Thread: FLIR Thermal Vision Gear

I would think just identifying a heat source with it and then use proper night vision to identify and shoot would be OK?

Originally Posted by Vapour

I would think just identifying a heat source with it and then use proper night vision to identify and shoot would be OK?

Thats true. I have a client in the North who uses a FLIR thermal ($17K) unit to spot animals, They then use scope mounted XR5 nightvision units ($14.5K) in conjunction with a Infrared laser designator to light the animal up at 850mts and check out the antlers before shooting witha 338 Lapua Mag (or it was something similar).
Im assured it works quite well !!!!!.

Originally Posted by Tasbay

Thats true. I have a client in the North who uses a FLIR thermal ($17K) unit to spot animals, They then use scope mounted XR5 nightvision units ($14.5K) in conjunction with a Infrared laser designator to light the animal up at 850mts and check out the antlers before shooting witha 338 Lapua Mag (or it was something similar).
Im assured it works quite well !!!!!.

A true ambassador for hunting. I bet he mounts the heads he shoots like that as well, lying, not only to himself

Originally Posted by Tasbay

Thats true. I have a client in the North who uses a FLIR thermal ($17K) unit to spot animals, They then use scope mounted XR5 nightvision units ($14.5K) in conjunction with a Infrared laser designator to light the animal up at 850mts and check out the antlers before shooting witha 338 Lapua Mag (or it was something similar).
Im assured it works quite well !!!!!.

Wanker.... that is not hunting in my book. Hope it is private land.

Originally Posted by Tasbay

Thats true. I have a lien c--t in the North who uses a FLIR thermal ($17K) unit to spot animals, They then use scope mounted XR5 nightvision units ($14.5K) in conjunction with a Infrared laser designator to light the animal up at 850mts and check out the antlers before shooting witha 338 Lapua Mag (or it was something similar).
Im assured it works quite well !!!!!.

That better Dave?
( No ofence intende tasbay)

Originally Posted by sneeze

That better Dave?
( No ofence intende tasbay)

Yup no offence from me either tasbay, just some at your client.

I want to know, if anyone has done it, if a thermal unit is better at finding possums in trees over a spotlight?

Anyway, obviously, this stuff should all be private land and I don't care how you hunt on that. It's only paddock hunting, and that's just meat for the family and friends how ever I can get it

Originally Posted by Vapour

I want to know, if anyone has done it, if a thermal unit is better at finding possums in trees over a spotlight?

Anyway, obviously, this stuff should all be private land and I don't care how you hunt on that. It's only paddock hunting, and that's just meat for the family and friends how ever I can get it

Sure does work on possums - hot stuff in a tree - (normal rules apply )
Head lamp pretty good too though - unless they are not looking at you

Originally Posted by sneeze

That better Dave?
( No ofence intende tasbay)

Sneeze & R93 no offence taken.Was Samber on private land. Not my kind of hunting either Though would have been interested to see it done . I just use a 44mag subsonic and PVS-7 Goggles so I need to get in close, preferably under 60yds.
All Im doing is filling a clients requirements . Had one guy wanted a Milspec NV Monocular and headgear that was submersible. I got him a MUM-14 that goes down to 66 feet submersion, He wanted it to Dive for crayfish at night..... Bugger That! Another wanted NV Goggles for In his Garden at night................... I didn`t get him a set.

Originally Posted by Vapour

I would think just identifying a heat source with it and then use proper night vision to identify and shoot would be OK?

yep - same as anything, spot it, work out what/get closer etc etc - then either NV scope (you can get day NV scope attachments that work on normal scopes; so you don't need a dedicated setup) or a spot light

Or use it during the day ...