Is the xq19 good enough?

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I'm thinking of a thermal hand held. This will be for foxing with maximum range of 200yards. If the old hd38 was the go to hand held and the new xq19 delivers the same performance, can I save the money and get the xq19?
i know we a want the biggest and best but there is about £1000 difference between the 19 and the 50 so wonder whether I really need the extra this gives. I should say that this foxing is a hobby not part of a contract.

BE
 
I would say it will work great for you. I have the old hd38s and that does me just fine and I need to detect fox's 700 yards + . Just a heat spot but that's all I need . The only thing that I could really see as a negative would be the 30hz as apposed to the 50hz.
If I was definitely wanting one I would get a trial through scott country or maybe even drews lab (if they do trials)
 
My view is that the XQ19 will only give you a heat source at those ranges - but that, and behaviour recognition may be enough for you. The XQ38 is excellent - I worry about the lack of field of view on the XQ50.

The XD38S is probably the happy ground - Scott Country had their demo for sale just, so might be worth a shout - or as those who need biggest and best move on, some good second hand bargains. I've evaluated the XQ19 and it didn't do it for me.
 
Great video thanks. It certainly looks like it will be all I need and saving a few pounds as well.
 
Getting to the point where i got to make a decision, HQ38 or ward wt37
question is there any compelling reason to have one or the other
 
The HD38, XD38 and WT-37 all use a 384x288 25 micron core, but the WT-37 has an 800x600 OLED display while the Pulsars use a 640x480 OLED display.
The WT37 is a bit bigger and heavier, but it's built like a tank and also has still and video recording to an onboard SD card
The XQ38 uses a 384x288 17micron core and a 640x480 OLED dispaly, but that 17 micron core gives an improvement is resolution of nearly 50% and an increase in magnification from x2 to x3 over the 25micron core units so, IMHO that's why I'd choose it over the WT-37

Cheers

Bruce
 
Hi guys,
I could also need some help deciding which thermal scope is best for me.
A friend uses a Pulsar HD38 and I think that its 14.4° angle is perfectly balanced for hunting.

Now I want one of the new XQ models and I don’t know if I should buy the XQ38 or the XQ19. Price difference doesn’t matter.
I want to spot foxes in the distance (XQ38 would be better) but I don’t know if its 9.8° degree angle provides a too small field of view for hunting in the thick woods where the XQ19 would probably be a better option. Is the 38 model still OK for distances < 30 yards?
Also, can the XQ38 with its high magnification still be used for walking in the dark looking through the imager?

Thanks for any advice
 
Just put my bit in, new to thermal but have ran an archer for 3yrs, now have xq38 witch I think is brilliant. The first one died after a month but customer care through Simpsons gun shop at shepshed was good and had a new replacement with in a week. The replacement is much clearer in my view which makes my wonder about the first. But coupled with the archer Im accounting for alot of fox. A brilliant bit of kit.
 
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