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Posted: 9/13/2014 9:41:16 PM EDT
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Does anyone have any specs on these? I read a few archive posts here but there doesn't seem to be any other info available on these units. The reason I ask is that these seem to popping up on eBay lately and iwas wondering what type of tube they used, weapon mountable, etc..
They seem to be going for about $1k and I would assume that they have clean GEN 3 tubes. Seems like a good deal. Thanks in advance. |
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it.
They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. |
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it. They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. Are they relatively new, i.e. would they carry Omni VII tubes? |
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it. They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. Are they relatively new, i.e. would they carry Omni VII tubes? I'm not a 100% sure on time frame, but if my memory serves me correctly, they were fielded in 2011. |
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it. They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm assuming weapons mountable? There was a RFP issued by Crane in 2008 Fed Biz |
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Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm assuming weapons mountable? There was a RFP issued by Crane in 2008 Fed Biz Quoted:
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it. They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm assuming weapons mountable? There was a RFP issued by Crane in 2008 Fed Biz I'm just messing around. From time to time in the night vision world, there is an item that is not well known, so they almost always sell way too cheap on auction sites. This is one of those items. It will not be long before they are $2k+. I guess you could weapons mount it if you had a mount that would work with it, but the housing itself has no mounting interface as it was made to be strictly hand held. |
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I'm betting that the two of you are looking at the same auction. Speaking from experience with Delta 4-3. I shoulda bid higher on the orange one. Quoted:
Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm betting that the two of you are looking at the same auction. Speaking from experience with Delta 4-3. I shoulda bid higher on the orange one. Ha! If I ever see you wearing an orange PVS-14 I'm going to snag it and run! Wait....I can't run. Oh well, I'll concoct another game plan. |
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I'm just messing around. From time to time in the night vision world, there is an item that is not well known, so they almost always sell way too cheap on auction sites. This is one of those items. It will not be long before they are $2k+. I guess you could weapons mount it if you had a mount that would work with it, but the housing itself has no mounting interface as it was made to be strictly hand held. Quoted:
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I was going to be greedy and not say anything, but I can't help it. They are a good unit, designed for Navy pilots. They are kind of a mix of PVS-14, MUM, and ANVIS parts. They use 10160 tubes, which you could drop in a 14, you just wouldn't have manual gain control. Think of them as kind of an advanced ENVIS. Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm assuming weapons mountable? There was a RFP issued by Crane in 2008 Fed Biz I'm just messing around. From time to time in the night vision world, there is an item that is not well known, so they almost always sell way too cheap on auction sites. This is one of those items. It will not be long before they are $2k+. I guess you could weapons mount it if you had a mount that would work with it, but the housing itself has no mounting interface as it was made to be strictly hand held. Ah ha! I'd thought as much 
This article on a mount that was printed is what led me to believe that it might be weapon mountable...the SNVS is mentioned as being compatible which I believe would require a 1/4" x 20 female to be available on the housing. Universal Monocular mounting system |
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What sort of tube? Usually a failed Milspec tube - that is a tube that didn't quite meet the Milspec and so was not of use for any other purpose... So you can't really call it an Omni... But performance is usually pretty good anyway - those tubes that don't quite make it usually don't fall that far. And in the older M703E's (and M903E's and other pre-SNVS monoculars ) they did sometimes just use surplus Milspec too, when there weren't enough failed units around. Regards David p.s. Original discussion was here: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=18&t=347049 |
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What sort of tube? Usually a failed Milspec tube - that is a tube that didn't quite meet the Milspec and so was not of use for any other purpose... So you can't really call it an Omni... But performance is usually pretty good anyway - those tubes that don't quite make it usually don't fall that far. And in the older M703E's (and M903E's and other pre-SNVS monoculars ) they did sometimes just use surplus Milspec too, when there weren't enough failed units around. Regards David p.s. Original discussion was here: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=18&t=347049 Thanks. Was link that I posted above, ref the universal mono mount system, written by you? It lists the SNVS as being compatiable which leads me to believe that it might be weapon mountable. |
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I'm betting that the two of you are looking at the same auction. Speaking from experience with Delta 4-3. I shoulda bid higher on the orange one. Quoted:
Thanks for the info but I'm a bit confused as to your greedy comment? I'm betting that the two of you are looking at the same auction. Speaking from experience with Delta 4-3. I shoulda bid higher on the orange one. I will be shill bidding on that auction 
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