Pard Night Stalker 4K 2.0 LRF - VCSEL module upgrade

[C h r i s]

Purchased a Pard Night Stalker 4K 2.0 LRF from Blackwood, which I'm very impressed with - much better ergonomics that previous versions, excellent NV capabilities and an amazing long distance range finder, all without the 'starship enterprise' look.

Mounted in a Spuhr one piece mount but added a ring mounted diving board picatinny rail for my IR torch, at this point it starts to lose its sleek lines and puts on weight, I could have used a lighter torch mounting system but preferred the slimline IR module that we cant seem to buy in the UK from our regular dealers.

Reached out to PARD via amazon, within 1 day they had listed the module for £99, so ordered on the 14th May. It turned up today.

Installation is easy, especially if you have a good quality 1.5mm hex wrench, although 4 new screws and an allen key are included in the box - the supplied tool wasn't the best fit, so I used my Wera kit as the screws are probably quite delicate.

Will test tonight, but for now here are some pics of what you get and how the module fits.

 

[C h r i s]

Done! I'm temporarily leaving the picatinny ring mount on for now so I can compare the IR2-850 module to my other laser torches.

 

[Scooby67]

Be good to see how it performs

 

[wytonpjs]

Interesting you went 850 - I've gone 950nm but its not arrived yet (due 2-08 June also via Amazon). However, I'm going to play with a clip-on Ward torch for the few occasions I need IR at first to see how it performs. Thanks for the shots - did you have to do anything in the menu to "activate it"?

I've had to send my scope back however, so waiting out the replacement hopefully soon

 

[C h r i s]

Nothing needed in the menus, it just let me switch on the IR via the regular button on the occular, nighttime mode 'on', then 3 levels of brightness.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

Nothing needed in the menus, it just let me switch on the IR via the regular button on the occular, nighttime mode 'on', then 3 levels of brightness.

Can the beam direction be adjusted in anyway? or is it just flood to spot.

 

[markymark]

If it’s like the Ex, which I expect it is. It has an adjustment wheel at the rear to alter beam width / focus.

 

[zanin]

If it’s like the Ex, which I expect it is. It has an adjustment wheel at the rear to alter beam width / focus.

Keep your eye on the adjustable wheel as mine came off and lost it.

 

[C h r i s]

Looks like the adjustment wheel is held on with a small screw, will check it every now and again, thanks for the heads up.

 

[wytonpjs]

Looks like the adjustment wheel is held on with a small screw, will check it every now and again, thanks for the heads up.

I feel a touch of Loctite coming on

 

[C h r i s]

Just checked it, it's currently rock solid but a drop of the blue stuff should stop any disasters!