..."You can't shoot what you can't see"

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Ernest49

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Kirsch had written very precisely and appropriately in another post: "A thermal scanner is the most important tool for night hunting. You can't shoot what you can't see." (Sorry Korey if I copied your words ...)
Therefore I ask you for advice not to make a wrong purchase, because I would like to buy a thermal scanner for the next hunting season (if with the anti-Covid vaccine they will allow me to go hunting in Croatia .....).
I would like to choose one of the following devices (obviously if I save a few € on the scanner, I could also think of buying a thermal riflescope to be mounted on the rifle ....).
I put them in ascending order of price in € (written in brackets)

Pulsar Axion XQ38 384x288@17µm 3.5-14X F38/1.2 FOV 9.8°x7.4° (1720 €)
Pulsar Helion 2 XQ38F 384x288@17µm 3.0-12X F35/1.0 FOV 10.7°x8.0° (2350 €)
Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 Pro 640x480@17µm 2.5-20X F50/1.0 FOV 12.4°x9.3° (3360 €)
Bering Optics Phenom 640x480@12µm 2.5-10X F35/1.0 FOV 13°x10° (3650 €)
Pulsar Krypton FXG50 640x480@12µm 5X F50/1.2 FOV 8.7°x6.5° (3700 €)
Pulsar Accolade 2 lrf XP50 Pro 640x480@17µm 2.5-20X F50/1.2 FOV 12.4°x9.3° (4340 €)
 
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FOV will be one of the most important things. Warranty with thermal anything is a close 2nd. Image will be key as well. Go with the Phenom.
 
The part that is a little surprising is in the US, the price of the Helion 2 XP50 is almost $1,000 higher than the Phenom. I was very surprised to see the Phenom higher in your country.

My comment may be a surprise to you but my recommendation is the Accolade 2. The only reason is because I know how much you loved your first Accolade. It seems like either people love the Accolade or don't like it at all. You really liked your's, so this is my reason for the recommendation. It wouldn't be the recommendation for myself but it is my recommendation for you.
 
Thanks for your valuable advice ......
I have to update prices with an uncertainty range
.....I would like - I should.
That is: the lowest value corresponds to the price I would like to be able to pay (in cash) without VAT. The highest price is what I should pay (with a regular tax invoice) with VAT and a small discount.

Axion XQ38 1715 - 2000 €

Helion 2 XQ38F 2350 - 2400 €

Phenom 640 3600 - 3650 €

Helion 2 XP50 Pro 3360 - 3890 €

Krypton FXG50 3690 - 4390 €

Accolade 2 lrf XP50 Pro 4340 - 5150 €

I am also write the range of the...
Thermion 2 XP50 4180 - 4960 €
 
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Comparison between: Axion XM30S, Axion XQ38, Helion 2 XP50, Accolade 2 lrf XP50, Krypton FXG50. Go and see from minute 6:38 onwards ...
 
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