Not rude, but not correct either, although I understand your query. You want to know if I am a paid shill or huckster for DNT Optics which is a very fair query. You missed the 3rd option. I had the scope on loan from DNT Optics. It has since been returned as my test period is over. In fact, I ran late. However, by my understanding of KZbin, I have to include that "paid advertisement" label in the video because I got free use of the product in exchange for talking about it. I received ZERO $ and in fact, they didn't even cover return shipping. You can check out my full review here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gISxg2RqnpeMoNU Companies send products like this out for review for several reasons. One is for the advertising aspect. For guys like me, I like to talk about what I am using whether it is a loan, exchange, or I bought it, especially if what I am using is doing a good job for me. Another reason, is that they want feedback on the product by somebody they feel they can trust to do a reasonable job evaluating it. Third, some companies will follow the comments to figure out better what sort of responses the product is generating and what people's opinions are of the product based on what is commented. So they get unsolicited public surveys from a relevant target audience. For me, I just get to play with new gear. I have received no $ or product in return for doing my review. So what do I get out of it other than playing with new gear? I may get some new subscribers to my channel and you may say, "Ah, so that is where you make your money!" Well, not really. Very rarely do I get to monetize a video as I do like to show the optics on the rifle and according to KZbin, that is a modification of the rifle and as such, they will not monetize the video. I have over 900 hunting related videos. My income from KZbin right now shows I have made a whopping $14.90 in the last 30 days. So I am not getting rich from KZbin, either. Now, I am doing some work for Bering Optics. They have been sending me the occasional scope to use and I show that I am using it and what it can do in the field. The Bering gear isn't mine either and will be returned, but I will get to play with it for a while. DNT Optics did send these out to a lot of "KZbinrs" from what I can see as well. I don't know what deals they did or didn't make. Does this satisfy your query? Do you have any particular questions you would like to ask about the scope that maybe I can answer base on my use of it in the field?

@Gareth96v1 ...and everything works on it and it seems well built.

Good questions. I am not ditching the ThermNight. I am returning it. It and the Super Yoter LRF are loaners, as have been numerous other scopes I have demo'd on my channel. The Super Yoter LRF is running $4650 from what I see online.

@ryanjg5136 On this property, rhe beaver keep damming the drain for the lake that keeps the water from getting too high.

@Gareth96v1 No, it was the Super Yoter @ 60 yards as shown in the video. In a previous video, I took a hog at over 300 yards with the ThermNight.

@@dlbracer56 Excellent!

@@CarpeSus I appreciated your video.

You didn't actually read the title AND watch the video, did you?

Lol, somebody would have to send me one.

Thank you!!!!

@@jeffjamison7724 LOL, my 2 greatest challenges.

Yes and no. I stopped when the bugs got so bad over the warm months that it just got nasty, especially in fields with a lot of cattle. Plus, youtube rules changed and now virtually none of my videos earn $, so doing a separate video is a lot of extra work. I may go back to incorporating the necropsies in the regular videos when I have new Grendel ammo, but for another 6 weeks, I have to baby my left hand (surgery, bone work). So long about mid December, maybe I can restart.

@ Can’t wait!!

@@rickjason215 Greed, it is a bad thing.

I keep telling Ben that! We have gloves with us, but he is young and strong...

So I try to keep my shooting inside 200 yards (183 meters) which means no elevation correction for chest shots, at least on stationary hogs. Figuring out the lead on running hogs is by experience, but it difficult given that the hogs don't run at uniform speeds and aren't always the same distance away from me. Plus, they don't always run in straight lines. I have worked out the math, afterwards, to figure out why I missed on numerous occasions, taking into account the ballistics of the given projectile from my gun to determine how long it would take to reach the hog (usually something like 0.08 to 0.14 seconds) and then estimated how far the hog traveled from the time of my shot in the amount of time it took my bullet to arrive at the hog's distance. That will give me the speed of the hog. AND THEN I can figure out of I had too much or too little lead on the hog to make a hit, usually too little lead. However, there is another problem is that hogs often have a certain amount of vertical elevation change as they run - they move up and down as they run. It is virtually impossible to know if the hog will be moving upwards when the bullet arrives, or downwards. So I have had shots go too low on a hog as I shot when he was at his low point, but the bullet arrived when he was at his high point and vice versa. All of these can be analyzed after the fact in a very scientific manner, but in the field and real time, there is a bit of trial and error and experience that goes into estimating where to aim and when to pull the trigger on a moving hog.

@CarpeSus thank you for answering In any case, your videos are very interesting always And I'm watching them with my pleasure even several times sometimes Thank you for your efforts 👌 💪

Just ordered some 6arc ammo from him this morning, called and talked David and very knowledgeable.

@monocorewaffles2781 Yeah, Dave and Tom (his father) are great and make excellent ammo. They actually offer several services. Be sure to tell them you watch my channel. 😁

@@CarpeSus I did tell them 🤟🤟🇺🇸🇺🇸

I suspect the bullet is of hard construction and 223 offering limited frontal surface combined with sub 2k impact velocity into a tensed up body resulted in no opening of the bullet. Just my thoughts , I will say Im surprised how little it opened given it has a black tip to assist with opening

Thanks!

@@patricks7622 Boo!

@CarpeSus happy holidays in advance 👍

Well, that is a bit of a sticky question. There is spotting, recognition, and identification. Spotting could be as little as one pixel lighting up to indicate that there is a heat source. Recognition would mean basically that you see an animal in the field that you think is a coyote based on general overall shape, movement pattern/gate, etc.,. Identification would mean that you see diagnostic anatomical traits to actually identify it as a coyote (versus a similar canid such as a fox or domestic dog (some of which are coyote-like in appearance. I would argue that most thermal hunters don't actually identify the coyotes they shoot so much as recognize them and rationaize that they are seeing a coyote based on the circumstances of the situation. I know of a couple of situations where I have held off shooting a "coyote" in a field because I just could not be certain it was not a domestic dog (in particular, one of the landowner's dogs). I would GUESS the K3 would be decent for this somewhere between 300 and 400 yards in good conditions. From an elevated position (such as a hillside overlooking a valley) that distance may be extended. If the decision to shoot is going to be based on what you see in the K3, I would say <200 yards. If you are watching a couple of blobs chasing a deer or calf at 500 yards, you might reasonably assume they are coyotes and attempt to close the distance for a more positive identification. The farther away, the less detail and the greater the chances that the animal may not be what you think it is.

@@CarpeSus that was a really great answer! That helped me a lot with getting an idea of the capabilities of it. That’d be perfect for the location im hunting (Pennsylvania) smaller corn fields backed by woods. Thank you very much, I’m new to the channel and you’re doing a hell of a job, keep up the great content!

I will be honest with you, it is much better than I realized it would be. I also like the fact they didn't do that weird, wobbly fusion thing where they overlay the images into one, only the images don't stay together well with motion.

Thanks, Damien!

I am sorry, but I have not used the 4K Pro and so can't confirm. I would check out 4K Pro vids and see what sort of distances other hunters are getting.

@CarpeSus sorry I guess I worded that wrong...do u consider the thernight as a good option for thermal..

@justinengland7162 At 256 resolution, I don't consider it a good option as a primary optic, except maybe inside 100-150 yards.

That is terrific, but my advice to you is to find the technology that works for YOU and to become very proficient with it. Hopefully, the products I review will help you to find good options for what will satisfy your needs. With that said, this is a cool little optic, LOL.

Yeah, the audio quality is pretty good on the ThermNIght. I like hearing the thuds

@@CarpeSus me too

@KevinMcGrath-g3z I will as well, but it won't be $1100, lol.

@Will-ct6qz Hey! Glad to hear from you! Cool scope. I hope you enjoy it. If the shirt gets worn out, let me know!

Thanks, Gary!

@@CarpeSus I LOVE YOU SHOW... !!! I'M IN OKC AND DON'T GET TO SEE MANY HOGS.... !!!!

@@garygates5679 Thank you! I understand you are in the city, but Oklahoma has some really good hog hunting. My hunting area is an hour from where I live in the city. So I have to go and find them, LOL.

PDF is in image format and not not searchable. I asked if the could release a version that was and they told me to convert it myself. When I said I don't have the resources to do that, they ignored me.

@@CarpeSusthat don’t sound like good customer service, sort of puts up a red flag should something go wrong it might be sort it out yourself, good review Brian, cheers Yogi ✌️

@@rosalindstewart7013 I don't disagree, but there are different types of customer service. Usually the customer service concern is one of the functionality of the optics. Will they service the optics under warranty in a timely manner. I am sure that they feel that in their minds, they have provided a good manual and that is well and done. I am probably the only person to request such help and it probably seems unreasonable for some reason. With that said, I have been in touch with Matthew Reinhardt at DNTO on Facebook a couple of times who has been very helpful in answering specific questions about the operation of the optic.

I was thinking with how much they packed in at the price point, something would have to fall short. Still, that is a LOT of scope for the money.

@@Jack-Tactical As my partner, Ben said, it had all the makings of a dumpster fire with so much going on and it was anything but that. I really enjoyed hunting with the ThermNight.