Drone Pro 10x
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Quick question, are these still the go to NV to buy or is there now other option that are either just as good or better. Thanks
I think the Pard 008 with a laser gives them a run for their money at a 1/3 of the price
The Drone Pro (aka ENV10) is still the out and out best digital NV scope - but they are expensive - about £2.4K new and typically £1300-1400 used
The PARD 008 is about 80% as good as the Drone Pro for about 25% of the price.
Unless you must absolutely have the best, the 008 is going to do the job just fine in most situations.
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Bruce
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Thanks Bruce, I’ll have a look at the PARD 008 on YouTube, any information on how the Drone compares with the Digiceptor ??
I had a couple of Drone Pros, but have never looked through a Digiceptor.
They get good reviews although, at x8, they have slightly less magnification than a Drone Pro (x10)
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Bruce
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Thanks again Bruce, just out of interest do you still use a Drone or have you moved on and if so why ??
I moved from the Drone to a 75mm thermal scope because I use a roof mounted 75mm thermal spotter on my truck and what I seen in the scope is exactly the same as I see on the screen in the vehicle.
I can find the fox easily with the scope and then use the digital zoom to magnify it for the shot
With the Drone having much more optical magnification and a narrower field of view than the thermal, I missed a few close in foxes with it because I simply could get onto them quickly enough with the Drone.
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Bruce
I can find the fox easily with the scope and then use the digital zoom to magnify it for the shot
With the Drone having much more optical magnification and a narrower field of view than the thermal, I missed a few close in foxes with it because I simply could get onto them quickly enough with the Drone.
Cheers
Bruce
Are you on the UKNV forum? Kevgun on there is the man to contact.
jimmy milnes
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I spoke to this guy at the nec earlier this year and he seem a nice guy, the conversation was mainly regarding the drone because that's what I use and at coming up 4 years old I was worried about it going south..
He said the main issue is some wires inside that shake loose due to folk using them on grunty recoil rifles but that as I only use mine on a 223 I've shouldn't have any problems.
I was told by Carl Moore that the DP were only rated to .308.
I wanted to use on 30-06 for Boar but he advised against it.
I have since just used it for foxes on .223 with no problems.
I did read on here that some folks have used them on 7mm 08 with no issues, however ?
I wanted to use on 30-06 for Boar but he advised against it.
I have since just used it for foxes on .223 with no problems.
I did read on here that some folks have used them on 7mm 08 with no issues, however ?
2-dead-in-the-air
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The specification sheet on the Pard 008 mentions viewing range upto 200 meters.
Any issues with losing zero with the mount system on these.
Any issues with losing zero with the mount system on these.
norma 308
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Nope shoots sweet I’ve taken shots to your range mentioned and can see way past that when calling into range
We've obviously done some comparisons.
Magnification-wise, the Digiceptor has a true 8x magnification. In direct comparison viewed side by side, this is a bit more than the original Drone 10 with the doubler and OLED display and a little more than the latter version of the Drone 10 with the FLCOS display. It is however a little less than the latter drone 10 with OLED display.
Maybe we should have just joined in and said the Digiceptor was 10x mag?
In use it isn't an issue and I have head shot foxes at silly distances (300 Yards) using the LRF and quick select zero memories (for bullet drop). The Digiceptor has finer reticules than the Drone.
The user experience is very close to the convenience of thermal in so much as once set up and the IR filling the field of view, you just look through it and dont have to worry about making any adjustments to the IR for different ranges. The camera is extremely fast to react and very sensitive to IR. Just look through it and shoot things.
In terms of IR performance with a tiny Black Sun Ruby you will get full illumination (where the camera isn't doing any work) at 300 Yards+ and still see into the backdrop at 600-700 yards. With a Sunnranger that range extends to 600 Yards for full IR and beyond any useful range for seeing the backdrop!
The Digiceptor is shorter than the Drones and weight is about the same.
In comparison the Digiceptor has a faster lens, more sensitive camera, higher resolution OLED display at 1024x768, more features in the software, far more reliable mount with built in adjustment so there is no need for shimming to get the reticule centred in the display. On and off the rifle the mount is repeatable within 2.5mm at 100m. We also have a MAK mount adapter option for the scopes.
Without the LRF option it's a bit cheaper than a new Drone and if you opt for the LRF feature then it will now come with the upgraded 1200m version.
We also have a neat external power supply / DVR combo to suit the Digiceptor and T-Ceptor scopes now.
Plenty of Drone users have happily changed over to the Digiceptor.
Cheers
Clive
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Thanks Clive that's really helpful. Any Digiceptor users out there that would like to add anything that would be good. Thanks AgainWe've obviously done some comparisons.
Magnification-wise, the Digiceptor has a true 8x magnification. In direct comparison viewed side by side, this is a bit more than the original Drone 10 with the doubler and OLED display and a little more than the latter version of the Drone 10 with the FLCOS display. It is however a little less than the latter drone 10 with OLED display.
Maybe we should have just joined in and said the Digiceptor was 10x mag?
In use it isn't an issue and I have head shot foxes at silly distances (300 Yards) using the LRF and quick select zero memories (for bullet drop). The Digiceptor has finer reticules than the Drone.
The user experience is very close to the convenience of thermal in so much as once set up and the IR filling the field of view, you just look through it and dont have to worry about making any adjustments to the IR for different ranges. The camera is extremely fast to react and very sensitive to IR. Just look through it and shoot things.
In terms of IR performance with a tiny Black Sun Ruby you will get full illumination (where the camera isn't doing any work) at 300 Yards+ and still see into the backdrop at 600-700 yards. With a Sunnranger that range extends to 600 Yards for full IR and beyond any useful range for seeing the backdrop!
The Digiceptor is shorter than the Drones and weight is about the same.
In comparison the Digiceptor has a faster lens, more sensitive camera, higher resolution OLED display at 1024x768, more features in the software, far more reliable mount with built in adjustment so there is no need for shimming to get the reticule centred in the display. On and off the rifle the mount is repeatable within 2.5mm at 100m. We also have a MAK mount adapter option for the scopes.
Without the LRF option it's a bit cheaper than a new Drone and if you opt for the LRF feature then it will now come with the upgraded 1200m version.
We also have a neat external power supply / DVR combo to suit the Digiceptor and T-Ceptor scopes now.
Plenty of Drone users have happily changed over to the Digiceptor.
Cheers
Clive
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