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Posted: 4/25/2021 9:57:43 PM EDT
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Here's pictures of them I got from the Night Vision Users 2.0 Facebook Group.
 
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Posted: 4/25/2021 10:00:58 PM EDT
[#2]
Really interested in actual weight. If it comes in as stated w/ it's IPD stop feature built it. It sounds like a winner.
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Posted: 4/25/2021 10:21:38 PM EDT
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Waiting for the "But its 3d printed and will break" comments from people that know nothing about laser sinter printing
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Posted: 4/25/2021 10:41:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Really interested in actual weight. If it comes in as stated w/ it's IPD stop feature built it. It sounds like a winner. This is with PVS-14 glass and battery(from February). https://www.facebook.com/NocturnIndustries/posts/185583626691528  This is a video from March. https://fb.watch/55UYeyScnJ/ Pressure Test https://fb.watch/55VdvPSOux/ |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 2:03:47 AM EDT
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As a Co-Admin of Night Vision Users 2.0 with Jeffrey of Nocturn, having seen the drop testing performed prior to its public release, Im assured this will be a durable option for end users seeking articulating duals without the price point of the DTNVS. My sample housing should arrive this week, will update in the group once I assemble with 24UA, Ether Oculars, and T&E is complete.
Quote HistoryQuoted: Here's pictures of them I got from the Night Vision Users 2.0 Facebook Group. https://i.imgur.com/NMKjewC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kHIA0FK.jpg |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 3:13:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As a Co-Admin of Night Vision Users 2.0 with Jeffrey of Nocturn, having seen the drop testing performed prior to its public release, Im assured this will be a durable option for end users seeking articulating duals without the price point of the DTNVS. Do you happen to have video of this test? I think it would boost consumer confidence in the Katana. Jeffrey Melochick should definitely make a Youtube channel and upload those facebook videos of the Katana since most 2A people stray from facebook. I myself didn't find out about the Katana until the end of March. A night vision builder(shoutout to Alex Max on facebook, XenoChaos on discord) from the discord channel of r/NightVision linked it one day, then I started hopping on the facebook groups. Also another competitor is popping up called Boson Systems on instagram with a 7075 aluminum articulating housing that looks to be competing with the DTNVS. I'll make another thread about this design. |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 1:35:42 PM EDT
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Looks neat, although I think it's worth disputing that it's the lightest goggle system on the market -- ANVIS-9s and the ASU ANVIS-E3 housing are both lighter, although they use off-board power.
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Posted: 4/26/2021 2:40:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks neat, although I think it's worth disputing that it's the lightest goggle system on the market -- ANVIS-9s and the ASU ANVIS-E3 housing are both lighter, although they use off-board power. Ive weight my set of ANVIS-9s before and they were around 19oz. THe E3 housing looks really cool, but it does not seem like it'd be a viable ground system. |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 2:49:30 PM EDT
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Order #8, Housing Only, also impatiently waiting lol. My total cost for this build using F9800RG ~omni 6 intensifiers and carson glass puts me at $4500. Not bad!
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Posted: 4/26/2021 2:57:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ive weight my set of ANVIS-9s before and they were around 19oz. THe E3 housing looks really cool, but it does not seem like it'd be a viable ground system. Funny, mine were in the high 16s when I checked. The E3 is definitely an aviation optimized housing. I'm not really trying to knock the UANVB, it looks decent, just being pedantic about weights. |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 8:45:23 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Order #8, Housing Only, also impatiently waiting lol. My total cost for this build using F9800RG ~omni 6 intensifiers and carson glass puts me at $4500. Not bad! My order is housing only too, has yours shipped yet? |
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Posted: 4/26/2021 10:09:55 PM EDT
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Might have to move some stuff to get into a set of these and start saving for tubes.
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Posted: 4/26/2021 10:37:29 PM EDT
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I'm interested in these with some lightweight RPO optics in the future. 15.4 oz fully built with battery based on Solscud007s IG post and they look really good. They look like the same optics on the BNVD-UL, but I'm not sure.
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Posted: 4/26/2021 11:03:37 PM EDT
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Where is a good place to look for some tubes that are a little budget “friendly” to go with these housings? I know Kosher Surplus had some Omni vi tubes a few months back.
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Posted: 4/26/2021 11:11:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Waiting for the "But its 3d printed and will break" comments from people that know nothing about laser sinter printing No lasers involved as it's made via MJF 
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Posted: 4/27/2021 1:28:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My order is housing only too, has yours shipped yet? Negative, still waiting for mine. I reached out today to see if I could get an estimate. |
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Posted: 4/27/2021 2:29:35 AM EDT
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RPO is the OEM for BNVD-UL.
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm interested in these with some lightweight RPO optics in the future. 15.4 oz fully built with battery based on Solscud007s IG post and they look really good. They look like the same optics on the BNVD-UL, but I'm not sure. |
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Posted: 4/27/2021 3:15:38 AM EDT
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*From Jeff: The video is not tailored for public consumption at this time. That is in development. Yet, as I mentioned I have watched it, and it is very revealing to the integrity of the Katana.
I'm not at liberty to disclose, yet have sent Jeff a message in regards to this enquiry. Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you happen to have video of this test? I think it would boost consumer confidence in the Katana. Jeffrey Melochick should definitely make a Youtube channel and upload those facebook videos of the Katana since most 2A people stray from facebook. I myself didn't find out about the Katana until the end of March. A night vision builder(shoutout to Alex Max on facebook, XenoChaos on discord) from the discord channel of r/NightVision linked it one day, then I started hopping on the facebook groups. Also another competitor is popping up called Boson Systems on instagram with a 7075 aluminum articulating housing that looks to be competing with the DTNVS. I'll make another thread about this design. |
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Posted: 4/27/2021 9:30:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No lasers involved as it's made via MJF Sweet! Thanks for correcting me. I'm glad people are getting excited about this company and these products. Hopefully it all works out. |
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Posted: 4/27/2021 6:47:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: *From Jeff: The video is not tailored for public consumption at this time. I was under the impression that consumption warning labels were for marines. lol Thanks for the update! |
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Posted: 4/27/2021 10:19:09 PM EDT
[#21]
Great to see some competition to the ridiculous prices of housings!
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Posted: 4/27/2021 10:27:17 PM EDT
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I have a set on order to evaluate as well.
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Posted: 4/28/2021 6:42:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where is a good place to look for some tubes that are a little budget “friendly” to go with these housings? I know Kosher Surplus had some Omni vi tubes a few months back. If you email or message Nocturn Ind. on facebook, they can quote you for a complete build. I'm getting mine built from a semi local builder in SoCal, he goes by Alex Max on the facebook night vision groups. |
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Posted: 4/28/2021 6:59:44 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Where is a good place to look for some tubes that are a little budget “friendly” to go with these housings? I know Kosher Surplus had some Omni vi tubes a few months back. There is always alibaba haha https://m.alibaba.com/product/62294623513/37-31MM-Image-Intensifier-tube-for.html |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 3:25:29 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: There is always alibaba haha https://m.alibaba.com/product/62294623513/37-31MM-Image-Intensifier-tube-for.html Thanks for the heads up! These look like an amazing deal! Cant believe we all arent buying these up in bulk for better prices! |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 3:52:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for the heads up! These look like an amazing deal! Cant believe we all arent buying these up in bulk for better prices! I wouldn't buy those with someone else's money, let alone mine. For one thing, screw China. Buying those is subsidizing improvements in the Chinese defense industry, which could very well help them to kill our people if we wind up having to fight them. For another, it's buying defense articles from China, they're more likely to take your money and give you absolutely worthless garbage than anything actually worthwhile. For a third, you're in the US and can get actually worthwhile Gen 3 tubes, why waste money on those. |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 3:59:22 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Great to see some competition to the ridiculous prices of housings! Can't emphasis this enough. Theres a trifecta here: Affordable, Articulating, and Made Domestically. Not to mention IDP stops built in. No matter what people have said before. You can't tell me prices of certain housings weren't artificially inflated due to supply side monopoly. Its great to see Jeff's product come to market. |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 6:34:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for the heads up! These look like an amazing deal! Cant believe we all arent buying these up in bulk for better prices! I actually just discovered those recently. The few people I heard of that have bought them said they are decent for gen2. Kinda like older photonis tubes from what I hear. I wouldn't buy them for the price they show. But if a group buy went down i could see trying one out. The guy who told me about them said he would get them from guys who buy a bunch at a time to save money. |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 8:08:58 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I actually just discovered those recently. The few people I heard of that have bought them said they are decent for gen2. Kinda like older photonis tubes from what I hear. I wouldn't buy them for the price they show. But if a group buy went down i could see trying one out. The guy who told me about them said he would get them from guys who buy a bunch at a time to save money. @SGT-Fish thats interesting. I thought you were being a smart ass so I was too. I doubt I would buy these since you can find gen 3 surplus tubes for similar price. But maybe if someone had them here and you could see them in person my tune would change. Supporting china is less than ideal but at nearly half the cost of US made new tubes, I can understand why someone would buy this. You could be into a set of these Katana’s with optics and Chinese tubes for a little over $4,000 |
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Posted: 4/29/2021 10:26:53 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @SGT-Fish thats interesting. I thought you were being a smart ass so I was too. I doubt I would buy these since you can find gen 3 surplus tubes for similar price. But maybe if someone had them here and you could see them in person my tune would change. Supporting china is less than ideal but at nearly half the cost of US made new tubes, I can understand why someone would buy this. You could be into a set of these Katana’s with optics and Chinese tubes for a little over $4,000 I was being a little bit of a smart-ass. But I also don't discriminate lol. |
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Posted: 5/1/2021 2:00:17 AM EDT
[#31]
Sneak Peek. 1.5oz lighter in current configuration than DTNVS, for all the weight warriors.
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Posted: 5/2/2021 5:13:18 AM EDT
[#32]
What tubes do you use with these? PVS-14 tubes?
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Posted: 5/2/2021 5:41:06 AM EDT
[#33]
MX-10160.
PVS-14 MX-11769 would need pigtails (EGAC) removed from modern L3, or desoldered and proper resistor installed if a legacy ITT/Harris,Excelis etc. |
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Posted: 5/2/2021 6:07:31 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: MX-10160. PVS-14 MX-11769 would need pigtails (EGAC) removed from modern L3, or desoldered and proper resistor installed if a legacy ITT/Harris,Excelis etc. So ANVIS tubes with PVS14 glass? |
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Posted: 5/2/2021 12:22:56 PM EDT
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F9800 Series, 10160 etc 18mm format. These Intensifiers are not exotic to Anvis, used for the lionshare of dual systems.
Jeff is offering a Katana housing with Anvis Objectives as well, the above pictured is of course using PVS-14 Optics. Quote HistoryQuoted: So ANVIS tubes with PVS14 glass? |
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Posted: 5/3/2021 1:49:05 AM EDT
[#36]
Oh huh, I didn't know that. Neat.
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Posted: 5/23/2021 7:08:18 PM EDT
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Any feedback on these yet?
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Posted: 5/23/2021 7:26:56 PM EDT
[#38]
@jansen117 just ran Pawnee night RnG with his.
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Posted: 5/24/2021 7:10:37 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Any feedback on these yet? Been running these for about 3 weeks going out every other night or so. The way I hunt/walk is with reap-ir on the gun so usually walk with single pvs-14 then put head/mount down to scan with the thermal. I can use these binos the same way. Rotate one pod up, put head down on thermal for shots. Unit is light, I am running with a carbon exfil and small counter weight with 6-123’s in it and feel it balances well. Built them up using 2376+ l3 tubes and could not be happier. Ip stops work as needed as well and with the number of times I rotate the pod up no movements or need to adjust anything. So far nothing I would change about this setup. |
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Posted: 5/24/2021 8:47:16 PM EDT
[#40]
I just saw the drop test video and they just posted about a external battery port which is one of the best ways I’ve seen one run so far.
I’m very interested in this housing. 
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Posted: 5/25/2021 8:46:22 AM EDT
[#41]
I see they've got RPO lens on the coyote pictured one now. RPOs with Ether oculars would be fantastic!
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Posted: 6/13/2021 4:12:04 AM EDT
[#42]
My Katana just came in on 6/12/21, order #41.
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Posted: 6/14/2021 7:07:27 AM EDT
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order #67. Got one with a lemo port
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Posted: 7/14/2021 9:16:51 PM EDT
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[instagram]https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRTlzY7DkbI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link[/instagram]  Night Driving with Nocturn Ind. Katana L3 Filmless 24UA |
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Posted: 7/16/2021 7:24:01 AM EDT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuBEGwdW0Jo&t=856s
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Posted: 7/16/2021 8:46:54 AM EDT
[#46]
I'm on the hunt right now for an old workable set of pvs5 goggles to send in for their conversion. Looks like I'm late though as even eBay has dried up.
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Posted: 7/16/2021 6:15:09 PM EDT
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They said they might make them again once the catch up on Katana orders I believe.
But Alex Max can get you a Katana for $5k with OMNI VII Gen 3 tubes if you can be patient and save up for em. He's an official dealer with Nocturn Ind. https://nocturnindustries.com/dealer-info |
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Posted: 7/17/2021 3:23:15 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They said they might make them again once the catch up on Katana orders I believe. But Alex Max can get you a Katana for $5k with OMNI VII Gen 3 tubes if you can be patient and save up for em. He's an official dealer with Nocturn Ind. https://nocturnindustries.com/dealer-info I’m not sure if you were replying to me or not? I have some high spec gear currently. I’d like to do the pvs 5 conversation as a spare to a spare just for fun. If anyone has a line on a pvs 5, or a set of mx9916 tubes, let me know. |
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Posted: 7/17/2021 11:54:56 AM EDT
[#49]
These look awesome. Id like to pick one up and try it....
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Posted: 7/17/2021 12:58:37 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m not sure if you were replying to me or not? I have some high spec gear currently. I’d like to do the pvs 5 conversation as a spare to a spare just for fun. If anyone has a line on a pvs 5, or a set of mx9916 tubes, let me know. Oh ok, there might be some PVS 5s on the facebook night vision groups. Night Vision Users 2.0 or Night Vision 101 |
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