So could this be made into a Rifle optic?Cheap Thermal inside

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - So could this be made into a Rifle optic?Cheap Thermal inside

Posted: 12/17/2016 9:03:08 AM EDT

New Leupold Thermal Spotting scope under 1k

Saw this the other day. Any way this could be paired onto a rifle to use as a cheap thermal scope. Or would recoil kill it?

Posted: 12/17/2016 9:08:30 AM EDT

[#1]

Duct tape, you can do anything with duct tape.

Posted: 12/17/2016 9:08:41 AM EDT

[#2]

Putting aside recoil, it has no reticle so it can't be used as the only optic
The only way it might work is to mount it like like a magnifier behind a red dot scope

Posted: 12/17/2016 9:10:01 AM EDT

[#3]

I bet if it could handle recoil, Leupold would sell it as a scope.

In fact, I bet that is what they initially set out to do when they designed it.

I'll also point out that it doesn't have a reticle.

Posted: 12/17/2016 9:12:40 AM EDT

[#4]

Where is the reticle??

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:24:59 AM EDT

[#5]

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Putting aside recoil, it has no reticle so it can't be used as the only optic
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Except you can't see through glass with thermal.

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:30:32 AM EDT

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Except you can't see through glass with thermal.

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Putting aside recoil, it has no reticle so it can't be used as the only optic
The only way it might work is to mount it like like a magnifier behind a red dot scope

Except you can't see through glass with thermal.

Yeah it would have to be mounted in front of the scope and that would require a special mount to maintain zero. It looks like it could be modified to be helmet mounted.

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:35:21 AM EDT

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Putting aside recoil, it has no reticle so it can't be used as the only optic
The only way it might work is to mount it like like a magnifier behind a red dot scope

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"The LTO-Tracker has 6 optional thermal palettes and a user controlled reticle for quick acquisition of the target."

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:44:35 AM EDT

[#8]

Yea I read it had a cross hair. Looks almost like the rear bell housing was used from a leupold rifleman scope. Wonder if it would screw on

I wonder if mounted with a red dot or front sight if you could adjust zero

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:48:12 AM EDT

[#9]

Some good discussion on it here.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_18/470394_Leupold--introduces-hand-held-Leupold-Thermal-Optic--LTO-----875-00-Retail.html

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:51:43 AM EDT

[#10]

Lol no

Posted: 12/17/2016 10:58:36 AM EDT

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Putting aside recoil, it has no reticle so it can't be used as the only optic
The only way it might work is to mount it like like a magnifier behind a red dot scope

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Thermals can't see through glass. And it won't see a red dot reticle either, so no it won't work in any way shape or form.

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:01:58 AM EDT

[#12]

206x156 resolution sucks

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:03:17 AM EDT

[#13]

That's pretty cool OP! I could see me using that for scouting and hunting. Would be really cool for night walks in the woods too.

Wouldn't that kind of money be better spent on a thermal scope though? Do they make them and how much? Totally ignorant here.

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:16:45 AM EDT

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That's pretty cool OP! I could see me using that for scouting and hunting. Would be really cool for night walks in the woods too.

Wouldn't that kind of money be better spent on a thermal scope though? Do they make them and how much? Totally ignorant here. <img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_abused.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Too low resolution for navigation, pvs14 for walking through woods. Thermal will let u walk into a ditch or tree limbs.

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:27:42 AM EDT

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That's pretty cool OP! I could see me using that for scouting and hunting. Would be really cool for night walks in the woods too.

Wouldn't that kind of money be better spent on a thermal scope though? Do they make them and how much? Totally ignorant here. <img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_abused.gif border=0 align=middle>

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600 bucks at optics planet and midway USA. I dont know anything about thermals other than what we have in the fire dept which are a different animal. I have hopes for a 500 buck thermal in the future

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:43:44 AM EDT

[#16]

I looked at those, but I bought an ATN X sight II instead. I know it isn't thermal, but it is good enough for night and day hunting out to 200+ yards with a Streamlight illuminator. Don't have a lot of trigger time with it yet, but for an inexpensive dedicated rifle sight, it is pretty awesome so far.

Posted: 12/17/2016 11:57:27 AM EDT

[#17]

I think i saw the Flir scout in the $500 range.
You are not going to find thermal that is usable for a gun sight at that price range. <img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

That being said my Thor 336 is used more off the gun than on it, so i am interested in a hand held and that one you linked to looks good .

Posted: 12/17/2016 1:02:09 PM EDT

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Too low resolution for navigation, pvs14 for walking through woods. Thermal will let u walk into a ditch or tree limbs.

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I don't think this is accurate. I have plenty of time behind 160 class cores and while not "great" you can navigate with them. Yeah, you might hit a branch here or there due to the shitty FOV but that is pretty common with most low end thermals.

To the OP, probably what this is good for is detecting bigger game in the open to a few hundred yards at night.

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