Ive looked through one, and wasnt impressed , so for slightly less money , about £780 I imported an Hti HT 03 from China, which is a far superior thermal, THEN , bought the XM30S , and sold the Hti. Main reason was the Pulsar fits nicely in your pocket (the Hti is about 9 inches long) and has a bit more base mag, but costs twice as much ! The XM 30 is slowly growing on me , but that Hti has many features I miss, massive battery life (you definitely need an extra battery with the XM series