Thread: Spotlight of choice for night hunting?

Yes I also find halogen it is easyer to pick colour to help with identification than the whiter hid and led lights that seem to pick out eyes like all hell but can't see anything else.

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Originally Posted by Rich007

I've got a HID and I love it. Red filter blocks a lot of light so I don't tend to use it. I use the lithium battery for my 'Handipiece' lasts for ages.

Are these lithium battery different from the ones you get from HnF?

Originally Posted by Matt2308

Something else to consider, for me the LED lights with their very white beam don't seem to cut through mist very well and seem to give off a lot of glare in even slightly foggy conditions.
The halogen lightforces etc seem to cope a little better under these conditions and sometimes mean the difference between being able to carry on shooting or having to go home.
Does anybody else find that this is the case?

Absolutely. The LED torches are a pain in the arse if its a bit misty

Note - when we dedome (10 minute tweak) the maxtochs their distance increases about 60% and the led tint changes to a halogen warmer colour - great for mist and fog.

Easy to dedome a nightmaster NM800?
What will this do to the beam spread?

Lightforce is more than enough power, wouldnt bother with anything else.

Originally Posted by Timmay

Are these lithium battery different from the ones you get from HnF?

Yeah I would say so Electric sheep shears, portable shearing handpiece, NZ, AU

A full moon and good scope.

Lightforce custom 5k HID.We have had deer running towards the light.Best was 7.

i have a 35w hid spotlighted heaps of pigs with it. easy to light up a animal 600 odd meters away and clearly identify it. its down side is it needs to warm up before you get full power but i just put it against my jacket for a few seconds. plus side last longer on batteries then a halogen and they dont get hot.

Originally Posted by Matt2308

Easy to dedome a nightmaster NM800?
What will this do to the beam spread?

Just looked that up and it appears to have an aspheric lens which wont lend itself well to de-doming. Only any good for a flat lens with a good sized reflector behind it.

Thanks gadget.

Originally Posted by Matt2308

Thanks gadget.

Let me know if you want to borrow a de-domed torch to try.

Thanks!
Tempted to add a Maxtoch to the collection but the NM800 is pretty good for shooting out to around 300m.

I use a couple of smaller aspheric lensed torches mounted on the scope too. The spot is about the same intensity as a standard Maxtoch but narrower and lasts about 4 hours on a charged cell. You may decide you want one though once you see the colour tint with de-doming.