I have been too suborn (cheap) to upgrade to a dual tube system and finally broke down a while back and purchased this: NV Depot Dual PVS14 Adapter for $149. The relatively low cost and taking a nasty fall into a ditch back during the winter while stalking some critters with just one 14 pushed me to purchase it. I have always liked having one 14 at the eye and one unit mounted on my rifle and I have always liked the ability to take longer shots than what you can with a unit helmet mounted. My impressions so far are that it is simple to adjust, good fit to my rhino II mount and comfortable on my TW helmet. Driving and walking are improved 110% for me. I was worried about the weight of the unit running two Ab Night Vision NVM2AA units, but its not bad at all. I am using two strap weights and 2 45 mags and its balanced well and for the 4 hours I have worn this setup. I had no fatigue what so ever.

I made a quick trip out to a local nursery where the pigs have eaten close to 100K white oak seedlings. Two of the pigs (one of which is my largest pig kill to date) were standing still, the third and smallest was a running shot and the dual setup made it as simple as I have ever been able to pull off. I am now completely in love with the dual tube setup. And I am also completely in love with my little 10.5" 300BLK (its taken white tail deer, black bear and now pigs). Over the next few weeks I plan on giving this dual mount and setup a good workout.

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So why are folks not using or talking about this mount?

Thanks Sam, what are your theorys? Duals are new to me so what are the down sides that I am missing?

 
In my case, I like to have that off eye that keeps it's natural night vision and wide field of view.  It has saved my ass a time or two from getting run over by angry pigs.

Same reason why I don't wear ear protection which has also played a big part in avoiding run overs and surprise pig in the butt syndrome.

I was hoping you would chime in. I guess thats the one thing I knew I was giving up, but important not to forget about the unseen pig up the butt lol. I am with you on no ear protection for the same reason.

Very freakin' nice duder!!

I use the same mount with my matched tube pvs14s.  It works for me.  I like it because I can remove one pvs14 anytime without tools, and hand it off to someone else if needed.

Electric earpro??

 
Suppressors.  :D

Electronic hearing?

ETA: saw the can update

BINGO, always run a suppressor.

I recognized this setup from Facebook. Nice hogs!

I am in the process of setting up another pitbull to start running a dual set up. The long term plan is to move the tubes to a Sentinel housing.

How is the NV Depot dual adapter holding up? Is it pretty solid? Have you put it through any abuse yet?

I have to say it is solid. I have only done a little hiking and 3 hunting trips so far, so no abuse. Its rigid and adjust easily. If you want some additional photos of it let me know.

 

I just ordered that same NVD dual pvs 14 mount.  The say in the description it is interpupillary adjustable. How does that work? Also, are the arms metal, or plastic?

I just bought one and it is much more solid than I expected. The arms are metal. You are able to adjust the monoculars from side to side where they connect to the arm.




You can see the plates at the end of the arm. When you loosen the screw, you are able to shift them.

My only complaint about the NVD bridge is that the horn style mount wobbles, but I managed to snug mine up using a strip of gorilla tape on the horn adapter before i snapped it in.

The dovetail style mounts are a huge improvement for wobbles, but they are not as fast to clip in on the fly, so I appreciate and understand the horn type mounts.

Also, the MOD-3 is a very difficult device to change around "on the fly". You will not be blindly removing a pod and snapping it into a monocular adapter in the dark without some practice, whereas a PVS-14 on the NVD adapter simply unscrews - pretty basic. I own 2 MOD-3's (I had 3) so I really do love the platform, but you just need to appreciate and understand the limitations. I still want to get my hands on a Sentinel to evaluate so I know how the MOD-3 stacks up against it.

What I really need is a job reviewing NV and thermal gear full time. lol.

Surprisingly my NVD dual mount locks in really tight and has no wobble. I only went with that mount because I am not planning on this being a permanent setup. I would prefer to have the dovetail style mount because quite a few times I have accidentally disconnected my J Arm when trying to flip my monocular up. Luckily I have not dropped it yet.

I've decided that I want to go with the Sentinels when I save up the coin. I just don't see myself getting the mod 3 and actually breaking it down into monoculars. I'll probably keep a spare monocular as a backup/loaner just in case.

Price was the main factor for me. The mod 3 is about 600-700 cheaper.

My horn mount locks up tight on two different rhino II mounts. So far I haven't found the need for a dovetail mount for my uses.

Chris Adams (Adams Ind) was talking about a new housing coming out, but I cannot remember the specs or if it was a bino or mono. Maybe worth asking him about, hopefully it is another bino setup.

Really happy with them, I try not to intentionally abuse them, but shit happens in the dark and they've held up well so far.  






 

+1

Same setup, for the same reason.

I was able to get a few minutes tonight with the NVD dual mount. I've held two up to my eyes before, so I had an idea of what it would look like. However, getting two of them mounted up and being able to use your hands with stereoscopic night vision is awesome. for $150 this is an incredible deal. I am VERY happy with it.

Nice!