Any one had any experience of these?

If you're a huntsman or have a pet that you're proud of post about it in here
Post Reply
User avatar
Cyprio
Chub
Chub
Posts: 2478
Joined: Sat Oct 24 2015 22:02
Location: Suffolk

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Cyprio »

Looks a good bit of kit that Alan.
I just use A cree light with a red filter. Their eyes light up like beacons
So not hard to miss easy to line up a kill shot.
Take them up on their 7 day demo then let us know :thumbs:

Andy
Andy Carpenter
Brian Springthorpe
Charity Fundraiser
Charity Fundraiser
Posts: 1045
Joined: Sun Aug 28 2011 05:00
Location: Coventry

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Brian Springthorpe »

Very good for ratting or rabbits the viper is really a close range unit for air rifles or maybe a rim fire if your looking to shoot further I would look at the wolf, both good kits but pricey, check out Night vision UK on Facebook . There's 2 guys on there that build them to your specifications
User avatar
Mike J
Ferox Trout
Ferox Trout
Posts: 11094
Joined: Wed Nov 09 2016 09:26
Location: Wessex

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Mike J »

When clearing rabbits EN granted my organisation a licience to acquire a Mil spec. night sight costing over £2k and we tried it for a night.
It was certainly effective and almost like shooting in daylight, but heavy and requiring a solid stand but no more efficient, in terms of numbers than a head mounted narrow red beam headtorch and a scope with an illuminated graticule.
Eventually we achieved higher numbers in broad daylight from fixed positions (No silencer, .22 Hush, bipod, eye only).

Give it a trial, for the experience :thumbs:
'No Man Ever Fishes The Same River Twice, .... For It Is Not The Same River, .... And He Is Not The Same Man' Heraclitus of Ephesus
Kev Berry

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Kev Berry »

why not make your own up? dead easy

infra red torch (beam up to 100m)
power pack
car reversing monitor
infra red camera
few bits and bobs (wiring etc)
figure 8 mount

cost about 120 (70 of that is the camera)

more or less copied this, but did it different as I found better ways of doing some things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5LyXNESBg
User avatar
Bob Watson
Zander
Zander
Posts: 8029
Joined: Sun Aug 28 2011 05:00
Location: Stockton on Redacted

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Bob Watson »

I made a couple last year, dead easy. You don't need an infra red camera, any camera with the IR filter removed is OK.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-CCTV-Small ... 0276.m3476

Swap the lens for a 16mm, it "looks" through the scope better.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-8mm-3-6mm-6 ... Q7cl4Bkn9A

Loads of stuff on Youtube and facebook.
User avatar
Alan_dalton
Barbel
Barbel
Posts: 3424
Joined: Sat Aug 27 2011 05:00

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Alan_dalton »

Brian Springthorpe wrote: Thu Sep 21 2017 04:55 -
Very good for ratting or rabbits the viper is really a close range unit for air rifles or maybe a rim fire if your looking to shoot further I would look at the wolf, both good kits but pricey, check out Night vision UK on Facebook . There's 2 guys on there that build them to your specifications
Cheers going to give them a ring tomorrow. Would rather pay someone as I would be s**t at building one myself!
User avatar
Alan_dalton
Barbel
Barbel
Posts: 3424
Joined: Sat Aug 27 2011 05:00

Re: Any one had any experience of these?

Post by Alan_dalton »

Went out with my new air rifle last night rigged up with night vision had a cracking night well over 50 rats in 4 hours shooting. I can see the rods gathering dust this winter! My mate even shot one in a tree!!
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Post Reply