craig1982 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Looking to get a night vision scope for ratting, do not one of the screen type versions, What is the cost of a low end IR scope. 30 yard range ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 20 minutes ago, craig1982 said: Looking to get a night vision scope for ratting, do not one of the screen type versions, What is the cost of a low end IR scope. 30 yard range ? Hello, the only one I would suggest is a used Photon XT, for what air rifle ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Longbower Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I use my Photon XT for ratting with a HW110. Its more than good enough. But , heavy on AA Batteries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
powler Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 OOh there is an XT for sale on this forum 🙄 it can be found here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craig1982 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Thanks all for the replies. It's to fit on my HW100 .177. Will a Photon focus down to 30 yds ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
powler Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 32 minutes ago, craig1982 said: Thanks all for the replies. It's to fit on my HW100 .177. Will a Photon focus down to 30 yds ? Yes, many peeps use them for ratting on air rifles, you may need to shim a mount as you can run out of adjustment when zeroing, have a google on photon xt on HW100. Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martlandhw100 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I have the yukon Photon Rt, really good night vision, can't really comment on the xt but I know I have shot rats at 10yards and the picture is fine. And that's 6x mag. Well worth the money. I struggled with the adjustment when I was zeroing but luckily the fella I bought mine off had the adjustable mounts which made things alot easier 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca2017 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Would anybody recommend a Yukon Photon RT 6x50 for ratting/rabbits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the enigma Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 55 minutes ago, macca2017 said: Would anybody recommend a Yukon Photon RT 6x50 for ratting/rabbits? I'm using one for rats at the minute, works well. If it was purely for ratting one of the lower mag versions would give you a better field of view, but as general purpose nv, which will be used on my .22lr and .222, x6 mag does the job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Hello, I use a MK 1 Photon and a XT photon for rats and rabbits, I also use a Pard 007, it's what one finds suitable for their own personal use, On 11/01/2021 at 08:16, powler said: Yes, many peeps use them for ratting on air rifles, you may need to shim a mount as you can run out of adjustment when zeroing, have a google on photon xt on HW100. Mick Hello, there's a new easy adjustable mount out now or though expensive it saves having to shim mounts, a lot depends on rifle, rails, and scope mounts, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 10/01/2021 at 21:45, craig1982 said: Looking to get a night vision scope for ratting, do not one of the screen type versions, What is the cost of a low end IR scope. 30 yard range ? Hello, what scope do you have on your HW ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow243 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Hi the photon 4.5x 42rt would be better for ratting as said above an adjustable set of mounts with 30mm tube size is needed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 5 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, what scope do you have on your HW ? If your scope is side focus or AO you could look at a Pard 007, Edited January 19 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
villaman Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Forget about photons but if for ratting and rabbits you need pard 007 , if only for ratting then 12 mm pard 007 and that will do rabbits at airgun ranges Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca2017 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 6 minutes ago, villaman said: Forget about photons but if for ratting and rabbits you need pard 007 , if only for ratting then 12 mm pard 007 and that will do rabbits at airgun ranges What would the maximum range be for rabbits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
udderlyoffroad Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 20 minutes ago, macca2017 said: What would the maximum range be for rabbits? Same as during the daytime. With an upgraded IR you can see out to 100m + with the 007. Honestly I find the most difficult thing is knowing your ranges at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hello, Andy at ludicrous lumins is getting a new NV system, already selling a ScopeMate NVS 30 at £280, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
villaman Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 hours ago, macca2017 said: What would the maximum range be for rabbits? 100 -150 yards with the built in IR or 300 -400 yards with external IR . The older models like mine will see 300 yards easy with built in IR , depending on your scope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca2017 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Thanks for the Info, think I will get one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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