PVS -31A by L3Harris

[@KitBadger]

You can find the PVS-31A here: licentiaarmsco.com/product/l3harris-pvs-31a/

[@mallenshields]

Great review, man! Who makes the cat shirt? Definitely need that.

[@RB-xv4si]

You mention that in your opinion, it’s important to go with the L3Harris manufactured PVS-31A. Is there any reason not to opt for the Armasight or ATN version instead?

[@AckzaTV]

$13 thousand dollars $6.5k per monocular. Makes sense when you realize people in the military actually get paychecks lol

[@killacamfoo]

I hear these are popular in Afghanistan. Got a lot of them for free there.

[@CaptainCreampie69]

We get it. Played out joke bro. We all know Biden is awful.

[@joncampo1627]

@@CaptainCreampie69 You sound like one of his advisors.

[@CaptainCreampie69]

@@joncampo1627 I’m actually not though. Biden is an awful president. After Nixon and Buchanan he may be the next worst. It’s just a lame joke that people are still repeating 6 months later. I get it president dipshit left 80 billion in military equipment there.

[@projekt679]

We didn’t give them 31s. Not even the regular American army has them.

[@killacamfoo]

@@projekt679 but we did give them several "near peer" armaments including NODs and thermals and now we need Sig and big mil contractors to come up with better killing machines on the taxpayer dime.

[@ungerjs90]

Had some 31's for a previous job. Was really impressed by them. It's really nice being able to shoot passive and still see what's going on in front of you. I'm just not a fan of the power button. I've found them dead in my kit bag while doing PMCS. I ended up just carrying them in my kit bag with the battery compartment unscrewed so it wouldn't get bumped on and kill the battery while in my bag. But yeah, agreed; they're really awesome.

[@Alex-mo9qt]

For anyone out there, dont feel like you need to spend an extra 3 grand for the extra clarity "fom". Even a budget gen 3 tube is clear enough to see everything ya need it to

[@PrestleyPlays]

Wish I had the dough for PVS-31A’s, but I’m alright with my PVS-14! Saving for RNVG’s now. :)

[@younggun62369]

love my 31As. I got rid of the DTNVS for them.. 2900 FOM on the 31s is also wild.

[@twdunn9]

I have a set of 2900s. I wouldn’t trade them for the world.

[@younggun62369]

@@twdunn9 I never believed in how much better they are glass wise until I tried them.. even high spec NVS don't impress me now. If the system resolution cant match the crazy tube specs then what's the point in paying so much. IMO

[@lukeflaugher5334]

They do come at the minimum, my first set of 31’s came exactly at 2376. I traded them and boot for my 2nd set that is 2700-2800 FOM.

[@GunnShineState]

How did you trade

[@reciprocaljustice]

Great breakdown brother!!

[@johnjacobjinglehimer4568]

My unit had gen 2 14's and I can't not recommend them enough

[@whatsupitsjames5185]

Once again kitbadger early squad

[@Scruffy-LookingNerfHerder]

I want night vision!!!! I don’t have any realistic need for it, but I want it!!!!

[@AckzaTV]

Just get thermal for $230 p2 usbc from infiray and get either 100.dollar ar glasses or a 10.dollar be goggle for phone or phone neck holder for 10 bucks

[@jg3_75]

One of only 2 nods I’ve ever used. I’ve only used night vision professionally unfortunately

[@cokinator100ify]

Tubbs Hill. Good hike

[@evanphillips5061]

Thanks for the content man

[@timmarshall3651]

My 31a’s don’t as a housing don’t stand up to my DTNVS or ULBNVDs, both of which I prefer. I hate that the pods don’t power off when rotated up, drives me crazy.

[@sebastianbosek5222]

What are those acronyms you're using

[@timmarshall3651]

@@sebastianbosek5222 PVS 31a’s (reviewed in the video) DTNVS is another night vision housing as is the ULBNVD

[@freedommonger4512]

I bet there are afew of these for sale at the Bagdad flea market?

[@jamesdc9595]

Why am I watching a gear video for something I’ll only be able to afford if my life insurance pays out

[@Token_Black_Guy]

Same

[@CBRN-Fan-Boy]

Well at least there is hope!

[@zachbunch8701]

Time to cash out that 401

[@ParkR84]

Another great review

[@MICHIG00N]

Love your content, man! Great detailed video on the PVS-31-A.

[@thegolflife7565]

@KitBadger What do you like better? Your DTNVS or these 31 Alphas?

[@thesquidoodle8414]

Because I don't have the ability to try them once, I wanted to ask how much do you really see through the NVG's? As much like at 6:19 Minute?

[@Ryan-cv9me]

Yes. Brass facts does a good video on this if you’re interested in seeing more. The image is actually better than what was shown. The image coming through them is analog, so when recorded with a camera and uploaded to KZbin (and compressed) you lose image quality.

[@brandonosceola2206]

We’re those rubber band around those things for the lens-covers? That’s a great idea it just comes with one thin band.

[@SkeezyFPV]

I'd love to have some 31s but honestly if i had that cash to spend I'd get a couple of pair of bridged 14s to peel off and share with my brokedick friends and keep running my gen 3 white phos single 14 when necessary. Night vision is a really lonely hobby when you are doing it on your own.

[@revvyishonisd5027]

This is so true lol. Buying night vision isn’t the hard part, it’s finding someone else whose willing to buy it too and do it with you that’s the real hurdle lol 😥

[@SkeezyFPV]

@@revvyishonisd5027, I'd love to go out right now fucking around in the woods while it's snowing but my bro's flashlight be fucking with my nods 😂❄❄❄

[@revvyishonisd5027]

@@SkeezyFPV we should make a bro date app for night vision owners. Call it moon goon mingle

[@SkeezyFPV]

@@revvyishonisd5027 I've been trying for two years since i got my 14 to talk my bros into getting nods with no luck. I'm starting to think it's something you either get or you don't. I run mine alsmost daily. Enough that i don't bother taking the battery out anymore lmao. Dry firing and moving under nods doesnt necessarily require teammates but it sure would make it more fun and less routine.

[@bghiggy]

Now get some gpnvg18 and go really off the deep end

[@AckzaTV]

They dont make a $6k binoc for half the price? Or is there no point for something this good to gimp it?

[@jimmyjames_yt]

Does one tube shut off when if you raise it, while the other keeps working, probably not, if not it’s junk.

[@davidduke3417]

Still hard to justify the price. If I was a fully employed PMC I'd probably get these, then again It'd probably be smarter to get a spare pvs-14

[@scuzzy2142]

Do a video on the jacket

[@mountaingoat7202]

@kit badger what jacket is that? Also in my previous life, I absolutely LOVED my 31s.... wish I could have taken em with me when i ETS'd . Now its unfortunately very hard to use anything that isnt very close in overall quality and feature set and be satisfied, the long road of more saving continues in order to purchase my own set......

[@VanXHydrA]

Whats the song at the end?

[@parallel-knight]

If I was gonna go all out and buy some NVG’s I would go with PVS-3151 gen3 white phos if I was gonna go with mid tear I’d get a set of PVS-31C gen2 white phos price is(£5000) but I’ve never had a set of NVG’s so to begin with I’d go PVS-7 gen 2 green phos (£2500) which tbf £2500 seems cheep for legit night vision. This is all in the UK. Can anyone advise on what set and gen I should get to get started in night vision?

[@georgebigr]

Gen 3 PVS14

[@parallel-knight]

@@georgebigr really? But wouldn’t PVS-31’s be better due to the 2 tubes instead of 1?

[@georgebigr]

@@parallel-knight I like a free eye for thermal and light weight.

[@jeffschultz8817]

Who makes that jacket? Beyond?

[@antoinerichards1]

What jacket is that asking for a service member

[@ACGBLR]

Well, we were still using the pvs 7,with the single ocular…..they were terrible. 2008-2013 Edit: I had the nomenclature wrong.

[@ACGBLR]

@traplordghost ah, I realized I have the nomenclature wrong. It was the PVS 7 my unit had. My mistake.

[@martinsuareznunez2620]

hello , can this system , the PVS-31A be used with the Optics 1 ECOTI ??? can they fuse ??

[@carbonking53]

All for the low low price of $14,000 American dollars. Or 1.75 million Russian Rubles at the current exchange rate.

[@zachgregory1289]

Great video. Feel this is a cry once but buy once scenario. But once in your hands you love the purchase. What is the life expectancy of nods?

[@casey5018]

I'm curious what's the warranty lmfao

[@HanzHermannHoppe]

Depends on your tubes, l3harris manufactured unfilmed tubes will last upwards of 20,000 hours of cumulative run time. Id bet that most tubes die due to someone fucking them up, from either physical damage or by leaving them on(theyll burn an image onto the screen if you overexpose them, sort of like old CRTVs) or by hitting them with a powerful enough laser(which can instantly leave burn marks visible on the phosphor screen) The housing is made to be pretty durable but thats the cheapest part of the unit so it isnt that big of a deal if it breaks, lots of 3rd party manufactured units have 10yr warranties on the housings. The lenses are about as durable as any optic, though i wouldnt recommend shooting sims at them or anything(thats what sacrificial lens covers are for)

[@schweizerballs573]

So where can I buy one?

[@EmpTy-kf2rq]

Do the PVS-31A tubes individually and automatically turn off if you rotate them to the side?

[@dandylion247]

im told theres a Flareon hiding in this video :)

[@nitrocell9287]

what was up with the shots that looked purple?

[@joshowens2219]

Lens filters.

[@RetUSNdude]

I’m just glad to be able to afford a PVS14 WP had a 18 GP issued that was awesome wish I could afford 31 WP

[@brysonredgrave]

Dumb Question but is there a tier or level restricted to le/mil only? id like to get into nvg but I believe in the buy once cry once theory.

[@randylahey2242]

you couldn't afford the best if it was available lol they could easily make some crazy liquid cooled 1080p thermal binoculars for a couple hundred grand

[@HenrikSherwood]

@@randylahey2242 The new fancy thermal nods are COTI/ECOTIs

[@SpaceCadebt]

Looking forward to this one, although I don’t think my wallet is…

[@tylergarrett4498]

Following a bunch of groups on fb about NV it seems like I went the right route getting RNVGs. It seems like 31s are incredibly fragile and hard to get serviced if you have the real l3 stuff (because Harris is busier than fuck)

[@SpaceCadebt]

@@tylergarrett4498 Thanks for the advice

[@Gear_Frontier]

All in, im at $3100 for my bridged, gen 3 14’s. Green phos of course but around 1800 fom. Deals are out there, just gotta be patient!

[@Gear_Frontier]

Also before someone goes “ohH SoO hEavY” they really arent bad with a proper counterweight and lightweight bridge. Weight is on par with pvs15’s, around 24oz.

[@Lifechanging99999]

What do you use for a counterweight? What do you use for helmet or headgear? What do you use for the mounting?

[@RocRIght805]

That’s way to cheap for dual 14’s . I’m in for about 7g’s for my set up . Dual 14’s gen3 green phos , bnpm from tnvg . My first 14 is 1900 fom and my new one is 2390 fom from usnv . I really can’t tell the difference between the two .

[@Lifechanging99999]

@@RocRIght805 I paid around $4500 for one pvs14. L3 unfilmed white phosphor. Now if I want to match that, I hVe to drop another amount close to that. Before all the accessories And mounting.

[@RocRIght805]

@@Lifechanging99999 I’ve only used green phos. How do you like white vs green?

[@bradkilbury6816]

My head is already really heavy

[@revvyishonisd5027]

31a’s are my dream device. But that shits way too much money for me to justify lol

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

I want......I don't have a justification at this point.

[@AsadulBissad]

9961 Shad Isle

[@jessescott8531]

I'm gonna get these for airsoft 😅

[@TomDavid-s8l]

3479 Schoen Centers

[@EmilyMatthew-f7m]

970 Metz Green

[@joquin4618]

$13k yikes 😳

[@aryanpashtun416]

Taliban got this shit for free, even better military grade models.

[@joquin4618]

@@aryanpashtun416 the reality of that statement really boils my blood 🤬

[@aryanpashtun416]

@@joquin4618 Well technically they sacrificed a lot of men but they eventually got what they wanted.

[@projekt679]

About to sell my Rolex.

[@Underbottom.Sandydown]

mOm! I need your credit card!

[@Bailey-k2j]

$15,000! 😭

[@RB-xv4si]

That IR beacon on the back of one dude’s helmet was super annoying to look at. Should be mounted on the top of the helmet. Very distracting.

[@seabass3104]

😢

[@RafaelEstor]

I think its nice to use that for wild pig hunting😂😂😂😂

[@Haikeoutdoor]

We have these too,including NVG,Scope,Flashlights,Red dot sight,Helmet,Various brackets and more

[@skyjumper1653]

We should ask the Taliban goat herders how they like them. We left them 88 billion dollars worth of equipment. Glory to Ukraine.

[@killacamfoo]

You do realize that Ukraine will be Afghanistan 2.0 x100 in terms of pro war propaganda and western aid in military equipment. There are already Russian units with captured FGM-148 Javelins. $175k a pop and can destroy any western armor. A lot of this crap will make it's way to China and they'll clone them up to use on us.

[@skyjumper1653]

Thank you Joe Biden. Oh! And do you know ukraine is a country in Europe.

[@IHavAnAkimbonr]

@@skyjumper1653 Is it the smaller country? Next to the bigger Russia?

[@Rorschach_theghost]

@@cookie5535 shhh.. let the sheep keep on sheeping.. they have it all figured out hahaaa

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Invasions are bad, Kamala taught me this at 38.

[@AnonymousMontanantoo]

Duuuuuuuuuuddde!!!😀👍🤪❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🤯

[@mrleomich]

Thanks to God that Ivan is not talking about globalist politics

[@vidocqcz]

Hm. In our country is price high like a price of small car :-)

[@Iron_Road]

On todays episode of shit my tax dollars pay for that if I buy it personally I have to sign a sworn statement that I won't export or sell to enemies of the US because it's an ITAR product.

[@jimmyjames_yt]

X crap review