Farmerrow Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 What do people think is the best illuminators for a starlight longbow and why. Struggling with my firefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfolknbullets1 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 If your longbow is gen 3 I would try a t 20 IR torch they have a nice clean light non of the patterns you get in a laser they are also easily available there's some one on here has them now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 What do people think is the best illuminators for a starlight longbow and why. Struggling with my firefly. Can I ask why you are struggling with the firefly ? I'm not keen on them myself but that because of price and they are not as good as a n1000 which is well under half the price, as said above , if its a clean beam your after go for one of the many torches with an ir pill that are on the market today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelsniffer Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I always go for the small size so have a few N1000 lasers which i use on all my NV all gen 3 and one which is similar to longbow the D830 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
223magic Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 What do people think is the best illuminators for a starlight longbow and why. Struggling with my firefly. I have tried quite a few and find the best to suit my requirements is the NV1000 laser, I have them on the Archer, Longbow and D760. They need to be kept dust free and a lipstick top does this well. You can focus them right down to a small spot which is good for long range, I do like the firefly on digital stuff, but the NV1000 is better value for mony and delivers on performance. Regards Mike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerrow Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Tried a laserluch but just was not powerful enough. Love the range of the firefly just hate how unclear it is.so still not sure which way to go. Are the torches giving as much range as the lasers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
223magic Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Tried a laserluch but just was not powerful enough. Love the range of the firefly just hate how unclear it is.so still not sure which way to go. Are the torches giving as much range as the lasers. Tried a T20 and NM800 good clear beam but NV1000 does the job very well on a basic longbow. I do find that foxes are aware of the beam but this is not really a problem in my area. If it is i switch to the D760 gen 3 pinnicle tube which can spot foxes out to well behond 350 yards, then switch the NV1000 last second to take the shot. As good as this unit is I still prefer the basic Longbow it feels more like a scope, but that just a personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerrow Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 How do they compare to the quantum firefly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 How do they compare to the quantum firefly? For distance the firefly is not as good as the N1000 If you mean the T20 or the NM800 both are not as good as the above as both the above are lasers which will go further than any torch with a pill, but the torches are a much cleaner beam, I find the quarry don't see the torch as easy as the laser. As said the lasers are a lot smaller and easy to mount, I have the xsearcher with ir / green / red / white pill which can be changed quite easily, also the N1000AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1 Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I have an archer but no longer use the firefly since having fox's being spooked on a numberm of occasions, ive replaced it with a NM800 ir and had no issues with spooked fox's. You can easily see a fox at 300yards, you can always go for the X searcher for further reach if you think you're going to need it.. I bought a torch from swampy on here that's impressive, if the ir torch is any thing like the green one it will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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