zeroed with yr day scope cross.But i dont bother with that,just use day scope cross,simple.More important to have a neat tightish fitting attachment slide on to yr scope bell which centralises yr clip on view to yr day scope.Make sure both clip on and day scope have a similar fov on low x mag.

Im familiar with the clips and Iv had a ch50 v2 for a couple of years now. Yet to find a cross hair. Your not thinking of the e zoom center adjustment ?

Ye E zoom centre of adjustment cross dot can be alined to yr day scope,but iv never switched it on and used it.My guide clip on had cross hairs but i never bothered with it.

Originally Posted by Trout

Ye E zoom centre of adjustment cross dot can be alined to yr day scope,but iv never switched it on and used it.

That's for calibrating the e zoom after you have zeroed the clip to your day scope. If you don't center it you will get a point of impact shift when switching magnification with e zoom. It doesn't lock to a profile either so when changing rifles/profile you need to reset it each time.

Originally Posted by sneeze

That's for calibrating the e zoom after you have zeroed the clip to your day scope. If you don't center it you will get a point of impact shift when switching magnification with e zoom. It doesn't lock to a profile either so when changing rifles/profile you need to reset it each time.

I dont zero clip on to day scope,dont calibrate e zoom either.Just shoot deer,very accurate day scope thru thermal.

Originally Posted by Trout

I dont zero clip on to day scope,dont calibrate e zoom either. Just shoot deer,very accurate day scope thru thermal.

That is very unusual , I would say you got lucky. My 223 needed 6.4cm on the y axis and 4.8 on the X while my 243 is Y=3.2 and X= 8 cm . Its not precise as the "clicks" are 1.5cm but not bad and they seem to correlate well from a measurement off the shot target. I had a bit of an issue with repeatability , taking it on and off but sorted now.
The cluster in the center is the last 5-6 trials.


Apologies for running the thread off topic a little.