Sprucey Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Morning chaps. Had the pleasure of heading out with friend last night on the foxes and got chance to use a Thermal spotter... his was the Pulsar Axion XQ38 As you probably all know, wow!... I want one!! I'm slightly baffled by the choices available on the market, and wanted to know peoples thoughts on my choosing a Thermal Spotter for the first time. I understand budget is a huge factor, but i've always believed you get what you pay for... but is this the case with thermal spotters? Some are £910.00, Some £1800, Some even £2500+ Could really do with some advise on which ways best to convert to the Darkside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sprucey said: Morning chaps. Had the pleasure of heading out with friend last night on the foxes and got chance to use a Thermal spotter... his was the Pulsar Axion XQ38 As you probably all know, wow!... I want one!! I'm slightly baffled by the choices available on the market, and wanted to know peoples thoughts on my choosing a Thermal Spotter for the first time. I understand budget is a huge factor, but i've always believed you get what you pay for... but is this the case with thermal spotters? Some are £910.00, Some £1800, Some even £2500+ Could really do with some advise on which ways best to convert to the Darkside Back last year, I purchased a Pulsar Axion Key30 and I've been very impressed with it from the word go. I paid just over £1000, I think they are now around the £1200 mark. Testing it out, I could pick out sheep at a known distance of 700 yards, but I know it will stretch out further than that. The infiRay spotters are supposed to be good too. Edited July 13, 2022 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) As you say you get what you pay for there are many types on the market it depends on what type of shooting you do if for fox then you will need something to stretch out if shooting over a bait point not so critical with all thermal its not about seeing a blob of white you really need to identify if shooting with thermal even more critical you can go on YouTube and compare i myself use an ATN Mars thermal scope to spot with i use a Pulsar XQ50 to shoot with Edited July 13, 2022 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 I got a couple of spotters I prefer the Helion2, My mate has the Acolade 2, His is twice the price of mine and don't see much more, Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 6 hours ago, colin lad said: I got a couple of spotters I prefer the Helion2, My mate has the Acolade 2, His is twice the price of mine and don't see much more, Colin The real advantage of the accolade is no eye strain - black out so you can keep scanning for hours on end Having had both there is no comparison - accolades are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucey Posted July 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 I keep looking at the Axion XQ38 LRF or (XQ35) have been using the Pard 007 for spotting up till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, jall25 said: The real advantage of the accolade is no eye strain - black out so you can keep scanning for hours on end Having had both there is no comparison - accolades are amazing They are and saves eye strain, though he has sold it awaiting the new bino version the merger lrf Edited July 14, 2022 by colin lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 Buy the best you can afford, I use the Helion XP50 2 and it’s very good. I’ve compared it side by side to the Iray equivalent and the iray doesn’t come close. I’ve also looked through the lower end pulsars and personally wasn’t impressed. Thermal is a game changer and can be expensive but at the end of the day any thermal is better than no thermal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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