Originally Posted By: KirschOriginally Posted By: sjansanybody have any experience with the pulsar helion xq 30. Just getting setup for night hunting and thinking of the Trail xq50 for shooting and the helion xq30 or 38 for scanning. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
All the Pulsar Trail and Helions are great units. I own the Helion XP38 and the XQ38 Trail. The thing to watch out for is the Helion XQs would be fine as a scanner but their FOV is relatively narrow and their magnification very high for a coyote calling monocular. The XQ30 isn't too bad at 2.5X (mag) and 12.4x9.3 (FOV) but by the time you get to the Helion XQ50 it is at 4.1x (mag) and a narrow field of view of 7.5x5.6. It all depends on terrain and usage. For me, I am hunting wide open terrain, so it is easier for me to hunt with a broader FOV. If a person is hunting woods with small openings or over bait, etc it might be totally different.
Helion XP50: $3999: 2.5x-20
640 core): 12.4x9.3: 1800m
Helion XP38: $3799: 1.9x-15.2
640 core): 16.3x12.3: 1350m
Helion XP28: $3449: 1.4x-11.2
640 core): 22x16.6: 1000m
Helion XQ50: $3299: 4.1x-16.4
384 core): 7.5x5.6: 1800
Helion XQ38: $2999: 3.1x-12.4
384 core): 9.8x7.4: 1350
Helion XQ30: $2499: 2.5x-10
384 core): 12.4x9.3: 900m
Thanks so much for the info. So apparently you opt for the thermal on the gun as well instead of thermal to scan and NV to shoot?