JDsniper Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi can some one tell me the best colour filter for lamping rabbits with a air rifle. I am making my own lamp and am about to start looking through the tin on roses for the best wraper to make a filter and need a guide on colour. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 i think red, but the best thing is no filter and a dimmer lamp. Just scan to find where they are then hold the light above it just enough to show the reflection of its eye through the scope, it wont know whats hit it! SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsniper Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thank you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Someone told me rabbits can't see amber light. Twaddle! They see white, blue, red (including the visible glow from an Infra Red night viewer), amber and green - even if they only see in black and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 i think it depends on how much the rabbits have been lamped as to how effective filters are.as for rabbits seeing infra red lights i dont know what sort alphamule is using,i think he is getting confused with the glow from the eyepiece of nightvision optics,as infra red isnt visible to the naked eye.maybe the rabbits have cascade tube prosthetics or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Try using some old 35mm film over the lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Going lamping later i think, might try the film exept does it not melt? infrared is as i understand invisable to most mammals, or less visable, as ultra violet is to man. I dont think you get infrared from a red filter, although i am not sure at all. I use proper infrared bulbs as heat lamps for young lambs and calves suffering from pneumonia, and they have very little light and lots of heat! SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 i dont know about infra red filters but dedicated infra red torches for night vision set ups give off no visible light whatsoever.i think the infra red bulbs used for young stock operate at the near visible end of the infra red part of the spectrum.most fires give of infra red in the form of heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpersniper Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 O i see, do those infra red scopes actually send out a light then? ive never really thought how they work, i thought they were some kind of heat sensor or something! as far as i know the red filters are just red perspex that basically just dim your lamp right down to a glow. SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben1 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 theres one site i shoot that i dont use filters on its open with no cover i walk into the wind with gun up to shoulder light right onto them (rabbits) to cover my out line i find they only hop away a little bit and i can get to about 20 25 yards and can take about two or three this way. other times i shoot from van as they are used to this with red or amber never liked green. but the best way is with two of you one on the lamp no filter then when one runs you put the lamp just in front of it and it will stop for the other to get a shot off this is in a van not on foot as i think the outline of you will send them off. ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_mjs93 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 dont use roses wrappers they are ****, they are made of this biodegradable ****, try chewing one it tastes like **** but it turns to mush and i hate the stuff, go to maplins and get a pack off coloured gel caps i brought a few i use them for lamping, they are about £3 for a pack of about 6 great investment as they are strong and they are heat resistent post pictures of your lamp though mate im interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Infra red emitters give off a faint red glow from the emitter. At night put your hand in front of one and you will see the the red glow. Out at distance you can see the red glow when looking directly at the emitter but when you lokk at what the emitter is directed at with the naked eye you cant see anything. DO NOT LOOK AT AN EMITTER FOR MORE THAN A SECOND!!! Carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 go to maplins and get a pack off coloured gel caps I use these and they fit great under the bezel of my 12v lamp they are just under 4 1/2" across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_mjs93 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) I use these and they fit great under the bezel of my 12v lamp they are just under 4 1/2" across haha they are good, i love maplins, but really mate DO NOT use the roses wrapeprs they are naff, the gels with work much better...... or build an LED lamping kit i was thinking of trying it, im going to make a special one for the car, (if i get the chance to go with my cousin) we lamp from the car, and he cant always keep a steady hand, so im going to look at creating a special lamping kit that you close the door onto to clamp it and then you have a handle to turn the lamp then a dimmer switch for it (looks better in the sketches i have done lol...) i only need the parts now, i have the dimmer switch, i just need to construct the frame... Edited February 4, 2009 by mark_mjs93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Hiya Suggest if anyone wants red (or any colour) filter film the best place is a theatre lighting/supply company as they provide the proper film with the whole range of red spectrum colours. You will have a choice of how much light/infra-red you want - you have to chat this over and use their expertise and the charts that show percentage of each etc. Best thing is you get a whole sheet for a few quid which should last and heat build-up from any lamp won't melt the film. I have used this stuff myself and have a sheet from sometime back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noluv6 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 green as you can clearly see the wabbit rather then its eyes. any filter you use,the rabbits will get use to so regular change is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 My preference is a red filter, but i think its the technique used that makes the difference ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 just plain white light works for me.i agree it is technique that counts ,but i bet no two of us does it the same.personaly i use a powerful but lightweight headtorch from sylva,this is great out to 100yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 i use a purple one, then the keep nows that im on his land and not a poacher all the guys that shoot his land have there own colour lamp stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 One reason red filters are used is the same as why red bulbs are used on boats at night - your eyes can look at a red lit area without having to adjust (imagine turning the light on when you are in bed and being blinded for a minute or so) not so with a red bulb! also rabbits eyes reflect red light very well and as such glow red in the dark for miles and though you dont need one; a red filter will mean that more of the shone light is reflected back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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