Thread: Wallaby shooting with thermal scope - video.

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Great clip
The Trail XP definition is very good and a step up form the Apex XD50
I using XP handheld now and love it.

Prob a silly Q after watching the clip - but have you had any issues holding Zero with the Trail ?
Have you found better success on some rifles over others/another ?
Are you using standard Pulsar mounts on rail ?

Were there any Wallabies left after that night :-)

Yes, I've spent a fair bit of time behind the previous model, and the XP is a serious step up in definition. Focus is better to use on it too, not that I usually bother with that while shooting - just set it to mid-range somewhere and forget about it. (although I probably had it set a little close for the duration of that clip). Pretty crazy with the technology.. can livestream the viewfinder via wi-fi to your phone or tablet.

Haven't tended to have any issues holding Zero, occasionally it will walk a little for a very short time, but the auto or manual calibration brings it back into line straight away. Had a bit of difficulty with the first wallaby of the night that time around, until we realised the zeroing profile was still set to the .17hmr that the scope had been on a few nights previously.. quick flick through the settings to change profile and it was bang-on.

I've used various thermals on 10/22, Savage A17 .17hmr semi-auto, and a couple of howa 223s.
Mainly shooting rabbits, with a few nights like this on wallabies. All work very well, but the A17 w/ thermal is a deadly, vicious little combo on rabbits.

I believe he is using the standard pulsar mounts, and yes fitted to a rail. Have had the occasional issue with them shaking loose, or in one case he'd managed to forget the locking lug during assembly, so every 20 shots would have to reset the scope back on the rail, as it was sliding forward.. Fine when you get it all setup right though.

Around here, there are always more wallabies! After a good sweep like that though, numbers will be seriously down. Usually a couple of effective runs through an area on wallabies, and 3 runs on rabbits, and then you can forget about it for a while and move onto the next spot.