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Posted: 12/8/2002 9:56:36 PM EDT
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Anyone have one, is it as good as I hope, what was the cost. I really want one to use in conjunction with an aimpoint. Thanks, John |
| Buy a new 6015 at the lowest price you can find NEW. Do not buy used NV as it may be about to have the intensifier tube go tits up and then you are SOL. It will be exactly as you expect but dont go cheap and get a Gen 1 device or you will be sorely disappointed. |
| Ok guys, how many of you own and ACTUALLY use night vision? I have lost count of the posts here were folks recommend the night vision compatible optics (even though the range of day light settings are usually reduced compared to the non-night vision models) and so on. So tell me, how many of you guys own and have a practical use for night vision? |
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I do. A PVS-14D which gets clamped behind either an EO Tech 552, an Aimpoint NV compatible (not the newest one) or an NXS depending on which rifle I want to use. I also use it in a head mount with an IR laser on a couple of different weapons. Truth be told though, it does get used at least 10 times just for watching coyotes or stars for everytime I use it with a weapon to investigate a noise in the night. Plus, where I live (outside a small town in the high desert), at least 50% of the time there's enough moon and starlight that it isn't really required for most things. Pat |
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Question on night vision equipment: Are the types of night vision scopes that are most common working off of low level visible light, or are they operating off of infrared? Do any of them have any thermal vision capability? If so, which ones? I'm asking just because I don't know. Some years back, a friend of mine demonstrated a night vision device to me on a very dark night and it was amazing how well it worked on stars. VERY impressive. He also showed me how good a regular IR type TV or VCR reote control is for providing a bright light source for this type of night vision equipment. That might be good info to keep handy. If you carry night vision equipment that's IR compatible, get one of those mini remote controls that run your car's stereo (what a goofy idea to begin with...a remote for a car stereo!) and keep it handy. If you need a little more illumination, use the remote and it'll act like a floodlight that can't be seen with the unaided eye. Also it has signalling applications. CJ |
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Quoted: Question on night vision equipment: Are the types of night vision scopes that are most common working off of low level visible light, or are they operating off of infrared? Both... All night vision from Gen 0 (infrared viewers, the PAS-6 Metascope, etc) to Gen 3 is sensitive to light in the near-infrared spectrum (TV remotes, some rangefinders, signalling beacons, etc). The intensifier tubes found in Gen 1-3 equipment amplify existing light to the output source seen by the user. Do any of them have any thermal vision capability? If so, which ones? ITT, Insight Technology, and Northrup Grumman (formerly Litton EOS) all have prototype units that have both thermal imaging and night vision capability built into the same unit (sensor fusion). They are slightly larger than a PVS-14 and require an extenal battery pack. havoc |
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