12borejimbo Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thinking of getting an NV monocular, for scanning an area looking for rabbits/ foxes and general nightwork. I also would like to put it on the back of my Schmidt to shoot lampshy foxes with when I have called them in. I dont want something expensive, has anyone got anything the would reccommend, I would like to spend £200-£250 MAX!!! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thinking of getting an NV monocular, for scanning an area looking for rabbits/ foxes and general nightwork. I also would like to put it on the back of my Schmidt to shoot lampshy foxes with when I have called them in. I dont want something expensive, has anyone got anything the would reccommend, I would like to spend £200-£250 MAX!!! Thank you. Good luck with your search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah I did think that, I can spend more money, but I thought I would ask as I have no experience of NV and this is something I want to get into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 sadly you get what you pay for with night vision low power units you generally see next to nothing useful. You need a decent IR source or you don't get any eye reflection which means its hard to spot rabbits etc. You can bodge some of the cheaper units with a lightforce with IR filter on but you end up with large batteries and a pretty cumbersome setup and might as well just go lamping. I've an archer on mine and its brilliant but it wasn't quite in budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah I did think that, I can spend more money, but I thought I would ask as I have no experience of NV and this is something I want to get into. Well you can go from a D3MK (on the right) second hand for around £120 + lazer to the archer on the left new for £2000 (grade c) including lazer all depends what you want/need. The furthest rabbit Ive shot with the D3MK was 80 yards on my 22lr and 220 yards with the archer on my 243. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have just bought a 2nd hand gen 1 nv monocular with illuminator for £125 quid, the brand is a Helios 01 job, looked online and they are 400 new! Just something to use until I can pay for an archer or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donky7 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 i love my digi bresser......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 To use most add on monocular NV's, you will need a parallax adjustabe scope to get the best out of it. You could buy the NiteSite NS50 or NS200, which are £400 & £600. This set up does not need a PA scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 James I do believe your S&B is the same as mine without the parallax adjustment,which is needed for a NV add-on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 James I do believe your S&B is the same as mine without the parallax adjustment,which is needed for a NV add-on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 James I do believe your S&B is the same as mine without the parallax adjustment,which is needed for a NV add-on! Its all good Mark, I have bought an NV monocular with a parallax front! Just need to find some kind of mount for it so I can change the AO on it when its mounted! If not, all I was planning to do was use my NV to get it in range, stick the lamp over it with a red filter, just need 2 seconds to aim and squeeze! hahahaha. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Good boy James. ATB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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