FLIR scout ps24 thermal

I contacted TNVC who is a sponsor on here and he said they are pretty good. They don't sell junk so if they sell it I assume it is good. The PS 32 is suppose to be really good for another $1000.00
 
Coy,
You may have already done this, but you might want to google the FLIR to see what other forums or reviews are out there. I do that on any significant purchase (more than a snickers bar) so that I feel that I have done adequate research to justify my purchase.
 
I have never looked through the PS24 so I cannot answer that question. The 32 is suppose to identify a human at 500 yards and the 24 at 350 yards. I went with the 32 because I would rather have more than less. The battery life is great. It has a symbol inside telling how much battery life is left. I have been out in about 10 degrees and it is rated for -4 F I believe. I talked to flir and they said if you keep it in an inside pocket when going to a stand it will work well below -4F. Nothing better than I can think of for the price. You won't be sorry you get one and nothing will get by you in the instalert mode.
 
The resolution is the main reason I went with the 32 over the 24. The 2X is no big deal because I don't use it as scanning I want a wider field of view.
 
Coykill,

I have traveled the world wide web and made phone calls to Flir researching the PS-32, but I appreciate the first hand experience of a hunter using it. I am having a hard time justifying the cost, but I do think thermal technology at this price point could be a game changer for all types of hunting.

I do have a couple more questions-

At what distance are you able to identify the difference between say a raccoon and a coyote?

When scanning with it, is your night eyesight affected when making the transition from thermal imager to identifying and taking a shot through a riflescope?

Thanks!
 
I shot a monster raccoon X-Mass eve night and I could tell it was a big raccoon looking through the Flir PS 32. It was at approx 80 yards when I first spotted it and I know I would have not seen it scanning with my typical scanning light I use to use. I don't have any trouble going from the PS 32 to looking through the night vision scope because I scan with the Flir with my left eye and left arm and shoot with my right eye. I scan with both eyes open.
As far as the instalert mode (RED)the unit can be set different ways for your likings very simply. It can have a white background and the hot object will be black, a black background and the object will be white, and four modes of the instalert where the object appears red. This is my favorite. I like the #1 setting but can use 2,3 or 4 with 4 being real touchy. If the sun has been out during the day trees will light up red because hey are still holding heat. Setting one I really like because when you see red you know it is a critter. The night I shot the coon I was by a dry creek bottom and the rocks where showing red because the sun was out during the day. I had it on #2 mode that night
 
Got the FLIR PS24 yesterday & headed out for the afternoon/evening. I recently sold a NVEC 501 Gen 3 night scope in order to afford it. My thought was that thermal provides a better advantage over traditional night vision. Here is a rough idea of my thoughts:

1) We do a lot of hunting in VA - which allows night hunting of critters.

2) Traditional night vision is nice, but really lacks the ability to scan large areas with precision.

3) The FLIR allows you to scan an area fairly quickly, and with the 'Instalert' (which I thought looked pointless in the online videos) - you can easily see shapes and tag anything that's radiating heat. This makes it pretty simple to see critters a couple of hours after the sun goes down.

4) It seems that with a two or three man set up, it's easy to rotate through positions on stands. For example, one guy is always a spotter (with the FLIR and a 3200 lumen Magnalight). One of the shooters is running the FoxPro. When they start coming in, and the spotter tags them on the FLIR - the light flips on - alerting the two shooters and they are busted!

More to follow as I use it more.

Happy Hunting!
 
These models are at a more affordable price, and are able to be exported because they operate at 9hz. They are still unbeatable for scanning though, nothing beats a thermal. 9hz is the refresh rate at which you are seeing the image. This means there is a "lag" in your picture. It is slower than real time. The military uses 30hz, which is real time. Even though it is a little behind, I'm glad that they are starting to be more affordable. "The thermal don't lie."
 
I own the ps32. I would get the ps24 and save towards a good nightvision scope. Anyone tried to helmet mount it? My hand is getting tired holding it up. The flir Works great. So far i havent used my hand held usb back up, but i always charge my flir ps32 before each hunting shift. The zoom comes in handy to pick out slight red spots, but it really doesnt help because at that point the animal is far away.
 
Got a chance to get out with my brother last night and try out the ps32 FLIR. Man is that thing cool, made one stand at sunset with no response then on the way to our next stand we scanned the fields for hogs somehow the fields where mostly on my brothers side of the truck him driving so I had to hold the wheel, funny how that works out. Anyway we saw a lot of deer and other small game we would have never seen without the FLIR. Picked up a herd of 6 hogs working a field @ about 500 yards we started to put the sneak on them when we got winded and they took off before we could get into range for the xlr250’s. During one stand calling I spotted a skunk @ about 90 yards and could tell it was skunk by how he carried his tail. While scanning the fields on the way to the next stand, I was watching some deer just inside the tree line 100 yards off the road and told my brother to stop as the last two we just passed didn’t look right? They had no necks? Pulled out the scanning light to lite them up, there stood two coyotes, they put it in high gear in about 1.5 seconds after the light hit them, but where content to think they were hidden before. One more stand and got busted by a group of coyotes that answered a female invite when the wind changed on us again, never got a look at them.


My observation on the ps32 FLIR
1. Great system now if my xlr250 could keep up with it, as you can spot game farther than you can shoot with a light
2. Could identify cattle out to 800 yards as cattle, could see heat signatures of them @ well over 1000. a mocking bird @ 50 in the early morning as a bird, rabbits and other small game out to 100 yards as small game, deer @ several hundred yards as deer. Don’t know yet how far you can identify coyotes or bobcats yet will try it on my neighbors dogs and cats tonight
3. Game is not spooked when using the FLIR compared to a light even when they know your there they don’t have an idea that your attention is on them, case in point the two coyotes I did see let us back the truck up 15 yards and didn’t bolt till I hit them with the light
4. Way better than NV for spotting game, don’t know if I’d have seen the coyotes inside the tree line even with gen 3 NV unless the IR hit their eyes, they were pretty well cammod.
5. Best when used in pre-dawn or early morning and well after the sun goes down, can be a little tricky right after sunset as trees and the ground are still holding a lot of heat.
6. Have a USB plug in the truck but it didn’t seem to charge as fast as the wall pug
I wish the system had a built in range finder it’s hard to read distance across a plowed field with it on game. Looks like I’ll have to save and go without again so I can upgrade to some sort of gen 3 sighting system

Phil

p.s. just went to the barn @ 1am took the ps32 and my ruger 22lr with me for chance, picked up a racoon that has been raiding feed bags @ 80 yards got one hit on him, was able to track him with the FLIR caught up with him 100 yards later with a low lung shot. what a great system
 
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