been using the n750 which i know is a bit different, but with the scope alone i can see much futher then i would shoot, your ir is the important bit for clear shooting , but to much can be as bad as not enough, i got the nm800 to go with the scope but as yet i have not needed to take it out the box.i use the scope to scan the shooting grounds and stop to shoot as i sweep around."not best pratice i know" but with maybe as many as 10 shoots per stop would be up and down with handheld and rifle and end up dizzy. the area it shoot is never pitch black dark and only had the scope a few weeks but for now when its dry i am out there and happy with how it works , what i can see, and the amount of rabbits i can carry of the land