Rifle Scopes Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

[hugo121175]

I'm looking to buy a good, but affordable night vision scope to hunt coyotes. Any one have any ideas? I want to stay under $800.....

It will be mounted on a Bushmaster SS Varmint Special chambered in 5.56/.223 Rem.

 

[NET65]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

Check out Laser Genetics they have a product thats basically a large green laser. Light is concentrated in a focused beam that is aligned with your rifle scope. From everything I've read, it's the bee's knee's.

 

[blklabs]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The new guy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Check out Laser Genetics they have a product thats basically a large green laser. Light is concentrated in a focused beam that is aligned with your rifle scope. From everything I've read, it's the bee's knee's. </div></div>

I have read about that too. I am tempted to try it. Beware it is made by BSA (i think) and I have heard of issues running it in cold and also that the customer service stinks. Since I live in Texas and very rarely hunt in sub40 weather outside of deer season .......... I am thinking the nd3 might be the ticket.

By the way to the original poster, I have a Gen 1 night vision scope ......... After you look through a Gen 3, there is no comparison. However, if all you are doing is shooting short ranges, like over a corn feeder, you will be fine. If you are wanting to shoot a 'yote at several hundred yards, you will be stretching it for anything in your price range. Your best bet, and what I am doing, is to save up for at least a Gen 2+ and better yet a Gen 3.

Good Luck, YMMV.

 

[hugo121175]

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I looked at it, and it has problems..... I will be hunting in the Adirondack Mountains, of NY, where it is -5 to -40 degrees. The laser does not work under +40 degrees.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blklabs</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The new guy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Check out Laser Genetics they have a product thats basically a large green laser. Light is concentrated in a focused beam that is aligned with your rifle scope. From everything I've read, it's the bee's knee's. </div></div>

I have read about that too. I am tempted to try it. Beware it is made by BSA (i think) and I have heard of issues running it in cold and also that the customer service stinks. Since I live in Texas and very rarely hunt in sub40 weather outside of deer season .......... I am thinking the nd3 might be the ticket.

By the way to the original poster, I have a Gen 1 night vision scope ......... After you look through a Gen 3, there is no comparison. However, if all you are doing is shooting short ranges, like over a corn feeder, you will be fine. If you are wanting to shoot a 'yote at several hundred yards, you will be stretching it for anything in your price range. Your best bet, and what I am doing, is to save up for at least a Gen 2+ and better yet a Gen 3.

Good Luck, YMMV. </div></div>

 

[33choptop]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

I too purchased one of the more inexpensive NV scopes a few years ago. I was less than impressed with its performance. At the time I was doing a great deal of predator hunting at night so I purchased a Gen 3+ PVS14 with a near flawless optic. That thing is amazing. On the darkest night I can read a book and see good detail.

Also on this model I can wear it as headgear and walk with it or I can snap it on my AR and use it in conjunction with my Eotech.

I will post photos of it here soon as I am thinking of selling the AR and all the NV equipment and putting the money into another long range stick and glass.

 

[hugo121175]

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Get back to me if you can. Thanx!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 33choptop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I too purchased one of the more inexpensive NV scopes a few years ago. I was less than impressed with its performance. At the time I was doing a great deal of predator hunting at night so I purchased a Gen 3+ PVS14 with a near flawless optic. That thing is amazing. On the darkest night I can read a book and see good detail.

Also on this model I can wear it as headgear and walk with it or I can snap it on my AR and use it in conjunction with my Eotech.

I will post photos of it here soon as I am thinking of selling the AR and all the NV equipment and putting the money into another long range stick and glass. </div></div>

 

[blklabs]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

Also it depends on if you are wanting something to use in no moon/star nights with almost no ambient light. With ambient light my gen 1 will pick up critters from several hundred yards away ........ If you want something for those really dark nights, gen 2 or 3 is the way to go. Also pick up a TNVC ELR Torch for those dark nights or something similar ..........

 

[33choptop]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

I have a SureFire mounted on my AR with the NV lens on it. When I need to light something up it does a great job with the NV goggles on. Great for shooting yotes and coons.

I am going to drag things out today and shoot some pics.

 

[hugo121175]

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What sight do you use to acquire the vermin with the goggles?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 33choptop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a SureFire mounted on my AR with the NV lens on it. When I need to light something up it does a great job with the NV goggles on. Great for shooting yotes and coons.

I am going to drag things out today and shoot some pics. </div></div>

 

[33choptop]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

The setup I have been using is an EoTech in NV mode. The NV system has a quick release that goes on the rail. Simply setup the EoTech, focus the NV and wait for the target. If I see something and do not have quite enough light I would hit the rail mounted SureFire

If this does not sell or trade I will probably use it again this spring. It is a bunch of fun.

 

[bdh308]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

Get you a Starlight. They remind me of the oldin days when beepers and phones looked like they should be on the Flinstones. JK. I have a friend who has a ND3 and seems to work very well...Ill give him a shout and find out for you his observation on cold weather use.

 

[Wind50cal]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

A select gen 2+ tube in a D-740 or D-760 makes a nice package. Great scopes with a good reputation for durability, the ability to go from red reticle to amber is nice. I really like the Amber reticle, very easy on the eyes. The reticle is also as nice as the Raptor, infinitely adjustable for intensity as well as very fine. Gen 2+ is "very" close to 3rd generation less 1000.00, makes for a pretty nice deal. I second the IR Illuminator. I have the torch and like it very well.

 

[Victor-TNVC]

Re: Best Night Vision Scope For The Price

This is a question we get asked a lot of and we always tell folks to at least save for a Gen 2 system if they can. No matter what the price of a Gen 1, it's usually never worth looking through a "fish bowl" to see and and shoot something. We agree with the other posters, and the D-740/760's are presently the best scope in its price range. Hope this helps.

Vic