Thread: Cheap thermal or night vision

Pretty cool quentin. Just out of interest, are you shooting prone?

Scope was set up for shooting standing, as that was 95% of the shooting I did with the spotlighting. The other 5% were off fence posts, trees, hay bales etc.
Turns out with the NV, I have all the time in the world to take a shot, so did shoot this prone off a bipod.

No such thing as cheap thermal or night vision. Cheap is a total waste of money. Thermal is by far the best way to go if you can afford it.

I'd have to disagree Outdoors. $1100 for a IR NV day/ night scope is on par with a mid range non NV scope, and definitely does the job.
The resolution of the sensor is better than all but the most expensive thermals, so is pretty good in that regard. Like most things, it's not perfect, but chucking a larger IR illuminator on either a digital NV scope or a analogue Gen1 or Gen 2 NV scope will just make the results infinitely better.

The Pard on the lowest IR setting on the inbuilt illuminator can easily pick up rabbits at 150M. Obviously it cannot pick up the rabbits sitting in the corn without their eyes showing like a themal could, but then it does not cost $7000+ either.

https://youtu.be/5JxtHNP7hQs

I've had a yukon proton infrared one for about 5 years and its always worked well. Shot deer with it but prefer to use it as a telescope then get in the right spot and flick the spotlight on.
picks up rabbits at 200 yds. Cost $1000 new probably a few second hand ones around now.

Yes agree with you. Both have there uses and price points. It was the couple of hundred buck ones that I was talking about which they advertise using more upmarket vision to sell their crap.

Originally Posted by Yukon

I haven't yet, I've got a 4K ATN on order to compare with the new Pulsar Digi. Colour digital sights are usually pretty hopeless at night because the sensors are optimised for white light not NIR.

@Yukon did you get a chance to compare the ATN 4K with the Pulsar? Any hands on with the Pard NV008 too?

Anyone checked out the Dali Southern stuff?
https://www.dalisouthern.com/

@Sasquatch talk to @faregame he sells the pard stuff

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

@Sasquatch talk to @faregame he sells the pard stuff

Thanks man.