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  1. HTR707

    Night Vision TNVC Announces the WASP NV Clip-On Device

  2. HTR707

    Night Vision TNVC Announces the WASP NV Clip-On Device

    See for yourselves The WASP on one of our SCARs: We have had it for two weeks now, and I am, once again, pleased with its performance. We have found it mounts and aligns on a wide variety of rifles including SCAR, M4, M & P-22 (ETA: mine wears a Troy TRX rail, not the plastic rail from S &...
  3. HTR707

    Night Vision Night Vision or Thermal? The real questions answered

    One other note, for the guys reading this as an educational thread: One reason I choose to shoot with I^2 ( I use dedicated 4X magnified scopes), is that I like to place a bullet precisely in a hog. I look for anatomic lines, details and creases or folds, which show me where the diaphragm...
  4. HTR707

    Night Vision Night Vision or Thermal? The real questions answered

    If its possible to shoot a cow, unwittingly (you will just have to trust me that it is), then its also possible to accidentally shoot a person, either not knowing it was a person, or the wrong person, using thermal only. Granted, the guys (and you might be one of them) that have hundreds of...
  5. HTR707

    Night Vision Night Vision or Thermal? The real questions answered

    Great example, Phil. To those of you that say thermal is just fine for ID, maybe you have not actually hunted hogs in that scenario. If you had, I think you would see that waiting on PID from the guys with I^2, using your own I^2 device to do so, or shooting with I^2 is preferable to shooting...
  6. HTR707

    Night Vision Night Vision or Thermal? The real questions answered

    Good thread. I'm coming from the perspective of someone that has been guiding professionally using thermal and NV for 10 years now. I have hunted and trained with some very experienced military, LE and hunting personnel, and its my opinion you that if you have never hesitated to ID after...
  7. HTR707

    Night Vision New FLIR -The RS Dedicated Thermal Weapon Scope- 60mm units just arrived!

    I've been waiting for this for a long time
  8. HTR707

    Night Vision Do your Cammies Glow in the Dark?

    He'd probably sprayed himself down with one of those scent sprays, at some point. Its a polymer / enzyme formula and it gets incorporated into the fabric. They are horrible about reflecting IR
  9. HTR707

    Night Vision Let's see your NV gear and kill pics

    I tested this unit at the ranch on my 900 yard shooting range, and could ID my silhouette targets at 600. I have since been spotting hogs and deer on the range at night, and can usually ID a deer positively out to 700 on a clear night. The ability to focus the bezel is critical because you...
  10. HTR707

    Night Vision Let's see your NV gear and kill pics

    I finally upgraded HELGA At long last, I managed to set aside one Torch Pro illuminator for myself. My clients kept buying them off me before I could set my own aside. Here is the final iteration of the HELGA going into 2014. It now wears an ITT Pinnacle NE PVS 14 w/ 3X magnifier, FLIR...
  11. HTR707

    Night Vision TNVC Announces the WASP NV Clip-On Device

    If you look at my picture on the previous page (post #234 of this thread), you will see where it is in front of an Eotech. When mounted in front of a glass optic, you will probably need about 8-10 slots of picatinny rail, past the objective, to get it on. I am using an 11" Troy rail on that...
  12. HTR707

    Night Vision Best hog Ranch in TX?

    That would be Wild River Ranch. In business for over 10 years, and still the world's most unique and advanced hog hunting operation. We shoot hogs at night, with NV and thermal, from the helicopter, and we also offer tactical rifle, long-range rifle, pistol and NV training on our 1000 yard...
  13. HTR707

    Night Vision Post your Thermal (FLIR) Hunt videos and pics here...

    This is the first video ever shot with SPLIT-SCREEN thermal and NV being run simultaneously. We were not using the thermal on a Rifle. It was mounted on the HELGA, spotter system, developed by Wild River Ranch. The thermal was the remote camera, carried by me, and was jacked to a video...
  14. HTR707

    Night Vision Hunting with NODs. Lessons learned, questions, and or advice. Share setups

    Agree that you are likely to shoot from the sitting position. However, there may be times when the animal is obscured by tall grass, and you may have to stand up to see enough of the body to get a shot. Also, be aware that if you have vegetation between you and the animal, your IR will reflect...
  15. HTR707

    Night Vision TNVC Announces the WASP NV Clip-On Device

    First, I do not expect to get another one for testing. I was able to simply strap this unit on a rifle, check zero, then go out hunting that night on foot, and kill a pig with one shot. Other earlier test units were not that advanced. There is definite progress. This is a tool and I...
  16. HTR707

    Night Vision Hunting with NODs. Lessons learned, questions, and or advice. Share setups

    After 10 years of professional night time hunting with thermal and NV, I have found the following things to be consistently true: 1) the PVS 14 is the best non-thermal scanning device, and can be used on the helmet, in conjunction with an IR laser, or with 3X magnifier, weapon mounted, but this...
  17. HTR707

    Night Vision Let's see your NV gear and kill pics

    I've had good success with the 90 grain Gold Dot. We tested the bullets for ATK / LWRC and presented the results at TSWG in Washington DC this past March. The bullet is indeed effectively bonded and deforms a lot like the copper monoliths. Its barrier blind but also good on soft tissue. I'm...
  18. HTR707

    Night Vision TNVC Announces the WASP NV Clip-On Device

    Its coming. I've already killed a hog with the WASP For those of you that still don't believe that this device actually "exists," perhaps this should help. I've already killed a hog with the WASP, and I might just be the first human being to do it. I'm sure Vic or one of the guys will...
  19. HTR707

    Night Vision Let's see your NV gear and kill pics

    A few more: Hunting with the great folks from Barnes bullets: Clients from NY...great guys that can shoot
  20. HTR707

    Night Vision Let's see your NV gear and kill pics

    Wild River Ranch kills hog number 2000 Over the years, we have counted our hogs, and averaged around 200 or so, per year. I recently went back to the log books, and realized we were close to 2000, since we've been counting 10 years. I've had the ranch 12 years, so some were killed before I...
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