Narrowed down to 2 choices.. I think!

[Brian Shaffer]

Wife reluctantly gave me permission to spend up to 4K. Xp38 or xq38?

Why not the XQ50? You lose the lower magnification and wider FOV of the base magnification of the XP38, but you get more resolution and magnification otherwise and with a bigger lens. The extra magnification will help with your larger fields.

Remember that every time you double your magnification, you reduce your resolution by 3/4. So if you have a 640x480 XP38 that has 1.2x base magnification, then at 2 times that or 2.4x, you now have a 320x240 resolution view. The XQ50's base is 2.7x @384x 288. With me? So you actually get better resolution and more magnification out of the XQ50 than out of the XP38, but you lose the lower magnification and higher resolution level of viewing in which you probably won't be shooting, but it would be useful for nearer distance scanning. AT 200-300 yards, you are probably going to be scanning with some magnification anyway.

And the XQ50 should be in your budget and is less than the XP38

Detection range on the XQ50 is 1800 meters
Detection range on the XP38 is 1350 meters

 

[Rookie]

Wife reluctantly gave me permission to spend up to 4K. Xp38 or xq38?

Hey, tell her you're the man and you'll spend as much as you want.

Make sure you video it, everyone loves an ass whooping.

 

[Rookie]

Brian is making perfect sense. My MK3 35mm is practically worthless beyond 2x. Get the best native you can afford.

 

[Mcfire1664]

I’m doing the XQ50.

 

[Mcfire1664]

I did tell her I wear the pants in the house. Lol. No. No I didn’t. Haha

 

[Rookie]

What's the differences between the Apex and the Trail?

Both are XQ50, right?

 

[Rookie]

I did tell her I wear the pants in the house. Lol. No. No I didn’t. Haha

sean morey the man song - Google Search

 

[Mcfire1664]

Love it. Oh so true.

 

[der Teufel]

I did tell her I wear the pants in the house. Lol. No. No I didn’t. Haha

You are wise …

Actually, we knew right away you were kidding — 'cuz you're still alive!

 

[Brian Shaffer]

I did tell her I wear the pants in the house. Lol. No. No I didn’t. Haha

I am the captain of my own ship, but the wife is the harbor master.

 

[Mcfire1664]

I ended up ordering the XQ50 and can’t wait for it to come in. Also spare battery and qd mount for it. ******** was very nice and really help point me in the right direction. My vendor made me a good deal I think So I kept my loyalty with them. 3 nv products over last 5 years.

 

[der Teufel]

Speaking for myself, I'll be very interested in how you like the XQ50.
I think Brian made a good case for the XQ50. I have a buddy who's seriously looking at thermal sights. We don't hunt a lot of large fields, mostly wooded areas, small clearings, some roadways. Generally 80-100 yards is a long shot for us. It sure seems that the XQ50 should be a pretty good choice for him.

 

[Mcfire1664]

I hope to do a good write up on it with pictures and videos in the next few weeks. ******** broke it down pretty good for me. If my dealer wasn’t closer and helped me out in the past I was buying from ********. Hell of a nice guy. Heck everyone on here has been helpful.