Anyone using night vision instead of spotlighting?

[veep]

I assume where spotlighting is legal, night vision is legal also?

Anyone using nightvision for pest control at night instead of the spotlight?

Curious

[boolia]

Someone is.

There are nightvision scopes obviously.

[brett1868]

I have a Pulsar NV770A currently mounted on a Colt 2012 CLR. Nice scope and reasonably clear in the pitch black, my only gripe is the placement of some controls and buttons. Focus is on the bolt side at the front which requires either some flexibility of the left hand or removing your right hand from the trigger. If you're after something along this line then pm me and I'll do you a good deal as I'm a reseller of Pulsar & Vortex products.

[sarki]

Would it 'work' with a NV headset and a regular scope?

Would think the eye relief would be all out of joint trying to get that lense in front of the scope?

Awkward as?

[inventurkey]

You need to follow Pete's home page NV project and give it a go

[inventurkey]

Duh... Link would have been good...

Home Made Night Vision adapter

[Die Judicii]

PM sent to you Veep.

[Tonit]

I assume where spotlighting is legal, night vision is legal also?

I don't do either, but just FYI on that subject this is from VIC DPI website.

A spotlight is defined as any source of artificial light, infrared device, night vision or heat detecting device.

[veep]

Cool, thanks for the legal update Tonit.

[RoginaJack]

Yeah, veep, I've looked into it but heck, it's an expensive exercise. The thing I don't like is day scope off, night scope on thing and limited battery life.
There is a new model out, NS Wolf with a range of 300 yds/meters, according to the specs. but comes with a hefty price tag. The difference with this type of night scope is it operates with your existing scope, so there is no need to remove it.
To justify the price, you would want to be getting paid a bounty for shooting .
Might stick to the spotty for now.
cheers,

[Baronvonrort]

I see Armasight has dropped $3k from the price of their thermal imaging Zeus 3, its now only $9k.

Thermal imaging is awesome,FLIR make a marine version that will fit on a roof rack which you can control with a joystick while watching a newer flatscreen tv in the passenger seat.

The main benefit with thermal imaging is much easier to identify species as it reads from their heat.

[RoginaJack]

After forking out $9K for a Zeus 3, the thermal imaging would get a higher reading from a iceberg than my wallet. It would be dead!

cheers

[brand]

"only $9k"



No thanks.

[cuvy]

I haven't tried it, but one thing I have heard from others who have looked into it is that without the dazzling light of a spotlight, a lot of animals will spook quite easily. So using NV could be a disadvantage in that regard.

[brett1868]

"only $9k"



No thanks.

That's if you want the 324 lines of resolution but the 640 line version is $10,617. Unfortunately due to ITAR regulations we only get the poverty pack 9hz versions and then only the Apollo range of clip on type units. The Armasight Zeus 640 3-24x75 (30Hz) was a unit I am trying to import and have a U.S relative looking into the ITAR complexities. Was even considering buying the 9Hz unit then swapping out the core with the 30Hz core which is available in N.Z. Once you have experienced thermal imaging it's difficult to settle for anything less. Sydney river cats that run up and down the Parramatta river use FLIR when navigating in fog, there's a little dome just under the bridge similar to a security camera apart from the FLIR logo on it. Compared to most other thermal sights I think Armasight is the pick of them...

https://www.armasight.com/thermal-imaging/thermal-weapon-sights/

[brand]

Oh well if it's only $1,617 more for the 640 line version I'll definitely take one!

I must need a new job or something, I'm missing out on too many toys.

[Baronvonrort]

It's $9k for the 640 line version, the price has dropped check your link.

It's not just the Rivercats using FLIR, just about any upmarket Gin Palace/Yacht will have it as well.
One of these 'M series' mounted on a roof rack will let you find every critter in the dark,you can watch it and record it, the voyager and mu cost up to $100k which makes the M series more attractive.
http://www.flir.com/cvs/americas/en/mar ... /?id=45259

[Bennybigbores]

My brother improvised, bought cheap night vision head set, works ok just diddly resetting focus at differing ranges, despite that he has great success in conjunction with a sighted infrared laser sighted on his .22lr . I'm yet to try it myself but he gets awesome results on perch up over burrows popung bunnies and the occasional fox, seems a better short range hunting option as scanning and finding targets much easier than looking through scope and quick target aquisition, shoot from the hip if you want to, I'm going to set up my lever action with same set up. I was waiting hoping he'd get bored with it been waiting 4 years, time for me to loosen the purse strings

[brett1868]

It's $9k for the 640 line version, the price has dropped check your link.

It's not just the Rivercats using FLIR, just about any upmarket Gin Palace/Yacht will have it as well.
One of these 'M series' mounted on a roof rack will let you find every critter in the dark,you can watch it and record it, the voyager and mu cost up to $100k which makes the M series more attractive.
http://www.flir.com/cvs/americas/en/mar ... /?id=45259

Was that 9k US or AUD? cause I got a quote from the Australian agent week before last, detail below. I own a company and have been dealing with Armasight in the US about possibly becoming the Australian agent for some of their products in Australia but they already have an agent here and their prices are listed below. If you can get the 640 version for $9k Aud can you PM me a link as I'd like to talk to them about purchasing.

Please see below retail prices include GST and Freight (Aust wide) and are in $AU:

Thermal Clip-On Systems Min Retail Price (inc GST & Freight) $AU
Apollo 160 (9 Hz) Thermal Imaging Clip-on System, FLIR Tau 2 - 160x120 (25μm) 9Hz Core, 19mm Lens $ 4,655
Apollo 324 (9 Hz) Thermal Imaging Clip-on System, FLIR Tau 2 - 324x256 (25μm) 9Hz Core, 42mm Lens $ 6,687
Apollo 640 (9 Hz) Thermal Imaging Clip-on System, FLIR Tau 2 - 640x512 (17μm) 9Hz Core, 42mm Lens $ 10,617

[agentzero]

I must need a new job or something, I'm missing out on too many toys.

However much you're making there's always a more expensive toy.

Enjoy the ones you have