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Posted: 12/17/2016 7:26:50 PM EDT
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Looking to spot only or weapon mounted (both)? The LTO is incredibly short range of 100 yards and in human size target.
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Posted: 12/17/2016 11:09:38 PM EDT
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Just spot for now. I have a custom light that I can use for a positive ID to about 215 yards (dual 18650 T50 aspheric lens. My buddy is a light nerd). Maybe a bit further. I rarely have more than 300 yards of open space when scanning, and I would say the average is 200. I was hoping something like the LTO would at least detect a coyote or fox at that distance.
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Posted: 12/18/2016 2:15:09 PM EDT
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The LTO is has a very small lens (approx 6mm) and while is has up to a 6x zoom setting, the viewing display is so small (about a size of a quarter), as mentioned it's a very short range system and anything past 100 yards, things are VERY tiny. While you may see some heat signatures at 200 yards, they will be a small dot of a signature. The price point is attractive for a short range very portable system.
Here is a vid our sister company nightgoggles did last month.  Leupold LTO Tracker The unit will do well for short range game tracking, but not for extended ranges. Not sure what your budget is, but also take a look at the Pulsar HD19A Nightgoggles.com offers that does very well for the ranges you're looking at. They also offer a financing option as well. |
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Posted: 12/18/2016 3:13:43 PM EDT
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Interesting. So, even on 6x it's a very small dot? Is the contrast such that the dot is clearly visible? All I really care about is knowing there's a heat signature between 200-400 yards. That's it. I'm assuming this device won't give me that.
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Posted: 12/18/2016 3:14:38 PM EDT
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Will any of the lower end devices allow for detection of coyote/fox at ~400 yards?
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Posted: 12/18/2016 4:30:49 PM EDT
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Interesting. So, even on 6x it's a very small dot? Is the contrast such that the dot is clearly visible? All I really care about is knowing there's a heat signature between 200-400 yards. That's it. I'm assuming this device won't give me that. Ive got an older 160 class core unit. But it has a 25mm lens. That being said something fox or coyote sized might be a few pixel blob at 200yds with it. Given the vastly crappier lens on the LTO i wouldnt count on it to be any better. All digital zoom gives you is some "fake" pixels. I.e. ut turns a 1 pixel blob into a 4 pixel blob for example. It is very usefull if you have a high res core like a 640 core, but its pretty useless with low res cores. |
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Posted: 12/18/2016 4:31:51 PM EDT
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Interesting. So, even on 6x it's a very small dot? Is the contrast such that the dot is clearly visible? All I really care about is knowing there's a heat signature between 200-400 yards. That's it. I'm assuming this device won't give me that. My pulsar HD38 would probably do it for "detection" at those ranges on a good night. |
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Posted: 12/19/2016 9:30:19 AM EDT
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Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
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Posted: 12/19/2016 12:45:50 PM EDT
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Interesting. So, even on 6x it's a very small dot? Is the contrast such that the dot is clearly visible? All I really care about is knowing there's a heat signature between 200-400 yards. That's it. I'm assuming this device won't give me that. It will be a fuzzy dot, not clearly defined. |
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Posted: 12/19/2016 12:46:57 PM EDT
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Will any of the lower end devices allow for detection of coyote/fox at ~400 yards? You can see heat detection with the Pulsar HD19A. You will NOT be able to truly ID them unless you're at100 yards and in.  Failed To Load Title |
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Posted: 12/19/2016 11:17:39 PM EDT
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I'm looking for a lower end device. My only use will be predator hunting ~300 yards. I only need detection, not identification. Figured I would ask the experts here. Seek or other phone type device? Leupold LTO? Are those Torrey Pines things any good for this type of application? Any info is appreciated. None of the devices you mentioned will fit the 300 yard bill IMHO. I would suggest going with a Quantum HD19A or better. There is some good info on the capabilities of the Pulsar Quantum HD19A in this recent thread. We also have some good hunting and range demo videos on our YouTube that would probably help. Feel free to call us any time to discuss. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_18/466938_Does-anyone-have-experience-with-the-Pulsar-HD19A-.html&page=1 |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 1:34:07 AM EDT
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