Night vision even though I don’t hunt

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Been looking at 2 night vision scopes or digital as to say for my bullpup P15
1. The prices have tumbled
2. They seem really good in Daylight
Am I correct on this also the two I’ve looked at are the Goyojo 515 and the sight mark Wraith 4 k. Now obviously the sight mark isn’t or I should say wasn’t a budget scope when it came out but it is now (less than £300) so my question is, are they worth getting and am I better going v for the Goyojo or the sight mark, would be great to hear off people who actually have one or have used one
Thanks again for your time
 
If you don't hunt in the dark save your money yes they are getting better but they are no match for a half decent day scope my little veyron had better parallax than the alpex
 
Swig said:
Been looking at 2 night vision scopes or digital as to say for my bullpup P15
1. The prices have tumbled
2. They seem really good in Daylight
Am I correct on this also the two I’ve looked at are the Goyojo 515 and the sight mark Wraith 4 k. Now obviously the sight mark isn’t or I should say wasn’t a budget scope when it came out but it is now (less than £300) so my question is, are they worth getting and am I better going v for the Goyojo or the sight mark, would be great to hear off people who actually have one or have used one
Thanks again for your time
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They're w@@k compared to a day scope. In the day. The only two reasons I can see to get a NV digital scope if you only shoot in the day are 1) you want to record what you shoot 2) you want a ballistic calculator . 300 quid would get you a very nice day scope.

If you're shooting at night (but not hunting) then yeah go for it. Day scopes aren't much cop at night!
 
Pointless if you don’t hunt. Even the best, latest 4K digital scopes aren’t a patch on cheap glass in the daylight. Alpex 4K Lite & Zulus 4K that is, so more budget offerings will be way worse.

You’d be better off spending the equivalent money on a decent scope and mounts and learning your holds, in my opinion. If you already have those, then spend it on pellets and range sessions 👍🏼 Nothing beats practice.
 
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As above, they can look OK for a quick, non zoomed, image, but increase the magnification, and point it at a paper target and it often falls apart.
I played with targets for digital high zoom levels (to use the aliasing) and it worked, made the centre more obvious but was still way behind even mediocre glass.
 
If you fancy buying and using a digital scope and I can see the attraction as the technology can be enjoyable to use speaking as someone who uses an Alpex 4K most days. Yes, they can be fun to use and if you are dead set on owning I'd suggest you research all in your price bracket and get the best resolution you can afford. Yes, optical scopes are visually better by far when looking through them. I often swap rifles at the range and go from using a Falcon T50i and back to another rifle with my Alpex on it. I don't shoot any better with one or other at 35yds during the day on paper targets. I do however like that I don't have be as bang on with my eye position at the ocular lens on a digital scope and I do like the fact that I can capture video of me shooting a card along with stills if I want to scrutinise anything. And I just find it enjoyable to own and use as it's a different user experience. Definitely see if you can try before you buy if wanting to shoot paper targets as some digital scopes will present the user with a plain white sheet of paper minus the targets on a really bright day.
 
I have a Zulus 4k and some good quality glass.

I get a better image, daytime, through the Valdada and Sightron at x10 mag than I do through the Zulus at x24 mag

If you have a dedicated NV setup then a day/night scope makes sense.

Otherwise get a quality glass scope and illuminate your night plinking targets.
 
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