First time out with helmet mounted pvs14. Team Wendy ltp helmet was awesome. I could wear it all day. Once again the Zeus 640 shined. Didn't see any hogs but saw everything else.....everything. Ok, now on to the pvs-14. My observations, and I don't put these forward to you experts as a review, but more to help me manage my expectations. Outside its near full moon.
I could see cattle at 100-150 as black blobs. Absolutely no detail.
Could not see raccoons at a deer feeder at 60 yards.
It's good for driving the Ranger and walking around.
I can't imagine putting this thing on a rifle and shooting animals with it beyond 30-40 yards; positive ID isn't there. Even the IR laser option seems sketchy to me now. For shooting up a house, vehicle, or a guy you just want to hit I can see it. But, trying to cleanly harvest an animal, I don't see it.
I also had an ir torch from **** that I bought 5-6 years ago. The beam is very tight and concentrated, and to me seems nearly useless. It bloomed on nearly every object, rendering any discernable advantage moot. It seemed to hinder target ID rather than help it. It was like covering the target in a white out blanket to 100 yards. Beyond that it did nothing.
Is the pvs14 a 5 to 75 yard tool? It seems suited for cqb and maybe spotting blobs to 150 yards. I'm not unhappy with my purchase. I'm going to keep working with it. It is nice moving around with it. Any tips you can give me to wring out more performance from it. The display is perfect. There are no flaws in the tube that I can see. Thanks.
I could see cattle at 100-150 as black blobs. Absolutely no detail.
Could not see raccoons at a deer feeder at 60 yards.
It's good for driving the Ranger and walking around.
I can't imagine putting this thing on a rifle and shooting animals with it beyond 30-40 yards; positive ID isn't there. Even the IR laser option seems sketchy to me now. For shooting up a house, vehicle, or a guy you just want to hit I can see it. But, trying to cleanly harvest an animal, I don't see it.
I also had an ir torch from **** that I bought 5-6 years ago. The beam is very tight and concentrated, and to me seems nearly useless. It bloomed on nearly every object, rendering any discernable advantage moot. It seemed to hinder target ID rather than help it. It was like covering the target in a white out blanket to 100 yards. Beyond that it did nothing.
Is the pvs14 a 5 to 75 yard tool? It seems suited for cqb and maybe spotting blobs to 150 yards. I'm not unhappy with my purchase. I'm going to keep working with it. It is nice moving around with it. Any tips you can give me to wring out more performance from it. The display is perfect. There are no flaws in the tube that I can see. Thanks.