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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 19, 2003 19:40:07 GMT -5
About six or eight months ago, I bought a Gen 1 night vision scope off e-bay - boy did I get a good deal on it. The only problem I have is I can see better in the dark without the durn thing. Its laying around here somewhere collecting dust and if I find it, guess what - I'm going to sell it on ebay! (we do live in the age of recycling...) The other thing I found is mounting the scope on a rifle and keeping the rig up to my shoulder as I squint through the scope that doesn't work well, causes my arms to fatigue pretty quickly (duh).  Does anyone have some GOOD night vision experience that they would share with me.  |
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Post by CoonDawg on Oct 19, 2003 20:32:22 GMT -5
ICMCummin just like everything else technology advances Gen1 was better than nothing, Gen 3 is better than Gen 2 and if you really want the best Gen 4  . Now for predator hunting and good general use Gen 2 or 3 will work, but the newer the higher the price. Are you wanting something hand held or to attach to your scope (www.mono-loc.com) with a AN/PVS-14(Itt 6015) 52Lp tube. |
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 19, 2003 23:52:05 GMT -5
The best I have seen is not one of those Generation scopes.........it is a flir (forward looking infared radar) scope. I believe it is sold by x20. Not the people who make the cameras. It is a true flir scope made to mount on a rifle. I think it sells for about $13,000.00. I am not sure if us lay person are even allowed to buy it. www.x20.org/thermal/thermal_weapon_sight_TIWS320.htmNow would that be cool or what? |
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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 20, 2003 20:14:44 GMT -5
hey Shooter - The FLIR is a LITTLE out of my price range - now if I didn't have two kids in college and if I didn't have an extravagant wife - maybe I could go there. But right now I am not even close......  Lets say if I had an extra $300 or $400 or so for this one, what would you suggest...... |
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Post by jdickey on Oct 20, 2003 23:02:58 GMT -5
;DHow about a FLARE instead of a FLIR. The FLARE is real cheap and you can light up the whole neighborhood!  ::)And, you won't even need one of them high dollar night vision scopes! |
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Post by RidgeRunner on Oct 23, 2003 20:41:38 GMT -5
saving my coins for a gen. 3 headmounted monocular, to see through a NVD compatable red dot mounted on a 16" AR
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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 23, 2003 20:47:39 GMT -5
;DHow about a FLARE instead of a FLIR. The FLARE is real cheap and you can light up the whole neighborhood! ::)And, you won't even need one of them high dollar night vision scopes! LMAO...... What did I say about wise a$$es in another thread?? |
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Post by TexasDoc on Oct 23, 2003 20:59:47 GMT -5
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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 24, 2003 20:48:54 GMT -5
You'll need about 10 boards to chip in for you at that price.
I'm with JD - maybe the FLAIR is the way to go!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by CoonDawg on Oct 25, 2003 23:29:41 GMT -5
Go with a GenII and stay away from ATN  |
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Post by 1st cav sgt ret on Oct 26, 2003 6:35:53 GMT -5
I recently bought a catseye illuminated(from midway)for 100bucks figured if it couldnt stand the recoil(30-06)I hadent lost that much,so far its held up very well and I can find the reticule in the dark easly.all I need is good moonlight or spotlight to light up the target
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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 26, 2003 11:29:19 GMT -5
Hey CoonDawg - what is the problem with the ATN?
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Post by jdickey on Oct 26, 2003 14:31:23 GMT -5
;DWell I tell ya Pilgrim... ya get one of them flares with one of them parachute thingys on it, and by golly ya can see a long time! Wah hah!
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Post by CoonDawg on Oct 26, 2003 15:34:55 GMT -5
Let me put it this way A = Another T = Tragic N = Nightmare The money you'ld saved will be spent buying tissuse for  :'. like I said a gen II would work well for want you want it to do. |
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Post by ICMCumin on Oct 26, 2003 18:42:59 GMT -5
CoonDawg - I've had two ATN scopes and had spotty reviews. The first was a 6 x 18 x 65 behemoth. It weighed 2 1/2 pounds. I mounted it on a 300 Weatherby mag. Kept breaking scope mounts (theywere cheap pot metal) til I finally found some extra high steel Leupold mounts that kept it in place. The scope actually broke in two once (not a solid tube like the good ones are) and ATN replaced with no questions asked. It was ugly as Grandpa's big toenails, but it had some nice features, like illuminated reticle, range finder with dead zero aiming cams. Optics were clear too, but I sold it on ebay. Just too many gizmo's on it.
I now have an ATN holographic sight for my turkey gun and kind of like it. Quality appears to be pretty good.
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