Night vision for foxing

[Kes]

Anyone any experience of different makes of night vision for foxing?

I have been advised that Archer are the best out to 300 metres as they utilise the existing scopes magnification whereas the NV like the N7/850 operate well but with restricted magnification. The best option would perhaps be a Kite but with so many dodgy ones around they may be unwise.

Any opinions? Intending a budget of less than £1/2K but VFM and effectiveness are more important with or without extra IR.

[Essex Keeper]

Drone pro ?

[pstenson123]

Drone pro?

As above, I love mine a lot less fox's about on my perms now!!!!

[subsonicnat]

Well if you look at this, I don`t think they know what hit them..?.

 

Edited December 13, 2014 by subsonicnat

[Lloyd90]

How much does a system like that cost then ?

[al4x]

I can only comment on a few types, I've used an N750 and own an archer. As you say low magnification would be my issue with the 750 and needing a dedicated rifle. Why I own an archer is that I can go out and sit in a high seat till dark using a swaro scope then at last light pop on the archer. Works well and you can see to 300 well with a nm800 but I rarely shoot at particularly long range. The plus points are uk backup and they are repairable if anything happens. A lot of the digital gear will be scrap in 5 years time as things will have gone wrong that you can't repair

[V8 90]

A Drone Pro 10x will set you back £1649 & comes with a T20IR Torch - this torch is ok but an NM800IR takes it to another level

 

They're the best Digital Night Vision scope available at the moment.

 

They're only available from Night vision gear, & are currently out of stock.

 

MODS - I'm not connected to Night vision gear in any way.

[happyshooter]

Hi Kes, i use both the drone pro,& the n750

the drone pro is the better of the two imho , its has better clarity,

the controls are ergernomic, all round its better to use.

atb brian

[steve_b_wales]

I have used a Cobra Merlin monocular with DSA and have had good results with it. Like most NV add on's, it works best with a parallax adjustable scope. I used my Cobra with my 22 -250 rifle, and for added IR, I fitted a Blaserlite with IR filter. I could 'see' for approx 250 yards with this set up, but only shot foxes up to 140 yards.

It cannot be compared to the likes of a Drone Pro, but for the money, gives excellent night vision. And the Cobra can be fitted to various rifles without the need to change the zero on the scopes.

[mark@mbb]

I use a D760 on my 223 super varmint and a pvs 14 as a spotter i have access to a guide 518c for heavy cover so we miss nothing

[Medic1281]

I really rate my pvs14, but the archer wasn't too bad either.

[daz2202]

I have the archer starlight in gen 2 plus. It's vey good but did take a few nights out to get used to it.

[bikemad24]

Im an archer fan to as like having a day scope on my rifle and plus the archer goes on my air rifle for rats 17hmr for rabbits and 22-250 for fox you can also use it for spotting. iv just finished a home made gen3 which is also very good so you could go down that route if you wanted. my home made gen cost me £160 but i already had the gen3 tube anyway. Good luck with your decision.