Thank you

[silent shooter]

Now i have got to go and sit in a dark room for a while i feel quiet faint

Geoff

[briar]

Have recently acquired a 2nd nm 800 with a red led for attaching to rifle scopes as opposed to using nv. Was using it on the air rifle for the pigeons for the first time in addition to the thermal. Looking forward to trying the combination out on rabbits and foxes with more suitable calibres. Would the thermal not work forward of the riflescope? Just an idea.
Think my previous experience with nv -have a seldom used pulsar n550 and looked through others - left me underwhelmed with "technology" (in my price bracket) over good glass and a decent lamp. But from my limited cynical experience thermal imho is a huge game changer, probably even more so if used in conjunction with a nv scoped rifle. The new add on from starlight in the new year sounds interesting.

So those of you still dithering if thermal is worthwhile investment - in my view definitely.

ATB

Andy

[briar]

+1 on the question marks!

[fizzbangwhallop]

+1 on the question marks!

Hopefully the "question marks" will evolve into their true glory at some point - definitely worth waiting for!!

If Pulsar built a Thermal version of the DFA75 that would be good........ to use the 38 as a front add-on would mean using a low powered 'scope to provide the cross-hairs and the ability to focus on the 38's eyepiece. I don't know about a red-dot scope but you still need to be able to zero it.

The 38's ability to take recoil would be another factor.

Using one in conjunction with the lamp, or a decent covert digital or tubed set-up in the case of shy foxes, seems to be the way to go for these.

Cheers

Fizz

[Rickfitz]

After much deliberation and listening to the wealth of info on this site I finally took the plunge and bought a pulsar h38s. All I can say is thank you as its bl**dy amazing!
It has far exceeded my expectations. When walking the dogs last thing at night I have been taking the binoculars and a nm800. Can almost guarantee a glimse of deer or fox or hare or rabbit. But this has been a revelation, I had no idea we have so much wildlife on the farm. The odd deer has turned out to be a herd of at least 6 to 8. The fox turns out to be several, the odd hare turns out to be nearer a dozen, all this on my door step!
Clearing barns of pigeons with air rifle at night and the resulting tidy up has been a breeze. Need to find a way of incorporating it with a rifle scope. Rabbits and foxes are next!
I suppose the biggest surprise is being able to observe the animals behaviour as they don't appear to be bothered by our presence. But then again I'm not blinding them with a beam of light first. Rabbits, hares and the horses don't seem too perturbed when foxy passes close by. Vermin in the stacked straw bales in barns has turned out to be little birds roosting to keep warm at night. The muck midden and silage clamp come alive with the thermal, looking like what I can only describe as lava.
I was expecting a limited range but you can pick up livestock kms' away. At night at least you can discern the surrounding country side and see the wind turbines a couple miles away.
Now I just need to find a dvr.

So once again to the guys who post reports and opinions on this site, thank you. You have certainly opened my eyes to observing the wildlife on my doorstep.

ATB

Andy

You mirror exactly how I feel, I have a wooded area that I go through with the dog,I have never seen any deer in there at dusk, in the dark with NV of torch, I counted 14 a few nights ago with the thermal,

I've noticed A nice feature that the Flir LS-64 has that I'm sure we could all benefit from is the built in Laser targeting marker, shooting with a buddy this would make the NV & thermal combenation even more deadlier

[phoenix]

The laser target marker is a good idea - need to get one mounted onto to my Guide thermal.

Cheers

Bruce

[PESCA]

Would need to be a high wavelength so as not to lose the thermal advantage.

George

[fizzbangwhallop]

The laser target marker is a good idea - need to get one mounted onto to my Guide thermal.

Cheers

Bruce

You could part-ex it against a 513 Bruce.....

http://www.armstrongoptical.co.uk/2/IR513.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC3mdI0xqgE

Wouldn't mind one of these http://www.armstrongoptical.co.uk/2/IR16X.pdf but Armstrong also offer a couple of cheaper alternatives

Cheers

Fizz

[phoenix]

Fizz,
Break my heart and tell me how much they all cost!

Cheers

Bruce

[briar]

Our 5 yr old son refers to the Argos catalogue as santa's book. Am beginning to view this Armstrong website in a similar vein! Thank you Fizzbang for leading us into temptation.


Atb
Andy