REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
WEAPONS => Firearms => Topic started by: JR on November 14, 2016, 03:10:00 PM
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I thought there was another thread on this but couldn't find anything. I also can't have a real NV scope here in good ol Ca (another reason the leave).
Looking at a NV clip on like a PVS. I got a bushnell 4.5x40 (digital) that has a mount but it is a little big/heavy and really doesn't focus. It works OK, but not up to what I want. Going to send it back. I guess a 1x24 or similar would have been better, but most have no way to be mounted.
Looking at the Nait nvps 20 or similar. Real thermal would be nice but way out of the price range.
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Ca regulates NV scopes?? WOW.
Good thing its working. No crime in Ca.
I have the ITT Pinnacle GenIII PVS 14 and really like it.
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Yep. No nv scopes. License to get ammo now. No getting ammo shipped. Little sharing (50 rnds) aloud and 10 rnd mags with bullet buttons.
Think I will dig a hole,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Itt?
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So have it shipped up here to me jr and we can plan a road trip to meet somewhere in OR for the swap...... :D
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I think we should be able to find away around this al JR. First of all move out before they leave lol
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Well, moving is out until the kids are out of school or I hit the lottery.
Here is a 2+ that looks OK. Still a little pricey, but its not 3k.
https://www.nightvision4less.com/night-optics-d-300m-2s-gen-2-night-vision-monocular.aspx
Then there is the Nait that is on Ebay for a little under a K. I think it is an older russian unit.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191833060500?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Now this is interesting;
http://www.armasight.com/night-vision/night-vision-monoculars/armasight-spark-core
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Now this is interesting;
http://www.armasight.com/night-vision/night-vision-monoculars/armasight-spark-core
Not bad. My only question is why is the guy in the photos holding it up and looking through it in broad daylight?
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Well, moving is out until the kids are out of school or I hit the lottery.
Here is a 2+ that looks OK. Still a little pricey, but its not 3k.
https://www.nightvision4less.com/night-optics-d-300m-2s-gen-2-night-vision-monocular.aspx
Then there is the Nait that is on Ebay for a little under a K. I think it is an older russian unit.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191833060500?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Moving would be like hitting the lotto. Housing at 50% of your current costs and no state income tax. Like getting a raise and cutting your expenses at the same time.
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Now this is interesting;
http://www.armasight.com/night-vision/night-vision-monoculars/armasight-spark-core
Not bad. My only question is why is the guy in the photos holding it up and looking through it in broad daylight?
LOL... just showing off his cammo!
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LOL... just showing off his cammo!
Some mighty fancy Browning camo.
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About the best gen 2+ I have found is about $1400, besides the russian looking one for 950. These are both new.
Has anyone built their own before? Lots of info on that and it does not look hard. Biggest trick is keeping it clean, nitro purge and getting a good tube.
Kits run around $700, less the tube. Tubes can be up to a grand, but many are in the 3-400 area even for a gen 3. Thinking a nice gen 2 tube will get me in for around a grand,then I could always upgrade later.
Thoughts??
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Well, I pulled the plug and got an Armasight PVS-14 Gen2+ SD. Was doing a search and it came up for under $500, NIB plus $5 for shipping this friday only. I am a little sceptical, but with Amazons return policy, shipped from Ca I figured I had little to loose.
Was I lucky or is this black friday!
Got a confirmation email so we will see.
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https://www.amazon.com/Armasight-PVS-14-Purpose-Vision-Monocular/dp/B00L5UB5E4
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Sounds like a deal. I've never used that tube but for the money seems right.
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It shows a little less resolution than the spark (60-71 vs 45-51). But it is smaller and has a better 40* fov vs 30* for the spark.
Big thing should be the distortion in the tube. Spark shows obvious edge distortion.
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Well, I pulled the plug and got an Armasight PVS-14 Gen2+ SD. Was doing a search and it came up for under $500, NIB plus $5 for shipping this friday only. I am a little sceptical, but with Amazons return policy, shipped from Ca I figured I had little to loose.
Was I lucky or is this black friday!
Got a confirmation email so we will see.
Let us know how it works. Naturally pics are required.
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Natually
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https://www.amazon.com/Armasight-PVS-14-Purpose-Vision-Monocular/dp/B00L5UB5E4
You must've lucked out, I looked at that link and the price is $2,300.
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It said friday only, savings $1700 so maybe I did.
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Well, they cancelled my order stating "technical issues" sounds like BS but I think its the Ca issue.
Maybe I can get it sent somewhere else?
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Send it to me, I am headed right past your place middle of next month.
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I have put in a claim to see where it goes. I am ticked. Tech glitch my arse.
Coming by, we have to meet for sure. Right down 5 or across 80?
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Right down I-5, over Tehachapi to 40, and on to Bullhead City. Spend the night in Corning or a bit farther South.
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Naw, send it to me
Then if you ever visit you can have it! ;-)
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Done that a few times. Have a buddy in Tehachapi and I used to work for a company based there.
PM your address to me just in case.
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JR, did the PM get to you?
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yes, all is good there but they refunded the payment also. I doubt this deal will go through.
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So I see my price of 1k is not going to get what I want. Even bumping it up to around 1500 does little, unless I build my own.
So I am at the road of getting the spark. Looks like a good unit. Doesn't have the accs like the 14 does, but it is just $500.
I can build my own, almost looks too easy. Kit minus tube is $700, tube can be well up to 1k or more. But options and upgrades are almost unlimited. I could even get a cheap tube and keep it under 1k.
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So I see my price of 1k is not going to get what I want. Even bumping it up to around 1500 does little, unless I build my own.
So I am at the road of getting the spark. Looks like a good unit. Doesn't have the accs like the 14 does, but it is just $500.
I can build my own, almost looks too easy. Kit minus tube is $700, tube can be well up to 1k or more. But options and upgrades are almost unlimited. I could even get a cheap tube and keep it under 1k.
I say put that money aside and throw some in the pot as you can and just save up and get a good one from TNVC or another reputable company. Will you have instant gratification? No but you'll have a better all around experience with NVGs.
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JR. have you looked at these? $600 bucks seem to have really good reviews for this pricepoint.
http://www.nativeoutdoors.com/atn-x-sight-ii-5-20x-smart-hd-digital-day-night-vision-rifle-scope.html#.WDT4sUtewnY.mailto
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Thx. But a stand alone scope is not where im going. Want a clip on.
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JR. have you looked at these? $600 bucks seem to have really good reviews for this pricepoint.
http://www.nativeoutdoors.com/atn-x-sight-ii-5-20x-smart-hd-digital-day-night-vision-rifle-scope.html#.WDT4sUtewnY.mailto
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That thing is crazy!
OK, I've only logged like 2500 hours wearing NVG's so I'm just a beginner... ;-)
But what the heck. Altimeter, gyro, windspeed, day and NVG
If you know how a NVD works, you know that you can't just "see through" it. The front lens focuses the image onto a phosphor screen. The millions sparkles from the light striking the phosphor is filmed by a camera, which displays the pic onto a mini eyepiece screen...That's how the Night Vision works. So how in the heck do you use that during the day?
Now I can say that one could switch on NVG's during full daylight. But to do so, you have to place a cap or cover onto the light gathering end. That cap will have a 1/16" hole in it and that is what you see. The Armee would train guys during the day with the caps on before pulling them off at night and crashing the bird for real
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Because it is digital Don. Digital cameras work really well in UV light so the migration NV Scope has been going on for sometime now.
The Core above does not have auto shutoff for light as most NV does. I still think I may have to build one. Its like building one piston for an engine. Good parts, good NV.
Now onto FLIR, this is cool for about 1/10th the price of stand alone. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EXAQLVY?psc=1 Could be very handy around the farm.
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I have upped my budget a little, but still looking at other options.
Looking at the Armasight co-mini that is very similar to the pvs-14.
Then there is the PVS-17a and the Nait VS-20.
Are you guys familiar with these at all. I have been doing lots of reading, learning alot.
Don, you just need a good night sight. Heck with all the info provided and you not being restricted for use you have many options!
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JR, just saw they had stuff on sale & thought of you. Not sure if they have anything you're interested in as I'm not up on this tech per se....
https://tnvc.com/shop/category/yard-sale/
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Thx, been on their site but still out of my budget.
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I was thinking about the Armasight Co-mini and the PVS 14, and narrowed it to the PVS 14 for its wide use and options. Plus it is 4 oz lighter. Would like white phosphor but out of the budget.
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Well, found another on amazon for $1150, Armasight pvs14, gen3 with just $5 shipping. They have pulled the $$ this time so we will see.
I really like FLIR, but way out of the budget.
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Well, they did it again. Canceled the order, "tech issue" again. I looked up the seller and it was from Lithuania, but using a US storefront. So amazon took care of me.
So off to a real seller. I can get a 2+ for 2k with warranty so out comes the CC.
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So after doubling the budget I was still not really finding what I wanted. I looked others that were close, but didn't have the options or followings. (lots of reading)
So I bit the bullet going a little over the budget and got a gen2+ using white phosphor (black and white vs green). Still discounted but new with a warranty. Should have it next week.
Now IR would have been real nice, but that is double the budget again.
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https://nightvisionuniverse.com/products/bering-optics-pvs-14be-gen-2-b-w-night-vision-monocular-built-in-ir-be72140mgw
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Still waiting on the PVS but found this Flir/phone scope you guys might like.
https://youtu.be/g4niQNxXuqI
$500 is better than $5000!!
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JR, nice thing about the PVS14 is it is designed to be used stand-alone, with the capability of mounting to a weapon. It's much better than the PV7. I've used it quite a bit mounted on my helmet. The monacle allows for at least half of you peripheral vision, and you can adjust the gain so that it doesn't give you headaches. I've only mounted on my M4 once, but loved it as a NVD. There are also a bunch of gadgets you can add onto it, my favorite being a compass. It's nice being able to see your azimuth without having to look down at your compass.
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Thx. That is why I went this route. The more I read and understood the more I kept leaning to it. Same as the white phosphor vs standard green. The green might be better for saving your night vision but the view being black/white was so much better!
Already found the compass, cool add on. What case do you like for it? I already have the J mount and it comes with the scull crusher. Looking at a helmet mount now since they have come down so much is price.
Finally got noticed it shipped today and they offered 10% off today. So a quick call saved me over $200 today.
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https://inteliscopes.com/thermal-2/
I am going to try one of these, USA made and I have not read anything bad yet. The App is pretty impressive on what can be selected!
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I saw that and think for $500 it is a great idea.
Doesn't really have the versatility of the PVS but for a weapon sight it looks great.
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Once I get it I will report back, but right now I don't have time to do much of anything!
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OpticsPlanet had the pieces for $433 shipped (no kits-last one-free shipping-no tax), couldn't help myself. Get a cheap throw away phone and leave it setup. Heck, cheaper than my Vortex scope!
Speaking of cell phones I just got a new one (LG K10). Just a little smaller than my Note (5+ years old). Transferring the data was crazy, had to go through 5 aps until I found one that worked with the OLD Note. I was happy as I got all my contacts and pics (1800 pics) and now backed up on the new PC at home (that has carbonite) and I backup to the HD myself sometimes.
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Already found the compass, cool add on. What case do you like for it? I already have the J mount and it comes with the scull crusher. Looking at a helmet mount now since they have come down so much is price.
I always used the soft case that was issued with it. You might check Midway. I seem to recall seeing some surplus PVS14 cases on there for pretty cheap. If you don't like that one, you can always continue to shop until you find something that works for you.
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Have seen a few and wondered which was preferred by users. I like soft cases but what it protected.
Thermal is back-ordered a couple weeks but that is OK for the price.
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For those thinking about the Thermal you can get the XR version for $200 on ebay. The XR has a 2x focusable lens (compact can now be focused).
So you can just use your smartphone and scan the yard, woods or room. The mount costs alot for what you get.
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Finally showed up a few days ago. Came with head crusher, mount and 2 soft cases (1 for each)
Nice looking unit, will try to get decent pics at night but it looks like a B/W TV. To my door for just under 2K. Not cheap but got what I wanted.
Got a 850nm IR flashlight to that works great with a mount. Also got a J mount for just $20, but want to add a helmet mount as I may fall down at night :P
Now onto the Seek Thermal. So far a no go as in not compatible with the 2 phones I have, LG K10 (cell) and Alkatel Ideal (I bought for this!)
I will add the mount is beefy and the camera has a solid feel. Still working with them on this, may go back :-[
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Nice!
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Here it is in my little "mug", say at least a large,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
351 grams/ 12.3 oz, not to bad. As a note this is the single AA battery version, manual gain.
A couple pictures in the backyard. They are OK, it looks like black and white TV (you old guys remember) and gets a little grainy when turn up. The IR flashlight looks like a sealed beam and will be awesome if no one else is looking for you.
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Those pics do not do it ANY justice.
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What is the visual acuity of that unit?
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I think it is over 50.
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The ones I've used in the Armeee (as Big D calls it) were all green. I think I'd like the black and white much better. Seems like there'd be less chance of headaches. Looks good! I think you'll like it.
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Yep, after looking at em I really liked the BW image, things seem to stand out a little better.
Walked around a school playground with it wow. Looking at houses on the hill it was great. Money well spent.
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The ones I've used in the Armeee (as Big D calls it) were all green. I think I'd like the black and white much better. Seems like there'd be less chance of headaches. Looks good! I think you'll like it.
Green is cool by the way... But green is the amplified light design whereas grays are FLIR
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The ones I've used in the Armeee (as Big D calls it) were all green. I think I'd like the black and white much better. Seems like there'd be less chance of headaches. Looks good! I think you'll like it.
Green is cool by the way... But green is the amplified light design whereas grays are FLIR
Either way, the green image in most NVGs always gave me migraines. The PVS-14 took the longest to cause me pain, because I'd adjust the gain all the way down to where I could just make out detail around me. Being able to adjust how bright the image is makes them the bee's knees IMO. All my experience with FLIR have been stand alone units in range towers, Commander's Viewer in Brads, and the driver optics in HMMWVs/Brads.