bullet boy Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Has anyone got the Yukon Ranger Pro Digital 5X42 NV Monocular? Want to know more about this particular unit please. How far can you identify Foxes etc. Any advice on this unit would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggiegun Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Has anyone got the Yukon Ranger Pro Digital 5X42 NV Monocular? Want to know more about this particular unit please. How far can you identify Foxes etc. Any advice on this unit would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou. As a bought unit not to good, but if you attach a small screen and fit a good IR you can spot fox a good distance away,my lamp man has one. I can pm you his email address if you want, he can then send you photo's and answer any questions. Regards, Reggiegun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 As a bought unit not to good, but if you attach a small screen and fit a good IR you can spot fox a good distance away,my lamp man has one. I can pm you his email address if you want, he can then send you photo's and answer any questions. Regards, Reggiegun Thankyou Reggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Can anyone else give me any advice on this Monocular please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 **** is the only way i could describe it, sent it back after 1 use,i have heard people say the ordinary one not the pro is better value for money,this is only my view on it first hand though,I shall be saving my money & buying an Archer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I bought one (Yukon Ranger) and after the initial burst of enthusiasm rather regret it. As a hand held unit it is just not up to the job. The very low resolution eyepiece display is not good enough and does not do the sensor justice. Also the IR is not bright enough. One good thing about it is the auxilliary power input and the av (video) output. That means you can couple it to other kit. Shooting with night vision can be a bit boring for anyone with you and you will also suffer from "black eye" where one of your eyes becomes used to the dark while the other is exposed to the bright output of the nightvision. I ended up buying a cheap portable dvd player from Halfords because that gave me a 7" monitor with av input and built in rechargeable battery. By taking the output from the Yukon and playing it into the monitor and putting the Yukon on a small tripod it made quite a good spotter. I supplemented the IR with a filter over my tracer hand held lamp and the whole kit, although rather bulky, worked well. A bit like watching tv. The image quality is much better used this way. Now I hardly use it at all, because it all gets a bit clumsy. The Nightmaster 800 torch with IR LED is a better illuminator as well. Incidentally, the picture from the Yukon played on a 7" monitor is a hell of a lot better quality image than the one you see on the very low resolution built in screen. A shame they did not get that right, saving a few pennies in the wrong place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I bought one of these and after one use took it back and got my money back. Screen to small and the focus is so awkward it is no use for sighting foxes or rabbits except at 30m or less. Shorty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I use an N750 along with a NM800IR & the picture/image is amazing - Pulsar also do a recon 750 5x spotter @ £389 If you speak to Scott Country they'll tell you how good/bad they are. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I disagree completley with the above comments. I have the non pro version and with additional IR ( a 30 quid odicforce laser) I can clearly and easily watch, not just spot rabbit size objects out to 200yrds. With the NM800IR its much clearer and greatly improved as it procuces a cleaner light. Yes you do get blackout from the bright screen but I also get his with the NV on my rifle, so its no great problem. Once you get used to adjusting the focus (which I agree is fussy and needs frequent adjustment)its no drama to use at all. Using it with an additional screen is also a massive bonus if you want to roof mount it or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 why are you after one bulletboy? are you struggling with re attaching your archer? as there are ways to make it a lot easier if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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