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Posted: 4/20/2017 3:52:26 PM EDT
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This comparison is non-sequitur. The two tools in question perform different tasks (for the most part, though with some overlap).
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Posted: 4/20/2017 7:01:47 PM EDT
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This comparison is non-sequitur. The two tools in question perform different tasks (for the most part, though with some overlap). |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 7:55:03 PM EDT
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PSQ20B. both in 1. (See avatar)
By themselves. Nvd for walking around and IR laser work. Thermal if you're stationary able to continuously look through an optic. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 7:59:45 PM EDT
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Thermal.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 8:01:30 PM EDT
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Both duh, ha. I think thermal is great for spotting animals. Then switch to night vision for walking around shooting. I started with night vision myself, but I could see starting with thermal also. Just because when you only have night vision it's harder to find exactly where the animals are at. You can walk around and navigate better with night vision, but it's hard to see the animals if they are hiding in the bushes.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:24:06 PM EDT
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Let me clarify.
"Do you prefer NVG or FLIR on a rifle mounted scope" |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:37:40 PM EDT
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For a dedicated scope I'd rather go thermal. Run a pvs head mounted and and it laser on the gun also for fast, close up shots, thermal scope for longer work and occasional passes for detection.
Surprisingly my ir patrol isn't useless for navigation. On darker nights if I'm not using ir I can see more detail of the road I'm driving on, tire tracks, ruts, etc. or trails through the grass. Depth perception is non existent though. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:45:50 PM EDT
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NVG, you see what you see. Thermal, you see what you often times dont see. Ive spotted many animals Id never see with NVG. Hiding deer, coyotes, rabbits, rats, hogs deep in the woods. Downed animals after Ive shot them. I can see armadillos 400-500 yards away and head in their direction for putting them down. Hands down, thermal.
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Posted: 4/21/2017 8:42:04 AM EDT
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Let me clarify. "Do you prefer NVG or FLIR on a rifle mounted scope" If I had to shoot from a rifle mounted optic and had to choose - probably FLIR |
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Posted: 4/21/2017 12:10:50 PM EDT
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For rifle mounted? FLIR or NVG ETA: failed spectacular on poll....please just post I guess. Flir is a company that makes both night vision devices and thermal devices. What is your intended purpose for the devices? If I had an unlimited budget, I would likely use an Unfilmed WP PVS-14 helmet mounted with a BE Meyers MAWL, and a Trijicon E-optics REAP-IR on the gun. Many people have many preferences, those preferences also can vary depending on intended application. |
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Posted: 4/21/2017 12:41:12 PM EDT
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Flir is a company that makes both night vision devices and thermal devices. What is your intended purpose for the devices? If I had an unlimited budget, I would likely use an Unfilmed WP PVS-14 helmet mounted with a BE Meyers MAWL, and a Trijicon E-optics REAP-IR on the gun. Many people have many preferences, those preferences also can vary depending on intended application. I was just interested in seeing what people prefer when mounting a unit (Thermal or NVG) on their rifle. |
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Posted: 4/21/2017 2:39:13 PM EDT
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NV Scope, thermal is just to impersonal.
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Posted: 4/21/2017 3:14:06 PM EDT
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For a dedicated scope I'd rather go thermal. Run a pvs head mounted and and it laser on the gun also for fast, close up shots, thermal scope for longer work and occasional passes for detection. 
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Posted: 4/21/2017 5:00:12 PM EDT
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Thermal all day everyday and twice at night.
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Posted: 4/24/2017 3:07:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Let me clarify. "Do you prefer NVG or FLIR on a rifle mounted scope" |
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Posted: 4/24/2017 3:30:51 PM EDT
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If I could only have one, thermal. Because it works equally well day or night and dawn/dusk in between. Thermal is not bothered by streetlights, headlights, flashlights. And because it can see through fog, mist, or smoke in certain circumstances that NV cannot.
That said, those who say "get both, different tools with different abilities" are obviously right, but if it's "pick only one" thermal has the edge. |
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