FLIR ThermoSight Pro PTS233 as Monocular

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Any one using their FLIR PTS233 as a Monocular and a Scope on the same hunt?

$$$ limits make me think that this would be a cool idea. However, I was told in theory it works great, but in the field not so much. So do I buy this FLIR as my first and only thermal or do I just get a Pulsar Trail series and use it without a monocular (because I have spent all my $$$ on the scope)?

I also considered buying 2 of the FLIR scopes so I could take my son or a buddy with me. Not as much fun hunting alone!

Craig
 
Using it mounted to the rifle, could work but you then need some type of tripod configuration and you are constantly looking 180-360 degrees swinging the gun back and forth. I don't like this personally. For a stand it is OK, but not long term. Over bait or over a small shooting lane, maybe.

The other option with any thermal is if you have a quick attach system, you could try to get it on your gun after spotting the coyote. However, to do this with a coyote coming in fast is going to be a challenge. Possible, yes, ideal no. There are times even with a thermal monocular and thermal scope and being able to see for 1000 yards+ with thermal that one sneaks in and surprises. The darker, the harder it will be to get mounted. Try this at home. Turn off all the lights, and set up like you would be in the field, and then time yourself and see how fast you can go from monocular to gun, tighten it up, and be ready to shoot. This assumes your QD mounts holds zero well.

I am not sure if the new FLIR has a streaming app but this would be an option with the new Pulsar trail series. You could again mount the gun on a swivel type tripod and mount your phone in such a way that you can swing your gun and see the scope view on your phone. This again can work but is not ideal.

We all make due with what we have but if you coyote hunt a lot and are buying a thermal scope, a thermal monocular is the next logical step in the process.

If you can buy 2 Flir's as you mentioned, you can spot, and your son or buddy shoots, and if you take a 2nd gun in the field, you can try to quick mount your monocular for multiples. Lots of movement, but might be an option.
 
This would be extremely difficult to do and not really practical unless you are hunting over bait or in an area where you can only shoot within a limited space. In that case, you would be better off just keeping the unit attached on your gun and scanning with it that way. Another option would be to consider going to our night vision Signature Series Scopes where you can use a single monocular to do both scanning and shooting. You can check out all of these options here: http://www.hightechredneckincorporated.com/day-night-rifle-scopes-s/2.htm

Kevin
 
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