Blr243 wrote:I don’t read much into the forum arguments , I just work , hunt , play guitar and piano and take Deisel to the dog park .....I would like to have a good thermal drone within 6 months
What sort of piano do you play?
Blr243 wrote:I don’t read much into the forum arguments , I just work , hunt , play guitar and piano and take Deisel to the dog park .....I would like to have a good thermal drone within 6 months
ramshackle wrote:My impression is that the cheapest way of getting into thermal is to combine a thermal monocular (such as the $1000 Flir or $1200 Leupold below), which is much cheaper than a thermal rifle scope, and a Gen 2 or Gen 3 IR scope. Correct me if I am wrong.
Note: bear in mind I am a max. 150 metres rimfire shooter.
Also, is there such a thing as an entry level thermal scope? I'm seeing a lot of scopes that do everything for you except pull the trigger. I don't want to take pictures or movies, have a GPS reading, a wifi, a rangefinder, a picture-in-picture, etc.
Stix wrote:Blr243 wrote:Snakes are another problem walking in the dark. Die to the lack of colour in my thermal scope a fox at a distance is close to the same shape as a kelpie I deal with that by ensuring working dogs are kept strictly close to home base and I only shoot a hell of a long way from home base
Yep...
Every farm i shoot on i ask the farmer--"what about dogs...?..."
I dont shoot on land where dogs arent either locked up, or around the house...
I dont want to shoot anyones dog, but all farmers want me to shoot foxes if i see them around the house &/or yard...
We come to an agreement that i take all care & no responsibility, but i always back out of it...during summer through to Easter earlier in the year ive come accross 3 fox looking creatures close or close-ish to houses & backed out of the shot every time only to have the farmer tell me next day that it had to be a fox as they locked dogs up just in case...ah well...
I rather take the thought "ill get him next time" than have what id imagine to be god awful feeling of having to pick up the farmers dog...
Better to be safe than sorry & always have that discussion.
Billo wrote:niteowl do you know who's lenses and sensors GSCI use ? I also noticed they don't share much of the sensors specs, whats that about ?
Some of the lens sizes are huge, would certainly help with ID'ing critters
wanneroo wrote:There are a lot of advances being made in night optic technology.
The US military is moving to blended analog/thermal scopes and optics.
Holosun apparently is coming out with an "affordable" thermal and analog scope here soon.
I think you will see some changes and upgrades in technology coming down the pike.
A lot of potential with digital night vision but it's a battery hog and that is the big issue with it.