Why are people selling Alpex 4Ks so often?

[Keith Edmunds]

Yes.... you see people go shopping with their 2 empty bags and walk home with their arms stretched with full bags.
I guess a lot have never walked across field with bags of long nets ferret box spade and a slasher dug out the ferret and come back with a dozen.
Far to soft these days
I think you lads are in the second camp lol

If you'd have seen the ferret box that my day made me in the 80's....Jesus Christ, I swear it was 3ft x 18", two shoulder straps. Bottom section for ferrets, upper section for nets and kit. It weighed a freaking ton! Walking with wellies that picked up Suffolk clay and each boot combined weighed more than I did!

 

[25 Sharps]

Well I ain’t selling mine .. best thing since sliced bread .We've shot about 600 pigeons in 4 nights inside dairy sheds .

Using IR?

 

[andy R204]

Yes.... you see people go shopping with their 2 empty bags and walk home with their arms stretched with full bags.
I guess a lot have never walked across field with bags of long nets ferret box spade and a slasher dug out the ferret and come back with a dozen.
Far to soft these days
I think you lads are in the second camp lol

Story of every ferreting season for me...except for the dozen rabbits love it

 

[25 Sharps]

I thought it would have been the other way about the LRF is a game changer .

Agreed, for any night vision scope.

 

[Keith Edmunds]

If you'd have seen the ferret box that my day made me in the 80's....Jesus Christ, I swear it was 3ft x 18", two shoulder straps. Bottom section for ferrets, upper section for nets and kit. It weighed a freaking ton! Walking with wellies that picked up Suffolk clay and each boot combined weighed more than I did!

This one was the 'light weight' box

 

[Pellet Pinger]

I know where your coming from but it’s the fact as soon as I’ve ranged it with the LRF I don’t need to give it any holdover or under , we’re shooting at very very close ranges inside some milking parlours (3m) then it’s anything out to 35m We’re head shooting as many as we can for a guy who gives them to his falcons or should I say my younger mate is , and when you have 30 -40 up in the H beams it’s nice to be able to pick them up with the IR press the button and shoot we don’t need to take our eyes of them . Apart from the bulk and the weight of my Weihrauch I’m over the moon with the set up for £££ .

For that scenario with an air rifle then its a definite help for sure

 

[25 Sharps]

I know where your coming from but it’s the fact as soon as I’ve ranged it with the LRF I don’t need to give it any holdover or under , we’re shooting at very very close ranges inside some milking parlours (3m) then it’s anything out to 35m We’re head shooting as many as we can for a guy who gives them to his falcons or should I say my younger mate is , and when you have 30 -40 up in the H beams it’s nice to be able to pick them up with the IR press the button and shoot we don’t need to take our eyes of them . Apart from the bulk and the weight of my Weihrauch I’m over the moon with the set up for £££ .

If you’re using IR you’re breaking the law, and then advertising it in a public forum.

 

[Jh1986]

A lot of movement to the 4K Lite because of the weight.

I've just bought a second Lite because they're that good. Using it makes my .223 Zulus seem like an abacus Vs a calculator. I'll replace that too at some point.

 

[purdeydog]

Well I ain’t selling mine .. best thing since sliced bread .We've shot about 600 pigeons in 4 nights inside dairy sheds .

Out of interest what’s your set up for that work.

 

[tarponhead]

Bruce addressed a number of issues with forward mounted NV gear that is scope mounted

The pic rail mounted kit is different

I’ve an alpen and it works - get used to using it - ignore the image quality in daytime bright light (you can ajust to get it reasonable )

The low light ability's far outweighs any day issue

I won’t be selling mine

The no pix is another price bracket entirely

For a cheap entry to low light I don’t think anything comes close to the alpen

Does it work as well in dense woodland? I ask because if the contrasts you can get in dappled sunlight. My ranges are well within 100 yds and I wonder if the brightness is a good trade off vs the clarity of Swarovski habicht glass?

 

[JH83]

They are cheap enough to buy on a whim, then folks realise that A, they are too complicated for them, B, they aren’t using them to the maximum of their ability.

This summer I didn’t use mine on roe bucks, as I don’t find I need to push towards first/last light. But for reds and sika in autum/winter I certainly will be doing.

 

[Bugsy]

If you’re using IR you’re breaking the law, and then advertising it in a public forum.

A - but who says I don’t have a Speacial Licence which you have to apply for through Nature Scotland which allows you under strict conditions to take feral pigeons which are a Health and Safety problem and a risk of disease .

 

[Tim.243]

This one was the 'light weight' box

 

[Tim.243]

A - but who says I don’t have a Speacial Licence which you have to apply for through Nature Scotland which allows you under strict conditions to take feral pigeons which are a Health and Safety problem and a risk of disease .

What you forget is 25 Sharps has 14 rifles so must be right
Carry on and take no notice of him...(most don't)

 

[BenBhoy]

I sold my non lrf one - too much of a weight IMO.

 

[Bugsy]

What you forget is 25 Sharps has 14 rifles so must be right
Carry on and take no notice of him...(most don't)

Nae worries I’m covered .. I’ve learnt not to leave a door open .

 

[25 Sharps]

A - but who says I don’t have a Speacial Licence which you have to apply for through Nature Scotland which allows you under strict conditions to take feral pigeons which are a Health and Safety problem and a risk of disease .

Fair one. Do you, and your friend?

 

[25 Sharps]

What you forget is 25 Sharps has 14 rifles so must be right
Carry on and take no notice of him...(most don't)

14 Tim??

Times have moved on…..

 

[Tim.243]

14 Tim??

Times have moved on…..

Thought I was on your ignore list, times have moved on (make your mind up)

 

[25 Sharps]

Thought I was on your ignore list, times have moved on (make your mind up)

You are me old fruit, but as you seem to comment or react to everything I post you’re quite difficult to ignore