mel b3 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 good evening gents. its my birthday next week and her good self has said that ive got £500 to spend on shooting gear . for the last twelve months ive been looking at home build nv , ive trawled the net for hour after hour until ive found myself to be totally baffled by it all , and i mean i just havent got the foggiest idea where to start. i wanted an add on that i could just swap between my .22lr and .243 , from what i can see , i would first need to buy a pair of pa scopes at around £250 each , plus the add on , and then hope that the add on will work with them. i then thought about the pitch black nv but decided against it . im now thinking about the yukon photon xt 4.6 , i was going to put it onto my .22lr and just carry on with the lamp for my .243 , i must have watched just about every video on the net with the photon , on some it looks great and on others it looks real tat , my main questions are , will it be good enough to shoot rabbits at 100yrds day and night ?. please dont point me towards nvuk , im totally baffled with it all now and i just cannot absorb any more info , can somebody tell me what to buy please. cheers guys . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Try the Ward D Mini mate. £350 for the add on £30 for a DSA then pick up a couple of second hand PX scopes such as hawke type airmax or maybe some leapers ect and off you go! Or if you can stretch the budget a bit go for MTC Mamba lights which can be picked up for about £100 each second hand and are the dogs do das for NV add ons. Link to Ward D site http://www.nightvisionstore.co.uk/ Edited August 6, 2015 by Zetter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Mel, I was like you but bit the bullet, bought the parts and made my own as Davyos thread on here. Parts about 100 quid then bought an Nm800 for about 200 quid.... Means you've then got 200 left for more kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 An excellent bit of kit is the Cobra Merlin with DSA. I have used one for many years on various calibre rifles. When used in conjunction with a good IR 'light', I could spot fox sized targets up to 300+ yards, and rabbit sized ones up to 200+. Mot the cheapest on the market, but excellent quality. As with all add on's, it works best with a PA scope, but can be used with a non PA one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Morning guys. Thankyou for the advice, its given me even more food for thought. A shooting mate, pw membet, has alteady built a handheld spotter for me and its fantastic, he was thinking about making an add on so maybe thats the route to follow, i just didnt fancy the hassle of buying and fitting and learning to shoot with two new scopes. Thanks again for the advice gents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean100uk Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 join nvuk on facebook and get one of there kits and some great advice on there as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 well i made my mind up half an hour ago , its been driving me mad lol. her good self is trying to order a yukon photon xt 6.5 , with led ray ir 400 , itll go on my .22lr , if its good enough , ill get another one for the .243. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosthunter Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have built my own NV kit which attaches to my scope and utilises a small screen which also mounts to the scope. They are so easy to build. I was confused as to what to do at first but I read quite a lot and then started to collect the pieces I needed to make the build. Main items are: sony E700 ccd camera Battery from ebay project box to mount everything in and on pulsar DSA Floplast plumbing bits for cam mount cheapo screen from ebay Total build cost is about £180 and I can mount it to any scope. I can see easily 300 yards with the right scope and ir torch. If it helps, I got most of my information from here: http://www.nightvisionforums.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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