Thermal or Night vision

What some people dont tell you is the weather conditions can effect both ir nv and thermal. We were out not long a go. The night were drizzly rain. The thermal monocular was very poor contrast. Luckily we dont like getting wet, so that's just the odd occurrence.
 
Another one here with thermal (Accolade 2) and F455. The F455 is really very good but possibly a bit front-heavy when on the rifle. However, as I do the vast majority of my shooting from static positions or from the truck that doesn't matter at all.
 
The new thermals are tasty. Went out with one over winter with a slight fog and it worked flawless. Unlike night vision which just flared, if I had the money I'd go thermal. Only thing I found was it was quite hard to see if the target was in cover or not!
 
That's the problem I have with a thermal scopes at the moment, they have come on leaps and bounds , but feel be a few years before spot on , personally use the xp38 & drone 10x as main foxing outfit , we have had a few experiences were I've had the young keeper spotting , plainly see the fox in thermal , on the drone , all could see overhang& brash or debris , if had a thermal scope would of taken the shot , not knowing of all the crap in front ! On the other hand if on a budget I've got a new007 12mm combined with a good I.r comfortably shoot out to 300yds with a good sight picture, ideal for rabbiting, rats or foxes ...
 
With the pard you can get normal eye relief if you put an extended rail on top(Barton gunworks) . Then use the pard in colour mode for day times and switch to night vision mode at night. Not need to compromise on shooting position
 
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