Night Vision UNS-LR A2 vs PVS-30

[gthirteen]

Looking for info on the differences. Any benefit to going PVS-30 if you are buying new?

Consensus on best tube among the available choices?

 

[TheHorta]

Pretty sure the entire forum has unanimously settled on the TAM-14 as being the the absolute best night optic in the history of mankind.

 

[Frog05]

 

[gthirteen]

God I couldn’t buy either of them as long as a PvS-27 preowned was out there anywhere.

I impulse bought what was sold to me, and appeared to actually be, a NOS '27, and a used KAC Refurb PVS-30, with maybe mid 1700s FOM.
I preferred the 30 in every situation that I tired (limited, no shooting, but mounted to rifles with various scopes and to a and Leupy MK4 spotter, and under varying light conditions).

As far as "value", usually you have to pay factors for that last bit of performance, and I agree that the three '27s that you could buy for the same price could be better than one of either of what I mentioned.

 

[Choid]

Pretty sure the entire forum has unanimously settled on the TAM-14 as being the the absolute best night optic in the history of mankind.

The problem is that TNVC called the Chinese and they won't let anybody sell the things at a good price anymore.

 

[RyanScott]

I don’t know what I would do with three 27s, I don’t have two spare rifles.

 

[pucker]

No reason to get a 30 over the A2. A2 is easier (shorter reach to lever) to focus...which is the main complaint with the 30. Also a little shorter reach to the on/off/gain knob.

My understanding is KAC is utilizing high-spec Elbits (WP) these days.

Sure, used 27 is less $$, also larger footprint. Only you can decide what you want.

@DownRangeThermal might have some thoughts.

 

[DownRangeThermal]

LR -a2 all day. Only improvements