Iaindp Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Hi All, Just wondered whether anyone could give me some advice............. If I'm going to buy a night vision scope, what should be the minimum features that I should look for. Also, how does a scope with night vision capability shoot in daylight - do you switch between daylight mode and night mode? Assuming doshers were no object, would a night scope be more preferable to using a lamp, with a normal scope? One last thing, (and money IS an object!), how much should I look to spend on my first NVS, assuming your advice is to go with the night scope option rather than normal scope+lamp? Cheers all, Iaindp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Wow, loads of questions Firstly some more questions.. What is it you are wanting to shoot with the NV / Lamp? What with? At what ranges? How much have you to spend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaindp Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Wow, loads of questions Firstly some more questions.. What is it you are wanting to shoot with the NV / Lamp? What with? At what ranges? How much have you to spend? I only shoot air rifles at the moment (FAC will be coming soon) so at the mo, it's just rabbits. I guess when I get my FAC I'll be having a go at the fox population around our pens as well, so it would make sense to get a scope that could be used on a FAC rifle and an air rifle. In terms of range, I suppose from 10m for rabbits up to 100m when I go for foxes. Looking on ebay, the NV monocular should be around £70ish to £90ish plus the price of a lamp (I've already got daytime scopes) and for a NV scope, that does both, probably more like £200ish?? Just wondered what the advantages and disadvantages are of both options?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I think you have unrealistic expectations of cheap NV kit, not a criticism just a fact For £200, even second hand, you are talking generation 1 kit, which simply can't give you the 100m you are after. Even with a good additional IR lamp you'd be struggling at 50m. You certainly wouldn't be getting something which doubles as a day scope for that price. You can get devices, like the Starlight Archer, which attach to the back of a day scope. These are not cheap though @ £2k+ For that budget, and I am here to be proved wrong, you'd be better off buying a good variable power lamp/battery and some filters for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaindp Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 I think you have unrealistic expectations of cheap NV kit, not a criticism just a fact For £200, even second hand, you are talking generation 1 kit, which simply can't give you the 100m you are after. Even with a good additional IR lamp you'd be struggling at 50m. You certainly wouldn't be getting something which doubles as a day scope for that price. You can get devices, like the Starlight Archer, which attach to the back of a day scope. These are not cheap though @ £2k+ For that budget, and I am here to be proved wrong, you'd be better off buying a good variable power lamp/battery and some filters for it. Thanks for that Pin. What do the filters do to a lamp? Presumably they would make it IR and therefore not visible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandersj89 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Thanks for that Pin. What do the filters do to a lamp? Presumably they would make it IR and therefore not visible? You buy coloured filers to fit to the lamp, normally red or amber. This reduces the light out put but still give plenty to shoot with out to a 100m or so. The amber of red light also does not spook the prey as much as pure white light. Have a look at the Deben website for ideas on decent lamps and what it will cost you. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaindp Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks for that Pin. What do the filters do to a lamp? Presumably they would make it IR and therefore not visible? You buy coloured filers to fit to the lamp, normally red or amber. This reduces the light out put but still give plenty to shoot with out to a 100m or so. The amber of red light also does not spook the prey as much as pure white light. Have a look at the Deben website for ideas on decent lamps and what it will cost you. Jerry Thanks for that Pin. I'll check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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