What to use for foxing?

[adamk4y]

Evening all. Currently running a day scope on my rifle for fixing using a lamp (good old fashioned way) but looking to upgrade, what are people's recommendations? Do I just go night vision, or night vision with a thermal spotter or a fully fledged thermal scope?

 

[Tim.243]

Evening all. Currently running a day scope on my rifle for fixing using a lamp (good old fashioned way) but looking to upgrade, what are people's recommendations? Do I just go night vision, or night vision with a thermal spotter or a fully fledged thermal scope?

I have the older type Drone 10 and IR, use it for deer then foxing, old tec but top image quality tad heavy but shoot a big fallow then you soon forget the extra ounces in the scope lol

 

[Will the chippy]

First thing is get a thermal spotter, I still shoot with a scope and lamp. But the thermal spotter is great. Then if you want upgrade to an nv scope. I’m in no rush to buy a nv scope.

 

[hairlesshunter]

A good nv or thermal scope your choice a good caller red light torch to spot and build from there

 

[Nickb]

Thermal spotter and nv

 

[buckfever]

Thermal spotter and day/night scope

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Depending on your budget. Thermal spotter first, followed by an nv scope.

 

[the prowler]

If you want full covert. Thermal spotter and thermal scope. If not then nv scope. I sacked lamping over a decade ago.

 

[Gunner223]

Im the same as the prowler, spot with a Gryphon as its got a good rangefinder then finish the job with the Senopex S10 ,
but it really is dependent on budget.

 

[Coleman21d]

Thermal Spotter & NV Scope. I use a Hik Condor CQ35L and an Alpex 4K LRF and it’s a deadly combination for the money.

 

[Tim1989]

thermal spotter and thermal scope ultimate foxing set up

 

[gr cz527]

thermal spotter and a Nv add on with upgraded IR to id at distance (saves a walk). if you can tag along with someone who uses them get an idea.

 

[barbel]

thermal spotter, pulsar 35, and hik alpex 4k lrf works well for me.

 

[Cyres]

Thermal spotter and buy the SH N470s which is being advertised on here for £350.
My N470s is excellent next best thing to a Drone.
D

 

[the prowler]

Forgot to say, what ever you use. It's best to take a mate with experience with you. And both of you can scan with thermal. Many times fixes turn up when your looking in a different direction.

 

[Antikka]

Forgot to say, what ever you use. It's best to take a mate with experience with you. And both of you can scan with thermal. Many times fixes turn up when your looking in a different direction.

This is very true, alot harder solo than when out accompanied
Even the transition between bino's and rifle

 

[old keeper]

I've got thermal and NV, but I still use a Speras torch on occasions, together with the invaluable Habroks. The tried and tested lamp still works, in fact, for a variety of reasons works better than it used to!

 

[.270s202]

If i was solely just using a rifle for foxes I'd have thermal scope mounted along with my thermal spotter,

But you can't beat the flexibility of the likes of the alpex 4k combined with thermal spotter, great day image etc for deer or shooting steel etc

Few cheap alpex 4k lrfs pop up, combine it with a half decent thermal spotter and you won't go wrong

 

[Bramble]

My son has just set up with a 223, he’s got the same nocpix 35r thermals potter and Alpex 4k Lrf, which looks a cracking package.