PULSAR THERMION DUO DXP50 MULTISPECTRAL THERMAL AND COLOUR DAYTIME RIFLESCOPE - POI/Zeroing

[wytonpjs]

Email just landed in my inbox from SCI advertsing the "holy grail" for me of a combined multispectral thermal and colour daytime riflescope (Thermion Duo DXP50) and, whilst comtemplating selling my other kidney (lost one last year due to yet more cancer), I was struck by the difference in the crosshair aiming points between the PIP and main displays in both thermal main and video PIP, and vice versa. Look at the SCI pictures here:

Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP50 Multispectral Thermal and Colour Daytime Riflescope

The all new Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP50 multispectral thermal and colour daytime riflescope combines the detection and observation performance of a Thermion 2 XP50 PRO with the identification capabilities of a colour daytime riflescope, to provide the ultimate performance for deer stalking and...

www.scottcountry.co.uk

Look at the 5th and 6th pictures from the left - on both the picture of the fallow buck there is one hell of a difference in the POI! I'd like to think Pulsar would be a little better prepared in setting up sales pictures especially as you are being asked to part with over £4k of hard won cash (or a kidney).

Anyone with one tell me what's its actually like when properly set up? If there a "sweet spot" for alignment of both sensors or can you achieve consistent coherent POI over the full range?

TIA

wytonpjs

 

[mealiejimmy]

There's a difference in POA because the thermal and optical channels are not coaxial - the optical channel is vertically above the thermal channel by about 2 inches.
AFAIK, each channel has to be zeroed separately and those reticle positions will appear individually on the main display and on the PiP
So, if you shoot at an animal using thermal, it's the thermal reticle you aim with and if you shoot using the optical channel, it's the optical reticle you aim with
BTW, if the optical channel is a big deal for you wait until the Duo XP55 becomes available, it has more optical magnification than the XP50
Also, be aware that the optical channel has no NV capability - it is very much daylight only.

Cheers

Bruce

 

[BuckhurstBen]

Sorry to hijack the thread,

There's a difference in POA because the thermal and optical channels are not coaxial - the optical channel is vertically above the thermal channel by about 2 inches.
AFAIK, each channel has to be zeroed separately and those reticle positions will appear individually on the main display and on the PiP
So, if you shoot at an animal using thermal, it's the thermal reticle you aim with and if you shoot using the optical channel, it's the optical reticle you aim with
BTW, if the optical channel is a big deal for you wait until the Duo XP55 becomes available, it has more optical magnification than the XP50
Also, be aware that the optical channel has no NV capability - it is very much daylight only.

Cheers

Bruce

Bruce out of interest do you know if there will be a duo thermal and digital night vision scope coming out in the near future?

Kind regards,

Ben

 

[long_range_rob]

I played with one at the shooting show. I was very impressed but obviously didn’t get to try it in anger.

 

[mealiejimmy]

Sorry to hijack the thread,
Bruce out of interest do you know if there will be a duo thermal and digital night vision scope coming out in the near future?

Kind regards,

Ben

I don't know, but I doubt it
I kinda get the reason for the Duo - spot and shoot with the thermal channel at any time day or night or spot and shoot with the optical channel during daylight
However, I don't think the current Thermion body style could cope with a better camera, decent lens and a usable IR that would be needed to give the Duo any sort of NV capability
The closest thing to what you are speaking about are the HIK Raptor thermal binoculars which have a thermal imager (the lens and sensor from the Falcon FQ50), an optical channel with an NV capability (the lens and sensor from the Cheetah NV scope), an LRF, and GPS - basically all the bits in the HIK tool box lumped together in a single unit
They are very, very good but they are also big and heavy.

Cheers

Bruce