Night time footage of Pard night stalker 2 v Alpex 4k

[richard griffith]

it seems the Alpex pro is a bit of a disappointment at night.Does the new Pard night stalker 2 fare better?Appreciate its newness probably accounts for limited reviews at present but can someone please show by video its capabilities at say 200/300 yards with a Vcsel torch.Is there another night vision I should consider suitable for foxing up to 300 yards at roughly the same price point.Night time range and clarity is more important to me than outstanding daytime performance.

 

[Rural Management Services]

Thread 'Pard Nightstalker 4K EX vs HIK Alpex Review'

Oct 21, 2025

Let me begin by stating the usual disclaimer: I purchased this scope with my own money and wasn’t paid to write this review.

Having researched this scope, I wanted it to live up to its marketing claims.

Since Pulsar launched the C50 in 2021, interest in day/night digital scopes has surged. Despite its relatively low resolution, the C50 was a hit, prompting HIK to introduce their first-generation Alpex shortly after. In a clever marketing move, HIK significantly reduced the price of the first-gen Alpex about 12 months after its release, gaining market share as a result. This market share...

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[richard griffith]

Thanks but I’m on about the latest 2 version with the smooth objective bell-I have the torch for illumination.Prefer not to have the Starship Enterprise attachments.

 

[Freeforester]

it seems the Alpex pro is a bit of a disappointment at night.Does the new Pard night stalker 2 fare better?Appreciate its newness probably accounts for limited reviews at present but can someone please show by video its capabilities at say 200/300 yards with a Vcsel torch.Is there another night vision I should consider suitable for foxing up to 300 yards at roughly the same price point.Night time range and clarity is more important to me than outstanding daytime performance.

Decent glass scope plus decent LEP


Only downside? You have to do something with the £hundreds you’ve saved…

 

[Navarone]

Decent glass scope plus decent LEP

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Only downside? You have to do something with the £hundreds you’ve saved…

Do you use this for foxing?

Whats the process, identify via thermal and close distance etc, rifle on sticks, torch on and eye glare/illuminates animal, shoot…?

 

[Will the chippy]

Do you use this for foxing?

Whats the process, identify via thermal and close distance etc, rifle on sticks, torch on and eye glare/illuminates animal, shoot…?

This is how I always do it, it’s a cheap no frills way of knocking foxes over. And it gets your blood pumping as you never know how there going to react, some will run away, some will carry on like nothings happening and some will run straight at you.

 

[3595wilk]

Found this on YouTube.

Image quality looks very good on the Nightstalker.

Have asked the author if he has any footage of first/last light - that's where the Hik has always outshone () the Pard........

If it can come close to the Hik models would be a big plus as slightly lighter than the Alpex Pro and certainly cheaper........

 

[richard griffith]

Thanks.As you say looks good but on base mag.Hopefully will have more soon and see the performance as it mags up

 

[Navarone]

This is how I always do it, it’s a cheap no frills way of knocking foxes over. And it gets your blood pumping as you never know how there going to react, some will run away, some will carry on like nothings happening and some will run straight at you.

Interesting! What torch do you use? Scope mounted?

 

[Will the chippy]

Interesting! What torch do you use? Scope mounted?

Yup. Sniper hog scope mounted. It's a belter of a lamp but the lep torches are tiny.

 

[scotch_egg]

Thanks.As you say looks good but on base mag.Hopefully will have more soon and see the performance as it mags up

Base mag of the pard has been higher than the competition for the last couple of years.


I’m invested in seeing comparisons

 

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I seem to keep buying newly released night vision scopes whilst keeping a Drone Pro. Frankly, I'm unlikely to buy many more purely for night work whilst thrre are still functioning Drone Pro 10x units around.