best resource for a 'first time' buyer is go out and put some hours in with your fixed 6x NV scope .
This is your 1st only NV unit purchase ? . And your primary unit you are relying on for foot travel, search/scan and shooting ?
If so ? that is a harder road to start on for night hunting .
- For general information ..." cleaning, maintenance, storage, what Not to do etc. ".
It is just like every other NV unit . Don't turn-on look at the Sun or any other bright light source . Wait till it night time . Batteries go-in and turn it on .
Then build a dedicated night rifle . because you don't want to take it off and on, then re-check your zero every time you seriously want to go out and hit something accurately .
Go sight-in on paper and go have fun shooting it, or star gazing . Your NV unit has very good focal clarity and crisp image to see at night . It will suck in the protons in the real dark nights with that Big Obj. lens .
Then you will find out you will want a tripod set-up for holding/supporting that boat anchor up all night .
also you will find . Don't let the Coyotes run in fast under a 100 yards with the pvs12 . It has a small FOV under 100 yard, especially when you got more than one object moving around . you will jockey around a lot searching to see them and get the shot up close, and that happens a lot at night .
The Best 1st time buyers guild is . Get a lot of hours built up at night with using your NV equipment .
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