Sightmark Photon Inexpensive Digital NV
- Thread starter Brian Shaffer
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Frank do yourself and refrain from looking through a gen3. Once you look through one you will get the itch bad, trust me. I looked through one over 2 years ago and I have been doing everything I can to get all set up. Eventually I settled on a NV scope, but I still want a PVS-14. I am guessing after a couple years with a PVS-14 I will be looking for thermal too. It never ends.
This is the best way I can explain a gen3 PVS-14. A gen 3 PVS-14 is like walking during the daytime, but everything is green instead, then add a IR illuminator to the mix and animals eyes turn into flashlights, then add a IR aiming laser and your weapon become a light saber, and on and on and on.
As for Digital NV. They are OK and will get the job done with limited capability, but don't expect to do any walk and stalk type hunting. You are limited to sitting in one spot. I have a Pulsar Recon 550R, but have that just for recording my hunt with the better NV scope. Like I have said before they are a good bang for your buck and it gets you night hunting for much less expense.
This is the best way I can explain a gen3 PVS-14. A gen 3 PVS-14 is like walking during the daytime, but everything is green instead, then add a IR illuminator to the mix and animals eyes turn into flashlights, then add a IR aiming laser and your weapon become a light saber, and on and on and on.
As for Digital NV. They are OK and will get the job done with limited capability, but don't expect to do any walk and stalk type hunting. You are limited to sitting in one spot. I have a Pulsar Recon 550R, but have that just for recording my hunt with the better NV scope. Like I have said before they are a good bang for your buck and it gets you night hunting for much less expense.
Too many? I can't afford any. I'm
Thinking donations lol
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So what of this mythical Photon...
Have a look, taken last week by me - nothing technical to share at this point. I was told when I was handed the unit to demo that a press release is soon to be given.
Two different shooters placed 5 shots into 2 inch groups at 100 yards, 5x magnification doesn't get you too close at 100 but the red dot in the center of the reticle allows for accurate enough placement on hog size targets.
Enjoy -
HTXH
Have a look, taken last week by me - nothing technical to share at this point. I was told when I was handed the unit to demo that a press release is soon to be given.
Two different shooters placed 5 shots into 2 inch groups at 100 yards, 5x magnification doesn't get you too close at 100 but the red dot in the center of the reticle allows for accurate enough placement on hog size targets.
Enjoy -
HTXH
Man spending $800 per month to go to work would put a kink in my budget for sure. I hope you and write that off at tax time.