The Night Vision Fanatics Thread

[TwiceHorn 31,268]

29 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Did I really just read this?

In north Texas it tends to be true.  Between that and a lack of fat, cooking them can be a pain in the ass.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

Winter hogs carry plenty of fat. And anything under 125# or so is delicious without much work.  Bigger ones tend to be a bit more meh, but are plenty fine to eat, acorns or otherwise.  Whitetails hoover acorns too, and are also delicious. 

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

Wild pigs fucking stink though. I hate cleaning the nasty bastards.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Our processor in MV will clean for $20 and I happily pay it every time we take one in.

[Lat22 3,994]

I use the tenderloins for sausage for gosh sakes. Some hogs have little fat caps, some don’t. I’ll add fat when I need to. I would never use beef tenderloin to make jerky, but when you have a shit load of hogs to shoot, why not?

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,968]

Red oak acorns are bitter because they have a lot of tannins. White oak acorns don't have so much tannin in them and aren't really bitter. The tannins act like a preservative and keep the red oak acorns good longer. But they also make them bitter, so they get eaten last.

[Cajun 11,675]

On 1/24/2020 at 8:34 AM, HOOKEM4 said:

Shooting deer at night is illegal. You said "I want to hunt white tail, other deer or pigs at night." I just want to make sure you know this fact. Wouldn't want you getting hung up by the game warden out of ignorance.

And keeping aquatic rodents, you know, within city limits, uh, well, that ain’t legal either...

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

Shooting nutria is a blast too.

[markstanco 12,505]

https://www.atncorp.com/thermal-scope-thor-lt-4-8x

Anybody have one of these?  Looking at getting an intro thermal and the price is right. 

[markstanco 12,505]

Ordered from Optics Planet.  Says it wont ship for a few days, but understandable.  

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

When it comes in, we expect a full review. Preferably with some hot half nekkid chick doing the reviewing.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Yes please report back on recoil adjustments.

[markstanco 12,505]

I am hoping it will be minimal since going on my AR15. Had a special where they threw in their one piece mount amd no freight ($15 savings there!!!!!1!!1!!)

[markstanco 12,505]

Got it in today.

I could easily pick up trees in the backyard and I have one of those green electrical metal boxes 125ish yards away and it was glowing, I could also see the sticker on the box for some reason. You would think the temperature would be the same. Comparing to YT videos with guys running FLIR 5k scopes, yea, big difference. No animals or people to see yet, i scanned for squirrels and coons but none to be found. (Would have seen them, i could see leaves)

Give me a few weeks to do a better review, probably going to the lease in the next 2 weeks. But so far, impressed for the absolute king of entry level thermal scopes.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Saw a Jake last weekend. We’ve never and our neighbor had never seen any out there. I’ve heard they were around but my excitement is throbbingly large.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,149]

[cabowabo 4,452]

Was able to take a few out of a sounder last night.  

 

[deadshank 24,651]

@Lat22 caught on thermal scope

 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Got it in today.

I could easily pick up trees in the backyard and I have one of those green electrical metal boxes 125ish yards away and it was glowing, I could also see the sticker on the box for some reason. You would think the temperature would be the same. Comparing to YT videos with guys running FLIR 5k scopes, yea, big difference. No animals or people to see yet, i scanned for squirrels and coons but none to be found. (Would have seen them, i could see leaves)

Give me a few weeks to do a better review, probably going to the lease in the next 2 weeks. But so far, impressed for the absolute king of entry level thermal scopes.

@markstanco Full report Sargeant!

[markstanco 12,505]

[mention=1619]markstanco[/mention] Full report Sargeant!

I haven't got to hunt yet and may not for a long time. MRI on my shooting shoulder yesterday and back to the doc Tuesday. May need surgery.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Sorry to hear that.

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

I haven't got to hunt yet and may not for a long time. MRI on my shooting shoulder yesterday and back to the doc Tuesday. May need surgery.

Let me use it then.

[markstanco 12,505]

Let me use it then.

You can borrow it.

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

If I had time I’d take you up on that.

[Jhawk 1,075]

Had a conversation with a guy who assembles NVG.  Looks like I'm honing in on White Phosphorus PSV-14, Gen 3.

 

Thoughts?

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

That’s supposed to be top of the line badass stuff for civilians. I’d love to get some, but I wanna say when I looked earlier this year there was like $5000 difference between white and green.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Special Forces buddy showed me the PVS-14 helmet and goggles he was using at the time.
It’s sweet and extremely pricey.

[Jhawk 1,075]

I’m also kind of finding out that a brand is really only as good as a warranty and the person constructing the unit. It sounds like for civilian use, everyone is buying the same internal components and assembling into either their housing or common housings. Chatting with this guy in Tulsa it sounds like I can get into a green PSV14 for 3k. 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

On what platform? I’d be a buyer at that price.

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

That’s a monocular though. Check out tnvs website.

[Jhawk 1,075]

Yep. That mono which is what I want. Going to try and meet with him this week. Will let you know my feel. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,968]

Isn't the PVS14 like 20 year old tech now? How is it so expensive? I get supply and demand and all that, but the marginal cost to produce a few for civilians after government contracts can't be that high.

[Lat22 3,994]

We have a helmet mounted PVS14.  It's really cool and works great for short distances.  If you're wanting to scan a field for hogs or coyotes, you won't see anything much past 100 yards. 

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

I looked into a helmet/goggle set up. I pissed away my throw away money on other stuff (I’m looking at you Mark 23). Maybe in the next couple of years.

[Jhawk 1,075]

12 hours ago, Lat22 said:

We have a helmet mounted PVS14.  It's really cool and works great for short distances.  If you're wanting to scan a field for hogs or coyotes, you won't see anything much past 100 yards. 

I’m pairing with an Illuminator which I was told gets you about 150. 

[HOOKEM4 5,017]

My wife is awesome at buying great gifts but terrible at keeping anything a secret. She bought me a base model atn thermal. I think it is the one stanco posted above.. Supposed to be here just in time for me to take it for a spin on my newly overhauled suppressed 300bo sbr. I am geeking out like a kid before Christmas. Hope to get some video of dead pigs come next weekend.

Edited August 29, 2020 by HOOKEM4

[HOOKEM4 5,017]

May sell the acog since it has no home now. This is what the new scope will live on.

 

 

 

[cabowabo 4,452]

On 8/29/2020 at 3:44 PM, HOOKEM4 said:Hope to get some video of dead pigs come next weekend.

Hate to break it to you bro, but the base model ATN thermal does not record video. 

[HOOKEM4 5,017]

Thats cool. No video then. Maybe dead hogs still.

[cabowabo 4,452]

Got my first double last night.  These two pigs appeared at different locations in the pasture as I was climbing my hog stand.  When I sat down, they saw each other and started snorting, etc.  They then ran to each other and I figured they were either gonna fight or fuck.  Before I could get my popcorn and lube out (for either scenario), the got lined up perfectly and I took them both out.   

 

[Cajun 11,675]

Very efficient.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,724]

Allsome.  @cabowabo  Which ATN do you have?

[Jkwellborn 6,653]

What round and caliber?

[cabowabo 4,452]

It’s the Thor 4 384 2x8.  Used a 308 Remington Core Lokt out of a Tavor 7. 

[Cajun 11,675]

308, 309, whatever it took...

[USCATX 1,067]

On 9/10/2020 at 3:03 PM, cabowabo said:

Got my first double last night.  These two pigs appeared at different locations in the pasture as I was climbing my hog stand.  When I sat down, they saw each other and started snorting, etc.  They then ran to each other and I figured they were either gonna fight or fuck.  Before I could get my popcorn and lube out (for either scenario), the got lined up perfectly and I took them both out.   

 

This is amazing.  I’m on a new lease with pigs coming by the dozen after dark.  That Thor 4 384 looks amazing and I’m trying to think of why I shouldn’t buy it and I’m coming up blank.  Is there anything better for the price for < 150 yd pig hunting? 

[Cajun 11,675]

I'm close man, I'm real close.

For the love of all that is holy, someone please talk me out of this -

https://www.hueyoutdoors.com/product/n-vision-halo-lr-50mm/

[Cajun 11,675]

Or, since that one is on backorder -

https://www.hueyoutdoors.com/product/reap-ir-35mm/

 

[Handcruser 2,805]

Or, since that one is on backorder -
https://www.hueyoutdoors.com/product/reap-ir-35mm/
 

Man I’m not talking you out of shit. You’ll have more fun than you’ve ever had if you get that.


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[Cajun 11,675]

GODDAMNIT Handcruser!

<checks WellsFargo.com again>