For Sale: 384x288 Thermal Scopes for £399

[iain b]

I bought one as a spotter for rabbits. Well happy. Much better than using my pard ds35-70 pard as a spotter

 

[Remmy6.5]

My shooting buddy bought one a few weeks back and we've all had a go with the unit and side by side next to my axion2 and hellion at base mag you cant really tell the difference.
Absolutley perfect for a spotter and at £399 you couldn't by a entry level (used) spotter at that price point
if I didn't already have a spotter I would not hesitate to buy one for myself

 

[Immersive Optics]

The end of this field is just over 300 yards from the gate I'm resting, on the futherest rabbit is fairly close to the hedge so maybe 280 yards.

As an old parts/stock clearout quarry locater at £400 its a massive steal, especially for subsonic shooters but I'm not surprised HicMicro pulled it because of the very low resolution in what was apparently a £2K device. As you can see its not a good idea to zoom in at distance - the Leverit is about 120 yards. I'd say don't buy it to study wildlife.

I don't think I'd want it on a centrefire.

I don’t know what gear you are currently using or how much it costs, but calling 384×288 “very low resolution” is unreasonable.

A typical thermal sensor resolution scale would be something like: 160x120, 256×192, 320×240, 384×288, 640×512, 1280×960 and above. So the question is: which resolution would you call “normal”, and how much does that level of equipment cost?

Regarding the “Hmm” video, surely the author could provide side-by-side comparison footage from the NordForce and from his other thermals that are not “Hmm”. It would also be helpful if he could state what those other thermals are and how much they cost, so viewers can make a fair comparison.

 

[HonestJohn]

For a spotter where you just look for a heat source to Further explore with better optics, 384 isn’t ‘very low’. It’s on the bottom half by today’s standards, 160 and 256 are the ‘very low, 320 and 384 yeah, maybe ‘low’ 640 medium high and now 1280 is seen as the high.

It’s all in application and expectations as with all things in life. I wouldn’t shoot a CF for foxes with anything sub 640, the clarity fkr shot placement, animal positioning, etc just isn’t there to make it ethical. For rats and rabbits with a RF or AR, say, sub 50yds on base mag, 384 is probably a great little scope if on a budget.

Good value for money, relative to application and not expecting it to be good for nailing foxes at 470yds.

 

[Skogsmannen]

Just ordered one, looking forward to giving it a try.

 

[the_greenman]

Same just placed an order!

 

[Tyla]

Finally got around to putting mine on the 223 and getting it zeroed today. Nice easy process, now just got to put it to work

 

[finnbear270]

Reading the earlier posts around what the scope might withstand as to recoil values, (.308), Would it be asking a bit much to take a calculated 3,772 Joules?

 

[nick.308]

Reading the earlier posts around what the scope might withstand as to recoil values, (.308), Would it be asking a bit much to take a calculated 3,772 Joules?

wouldnt stop me, my unit seems quite robust.

 

[Dave-G]

I don’t know what gear you are currently using or how much it costs, but calling 384×288 “very low resolution” is unreasonable.

A typical thermal sensor resolution scale would be something like: 160x120, 256×192, 320×240, 384×288, 640×512, 1280×960 and above. So the question is: which resolution would you call “normal”, and how much does that level of equipment cost?

Regarding the “Hmm” video, surely the author could provide side-by-side comparison footage from the NordForce and from his other thermals that are not “Hmm”. It would also be helpful if he could state what those other thermals are and how much they cost, so viewers can make a fair comparison.

I can agree the 'very' low was a bit harsh, sorry I'm slightly dyslexic. but I can't read the warning texts that pop up even if I get much closer to the screen of my Galaxy A15 5G mobile via hotspot, its great on the viewing screen. It's confined to portrait mode because the resolution isn't enough to allow it to expand or rotate to landscape view with auto rotate enabled. I can't read the notifications that pop up on it. It's still a massive bargain 'finder' to locate 300 yards rabbits at £399 posted with 3 years warranty.