Quick? about night vision

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carveafish

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If using night vision can you see red or green lasers with them? Or would need to use an ifr laser?
Seems if you were scanning with nv and had a laser you wouldn't need to use a light when taking a shot.
 
I have read that using a visible laser with a nvd will damage the the tube. I use an ir laser on my shotgun and it works good with my mono mounted to a helmet.
 
The red/green laser is to bright it will bloom a lot making the dot bigger and Am sure it could damage the tube long term same as looking at and really bright spots for extended length of time. You can getnthenclass 1 ir lasers know they do a great job 300 and up price wise depending on model.
 
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I didn't think about the damage to the tube. Thanks.
SP10- when using your mono can you see the bead or fiber sight on your shotgun at point of aim?
 
The bead is too blurry to use. You can make an ir laser out of a red laser by swapping out the red diode for an ir one.
 
In our R&D on the subject, we have discovered that all visible lasers do no harm to the NV tube as long as you don't shine them directly at the unit (you are viewing the spot beam cast outward away from the NV unit). All NV tubes are equipped with an automatic brightness control (ABC). This feature is designed to lower the voltage to the tube (reducing the intensification process) in the presense of a very bright light source to prevent it from damaging the tube. Same thing is true if you accidentally turn on the unit in the daylight with the day cap removed, or you have it mounted on a firearm and shoot it in the dark (muzzle flash). The ABC will kick in in all cases to prevent tube damage. Most people are not aware of this but there are IR lasers on the market that cast a significantly more powerful and brighter light than a standard visible laser used in most daytime sighting devices. Kevin
 
Originally Posted By: carveafishIf using night vision can you see red or green lasers with them? Or would need to use an ifr laser?
Seems if you were scanning with nv and had a laser you wouldn't need to use a light when taking a shot.
Sorry I didn't really anser your questions......yes you can see red and green lasers with NV......the laser would put out enough light for you to take a shot without using any additional light source. However, the predator whould also be able to see the light source from the laser as well as the spot beam cast upon their body. We use a visible red laser on a shotgun with a head mounted monocular for close range shooting. Leave the laser sight turned off until the predator is close enough for the shot....turn on the laser and take the shot. Sometimes they take off running but that is not a problem with a scatter gun !
Kevin
 
Thanks Kevin. By the way just ordered your dvds yesterday . Hoping you got some shotgun nv hunts on them. I've gotton 9 fox and coyotes this season so far with a red light.. I just want more. I hunt some thick cover in MI and feel the light splashes the trees too much.
 
Heres a question for yo NV experienced fellas that kinda fits in here.

When using a head mounted NV setup, could you also scan with a IR light and get eye shine like you would with regular visible light?
 
If your viewing down range with your light gathering N.V. optic,yes,the IR lights up the target area nicely as do the eyes of the dog.The great thing about the IR is that they cant see it.
Really kicks but with rats,they are bigtime light sensitive,but the IR makes thier eyes look like stars.I zoom out to 4 power,when I see the eyes sparkle I zoom in to 16 power and put a .22 calber pellet in the rats sqaush,with my air rifle.
I do use a head mounted PVS-14 with a G.I.issue rhino mount,its slick man!! My next step is to mount a side rail on my helmet,for my IR torch...
 
Originally Posted By: carveafishThanks Kevin. By the way just ordered your dvds yesterday . Hoping you got some shotgun nv hunts on them. I've gotton 9 fox and coyotes this season so far with a red light.. I just want more. I hunt some thick cover in MI and feel the light splashes the trees too much.
Sorry, there are no shotgun kills on either video. However, you can get a glimpse of my brother wearing the "Rambo" setup as we call it on one of the hunts. This features a Rhino helmet mount for the MX-160 or PVS 14, helmet mounted IR device, and visible red laser shotgun sight. We might offer this setup as a package deal in our 2012 product line. We are currently looking for a good IR laser sight. If anyone has any good experience with one please let me know the brand and cost. Kevin
 
Originally Posted By: mtnkid85Heres a question for yo NV experienced fellas that kinda fits in here.

When using a head mounted NV setup, could you also scan with a IR light and get eye shine like you would with regular visible light?


Definately yes.....we always use IR even when the moon is full to catch their eyes coming in. Normall see eyes first 90% of the time when scanning.
 
Originally Posted By: BAYSTATE YOTEIf your viewing down range with your light gathering N.V. optic,yes,the IR lights up the target area nicely as do the eyes of the dog.The great thing about the IR is that they cant see it.
Really kicks but with rats,they are bigtime light sensitive,but the IR makes thier eyes look like stars.I zoom out to 4 power,when I see the eyes sparkle I zoom in to 16 power and put a .22 calber pellet in the rats sqaush,with my air rifle.
I do use a head mounted PVS-14 with a G.I.issue rhino mount,its slick man!! My next step is to mount a side rail on my helmet,for my IR torch...
Shawn, you can purchase a weaver # 12 top mount base here: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/299209/weaver-top-mount-scope-base-12-gloss

I used a metal epoxy cement and two self tapping screws to mount it on the left side of the helmet. Attach your weaver/picatinny rail adapted IR device to the top mount.....works great !
Kevin
 


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