Very nice XLSH,
@TheHorta - which vendor originally built/sourced that? Assumed you got it second-hand if it was through the PX.
Here's what I posted in a similar thread over on Arfcom here -
https://www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/New-night-vision-specs-wait-time-vendor-and-review/18-512073/ Feb 2014 - PVS-14 1. Vendor: TNVC
2. Quoted wait time vs actual wait time: 4wks / 5wks (paid on order)
3. Specs on tubes: ordered ITT Pinnacle GP, don’t remember specifics but was happy with the tube for my first one.
4. Overall impression of said vendor: Ordered at wholesale while working part-time at a gun shop. Jaimie was easy to work with over email. Misc products being out of stock without status shown on the website was a bit frustrating. Didn’t end up stocking anything or doing many orders for our customers through them - ended up being easier to just pass them along to work with TNVC directly.
Sep 2016 - MOD-3b binos (dovetail, manual gain) 1. Vendor: Nightlong Industries (closed)
2. Quoted wait time vs actual wait time: built/delivered in 4wk (didn’t pay until they shipped)
3. Specs on tubes: OMNI 6 L3, no sheets
4. Overall impression of said vendor: Worked mostly via FB messenger, had confidence in his builds from online reputation and his background as a heavy end-user on the aviation side. Was very happy with binos and follow-up Q&A he provided whenever I needed. Had a shoot/event pop up before the build was done and Ryan shipped me some of his personal binos to use for the event. They were the red/green phos christmas-vision binos - not something you run into very often. Very pleased with how he treated me.
Jul 2018 - AN/AVS-10 + PVS-14 1. Vendor: Denali Vision / Adams Industries (closed?)
2. Quoted wait time vs actual wait time: delivered in 3wk (paid on order)
3. Specs on tubes: mil surplus aviation panos and very clean Photonis Echo
ebi: .3
s:n: 28.96
res: 64
halo: .64
fom: 1853
4. Overall impression of said vendor: Purchase went smoothly via online invoice/payment, but this was right when things seemed to be falling apart over there. Heard bad things from others that had money tied up, but my NVGs arrived fine. Was very happy with the panos while I owned them - no I didn’t break them. Ended up selling through another dealer last year.
Sep 2019 - MOD-3b binos (ball/detent, manual gain) 1. Vendor: Steele Industries
2. Quoted wait time vs actual wait time: 2wk / 3wk (paid on order)
3. Specs on tubes: L3 UF WP 20ua
pc sens: 2459/2409
ebi: .8/.5
s:n: 34.3/31.7
res: 72/72
halo: .7/.7
fom: 2470/2282
Very happy with super clean/zero blem tubes that I use often for photography.
4. Overall impression of said vendor: Had a few phone calls and sale/build went very smoothly. They understood my request for clean tubes with no chickenwire/etc. Were able to source manual-gain housing with ball-detent mount like I wanted. Shipping could have been in a nicer case - was a pretty simple bubble-wrapped package inside a plain cardboard box. I’ve always felt like a $8-10k purchase should probably come with some more goodies like even a knockoff pelican case or something. I was in the area down in FL on a biz trip and I visited the Steele team. Excited to see them open a retail location soon, as it’s been tough to see “behind-the-curtain” of most NVG outfits to get a sense of how they do their build processes, etc. Was neat to see the build and collimation process in person.
