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Posted: 2/16/2006 1:22:56 PM EDT
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As requested, please share what information you have here, and also feel free to post links to other NV threads/topics at AR15.com.
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Hi Kevin
I'm new to the board and nv mountings. Wonder if I can get some info on rifle sites? I am looking for the best (poor man's) combination unit that can be used as a pocket scope & can also be mounted on a bolt action/ AR15/ FN (IF that is at all possible). I'm checked out the pvs-14 behind the EOS & reddots, & am looking at the Aurora 8012 (ITT 7210) as another good dual purpose unit, but now that I've seen the Elcan with pvs-14 combo that looks really interesting. Naturally I'd like to have a kite system, but most of my needs are for a hand held or helmet mounted cootie catcher so I just have to keep it a bit reasonable for a while. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, HG |
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Not surprising...
I guess thats why DOS is dealing with NVEC... I liked the fact INSIGHT has US MIL IPIM on the brochure (but they have not yet engraved it on the module itself...) |
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Hey Kev, They had some literature and that was about it. Of course Insight was Insight and they would not talk about it at all stating it was only for the military. We then got into a disagreement when they told me LE is NOT allowed to have PEQ's or ANY other IR lasers! I aksed them where this came from and they said the FDA? I told them that was a bit out of line, that the FDA only outlines the restrictions of the laser itself and does not say anything about LE's and quoted them a few regs. They went on to say that Laser Devices Inc. is actually selling illegally to LE Dept's as well! WoW. I then asked what about all the LE's Dept's. out there who presently own IR lasers and get them from DRMO? They told me that the FDA could confiscate the units and reprimand the Dept. After about 5 minutes of nowhere conversation, they FINALLY admitted it was an internal policy not to sell to LE's. Sorry to get off subject a bit but Insight was just Insight again and I could not get any further info on the IPIM accept for a brochure |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Did Insight have the IPIM?
Blows the NVEC ATTILA away... |
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Hello all,
Here at the Shot Show LIVE and will be throwing out all the news from ITT and others. The BIGGEST news to report thus far is this...Met with the awesome staff here at AFR15com a few hours ago. The dedicated NIGHT VISION FORUM IS COMING VERY SOON!!! We will kick it off with some night vision announcments from the Shot Show. More to come so stay tuned! |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
this came to mind the other day, where earlier in this thread there was mention of tubes from netherlands ect,
Im making a bet with in a few yrs we will see chinese made tubes why? when a country gives china our smart bomb technology, look up magnaquench , valporaiso In, they used to make the rare earth magnets for our smart bomb stuff as the articles read, what do you want to bet, image intesifiers are not outside of the reach of chinese manufacturing in time, some days you wonder, since we know ITT couldnt give a hoot about the civie market here, you leave a vacume in a market , someone WILL fill it, |
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Victor,
Have not received an email. Please try [email protected] My email in my profile has been flaky as of late. Thanks again, Mike |
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Thanks murderman- That is kinda what I figured but it just did not feel right.
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The strap goes through the bracket at the lower rear of the helmet, and the U-loop goes on your chin.....it helps to keep everything from rocking forward and back due to the weight of the NVD cantilevered off the front of the helmet. |
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Getting you out an email...Just got back into town! |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Just picked up a helmet mount for my PVS 14. Can anybody tell me what the second strap is used for? It is the peice with the fastex buckle and the u-shape loop. Thanks_M4
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Right thread this time, I hope......
Victor, www.dep.nl Newbie to NVDs Being in Canada, ITT is out of the question as getting an export permit for civy use is near impossible. I am completely confused as to what to look for in a tube, other than resolution higher number better, Signal to noise ration higher # better These guys list: Gen 2+ 32 lp/mm min SuperGen type 1 45 SuperGen type 2 51 XD-4 57 XR-5 64 What does resolution and signal to niose ratio tell me? How can I tell how many blems will be on the tube? Due you have any pics that would show the difference between the type of tubes? (view thru of course) Primary application would be a head mounted unit, similar to a mum, i guess you would call it. Seconday would be weapon mounted, but only intermitantly, mostly for predator control....(we can shoot in the dark to protect our livestock, just not ourselves) Also for curiosity sake, what would be the resolution of gen 1 and gen 2 for comparison purposes? Thanks for any help you can offer. |
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Helmet here is a good choice. ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=18&t=237460&page=1 Email sent to you on your other needs.... |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
The Shot Show should show "maybe" a few items. |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Is there anything new in the NV market for 2006?
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I can't believe I didn't find this thread a long time ago....
My original intention was to start a topic later this year regarding night vision devices for use in the civilian world. After reading this topic, I might as well post here, even though I'm not quite ready to offer exacting details. That said, please forgive the vagueries and length of this post. For Phase II of a project I'm working on, I'm interested in assembling what we'll call the "Best Night Vision Kit". I could use knowledgeable input, here, since it's been a few years since I've conducted any NVD research and the industry seems to have advanced enough to re-evaluate that prior material. In fact, I'm expecting a good bit of discussion. Perhaps the single most used watch-word of this project, as it was proposed to me, was "versatility". There are many excellent NV products on the market which have been optimized for a particular usage, but function poorly outside that arena. The idea here is to arrive at a kit compiled of the fewest components, of the lightest weight, at the best price, for the widest potential applications, including accessories, case(s), manuals, and spares. These applications include: small arms use long arm CQB use (including lightless building interior) long arm DMR use nighttime vehicular operation photographic surveillance video surveillance Anticipated presentation timeframe : 3-4Q06 Anticipated kit prototype submittal : 4Q06-1Q07 My line of thinking is that such a kit cannot be developed in a vacuum. The only "right" way to do it is to consider all the factors, including optics, cameras used, headsets, commonality of power supply, life cycle, ease of training, etc. It's a big topic. To have something to start from, I've selected the components found hereafter. Your thoughts on better pieces are welcome, but please consider how optimization in one arena will impact another. Of course, it's not a given there is a single "best" kit possible, although the aim is to try and prove out one way or another. MUM2 (aka, NVM-001, Mini-14) -- with (hand select) ITT Select Alpha tube (too bad no Pinnacle) -- waterproof to 20m (66'), good for full-on rain and being knocked into a pool; lighter than PVS-14, uses CR123A power cell common to a great deal of illuminators, cameras, etc. Not certain about exposure to saline environment. MUM Universal Adapter -- allows adaptation to rifle scope, SLR cameras, video equipment, etc. Will have to look at specific adapters for the cameras chosen. Mil.Spec. Headgear -- have read these are not necessarily the most comfortable for long-duration wear. Will need to be able to run without loss of vision. Weapon Mount -- would prefer something QD (eg, throwlever), wish for something Titanium or equally weightless. For scope application, a cantilever mount would be useful to achieve proper eye relief over a KAC BUIS. The current scope in inventory is a Springfield 4-14x40 TGM. IR illuminator -- for CQB, the Surefire M1 seems to be high on the list; for longer ranges, well, how can you beat Da Torch? Have not compared effectiveness (FOV, range) with a M952XM07 using an IR filter in order to reduce kit components. All powered by CR123As. IR laser designator -- the going idea for CQB is not to mount the unit to the weapon, so perhaps an IWAL2 (also powered by CR123A). Proposed tactical reflex sight is new-model Trijicon Tripower, if illuminated reticule is compatible (no field feedback, as yet). Needs a hard storage case for full kit, list of anticipated spares, other suggested accessories. No doubt there'll be questions concerning the daylight components, cameras (not research to date), etc., so I'll stop here, except to add one final point. There was a question regarding individuals who have little-to-no Lutein remaining in their eyes and how the brightness of phosphor/CRT screens might effect them. For those who may not know, Lutein is a greenish substance in the back of the eye which absorbs excess light that is otherwise transmitted to the optic nerve. Low Lutein allows for excellent low light vision, but as the eye's natural Auto Brightness Control, its absence makes most illuminated input that much brighter. Thanks in advance for the feedback. |
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I just spent a couple of minutes looking at my eotech, I think part of the glare is actually coming from the front lens of the eotech, and being projected onto the "shelf", above the control buttons.
Now I'm thinking that maybe a couple of inches of "sunshade" may be in order-like the ones used on the front of target scopes. Once again, I'm not knocking the setup, but if a guy can tweak extra performance out of a system, why not? BTW, I did go out last night to a more remote area, sighting at pieces of farm equipment probably 400 yards away. Even though 100-150 yards might be max for a coyote, in a defensive situation you could make someone very uncomfortable at much longer ranges. |
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Interesting observations on the reflections guys....The only time I witnessed this is when I was in my back yard and the kitchen light spilled over. Other than that, I have never seen this effect from the moon or in the field. It makes sense if a light source hits the rear lens of the EO. I just thought the EO glass is far enough back (in its own hood) to avoid this reflection scenario unless the light is emerging from the rear quadrants of the EO. The moon shouldn't play into these scenarios due to its upward position? Hmmm, I need to take a look at this phenomenon a bit closer. Anyone else, please feel free to chime in here. I've sold numerous tactical pacakages to folks here along with EO's so I will inquire and see if they can post up their results. Thanks
Vic Edited to add, anyone see this with the Aimpoints? |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Victor:
I saw the same issue triggerfinger is talking about. My setup is the Eotech and a Mini-14 (no magnification). The lights close to the house definitely “cloud” the image, but on anything more then a half moon, I see the same effect in the field. I’m pretty sure it’s the reflected light off the Eotech lens that’s the primary culprit. Now the Eotech / Mini is still a very useful tool, and I use mine a lot. Of course if I’m going after game where I need the best sight picture, I use that unbelievable D-740 you sold me (talk about being spoiled!). I made a little tent for the Eotech/Mini combo and it cuts the reflected light down considerably, but I did lose some FOV which negatively impacts situational awareness (tolerable, but still a loss). To put it in context, if I thought I was going to end up in CQB in an urban environment with a fair amount of ambient light, I would still use the Eotech/Mini combo (minus the “tent”). The sight picture, even with the reflected interference is very serviceable, and a couple thousand times better then your naked eye! But if I was planning on hunting on a night with anything more then a quarter moon, the Eotech/Mini combo would not be my choice. |
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Saw that one, why do you think I had to have the eotech?
Any chance that halo effect of the tube itself could be a factor? Could you try draping a doubled bandana between the two units next time you check out a setup, just to see if you notice a difference? Halo effect wasn't something I was terribly concerned about when shopping for my pvs-14's, but I can see now that it is a factor. Another question for you, I think I read that you didn't recommend the 740, and 760 on any caliber higher than 6.8? How do you think one would fare on a suppressed .308 bolt action? The recoil impulse actually seems much softer than my AR. By the way, thank you for the time on this thread, it really has been informative! |
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I suggest to most that if they are just starting out, the EO is the way to go for night ops due to much less body housing obstruction vs. the AP. The FOV is so much cleaner. As for the HALO effect, I do not think what you're seeing is from the halo effect. Indeed it could be light spillage from your house. Get out to a dark area with no perimetrer lighting and try it out as well. A bandana should help as well. I never had to try this trick due to I always seem to be in a dark area. In regards to the recoil issue...You have it reversed a bit...The 740 and the 760 are rated up past a .50 cal! I would not reccommend a MUM or PVS-14 past a 6.8 SPC. I have read folks using a PVS-14 on a bolt .308 with no issues as well. I for one just don't like taking chances on expensive gear. That is why on all my bolt guns, I employ either a 760 or 740. Hope this helps. Btw, your welcome as I really enjoy NV work and helping others as well. Vic |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Here is my set up and results.....Hope this helps |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Victor, don't think the illuminator could have been on, the worst I noticed the fogging was when I was standing about fifteen yards from the house, light from a window was probably illuminating the eotech. I did notice, however, that moonlight would give a little of the same effect.
Leaving the warm house, and going out into 35 degree temps may have added to the glare, as it's pretty humid out. Tomorrow night, I'll spend more time, and try moving the (mil-spec) convertor objective closer to the eotech. I'll also spend a little more time removing the thumb-print I put on the eotech lens during mounting, as I'm sure that didn't help matters. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with the setup...I simply mounted the eotech, did a sloppy daylight sight-in job, then with the pvs, got hits on a 8" plate (which needs repainted, by the way) at 100 actual yards. |
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After finally getting an eotech 552, I tried the pvs-14, 3x convertor, eotech combination tonight. At first I was a bit disappointed, the image wasn't very good. Then I noticed that if I shielded the gap between the night vision, and the eotech, things got much clearer.
There was enough ambient light illuminating the back of the eotech, and the lenses on the pvs-14, to cause a fogging effect. At first I thought it was only from the lights coming from my house, but after I moved away from the light, I found that even the light from a 3/8 moon degraded the sight picture. I'm going to make a tentlike shield, probably out of thin black suede leather to cut down on the light contamination, or maybe something as simple as a paper-towel tube would work. Anybody noticed this? If so, how did you solve the problem? |
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For anyone that is even considering a new NVD - go to vic - you won't be disappointed. Another Satisfied customer |
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Ya know it sounds like you have the IR illuminator on? What 3x lens are we talking about here? The Aimpoint of the mil-spec glass? Either way, I have never seen the issues you're talking about. Check the IR iluminator on the PVS-14 to be sure it's off. Hope this helps! Vic |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Thank you for that! |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Someone wanted to see a D-760 with a PAQ-4 along for the ride, so here is a few shots. I placed the laser onto some palm trees next to the transformer. The other is the same except for I selected to turn on the amber reticule. Distance here around 400yards+. Btw, I did NOT take out that wire/cable harness you see the reticule center dot covering. Always amazed by what you can REALLY see through good gear!! Enjoy!
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Total noob here. Have read through the thread at least twice, all of it. I understand enough to be dangerous now I think. I am starting to get a handle on which numbers need to be up, or down on the spec sheet. But, how do you know if you are getting a tube with blems on it or not? do you just throw 3 grand at em and hope for the best? Do most places allow you to inspect, and return if you want?
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This is the biggest difference when dealing between a dealer vs. a personal sale. With a personal sale, ALWAYS ask if the unit has a tube data sheet and ask for through the tube pics. Also ask for a inspection period as well, as well as any warranty info. As for dealers, once again, if a dealer is claiming certain specs, insure it comes with a ITT data sheet that backs up the claims, as well as just asking the dealer what blems are on the tube. In regards to blems, even the BEST military spec'd units there... 95% of time have small blems in the outer perimeters. I have NEVER seen an absolute perfect tube yet! (Well maybe, the tube depicted in the next thread is close! ) I always tell my customers this very fact. Hope this helps! |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
They ARE NICE...Have a factory fresh one laying around for a AFTER Christmas gift for yourself? |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
You need an IR laser!
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There are two types of people in the world: those with loaded guns, and those that dig. You dig.
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Talk with NED, great guy. www.mountsplus.com/thestore/PVS-18_MOUNT.html |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Hi ya's, Here is some of the 3x setups and a few pics. While using the 3x Aimpoint, it does require a SMALL amount of focus on the PVS-14 lens, not much though and only takes a second or two when going from 1x to 3x. My favorite set up thought is the PVS-14 Mil-Spec 3x Magnifier, virtually NO light loss, clean FOV. The ONLY drawback is the extra time needed screw on and off the glass, bout 10 seconds compared to around 2 seconds when removing the Aimpoint magnifier while using the GG&G lever. |
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Victor Di Cosola
Tactical Night Vision Company - NVC [email protected] (909) 659-2842 "Long Range Engagements....The Next Best Place to Being There!"...Fear Not The Night, But Fear What Hunts the Night! |
Damn, you are going to "make" me buy one of those mil-spec 3x's with all this talk.
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There are two types of people in the world: those with loaded guns, and those that dig. You dig.
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Got a PRI on the way with my PVS-14 also. Duffy, did you ever experiment around with the 3X Magnifier with the Aimpoint and the PVS-14 any more? Looking forward to trying that exact combo on my MRP. |
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Edwin, I posted some goofy pics with the 3x, PVS14 and M2 all on the MRP (in that order), it doesn't work that way. I think it needs to be PVS14, 3x, and M2. Victor posted a pic of it somewhere...
Meanwhile I sold my 3X. I'm spoiled by the ACOG 4x32 great FOV. I also bought a 740D from Victor, so it takes the place of multiple optics |
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There are two types of people in the world: those with loaded guns, and those that dig. You dig.
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14 and a 740 - Dude, you are my hero. |
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I'll try the setup as Victor has illustrated elsewhere and post some photos when I get a chance. Like you I love the FOV on my TA31 & TA31F, but I use the 3X magnifier with the Samson Flip Mount and I can't see why anyone would use it any other way, and will try it with the PVS-14 but I have no idea whether if the 14 would need to be re-focused when the 3X is flipped up or down as I have never used the combination. It may be an interesting exercise, even if not entirely practical. Perhaps Victor can give us some input here, but being able to quickly go from 1X to 3X may be just as useful with the PVS-14 as it is without. However, a head mount PVS-14 and IR laser is definitely the way to go, and hopefully Grant's little IR laser will prove to be adequate for this application. But I still like having the weapon mount option, which is why I got the PRI mount. I am also looking at a 740 or 760 after the first of the year. Any thoughts on why you would pick one over the other besides the difference in size/weight. |
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I like the 760's 6x magnification but the 740's size. I figure I've trained and come to like the 4x32 ACOGs up to 400yds, the 740 should do nicely. Also with hand select and taxes, the 740 is just a tad shy of 4K. I have no wife to nag me but I'm buying another property soon so I have to watch my budget
I may be selling my PAQ4C and PVS14, it's not an attempt to offset the cost of the D740, but having two NODs and two IR lasers is kind of crazy |
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There are two types of people in the world: those with loaded guns, and those that dig. You dig.
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Crazy yes, but in a good kind of way. Having the PSV-14 helmet mount for navigation and use with the IR laser/illuminator for threats out to 100 yards or so, and the D-740 for longer shots strikes me as the ultimate night setup. In my case, I'll opt for the D-760 & IWAL II mounted on a rifle length 16"SS MRP (hopefully 6.8 soon) and the helmet mounted PSV-14, with a Aimpoint M3/3X Magnifier/FlipMount for the daylight hours (backed up by the MR/T 3-9 M3 TMR). Still undecided about an IR illuminator, IR filters on a Surefire don't seem the way to go, Victor's "torch" is probably the best bet. |
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Being single has enabled me to have freedoms otherwise jealously witheld |
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There are two types of people in the world: those with loaded guns, and those that dig. You dig.
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Oh I remember the day, freedom to do what a mans gotta do or just kinda wants to do. Now that I'm an old married man, purchases such as this must be carefully planned out, stealth, strategy, must be employeed in a clandestine manner so that such fun toys can be aquired without attracking too much attention or god forbid, actual discovery. To be discovered would incur the wrath of the Red Queen() - a bad, very bad thing. Marriage Rocks!!!
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is a rail mount available for the PVS-18 ?
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Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.
TX, USA
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PRI makes a height-adjustable PVS14 mount, if that is what you are looking for.
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