Originally Posted By: jim87formulaYeah I would be interested in the one that attaches to a dayscope but why such a raise in price from the scope? Plus here in Iowa we cant use any artifical light, so lasers are out of the question... Hows the Gen1 that goes on your dayscope? And price and brand? I know the Gen1 "NightOwl" spotting scopes are junk, the ones that Wal-Mart sales, I just dont wanna get junk and I sure dont wanna get ripped of either for nightvision...
All Gen1 needs some light and a night with a bright sky works fine with no IR, but with dark skies you will need a good IR source, Gen 2+ only needs IR in complete darkness like a enclosed building. The unit that goes on the scope itself is the Gen 2+ that cost $2300 (LN-EMG1), the scope for $850-$1050 is Gen 1 with external IR, thus the cost difference. The Monocular also has a head set so you can use it hands free so it's very vesatile and quick to change from scope to scope or to the headset, the LN-PRS40 scope is dedicated to a gun and thus the gun is dedicated to night use. With the Gen 2+ monocular on a scope, the scope's optics reduce it's brightness by at least half. That said, it's pooring outside- thus very dark- and i can see a good 150-200 yards with no IR, but when i turn the laser on i can see 500+ yards even in the pooring rain like it's a bright sunny day. I was looking at the neighbors garden and with the Gen 2+ and no laser i saw things very well, but when i turned the laser on i seen a rabbit in his garden i didn't know was there without it- it was cool as it's eyes glowed too! If you wanted a great rifle scope only that wouldn't need a IR source as it's designed solely as a rifle scope, Luna has a Gen 2+ scope that runs $2600(LN-ERS40M) but that would do what your looking for if you don't mind making your rifle a dedicated night rifle. Put Axman here on your contact list as he will be using that scope sometime later next week!
All Gen1 needs some light and a night with a bright sky works fine with no IR, but with dark skies you will need a good IR source, Gen 2+ only needs IR in complete darkness like a enclosed building. The unit that goes on the scope itself is the Gen 2+ that cost $2300 (LN-EMG1), the scope for $850-$1050 is Gen 1 with external IR, thus the cost difference. The Monocular also has a head set so you can use it hands free so it's very vesatile and quick to change from scope to scope or to the headset, the LN-PRS40 scope is dedicated to a gun and thus the gun is dedicated to night use. With the Gen 2+ monocular on a scope, the scope's optics reduce it's brightness by at least half. That said, it's pooring outside- thus very dark- and i can see a good 150-200 yards with no IR, but when i turn the laser on i can see 500+ yards even in the pooring rain like it's a bright sunny day. I was looking at the neighbors garden and with the Gen 2+ and no laser i saw things very well, but when i turned the laser on i seen a rabbit in his garden i didn't know was there without it- it was cool as it's eyes glowed too! If you wanted a great rifle scope only that wouldn't need a IR source as it's designed solely as a rifle scope, Luna has a Gen 2+ scope that runs $2600(LN-ERS40M) but that would do what your looking for if you don't mind making your rifle a dedicated night rifle. Put Axman here on your contact list as he will be using that scope sometime later next week!