coyote_thumper
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I've had both pulsar and AGM on my radar for quite a while too. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find much for side by side reviews between them. My buddy had pulsar and he wanted to upgrade, and having looked through the pulsars, but not knowing quite how AGM compared, that helped steer me to pulsar.
06 has a AGM Rattler 25. I don't remember if his is 256 or 384. He's posted a few videos from it and it looks pretty good to me.
The AGM TM10 at $600 was a big investment for me, and I really liked it, but with some reservations. My wife advised me that if I'm going to make a big investment, get something that I will be REALLY happy with, don't cheap out and spend (still a lot of money) on something that isn't quite what you want. Thankfully we were able to make the extra expense work and I'm really happy with what I got.
For me I hunt rats around my house at 5-30 yds. I shoot coyotes over bait piles at my house at 50-100 yds. I sometimes hunt coyotes on logging roads through thick forrest. I sometimes hunt coyotes over fields at 50-300 yds. I sometimes hunt coyotes in eastern WA sage brush (desert). I think the TM10 could have gotten me by in most of those situations, but the larger viewing screen, 50hz refresh, and larger viewing screen make it 5x more effective and enjoyable.
Without knowing your exact hunting conditions, I highly recommend saving a bit longer (or even sell a couple guns if needed) and get a nicer scanner. I've heard many people say the same thing online. Having now gone through the process myself, I say the same thing.
I looked through my buddies Pulsar Helion XP50 pro (640 scanner) and Halo XRF (640 scope). They give quite a bit of additional picture clarity beyond the 384 units I got, but in my opinion, in 90% of situations between 20-300 yds, I could spot and shoot coyotes just as effectively with the 384 units. For me it seemed very practical to spend extra money to get into the 384 class. It seemed cool, but not as practical to spend the extra money to get into 640 class.
06 has a AGM Rattler 25. I don't remember if his is 256 or 384. He's posted a few videos from it and it looks pretty good to me.
The AGM TM10 at $600 was a big investment for me, and I really liked it, but with some reservations. My wife advised me that if I'm going to make a big investment, get something that I will be REALLY happy with, don't cheap out and spend (still a lot of money) on something that isn't quite what you want. Thankfully we were able to make the extra expense work and I'm really happy with what I got.
For me I hunt rats around my house at 5-30 yds. I shoot coyotes over bait piles at my house at 50-100 yds. I sometimes hunt coyotes on logging roads through thick forrest. I sometimes hunt coyotes over fields at 50-300 yds. I sometimes hunt coyotes in eastern WA sage brush (desert). I think the TM10 could have gotten me by in most of those situations, but the larger viewing screen, 50hz refresh, and larger viewing screen make it 5x more effective and enjoyable.
Without knowing your exact hunting conditions, I highly recommend saving a bit longer (or even sell a couple guns if needed) and get a nicer scanner. I've heard many people say the same thing online. Having now gone through the process myself, I say the same thing.
I looked through my buddies Pulsar Helion XP50 pro (640 scanner) and Halo XRF (640 scope). They give quite a bit of additional picture clarity beyond the 384 units I got, but in my opinion, in 90% of situations between 20-300 yds, I could spot and shoot coyotes just as effectively with the 384 units. For me it seemed very practical to spend extra money to get into the 384 class. It seemed cool, but not as practical to spend the extra money to get into 640 class.