PARD DS35. Quite impressed.

[scotch_egg]

I have a first generation DS35/70 with the laser illumination and range finder. The illumination is excellent and I don’t need any additional illumination having shot a fox at over 250 with the on board ballistic calculator doing its thing. The day picture quality isn’t great but that’s not the primary use. I don’t know why these get such a bad reputation. There is a new model out that’s supposed to be HD in day mode. What I like about the DS35/70 is the higher base magnification that provides a cleaner less pixelated image.

 

[BenBhoy]

What I like about the DS35/70 is the higher base magnification that provides a cleaner less pixelated image.

That's whats always put me off C50 & alpex (and the weight).

 

[BenBhoy]

Yes mate, don't know what it means....or the 35!

 

[Ratsbadboy]

I've got 4 of these scopes and aside from the fact that all four have had to go back for warranty issues I'm quite happy with them and not looking to replace them (one had the lens cap fall off, one had a faulty ir module, one refused to change from day to night and one had a lump of dirt on the screen that jumped about everytime I shot). The thing that is a bit irritating with all of them is that the RAV is very iffy - so much so that I now have the scopes set to record all the time it's on.

 

[scotch_egg]

I've got 4 of these scopes and aside from the fact that all four have had to go back for warranty issues I'm quite happy with them and not looking to replace them (one had the lens cap fall off, one had a faulty ir module, one refused to change from day to night and one had a lump of dirt on the screen that jumped about everytime I shot). The thing that is a bit irritating with all of them is that the RAV is very iffy - so much so that I now have the scopes set to record all the time it's on.

Do you have the laser models or LED?

 

[Ratsbadboy]

Do you have the laser models or LED?

Three are LED and one laser.

 

[scotch_egg]

Three are LED and one laser.

How do you find the LED compared to the laser? I have a laser and find it is excellent and have taken shots over 270 yards. Is the LED up to that?

 

[kenbro]

I called in my local yesterday to ask my chap to get me a price on another Zulus for the 22.
While he was taking notes I asked about the two PARD scopes on the back counter.
He had got them in for a customer that then jibbed on him and he just kept them.
One had the IR light only and the other was the basic tube only unit.
Well I don't like them IR and LR pods sticking up on the PARD scope units so I was intrigued by the basic unit.
I asked how much would he like for it and a price was settled and without any money changing hands he offered it to me to try.
So last night I got it fitted and fitted an IR light.
I was impressed with what I was seeing and using it's controls out into the back field. I just need an SD card.

Jumping forward to today I got it zeroed in no time but what I was really impressed with was the ballistic calculator!
Simple as simple is! Just punch some values in, save, dial a range in, guessed or measured and bloody hell, it is very very close!!
I adjusted the velocity parameter to fine tune the drop and yeah, very impressed.
Just got to get it onto some varmints now .

Does that mean no new Zulus now Sd?
Ken.

 

[Smellydog]

Does that mean no new Zulus now Sd?
Ken.

No Ken, I'll give this a whirl. It's coming for £150 less for a start!

 

[Ratsbadboy]

How do you find the LED compared to the laser? I have a laser and find it is excellent and have taken shots over 270 yards. Is the LED up to that?

The laser version is streets ahead of the LED version in terms of ir capability. I gave up using the ir on the LED version as it's fairly useless when shooting out to anywhere near 200 yards and now use a Nightstar 850 VCSEL, which is good for well out past 200 (furthest fox I've taken using it is 344 yards (.223)). The laser version however is more than capable out to 200 yards plus. The biggest issue on both versions when using the on board ir is battery life so I now tend to use the Nightstar on everything.

 

[Smellydog]

Bloody hell, the Sako doesn't like a bullet!
Winchester laser.
I got some today to zero the PARD DS for a high velocity but at 100 they are not stable!

In that spread is some shots at 50 yds to test the calculator and bullet stability.
I'll have to find better!

I also happened on some CCI standard velocity hp shorts that'll do for the rats so I dialed them in at 25 yds in another ballistic file.

The ones in the bull are after adjustment.

 

[BenBhoy]

Whats the objective diameter on these?

 

[mealiejimmy]

Too small for decent NV performance with the onboard LED IR

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Smellydog]

Whats the objective diameter on these?

Ben, it's being returned!

 

[BenBhoy]

When you zero the DS35 can you do it on zoom or does it only zero on base mag?

 

[scotch_egg]

When you zero the DS35 can you do it on zoom or does it only zero on base mag?

I have just taken delivery of a DS37 also known as the night stalker and it can be zeroed on any magnification. They come with the VCSEL illuminator again from what I have seen advertised. I bought directly from Pard on Amazon.

 

[75]

When you zero the DS35 can you do it on zoom or does it only zero on base mag?

I zeroed mine on zoom. When you look at the x / y values on base mag they are half those on full zoom.

 

[BenBhoy]

I zeroed mine on zoom. When you look at the x / y values on base mag they are half those on full zoom.

Cheers mate. But I've ordered an Alpex now

 

[C h r i s]

I have just taken delivery of a DS37 also known as the night stalker and it can be zeroed on any magnification. They come with the VCSEL illuminator again from what I have seen advertised. I bought directly from Pard on Amazon.

Awaiting review!