Originally Posted By: GreyhunterOriginally Posted By: LDhunterI'm in Florida but I've operated mine in 22F temperature and I can't imagine how tough it would be to use gloves and try to operate this or ANY NV or thermal scope I've seen or used.
If you modified your index fingertip in the glove where you could slip your trigger finger out and use that I think it would work. Some gloves are made that way these days for the trigger finger so you can shoot without having to completely remove your gloves. I don't see why that wouldn't work just fine and one finger can easily work all the controls for the PTS233.
The last time I was out at night it was -18, but that is probably below the operating range for the unit anyway. 0 to +20 would be more common in January. Besides turning it on and video/picture functions, what functions of the scope need to be manipulated during the stand? Zoom?
Thanks, and sorry for derailing your thread. The button issue you raised got me to thinking about use with gloves.
Everyone's different but I fiddle with palette constantly on the stand and when I change palette then of course I need to change reticle and zoom is lots of fun but I am getting to where I leave it on 1x until game is spotted.
You might fiddle with more but those are my main things I adjust often and of course as I get more used to it I suspect I'll know what palette, reticle, zoom level etc. I'll need for most situations in advance.
Like Skypup said... 6 months will likely be your discovery months until it's as natural as a regular daytime rifle scope.
I'm headed for the woods...
Keep yer' powder dry....
If you modified your index fingertip in the glove where you could slip your trigger finger out and use that I think it would work. Some gloves are made that way these days for the trigger finger so you can shoot without having to completely remove your gloves. I don't see why that wouldn't work just fine and one finger can easily work all the controls for the PTS233.
The last time I was out at night it was -18, but that is probably below the operating range for the unit anyway. 0 to +20 would be more common in January. Besides turning it on and video/picture functions, what functions of the scope need to be manipulated during the stand? Zoom?
Thanks, and sorry for derailing your thread. The button issue you raised got me to thinking about use with gloves.
Everyone's different but I fiddle with palette constantly on the stand and when I change palette then of course I need to change reticle and zoom is lots of fun but I am getting to where I leave it on 1x until game is spotted.
You might fiddle with more but those are my main things I adjust often and of course as I get more used to it I suspect I'll know what palette, reticle, zoom level etc. I'll need for most situations in advance.
Like Skypup said... 6 months will likely be your discovery months until it's as natural as a regular daytime rifle scope.
I'm headed for the woods...
Keep yer' powder dry....