Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL50: The first preview

[@paddymularkey]

Show a video at 400m, 500m, 600m, upto 1000m. then the people will see the real failings of the scope. NO ONE shows anything past 200m using this scope, because its bad, really bad.

[@thomasjacksltd]

That's quite a specialism - those kind of ranges with a thermal. I thought I might get some tips from your channel but there doesn't appear to be anything over 100 yards with your ATN

[@paddymularkey]

Whats quite the specialism? No offer of a review showing extended ranges then... I was hoping to get a scope that would suit the Creedmore out to 500m but the scope is not up to it. Thats the point I am making, Your selling something that is not fit for purpose. As for 2300m detection thats a joke. I own one and have paid a fortune only to be let down badly. Its great at lower ranges but med to long ranges its awful Just letting others know.

[@thomasjacksltd]

​@@paddymularkey Take a look at this video of one of the Pulsar Pro Staff (and the set-up needed) shooting 1000yds with a Pulsar Krypton (with a smaller sensor than the Thermion XL50): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDCmJeJZ8h4bdUsi=c_SNc30rR80ObLiA I'm happy to show longer ranges in my videos but the 'fitness for purpose' I get from talking to UK Pulsar users and professionals is they tend to shoot around 100yds, often less (where they're able to stalk or call the animal closer) occasionally up to 250yds, but rarely over that. As for 'detection range' it's an industry standard benchmark (called the Johnson Criteria) to indicate the distance an object can just be seen (ie a few pixels). It's very different from the range that something can be clearly identified (and safely shot).

[@Countryoutdoorsmankeith]

I dont see the real need to see footage at those distances, yes every manufacturer says that there detection range is X or Y but that only goes off what that thermal sensor/ Lens, all of those combintioned together gives you the detection range, its not a shootable range. When I am out Stalking or foxing, I want to be able to ID what I am shooting and with a bigger sensor its easyier achievable, then its down to fieldcraft to get the animal in closer or get closer to the animal, its not able taking crazy long shots, so I don't see what advantage of a video at 1000m is going to achieve. Yes every manufacturer has there pros & cons and I have tried and owned a fair few over the years, but the winning factory to me on the Pulsar units is the build quality, there is no image latency/ lag at all when scanning, and back up service with it being a European country.

[@paddymularkey]

Well who wants to shoot 1000m in thermal. Not me. 1000m daytime with a Swaro Ds yip do that. 500m at night with a 6k+Scope yip...but its a stretch at a blurry image. Nothing clear about the image this produces. As I said 14x at 1000m a sheep is individual countable in focus pixels... not a focus issue when you can clearly see individual pixels clearly. I will ask again. Put a side by side video up of this scope at distance...I know the results ive done it. The scope does not match the hype....I paid 6k listening to the hype and got a poor quality banger of a scope.

[@paddymularkey]

Are there any PIP updates coming for this.

[@thomasjacksltd]

Do you mean the picture-in-picture window that opens to help range finding more accurate, or is it something else? Please clarify.

[@paddymularkey]

The PIP that when turned off hangs around for 10+ seconds before eventually reverting back to the full screen. I know its needed for ranging but when off it should revert to full screen imediately after the range has been selected.

[@thomasjacksltd]

@@paddymularkey I've passed on your feedback... in the meantime I also discovered a work-around: After range finding tap the menu button. It immediately gets rid of the PIP (so you control how long that stays on screen each time) to take the shot. Of course this will open your quick menu but only for 3 seconds and it is in the side of the screen, nicely out of the way.

[@paddymularkey]

@@thomasjacksltd I discovered that work around after 5 minutes of switching it on an I think its a double Press. Have a look at what you stated above, "Tap menu", "after 3 seconds" This is supposed to be a hunting tool, not a target scope. This is the single worst piece of Pulsar kit I have ever owned.