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Hunting Thermal or Digital Scopes What You Using.
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The light of the Moon (Webley Mk3)
OldStock
Member Extraordinaire
DS35 50 for mixed use but put it away for glass in summer.
Hik spotters (one bought secondhand off here).
Have a couple of older items lik ATN 4K 3-14 - that is a slug, especially with the rangefinder, Infiray TD50 (secondhand, on here), OK but heavy again, and tech moves on.
More recently a Hik Panther 2 Thermal, Ex Demo, most expensive bit of airgun kit I have, and sods law the perm closed.
Thermal at lower resolution is tricky, no eyeshine, and hard to make some vermin out if obscured.
Dead easy to spot items, not so easy to identify and ensure safe shooting, among other stock animals or where cats get in.
Hik spotters (one bought secondhand off here).
Have a couple of older items lik ATN 4K 3-14 - that is a slug, especially with the rangefinder, Infiray TD50 (secondhand, on here), OK but heavy again, and tech moves on.
More recently a Hik Panther 2 Thermal, Ex Demo, most expensive bit of airgun kit I have, and sods law the perm closed.
Thermal at lower resolution is tricky, no eyeshine, and hard to make some vermin out if obscured.
Dead easy to spot items, not so easy to identify and ensure safe shooting, among other stock animals or where cats get in.
JoeHeugh
Super member
My setup is a little different. For ambush work with a narrow field of fire I use an old style Gen 2+ image intensifier with a HikMicro FQ35 mounted to one side.
It's easy to switch the eye from one to the other with the thermal used to find targets and the IIT for positive identification and aiming. Generally the IR only gets turned on if it's really dark or eyeshine is needed.
It is cumbersome and heavy but that's not a problem as its invariably sitting on a tripod and the thermal unclips quickly if I need to walk. I've tried digital and while it offers much higher magnification it just doesn't do it for me, a good quality thermal might but then my pockets just aren't quite deep enough at the moment.
Of course it's only good for night work but I much prefer a lightweight sporter with decent glass for day.
As seen through thermal and IIT with a touch of IR. The thermal image is false coloured as I use a green filter in the eyepiece. Lastly, this picture shows why I really like the IIT, a barn at 500 yards umder a starry sky. Just visible at about 850 yards are sheep in the field behind.
No LRF or ballistic calcs mind
and the ret is some obscure Russian design, probably 30 line per 100 yards!
It's easy to switch the eye from one to the other with the thermal used to find targets and the IIT for positive identification and aiming. Generally the IR only gets turned on if it's really dark or eyeshine is needed.
It is cumbersome and heavy but that's not a problem as its invariably sitting on a tripod and the thermal unclips quickly if I need to walk. I've tried digital and while it offers much higher magnification it just doesn't do it for me, a good quality thermal might but then my pockets just aren't quite deep enough at the moment.
Of course it's only good for night work but I much prefer a lightweight sporter with decent glass for day.
As seen through thermal and IIT with a touch of IR. The thermal image is false coloured as I use a green filter in the eyepiece. Lastly, this picture shows why I really like the IIT, a barn at 500 yards umder a starry sky. Just visible at about 850 yards are sheep in the field behind.
No LRF or ballistic calcs mind
and the ret is some obscure Russian design, probably 30 line per 100 yards!
Fenlandplumber
Proactive member
How do you find the ots xlt mate ?
ukzero1
Super member
To be honest, it's not too bad for the type of shooting I do (50 yards or under). It's more than capable of scanning fields etc. but the problem I have is anything over 100 yards is just a small, white dot, which leaves me asking myself..is that a small rabbit or a large hegehog? I am considering either the DNT Thermnight 225R or 335R though, just to try and cut own on the kit, like an 'all-in-one does all' sort of thing.
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Nothing wrong with that mate I still use a Kite Mk4 , suits my old eyesMy setup is a little different. For ambush work with a narrow field of fire I use an old style Gen 2+ image intensifier with a HikMicro FQ35 mounted to one side.
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It's easy to switch the eye from one to the other with the thermal used to find targets and the IIT for positive identification and aiming. Generally the IR only gets turned on if it's really dark or eyeshine is needed.
It is cumbersome and heavy but that's not a problem as its invariably sitting on a tripod and the thermal unclips quickly if I need to walk. I've tried digital and while it offers much higher magnification it just doesn't do it for me, a good quality thermal might but then my pockets just aren't quite deep enough at the moment.
Of course it's only good for night work but I much prefer a lightweight sporter with decent glass for day.
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As seen through thermal and IIT with a touch of IR. The thermal image is false coloured as I use a green filter in the eyepiece. Lastly, this picture shows why I really like the IIT, a barn at 500 yards umder a starry sky. Just visible at about 850 yards are sheep in the field behind.
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No LRF or ballistic calcs mind
nightowl
Super member
I use pulsar thermion pro xq 50 lrf
And a pulsar thermion xg60 lrf,scopes.
For spotters pulsar xq 35 lrf, and pulsar telios xg 50, and a new factory replacement ,alpex 4k lrf unused at mo
Nightowl
And a pulsar thermion xg60 lrf,scopes.
For spotters pulsar xq 35 lrf, and pulsar telios xg 50, and a new factory replacement ,alpex 4k lrf unused at mo
Nightowl
Fenlandplumber
Proactive member
I have a pard as well mate works well I just wanted an all in one unit. I got the cheetah lrf in the end
JohnnyD
Proactive member
Can I get a decent thermal for around £1500
ukzero1
Super member
You could get the DNT Thermnight 225r for around £1000, or, for £1700, the DNT Thermnight 335r, and have an all 3 in one scope, day, night and thermal.
The 335 is certainly worth the extra, although the 225 is none too shabby either.
OldStock
Member Extraordinaire
I see Blackwood are offering a 384pix Pixfra Pegasus P435 for just under that, so yes is the answer and I would imagine if you speak to them, there are others to consider.
See https://airgunforums.co.uk/threads/budget-thermal-rifle-scopes.141110/
Northumbrian
Super member
Thermal or NV…… I f I’m on a new perm or as a guest on a new perm I would always go with NV
On a familiar perm I could be either….
Reason being, it can be difficult making out backgrounds with a Thermal, potentially dangerous.
If you know the enviroment and what’s about, not an issue.
On a familiar perm I could be either….
Reason being, it can be difficult making out backgrounds with a Thermal, potentially dangerous.
If you know the enviroment and what’s about, not an issue.
AgDevon
Active member
DNT Zulus for me! Loving it 
ukzero1
Super member
AgDevon
Active member
Took me a while to gr tit right and I am still trying to master some of it but hey I’m getting thereDitto.
BTB 500
Super member
I've accidentally stalked a few cats using a thermal spotter e.g.
The better the image quality the easier it is to tell what your target is from further away. This was with my Hik LE10, which I subsequently upgraded to an LH15. I wouldn't personally use a thermal-only scope as really you want a decent optical image to be 100% sure when out & about.
BTB 500
Super member
You could get the DNT Thermnight 225r for around £1000, or, for £1700, the DNT Thermnight 335r, and have an all 3 in one scope, day, night and thermal.
The 335 is certainly worth the extra, although the 225 is none too shabby either.
Blackwood Outdoors give a forum discount which brought the 335R down to £1599 shipped.