PARD NV008 LRF

[ratpaker]

Hey guys, just joined, I am currently using one of these Pard 008 LRF night vision units and in fact they ARE for sale in Australia via spectra tactical www.spectratactical.com.au they are priced at $1200 delivered to your door by registered post.
The non range finder model is $850 delivered and the clip on unit, the 007 is $650.
All units come with 12 month warranty, are stocked in Australia (Melbourne) and we support and back up, basically, we are hunters too so we use what we sell.
We are also on facebook and happy to fill you in on info you might need.
Cheers, Neil

[bigpete]

I just saw a bowsight online for about 5oo/ 600 bucks. It’s got a built in rangefinder and illuminated pin that automatically positions itself according to the distance And it has auto triangulation compensation if u are shooting downwards from above in a tree stand. Things have come too far I think sometimes. ...no more stone tipped arrows and wooden bows strung with sinew I think Garmin are making sights for bows now too so u can easily find your original shot position if u are tracking

Sights on a bow is sacrilegious

[marksman]

Hey guys, just joined, I am currently using one of these Pard 008 LRF night vision units and in fact they ARE for sale in Australia via spectra tactical http://www.spectratactical.com.au they are priced at $1200 delivered to your door by registered post.
The non range finder model is $850 delivered and the clip on unit, the 007 is $650.
All units come with 12 month warranty, are stocked in Australia (Melbourne) and we support and back up, basically, we are hunters too so we use what we sell.
We are also on facebook and happy to fill you in on info you might need.
Cheers, Neil

can you give us more of an insight to the pard models and maybe some tweaks that help get the most out of them
things like "you should use the 007 with and adjustable objective for better quality vision"
I'm working on the family for xmas

and just wondering if there is a discount for buying one off you and mentioning enough gun that is a joke by the way

[Stix]

Hey guys, just joined, I am currently using one of these Pard 008 LRF night vision units and in fact they ARE for sale in Australia via spectra tactical http://www.spectratactical.com.au they are priced at $1200 delivered to your door by registered post.
The non range finder model is $850 delivered and the clip on unit, the 007 is $650.
All units come with 12 month warranty, are stocked in Australia (Melbourne) and we support and back up, basically, we are hunters too so we use what we sell.
We are also on facebook and happy to fill you in on info you might need.
Cheers, Neil

can you give us more of an insight to the pard models and maybe some tweaks that help get the most out of them
things like "you should use the 007 with and adjustable objective for better quality vision"
I'm working on the family for xmas

and just wondering if there is a discount for buying one off you and mentioning enough gun that is a joke by the way

Why joke...?...
What about a multi buy discount for members here...ten members each buy one, & i get the eleventh one free...!!...

[ratpaker]

Well, you are correct, the 007 model works better with some scopes than others, Meopta and leupold DONT work well, this is due to them having IR coatings on the lenses so IR light wont pass through.
The factory IR is ok out to about 200 meters but if you add a decent IR torch like a t67mk2, you will get further and better image due to more light being available to the camera.
The 008 is a whole scope, its like an ATN, no optics required, it has 6.5 x as base magnification and one button push takes you to 13 x mag.
It now has picture in picture function if you want to use it, a tiny insert in the viewfinder at 2 x the mag of the main screen with its own tiny, fine crosshair...I don't bother zooming in, use 6.5 and just use the pic in pic to do any fine shooting.
The --8 LRF is the same again but has a built in range finder on the side, displays range in the viewfinder as youre shooting.
With all units, they have built in IR that works ok out to 200 meters but I run an external light to lengthen battery life and give more light.
Using the IR, you get about 2 hours run time, if you switch it off, all night would be nearer the mark.
All units record at 1080i resolution at 30 frames per second, you don't have to record but watching it back later is pretty good!
Really like mine, very impressed with quality and reliability.

[marksman]

thanks ratpaker
it will soon be xmas

[JimTom]

Ozzie has not long completed a review of this product for those that are interested. Thinking of one myself as an entry level product.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zdhwNqmW6aY


On a side note. Pretty average start to this thread.

[Stix]

Sorry for that JimTom...i tried to add a bit of Jazz...but its hard to Jazz at the same level as Dr Ramo...!!

[JimTom]

Fair enough mate.

[Blr243]

Jim Tom. U getting any pigs lately or are you havin some slack time?

[JimTom]

Mate unfortunately I missed the last two trips away chasing hogs due to work commitments. Bloody work getting in the way of fun eh.
Won’t get a chance to go again until after the wet. Way to long between drinks mate. A few trips to the range and fishing has kept me partially sane though.

Still thinking a out some night vision stuff though. I typically don’t hunt at night but would like to turn that around. Your adventures have inspired me somewhat mate.

[NTSOG]

G'day, I bought a PARD NV008 four weeks ago to relace a night scope that took a whack - It's way off zero - and I can't figure out whether it's the casing/mounts or the internals. Any way the PARD required an adaptor, 11mm dovetail-to-picatinny to fit my old Anschutz .222. I have had, like others, difficult getting it zeroed centrally on both the X and Y reticle axis. I had to shim both the rear of the scope and the left front mounting jaw or clamp to get X and Y somewhere near middle of screen. It's a brilliant scope in terms of light weight and size, clarity and range, day and night, but the mounting brackets are poorly finished in terms of precision. I have fired 25 shots or so for zeroing, but don't yet have any faith that it will hold zero sufficient to be used on live game. I understand some owners have had the cross bolts break, hence getting them to a tension where they will hold without breaking is a concern. In the mean time I keep hunting with my ATN X Sight II and squinting through the 'fog'.

Jim

[Blr243]

I once bought some weaver bases that were supposed to clamp on to a dovetail of my 22 mag but 1 of the 4 screws was already stripped in the thread before I tightened it up so not something I could trust I think dove tails are the type of thing you see mostly on small , low recoling 22 rifles .... as soon as we start adding bigger scopes and attachments the quality of our mounts becomes critically important

[ratpaker]

G'day, I bought a PARD NV008 four weeks ago to relace a night scope that took a whack - It's way off zero - and I can't figure out whether it's the casing/mounts or the internals. Any way the PARD required an adaptor, 11mm dovetail-to-picatinny to fit my old Anschutz .222. I have had, like others, difficult getting it zeroed centrally on both the X and Y reticle axis. I had to shim both the rear of the scope and the left front mounting jaw or clamp to get X and Y somewhere near middle of screen. It's a brilliant scope in terms of light weight and size, clarity and range, day and night, but the mounting brackets are poorly finished in terms of precision. I have fired 25 shots or so for zeroing, but don't yet have any faith that it will hold zero sufficient to be used on live game. I understand some owners have had the cross bolts break, hence getting them to a tension where they will hold without breaking is a concern. In the mean time I keep hunting with my ATN X Sight II and squinting through the 'fog'.

Jim

Jim, I've been using a pard 008lrf on my 17 hornet for a few months now and prior to that it was in my 17hmr, neith have big recoil...but holding zero was never a problem.
The units themselves are rated up to 308 Winchester with 130 grain projectiles.
30 INCH pounds (not foot... INCH!) is the recommended torque for the bolts on the pard 008 so as not to break the mounting bolts.
Found these to be the best adaptors to use (you need 2 of them to mount the pard...) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-x-Scope-W ... SwTa1c46RL

What rifle are you using it on?

[NTSOG]

G'day Ratpaker,

Rifle is an old Anschutz 1532 [double or 'set' trigger.] which has been very accurate for me. Calibre .222 Rem.

The issue is that older Anschutz [and even modern Weihrauch] rifles are not 'flat-topped', but rounded so the adaptor you suggested will not fit. I tried a [cheap] Sun Optics and a couple of shorter adaptors which do allow the depth to be secure. In the end I have settled on this from UTG as it offer more bolts and appears better finished:

https://www.kotte-zeller.de/$WS/kotte-z ... 8502_2.jpg

The sight did not sit centred on the rifle using any of the bases alone so shimming was required.

You're the first person who has offered a definitive torque setting for the light weight bolts which do break.

I was able to buy a full length Picatinny adaptor for the Weihrauch which slides then bolts on, but no luck for the 1532.

Thanks for the advice about bolt torque,

Jim

[ratpaker]

Jim, you might be best to buy a picatinny rail to suit if you can find one?
Sounds like its a bit of a bugger to fit!

[NTSOG]

G'day ratpaker,

I have contacted all sorts of suppliers in the US and Eastern Europe about a full length picatinny rail for the rifle, but no one makes them for that old model.

I'll have to stick with the UTG adaptor,

Thanks for your advice,

Jim.