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Close Up of the Supreme Predator consuming a Predator... http://www.phossil.com/thom/Game%20Cam/Eagle%20Close%20Up.jpg Send this too please! This is supreme win on these pics, JUST AMAZING because you do NOT see Bald eagles caught on film doing this...At least I haven't. Nice work Skypup! P.S. I am sure folks would love to see these on our FB page. Please do share! Vic |
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Okay, you all saw the video where I "missed" the coyote I was shooting at 125 yards:
http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T50/Missed%20Coyote/Missed%20Coyote.wmv WOOT WOOT WOOT -> It was not a miss! I shot him right through the lungs and he went about 150 yards and died right there where he entered the woods!!! HAHA!!! Found this afternoon when I went back with the bushhog to mow down the lower forty, dead right there!! |
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Wow, saw the vid, and saw him briefly stop again and look at you...Thought you were gonna hammer him again!
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I swear he looked like I had not touched him in that video, however the bullet went right through his lungs and out the other side. He dropped dead about fifty feet into the woods right after he stopped and looked back over his shoulder for me.
He bled out internally, I found him a bit stiff with his tongue hanging out, no external blood at all, just two holes, one on each side..... He will be the BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS tomorrow morning when the Bald Eagles show up!!!! |
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Victor,
What are your thoughts on running one of these with an Elcan Spector 1/4X. Assume they'd also work quite well with a Trijicon SRS or an AP T-1 albeit with the restrictions of a red dot. Matt |
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Victor, What are your thoughts on running one of these with an Elcan Spector 1/4X. Assume they'd also work quite well with a Trijicon SRS or an AP T-1 albeit with the restrictions of a red dot. Matt They work well, with no issues with 4x optimal on the Elcan. Vic |
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Great pics. Thanks for posting them!
If I may suggest. It would be great if anyone posting pics of FLIR photos would include some data on ambient conditions. Such as approx time of day, ambient air temp and if possible humidity levels. I have heard people say FLIR systems not do so well at times in conditions of higher temps , say above 90F and in high humidity conditions, such as we sometimes have here in Gulf Coast TEXAS. I've seen some pics to back this up but very rare. I've yet to confirm if what I've heard has much truth. IT sounds plausible though, that the night time conditions in high heat and high humidty areas like Texas Gulf coast might yield not so great results.... System I was considering was the much cheaper personal FLIR tubes in the 3-4k dollar range not the system you are showing. Still, it would be nice to know more about conditions during the photo taking. Thanks again.> I love seeing the pics. Looks like fun. |
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I live in North Central Florida, very high ambient heat levels and very high ambient humidity levels and lots of rain during the summer months.
Once it cools down below 65*F with or without humidity the thermals improve 100%, but they are no slouch during the oppressive heat and humidity in June, July, and August, It does not get much worse than living in the armpit of the USA here. They still work outstanding during the staggering heat and humidity of the summer months, day or night! |
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He is strung up now, I would estimate he's about 375 pounds, super massive head and shoulders.
There were six of them all about the same size, acorns are all over the ground thick now, makes for great hog hunting! |
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When I got out of bed this morning, our resident Bald Eagle was have a coyote breakfast again!
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What is the micron range of that thing? The FLIR camera receives wavelengths in the upper IR -> Spectral: 7.5-13.5 µm or 7,500-13,500nm. µm = microns nm = nanometers Human visible eye sight is 440nm to 720nm, I2 Night Vision receives from 650nm to 950nm lower IR region. Different definitions are used for distinguishing different infrared spectral regions: The near-infrared spectral region (also called IR-A) ranges from ≈ 700 to 1400 nm. Lasers emitting in this wavelength region are particularly hazardous for the eye, as near-infrared light is transmitted and focused to the sensitive retina in the same way as visible light, while not triggering the protective blink reflex. Adequate eye protection is then very important. The short-wavelength infrared (SWIR, IR-B) extends from 1.4 to 3 μm. This region is relatively eye-safe, since such light is absorbed in the eye before it can reach the retina. The mid-infrared (mid-wavelength infrared, MWIR, IR-C) ranges from 3 to 8 μm. The atmosphere exhibits strong absorption in parts of that region; there are many absorption lines e.g. of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O). The long-wavelength infrared (LWIR, IR-C) ranges from 8 to 15 μm, followed by the far infrared (FIR), which ranges to 1 mm and is sometimes understood to start at 8 μm already. This spectral region is used for thermal imaging. |
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Here is a source for Thermal Targets for practicing with your FLIR T-50 at night or during the day:
http://www.inrangesupplies.com/index.php/thermal-targets.html The targets reflect cold from the upper atmosphere and appear Hot to the thermal camera scopes.... They will not work inside a building as they need to be outside in the open to be able to reflect the cold from the outer atmosphere. |
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Darn wild animal park you have there! Looks like our local San Diego Zoo!
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Holy Pork Loins Batman, my handloaded Barnes 130 grain TSX in '10 LC 7.62X51mm brass with 50 grains of Hodgdon BLC-2 works miracles on these swine.
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We cleaned up last night! At this rate Skypup, you may want to invest in a walk in freezer LOL |
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Got another hog last night with the T-50 and LS-64 and the Bald Eagles showed up first thing in the morning for some tactical bacon leftovers... http://www.phossil.com/thom/Game%20Cam/Eagle%20Cllose%20Up.jpg Just flat out awesome SyPup! Thank you for sharing. Vic |
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Awesome, in what part of Florida do you reside?
I am in Suwannee County when I am not overseas working for the MIL. Thanks for posting your photos, awesome stuff. |
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Awesome, in what part of Florida do you reside? I am in Suwannee County when I am not overseas working for the MIL. Thanks for posting your photos, awesome stuff. LOL, I am in Alachua County but I used to live in Live Oak when I worked for the State Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory many years ago....I know all of Suwanne County very very well from the Sheriff's Boys Ranch down to the Ichetucknee River! Thank you for your service to our country too.... |
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I pray that these will be available at the end of the year, when I expect to sell some property and have the cash.
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Awesome Skypup.
Remember always the words of the prophet - "Those that run, are VC. Those that stand still, are well disciplined VC." Ain't war hell? |
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Quoted: I live in North Central Florida, very high ambient heat levels and very high ambient humidity levels and lots of rain during the summer months. Once it cools down below 65*F with or without humidity the thermals improve 100%, but they are no slouch during the oppressive heat and humidity in June, July, and August, It does not get much worse than living in the armpit of the USA here. They still work outstanding during the staggering heat and humidity of the summer months, day or night! Try having to heat your key with a lighter to open the door lock so that you can get the scraper out to get the ice off the windshield, unplugging the worklight on your battery and the heated dipstick, and shoveling your driveway - all so you can go to work and fight for a parking space that some sadistic snowplow driver will cover with about 4 feet of sticky, dirty, icy snow by the time your shift ends. You'd be singing a different tune around the campfire, buddy. On the other hand, if one can afford a T-50, I'm guessing one would just pull their car out of the heated garage, onto the freshly plowed driveway, out the gate, and into a heated, private garage. |
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