Jerry31 Night vision in extreme low light conditions , VS 2000 FOM ECHO & 2800 FOM ELBIT

[@christophermcclanahan5804]

Based on your content I picked up some Jerry 31’s. I couldn’t be happier with the performance of em. Thank you for the awesome content.👍🇺🇸

[@Gunbrah]

Should I send it?

[@aesthetic8780]

With NVT-5 tubes, yes. With NVT-4 tubes? Absolutely not. It's just a 5OO bucks difference.​@@Gunbrah

[@Kycirion]

Hey man, got my Jerry 31s based on your videos. Thanks for all good footage!

[@IowaNVGuy]

Thank you, that’s why I did the videos. Not trying to sway anyone in one direction or another. Just relay performance. Do me a favor! Comment your thoughts on them after you have some time with them. Pros and CONS please.

[@vexxy0ps689]

I just bought my Jerry 14 for $2300 out the door after tax from Custom Night Vision. With really hard conditions, a dark bathroom with absolutely no light, you can still process what you're looking at and its very usable. Its WAY WAY clearer in person than any videos I saw. Only difference is lack of detail on certain items like writing or patterns. No its not day light bring but its "late afternoon" bright and SNR and static is not as bad as it shows on screen. Your eye just is able to filter that better. All in all a crazy killer deal for a absolute beginner to NVGs and I plan to upgrade the tube. Very very happy with the purchase.

[@hendogoodie]

Yup same here, got a pair j31's Doing a reload or trying to make out the details of something close is tough and with gain up high with minimum light the noise will show but it's still a solid bargain

[@mediaistheenemy]

Just checked them out and how did you get it for almost 1k less than they are now. Did they go up that much in 2 days?

[@brentcaswell9130]

What kind of discount you get??

[@TankUSA]

Why buy something just to upgrade it to something better? Isn’t it cheaper to buy the upgraded item? Genuine question coming from a fiscal perspective.

[@philswift1252]

For that price you're way, way better off getting a used Gen 3 PVS 14.

[@Mike-bd3dj]

Got a pair myself and am actually really impressed with how well they operate. Obviously not gonna be as good as other high spec tubes but not being in the military anymore I dont need high spec to move n shoot,hike, drive, etc., these tubes get the job done well.

[@MuhammadHarizuddinbinShamsudin]

The differences is very negligible between those tubes but with significant differences in price point. Keep it up the good work.

[@yakivpopavich]

What's wild is the original binoculars I was looking at would be about $8,000 - $10,000. You could get these and a Jerry C5 clip on thermal imager with it and have binocular night vision and thermal capabilities for that same $8,000.

[@Gunbrah]

How confident did you feel around 5:00 minute mark of the video? If I’m being honest, I can tell a slight difference in the Photonis being able to see slightly further. Can’t decide if I should scoop these or save for Gen 3 duals

[@IowaNVGuy]

I was expecting more of a gap between Echo and the j31s,.. as far as performance. The echo does have better specs. In person I did notice a bit more clarity on edges of objects likely due to the higher SNR. But that was studying the images in person,… hard to illustrate the small differences with just an iPhone recording. When I first got the J31s I was worried they wouldn’t perform well enough, but they have done better than I thought.

[@Gunbrah]

Just ordered some

[@IowaNVGuy]

@@Gunbrah hell yeah,… check back in and let everyone know what you think!!

[@mothersmilk8370]

@@Gunbrah Thoughts on your J31's?

[@MuhammadHarizuddinbinShamsudin]

Looking forward to hear your opinion on J31s.

[@AdventureswithDNA]

I like the video, but it would be much better if you added some simple text of the NV unit that's currently being used during each portion of the video. It's still an awesome comparison video, but it would just take it up to the next level if it was titled during each clip. :) Keep up the awesome work!

[@revolutionanarchy713]

Great video!!! Thank you so much for it!!!

[@WhiskeyTango89]

My biggest issue with my Jerry 31s what the chromatic aberrations due to the glass. The standard Carson lenses on other units as far superior to the glass on the Jerry outside of that they are great units for the price.

[@georgesmigiel4548]

Nice shooting star in the video

[@tomdevane6548]

I have that exact same bump helmet with Jerry 31s on it too

[@Mr_Glenn]

There is a huge amount of chromatic aberration on the J-14/31. The lenses are made for GP, not WP.

[@yakivpopavich]

Yeah I'm going to get the GP ones for this very reason.

[@IowaNVGuy]

I’d like to see the difference wish I could get a set of green ones for comparison!

[@Mr_Glenn]

I owned a PVS-14 with NNVT and now have one with an echo. It's night and day for me.

[@IowaNVGuy]

The echo being the winner ya??? The echo I had for comparison was just a touch better with no moon.

[@marcinxmo9236]

what kind of nnvt tube did you have?

[@Eric-k3m]

Awesome review and comparison

[@JamesCameron-zk2jw]

Fellow Iowan here. Went ahead and snagged a pair of j31’s yesterday, my entry into NV. Watched all your videos regarding it and god knows how many other before pulling the trigger, decided to go through Steele because of their in-house cq check. I’ve got realistic expectations but I cannot wait.

[@IowaNVGuy]

10 year warranty on it to… 1 from factory… 10 year from Steele. Great choice!

[@TruthPrevails24]

god i dont know what to pick, im stuck between a set of 1431 gen 3 in GP around 2000 FOM for 4500, or Jerry 31 for 4k. im not going mono because i cannot keep one eye focused, and i will be hiking more then shooting with them.

[@IowaNVGuy]

I’m reviewing a Gen 3 GP omni7 pvs 14 don’t know the FOM… overall performance is very close, aside from the green phosphor anyway. The green seems a little brighter,.. in most conditions just a touch more clear. in some cases the jerry was more clear. When paying that much what’s another $500? So it really comes down to green or white… and or the housing features your looking for. I think you would be happy either way!

[@TruthPrevails24]

@@IowaNVGuy awesome I’ll have to keep an eye out for that video because I think the tubes I’ll be getting is Omni 7. And this is the best answer gotten, I’m glad to hear they’re close to the same performance wise, I may have to go with green, then just to go a little bit brighter because I’m gonna be hiking a lot more. but there jerrys may bave a better wareanty so yeah ill just kinda have to figure the rest out! Ill keep a eye on that video!! Really appreciate it!

[@garrettferrell6821]

I’m currently saving up for Jerry 31s,I was trying to decide between a milspec PVS-14 or Jerry 31s,this makes things a little easier for me

[@yakivpopavich]

Check into the chromatic aberration on the WP model, I hear it's a lense issue and the GP ones don't have any problems at all.

[@harizdean3448]

Great review on the performances

[@travislupum]

I am so torn between a set of j31 or a really high spec pvs14 I have a couple green phos units I'm about to purchase a white phos unit I just don't know what to pick

[@IowaNVGuy]

It’s a hard choice!!! I had a 2800+ FOM pvs14… in extreme low light, I did still use supplemental IR light to identify targets and see out to distance. DUELS VS MONO is really the question? Or is it???? If you have a decent PVS14 now… I’d suggest going the route of adding a COTI and having thermal overlay! I truly believe that is the future of NIGHT VISION.

[@aesthetic8780]

Go for the green Phos j31. It's P22. A bit like a mix of green/white. The glass isn't made for P45! You get bad clarity and rainbow effect. The glass is made for P22. You get really good clarity and better Gain.

[@codyprice6384]

I was the same my buddy has a pvs14 that I tried hog hunting and I wasn’t a fan of the mono it messed with me a little. I went with the J31s and couldn’t be happier for the price. Sure would I like to have PVS31s of course but. I couldn’t justify the cost of something I hobby with/use 1-2x a month.

[@travislupum]

​@IowaNVGuy I thought about a coti I ended up getting a elbit xlsh 14 with 2400+ fom it's insanely crisp I got a stingIR as well to pair with it I thought about a coti but I want a dedicated thermal I can swing down to scan with my best green phos 14 sees into much darker conditions clearly then the elbit from what I'm reading that's normal for green units to be able to do

[@umbrellacorpmarketingdept7154]

Can they take a hard bump?

[@IowaNVGuy]

Haven’t tested them,,… they do feel stout.

[@michaelbattin]

thank you

[@giannizen3775]

Brothers and sisters, you are sleeping on possibly the best housing for the price point… instead of this thing, you guys could get yourself a nice set of LLI Aeternus, which take PVS-14 lenses, so you could put Carson on them or if you want to save a bit, Argus LW lenses, which are an amazing product, and add a pair of NVT-4 tubes, or if you wanna up the budget a little more, NVT-5’s. You’d spend about the same, sacrifice articulation for image quality

[@aesthetic8780]

Agree. The AETERNUS is not even comparable. It's way better. Articulation in general is very overrated. Just looks cool.

[@giannizen3775]

@@aesthetic8780 it’s definitely a very comfortable thing to have but I’d take image quality over articulation, especially if it’s such a huge change from J-31 glass to Carson

[@germanshepherd6638]

Have you ever seen UFOs with it? 🛸

[@joker747A]

The price is right on the Jerry Seinfeld’s and the performance looks pretty good too. How rugged do they feel compared to a milspec 14? Thanks for the video(s) 🫡

[@IowaNVGuy]

They feel stout, BUT…. They are articulating which inherently will make them more vulnerable to damage than a single unit like a pvs14. I’ve seen videos of the RNVGS.. being run over by a truck surviving, but they are not articulate. I wish I had a pair to torture test to find out exactly the abuse they would take! I cannot swing that cost lol

[@frazer1988]

I’m very tempted by the J31’s, I have a Nocturn Tanto with a Photonis ECHO tube and Carson glass which I love but duals would be nice… do I sacrifice the nicer tube for J31 duals 🤔 Demo of my tube on my channel 🤌🏻

[@aesthetic8780]

The tube is not the problem here. It's the glass.

[@frazer1988]

@@aesthetic8780 Yeah it does seem to be quite an issue, more so that you cant swap out the glass for a PVS 14 type glass.