I got to talking about night vision on here earlier and then I got to looking and I just wondered about a few things. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to what is good and what isn't other than obviously the more expensive it is it's probably a step above the others.
Since night hunting is illegal in Oklahoma I don't need anything too crazy because I only go to Texas to hunt with some friends a few times a year if I'm lucky. They're getting into this night vision and thermal stuff and I'm still old schooling it with my kill light. Which is all fine and everything but I'd like to get in on some of the other stuff. I'm not up with the times I guess you could say.
I just wondered how well the Sightmark Photon XT 4.6x42 would be for a guy that just wants to go out and keep up with guys that have all these cool gadgets that I don't have? I still want to be able to kill hogs and predators without going all out on something I'll only use every once in a great while. I won't be shooting at anything past 150 yards or so. Would I still need an IR that's pretty decent with that scope or from the way I understand it there's IR built into it so maybe not? I've hunted hogs with thermal but it wasn't mine so I'm really uneducated on anything that isn't a kill light that sits on top of my scope.
When it comes to IR torches and thermal and what good night vision is....I'm clueless. No night hunting allowed in Oklahoma so I think my ignorance is understandable. But I hunt in a state that allows you to have fun as well so I'd like to be more edumacated on dat dere technology thingamajig by golly...lol
Anyways I'm throwing around the idea of getting something to at least make it look like I live and hunt in the year 2017 so any information on that particular setup would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
I swear I'm advanced enough that I don't just carry a flintlock or wear a coon skin cap. The tail tickles my neck....and I hate that....
Since night hunting is illegal in Oklahoma I don't need anything too crazy because I only go to Texas to hunt with some friends a few times a year if I'm lucky. They're getting into this night vision and thermal stuff and I'm still old schooling it with my kill light. Which is all fine and everything but I'd like to get in on some of the other stuff. I'm not up with the times I guess you could say.
I just wondered how well the Sightmark Photon XT 4.6x42 would be for a guy that just wants to go out and keep up with guys that have all these cool gadgets that I don't have? I still want to be able to kill hogs and predators without going all out on something I'll only use every once in a great while. I won't be shooting at anything past 150 yards or so. Would I still need an IR that's pretty decent with that scope or from the way I understand it there's IR built into it so maybe not? I've hunted hogs with thermal but it wasn't mine so I'm really uneducated on anything that isn't a kill light that sits on top of my scope.
When it comes to IR torches and thermal and what good night vision is....I'm clueless. No night hunting allowed in Oklahoma so I think my ignorance is understandable. But I hunt in a state that allows you to have fun as well so I'd like to be more edumacated on dat dere technology thingamajig by golly...lol
Anyways I'm throwing around the idea of getting something to at least make it look like I live and hunt in the year 2017 so any information on that particular setup would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
I swear I'm advanced enough that I don't just carry a flintlock or wear a coon skin cap. The tail tickles my neck....and I hate that....
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