A beginners guide to buying a thermal scope or spotter, how to compare and narrow down the choices

[@lauratatsch1066]

I installed this optic on a crossman 760 air rifle.I have now shot the riffle around 500 times during target/plinking practice, and the kzbin.infoUgkxc4K63Fd5LglDMObu7-Bgapxp_ef0W8hE scope has done well.With this optic, I have neutralized around 30 pigeons that were invading one of my buildings.For my short range air rifle, I will continue to use this scope, but will be upgrading to a more powerful scope, when I buy a more powerful air rifle, in order to shoot at longer distance.For the money I have spent, this scope has truly been a great buy.

[@kell7195]

Wow fantastic run over the basics, wish id seen this a year ago puts all the important stuff in a quick vid with images showing the difference, awesome!

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Kell appreciated

[@shanerafferty998]

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[@shanerafferty998]

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[@Mike-ql4sz]

Hi, what would u recommend for a trekking /camping guy wanting 2 stay safe from bears/wildlife (not 4 hunting)? Thanks

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Hi Mike, I’d recommend visiting your local shop and seeing your options, bears being large means most will do the job so best decide on a budget, lucky for me we don’t have them over here!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Very very helpful video mate. I'll give it a share over the weekend as there's some great information in it for those unsure which way to go with thermal.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@EDGE of the OUTBACK Thanks Nathan, appreciated 🍻

[@philipmayers5785]

Thank you very much for your insightful information. I've been debating on what thermal monocular to buy for months. I now understand them much more now. I am setting a budget & then comparing what's in that bracket using your advice.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Philip, glad it was helpful!

[@philipmayers5785]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder What do you think of a thermal monocular & a night vision rifle scope, say a Sightron Wraith HD for about 1.1K it seems much cheaper than having a thermal monocular & rifle scope. From what I can see unless you are using a 6-7K thermal scope the night vision image is much clearer as far as target identification goes. This setup seems to be what most fox shooters use in the UK. What are your thoughts?

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@@philipmayers5785 Hi Philip, night vision scope and thermal spotter is definitely a combo I see a lot of. A lot of people can’t afford to drop the money on both and yes they can do a great final ID, I see a lot of torches being upgraded for greater viewing distance. Only downside I have seen, was flare up from grass and from the muzzle flash, goes white for a second after your shot. I can’t comment on the wraith as I have only used pulsar night vision stuff but it’s definitely a path worth exploring.

[@asya9493]

Your video is The best intro to the basics on KZbin, now I've got somewhere to start 👍

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks as ya, appreciated

[@bradbutler4213]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Great information. From North Texas. Subscribed.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@bradbutler4213 Thanks Brad, appreciated

[@benrichards5574]

Great video mate, toughest end of the market is those stepping in for the first time.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Ben, appreciated the feedback

[@chadkhl1690]

Awesome breakdown, common sense points, nice footage. Loved it! Thanks for the great job

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Chadi, appreciated

[@aga5979]

"sometime a fox pop up in front of me and we both crapped ourselves" -- do you do stand up comedy as side hustle ? u r very funny. the information is clear and concise.

[@CiennaLittle]

Great video, better explanation than most ive seen, thanks heaps

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Glad you liked it!

[@Roddy556]

This is a very informative video with excellent information. The only thing it left me curious about was in the footage of the units being used I would like to know the approximate distances shown in each clip and ambient temperature. I know it's all relative but I just want to have realistic expectations.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks @Roddy556, check out some of my other videos on Facebook and instagram as well, some distances shown there on some of the videos

[@aliceinchainz3003]

thank god for sightmark !!! when i become a trophy hunter or a hit man ... i will look in to thermal forsure nice scopes

[@woohoo2227]

Great video, very well explained and much appreciated, cheers.

[@CetomimusGillii]

Great information! Only thing that would've made it better would be to display text when talking about statistics. Being totally new to this subject, I didn't know most of the acronyms you mentioned. Nevertheless, great primer, particularly helpful to see the effects the statistical differences make to the real world picture. Thanks!

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Kenny, i did include subtitles which may have helped display that for you

[@robincoker225]

Glad you never showed ATN footage I have a mars 384 and a infiray sct35, the difference is a fj Holden to a vx statesman.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Ha, that’s a good way to put it 😂

[@FreakiMuffin]

Super well educated video with nice example videos. Very high effort video gets a like from me.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Germanizer, appreciated

[@chrisp3677]

I have been looking for a informational video on thermals for a few weeks now, this was very helpful, liked and subscribed 👍👍

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Chris, appreciated

[@liamhawkes3122]

Great video this gave me a few things to consider. Thanks

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Liam

[@thetraindriver01]

Great video, thank you, very informative 👏😊👌👍

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Glad it was helpful!

[@YardieMiCrazy]

For rabbits around the farm, what would you recommend for a 10 22? Budget maybe 2k if that.

[@HuntVentures]

Infiray Tl35se mate

[@caesar5555]

Thanks... If you only added ATN thor 4....

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@rasper55 Sadly I cant have access to all the brands and models :)

[@johnnyhill5361]

Great video

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Johnny, appreciated 🍻

[@WolfzVideo]

great advice

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Wolfz, appreciated

[@jayanderson9068]

What’s the best handheld thermal monocular you recommend for around 1500$ give or take a few hundred . I want to beable to see people or animals in complete darkness from far away

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@jayanderson9068 check out pulsar and infiray, hikmicro as well, they will all see in complete darkness

[@paulking8055]

Very good and honest chat mate.....Sub'd

[@Krrristaps]

Great video! Thanks! Does Pulsar axion xm30f will do the job for me? I'm not a hunter. I just want to watch animals in my countryside! Thanks one more time!

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Depends how big and how far away :)

[@justindolbel5566]

Is there one you help see into blackberries?

[@justindolbel5566]

To help I mean

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Hey Justin, yeah it’ll help you see movement but it needs to be able to see the heat from the animal, can’t see through thick grass/dense bush etc

[@trailertrashtactics]

Thank you so much for the video. Much appreciated from America. Subbed!

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Awesome, thank you Pierce, appreciated

[@ZebraActual]

So what are a couple of good low budget ones for spotting wild pigs?

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

They will all spot them, difference will be correct ID and at what distance do you want it at

[@YuriShubenin]

check out Pharos 3 by Conotech, super compact and lightweight in full metal waterproof body kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGnXdJR-qt18orc

[@johnwhite199]

Is it worth going to a binocular spotter or are the monoculars fine. Would prefer one with a rangefinder.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Personal preference and budget, look at some of the newer monoculars with range finder, monoculars are really good and cheaper than binos

[@johnwhite199]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder Thank you.

[@stanlong-rangepensionerman3363]

Great work very informative Cheers

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks Stan

[@konstantinoskitsopanos796]

what would you buy at the range of 700$?

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

$700 won’t get you into a decent thermal yet, keep saving

[@konstantinoskitsopanos796]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder yes i noticed unfortunately, i need 1300€ at least

[@jayanderson9068]

What’s the difference with a thermal spotter and a thermal scope

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@jayanderson9068 scope is on the rifle and spotter is handheld

[@moodjarlaboriginalcorporat858]

great info.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertbarton7086]

really angry with Pulsar. They have had my scope for a month. When I contact them, it's "we'll let you know when we look at it"

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

That’s pretty poor, what country? Retail store can’t help?

[@robertbarton7086]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder just got it back. They didn't fix it. Sill won't hold zero

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

@@robertbarton7086 As in I zero's but wont save? Return to place of purchase, its still under warranty

[@wernercruywagen1289]

Mr B, I am looking on getting either a Pulsar Axion 2 XG LRF or a Pulsar Helion 2 pro? $2000 difference between the two. Is the Helion a extra $2000 worth it? Have you used the new Pulsar Axion 2 XG yet?

[@wernercruywagen1289]

Helion xp50pro

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Hey Werner, I am currently waiting for the Axion 2 LRF to come into stock so I haven't laid eyes on it yet, but the Helion will be better picture, but it also doesn't have a range finder, so you probably need to decide if you want a range finder, if so, then Axion, if not then how nice a picture do you want, and how much are you willing to spend? Both will do the job so this will be personal preference and a budget decision. Both are 2.5x base mag, axion is more compact if that matters to you.

[@wernercruywagen1289]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder thanks

[@PeakyBlinder]

Thermion is a game changer

[@houndsmanone4563]

Thanks MrB. Enjoyed the video. 👍🏽🙂 3/22/22

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@irineogomez]

So everyone is just going to ignore what happened at 1:43 👺 🧥

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Everyone was ;)

[@cabezamiami]

So....which one should I buy then....?....lol

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

The one that does the job for you lol

[@darylzampese1855]

Any reason not mentioning infra red scopes? They seem cheaper than thermal.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Hey Daryl, only reason is that this is a video about people wanting to buy a thermal scope

[@ColdPotato]

The most indirectly deceptive thing I've seen is with thermals that look like scopes and advertise high zoom. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is NO thermal that has variable optical zoom.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Hi @coldPotato, they are coming, look up the infiray rh50 pro, dual optical FOV, 1.5 and 3x optical switchable

[@ColdPotato]

You have my attention. :)@@MrBHuntingDownUnder

[@TheLostAdventuress]

Nice

[@marktaylor7198]

Don't buy a ATN its a terrible company customer service is non existant been a week still cant get a rma for a thermal that arrived not working

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Wow, that is terrible customer service, I would hope the place of purchase would just exchange if that was the case

[@gobstoppa1633]

obviously you dont know the thermal from an ir

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

No idea what that means

[@anxiousbeachbums]

I guess it's just ME (Anyone else have this problem?) but..........that heavy Aussie accent and fast-talking got me. Understood about 10% of what you said. Was looking forward to a super-informational video on thermal scopes/spotters but had to bow out early. Bummer.......!!!! (Maybe you can slow down your speech a bit.........Will give you a "Thumbs Up" as I'd bet the video was otherwise worth it).

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks for trying, maybe slow down the playback speed? Subtitles might help too :)

[@anxiousbeachbums]

@@MrBHuntingDownUnder Will give "slow down" a whirl.

[@davekiave210]

Man, you should have a tad of regard to your not-mothertongue followers. We can take the accent - somehow - but your rate of words per second is pretty high. Never mind subtitles, they're speeding away as you strafe with no mercy. No offence, but I'd say that you might collect more followers if only you could slow down a bit.

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks for the feedback, I provided subtitles and you can slow me down in playback options if you like, it’s hard to get out a lot of information in a short period without making a 30 minute video, but I’ll consider making shorter slower videos in the future

[@se6586]

Great video

[@MrBHuntingDownUnder]

Thanks for watching!