Best Night Vision under $500?

Vt.birdhunter · January 23, 2012, 04:54 PM

Need a NV optic for coyote hunting.
Looking at the ATN MK 350, and a few others from Yukon.
Whats good bang for the buck?(usable distance, image clarity, accuracy/0 hold)

Will a monocular NV unit mount for use with a reflex sight or illuminated reticule scope? How is the image?

Anyone recommend a good long range IR illuminator to increase visibility range?

I appreciate the input. Thank you.

Catfish · January 24, 2012, 08:12 PM

For 4 500 your are only going to get gen. 1. It will work if you have a good spot lite, or when there is a lot of moon lite. IR lenses are not easy to find, but you can by gogleing IR lens. I do have a Russian 1 st gen rifle scope which works ok with a good sope lite, but with the ir lite on the scope is good for 100 yrds., maybe a little more. I prefer to use gen. 3 gogles and a lazer on the rifle. If you go that way only use a red alzer, the green ones look like flood lites through the nite vision.

January 23, 2012, 04:54 PM	#1
Vt.birdhunter Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 637	Best Night Vision under $500? Need a NV optic for coyote hunting. Looking at the ATN MK 350, and a few others from Yukon. Whats good bang for the buck?(usable distance, image clarity, accuracy/0 hold) Will a monocular NV unit mount for use with a reflex sight or illuminated reticule scope? How is the image? Anyone recommend a good long range IR illuminator to increase visibility range? I appreciate the input. Thank you. __________________ Maintaining a constant state of cat-like readiness and a heightened state of suspicious alertness.

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January 24, 2012, 08:12 PM	#2
Catfish Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 171	For 4 500 your are only going to get gen. 1. It will work if you have a good spot lite, or when there is a lot of moon lite. IR lenses are not easy to find, but you can by gogleing IR lens. I do have a Russian 1 st gen rifle scope which works ok with a good sope lite, but with the ir lite on the scope is good for 100 yrds., maybe a little more. I prefer to use gen. 3 gogles and a lazer on the rifle. If you go that way only use a red alzer, the green ones look like flood lites through the nite vision.