dave thorniley Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 hi, im after some words of wisdom, im looking at buying a thermal hand held monocular, or likewise but I don't have £thousands to spend I,d just like some advise on what make to look for, so what do you guys think any help would be grateful cheers dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Stick with Pulsar new or second hand and you won't be disapointed. I still use one of the original HD38, must have had it about 5 years now and still going strong. Great kit for foxing or just seeing who's about, couldn't be with out it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhunter Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 +1 on what Andy says. I've been using the hd38s for 3-4 years great bit of kit. Keep thinking to upgrade to the new model but struggle to justify the expense for little gain over what I already use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viajero Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 thanks lads, for your info ,will check them out been lamping for nearly 40 years, so I think I,ll get in the 21st century, cheers and have a great xmas dave, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka4Sika Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Running the lowest mag new pulsar .... fantastic so fast cuts out endless driving around u will be shocked how many more rabbits are on your Permission to when u first look through it! I think advantage of the higher magnification units is easier identification but if u just want a spotting tool the low mag one is ample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Running the lowest mag new pulsar .... fantastic so fast cuts out endless driving around u will be shocked how many more rabbits are on your Permission to when u first look through it! I think advantage of the higher magnification units is easier identification but if u just want a spotting tool the low mag one is ample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srvet Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 I use a low spec 1x mag FLIR for foxing and deer. Many will say that the refresh rate is too low and the range (supposedly 300m is inadequate. However for farmland foxing and spotting deer in woodland it is great due to the wide field of view. I have spotted red deer on open ground at 7-800m with ease. I have heard of a lot of Pulsar units going back for warranty repairs but this FLIR seems pretty simple and bomb proof. At the end of the day all I need to know is where the hotspots are in the environment so that the final ID can be made using binoculars or the Drone Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejohn Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 + 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dogge Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I'm sure the Pulsar is an excellent unit, I have used a friend's pulsar and it was a revelation, an awesome capability, but the OP did specify he didn't have £K to spend on this. What is achievable with a budget lower than the Pulsar range? I'd be very interested as it was an amazing piece of kit, but far too much £££ for my budget/usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thermal prices are pretty much directly related to the range you want to see your targets at and invesely with the size of the target. So, small target at long range = £thousands Big target at short range = £hundreds If you want to be able to positively identify a fox at 200 yards then you will be paying £thousands If you want to detect a large fallow deer at short range in woodland then you'll get away with something for under £1K. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 cheers guys, good sound info, im gonna check the hd38s out at the shooting show in feb, so merry Christmas to you all and a happy new year dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka4Sika Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 These are certainly affordable , not sure if they would be any use to a hunter ... http://www.thomasjacks.co.uk/seek/product.asp?ref=2517 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 +4 My pulsar hd38s is amazing never leave home with out it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 thxs mate 21st century here I come dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 thxs mate 21st century here I come dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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