Night vision in NYS

[freddy]

PVS14, monocular, binocular, thermal, FLIR, lasers, DBAL, IR illuminators, NVD, clip on, skull crusher, helmet, etc, etc.

Anyone?

What do you have? How is it set up?

Pictures?

Hunting? Defense? SHTF?

 

[freddy]

None of you have night vision or a thermal sight?

 

[carpediem]

None of you have night vision or a thermal sight?

Too rich for my blood right now!

 

[Marine Cpl]

Pulled the trigger on Night Vision scope

 

[freddy]

Pulled the trigger on Night Vision scope

Thank you.

 

[freddy]

Just released by FLIR. The Breach is an entry level thermal handheld scanner that can be helmet mounted for handsfree use. Not for walking/navigating, nor for weapon mounting. Extremely light and small. Native 1x magnification and 320x240 res, perfect for detecting targets from stationary position.

 

[C3D]

I have a FLIR on my boat. Does that count?

 

[Robin]

FLIR Breach PTQ136
Yikes!!!! you really want to see what goes bump in the night, but they do offer financing. So does Ford, Gm, and Dodge, sheesh!
Robin

 

[freddy]

I have a FLIR on my boat. Does that count?

Yes! Explain please how you use it.

 

[freddy]

FLIR Breach PTQ136
Yikes!!!! you really want to see what goes bump in the night, but they do offer financing. So does Ford, Gm, and Dodge, sheesh!
Robin

Yes, it ain't cheap. What sold me on NV was listening to a battlehardened soldier explain how bad he felt for the enemy that had no NV and were such easy targets because he was using NV. He would just pick them off and they had no idea what was coming. After using NV for sometime now it is clear to me just how huge of an advantage it is. Hard to appreciate without firsthand experience. With I2 if you add an IR illuminator and/or IR laser and it borders on magical.

Also can't be beat for stargazing, and coyote/fox hunting. Fire departments use thermal to check for hidden fires inside walls of a house after a chimney fire is contained. Thermal works great to identify a deficient building envelope, etc.

High-end NV can get well into the five figures. And yes, you're in luck Robin, I believe TNVC does offer financing.

 

[Magnus]

I’m too poor for that, I just peep using regular binoculars.

 

[Robin]

I'll just have to grope my way through the woods after a long day of hunting. No payments for me, if I can't (or won't) buy it outright, I don't own it.
Robin

 

[Criticalt]

I do energy audits for a local weatherization company so I have a FLIR E8 for checking windows and roofs and such. It isnt very effective for defensive uses but ill see you coming.
As far as home defense in the home, I just aim for the middle of the pack of savage dogs.

 

[Celt]

Id love to have nvg and thermal. Id use it for HD, and shtf. One day ill pick up a set of nvg, maybe gen 2.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Gen 1 with an IR torch isn't totally worthless and affordable. It would serve the purpose indoors.

 

[Robin]

I remember training with the 'Starlight Scope', It was fairly big, heavy, and even emitted a whirring noise when you turned it on, so secret that not everyone was afforded access to train with it, but it worked. This generation of NV is truly awesome and I can only see it getting better, and like Henry Ford, someone will figure a way to get it into the hands of the average guy for a reasonable price.
Robin

 

[freddy]

Id love to have nvg and thermal. Id use it for HD, and shtf. One day ill pick up a set of nvg, maybe gen 2.

Don't wait too long. It'll be banned - sooner or later.

Imagine it is 1931.
You can go to the local hardware store anytime you want and buy a tommy gun.
The wife says, 'No honey, lets wait awhile before we get one'.
Then next thing you know 1934 comes along.
Fuck me!

 

[Celt]

Don't wait too long. It'll be banned - sooner or later.

Imagine it is 1931. You can go to the local hardware store and buy a tommy gun.
The wife says, 'No honey, lets wait awhile before we get one'.
Then next thing you know 1934 comes along.
Fuck!

Agreed, and body armor too. That's why I bought some a while back. I really need to do a little more research and find out what my best bet is, but I think gen 2 is probably the best I could afford.

Edit: I just checked pricing and gen 1 is probably all I would invest in right now as the average price is around 500 bucks, whereas gen 2 is near $2000.

 

[freddy]

Agreed, and body armor too. That's why I bought some a while back. I really need to do a little more research and find out what my best bet is, but I think gen 2 is probably the best I could afford.

100%

They'll ban it. Just a question of time.
"Why would anyone want military equipment like that?"
"You don't need that to kill a deeah!"
"Be happy you're still allowed that one musket. (For now)"

How long?

...1 decade?
....1 year?
... 1 month?​

 

[Criticalt]

100%

They'll ban it. Just a question of time.
"Why would anyone want military equipment like that?"
"You don't need that to kill a deeah!"

How long?

...1 decade?
....1 year?
... 1 month?​

I remember a few years ago some politician came out against surplus military vehicles being sold in whole, or part, to civilians.
His point was, why do civilians need bulletproof vehicles that are capable of driving through buildings.
This was after a guy drove a tank down the highway crashing into everything.
I believe the tank was stolen from a military installation, so it was not owned by a civillian but that didnt stop the politician from trying to ban ALL military vehicles.
Ill look for the story, it was probably 10-15 years ago.

 

[Robin]

 

[freddy]

NYGF tank group buy?

 

[freddy]

I remember a few years ago some politician came out against surplus military vehicles being sold in whole, or part, to civilians.
His point was, why do civilians need bulletproof vehicles that are capable of driving through buildings.
This was after a guy drove a tank down the highway crashing into everything.
I believe the tank was stolen from a military installation, so it was not owned by a civillian but that didnt stop the politician from trying to ban ALL military vehicles.
Ill look for the story, it was probably 10-15 years ago.

Yeah, thats it. I still don't understand why we need cars that go faster than the speed limt.

 

[99cummins]

The armored dozer was better.

 

[96coal449]

Back to the thread content ..... not one mention of flares.

Affordable, cheap, and effective.
Better than no NV.

 

[Jem45472]

In case anyone missed my thread.
Cheap, high quality image.

My night vision goggles