Wanting to try night hunting coyotes, I purchased a nighteyes headlamp off here and trying to decide on a gun light. I would like to keep the light under $250 ready to hunt (mount, batteries, charger etc).
I really like the idea of the nighteyes gun lights since they seem really simple. Pretty much on off. My concern is will the lights be too bright? Not being able to dim, is that going to be a problem?
Also looking at the coyote light cl-1 (on sale at top of my budget), wicked 403ic, and snipehog 66lrx. All seem to be dimmable and have the zoom lense. Do the dimmable and zoom features really make a difference or is it just marketing? Is there really much difference between these different brands with the same type features? My limited experience with normal flashlights there is only so much power and light you can get from a certain battery/led chip and the big difference comes from lense design.
Last question is one of my rifles is setup with a Bushnell 1-6x24 scope, sounds like the small objective might hurt the distance I will be able to see/identify at night. Is that an accurate statement? My other rifle uses a 4.5-18x44
I hunt in Colorado some denser timber in the mountains and go out to the flat open plains in the east a few times a year if that helps.
Thanks for helping out a new guy!
I really like the idea of the nighteyes gun lights since they seem really simple. Pretty much on off. My concern is will the lights be too bright? Not being able to dim, is that going to be a problem?
Also looking at the coyote light cl-1 (on sale at top of my budget), wicked 403ic, and snipehog 66lrx. All seem to be dimmable and have the zoom lense. Do the dimmable and zoom features really make a difference or is it just marketing? Is there really much difference between these different brands with the same type features? My limited experience with normal flashlights there is only so much power and light you can get from a certain battery/led chip and the big difference comes from lense design.
Last question is one of my rifles is setup with a Bushnell 1-6x24 scope, sounds like the small objective might hurt the distance I will be able to see/identify at night. Is that an accurate statement? My other rifle uses a 4.5-18x44
I hunt in Colorado some denser timber in the mountains and go out to the flat open plains in the east a few times a year if that helps.
Thanks for helping out a new guy!