RIX Tactical RNV-31 Review - Affordable White Phosphor Dual Tube Night Vision!

[@BrandonLamb1]

Coming back to comment with a followup. Got to take my rnv-31 out a couple times now, once for an overnight and next day range shoot with some of the guys. My initial impressions were that man I really had convinced myself that a mono pvs14 was "good enough"... and, honestly it IS but duals are so much better lmao. These worked fantastic, look great, got perfect looking tubes from what I can tell. I'm using a chinesium cadex mount on an ops core ballistic with amps. I had a great time. I did order some iris adapters from cold harbor supply since those seem like the magic sauce. Im 100% satisfied with these $4600 duals vs $10-12k for really nice ones. Now, I should probably avoid looking at a buddy's nice duals and seeing how much better those are, but these rnv-31, chef's kiss

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Right on! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying them. I've been loving mine. I'll have to get some of those iris adapters, too...

[@apricotcharms4126]

They are $4659 you’re welcome.

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Yep. I mentioned that in the video.

[@Oldguy1900]

That's about what others go for,some a lot more.

[@DIXONSIDER00]

@@sawtoothtactical404if that’s true then your video title is clickbait. I hope your channel fails. You deserve it

[@AnthonyGTrees]

God bless you Sir

[@AnthonyGTrees]

@@sawtoothtactical404if you said the price clearly upfront in the beginning of the video I’d take your opinion more seriously.

[@mrwill2828]

“Cold Harbour Supply” sells adapters for the Rix 31’s so that you can install Focus Irises on them. Bought a set. Love ‘em.👍

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Good to know. Thank you!

[@Adamaltman.]

I’m just here to say I was peer pressured to buy by my buddy. I love him so much for that

[@2AFreedom]

Are those Gen 2 or Gen 3?

[@Aguyandsometools]

Have you shot unsuppressed? Do they white out? With muzzle flash?

[@controlledchaos8851]

They are still hella expensive . Question though . Would a single quad like just right dual eye be better than 2 / 1 on each eye ?

[@sawtoothtactical404]

I'm not sure what you mean. Quad means four tubes for panoramic vision. What I've got is dual tubes and a single tube is something like a PVS-14. I've found that having dual tubes is much easier and more comfortable to use than a single monocular.

[@JNC_Firearms]

How are these as far as repairability? is it something worth sending back for repair and are parts readily available? Just wondering if the turnaround time for repair would take weeks or months (just in case they need to be sent off)

[@JimEagle5.56]

That is my only concern

[@georgejoseph4164]

Can you remove one tube and replace with a thermal? Like are they removable?

[@sawtoothtactical404]

I'm not sure, but they have a thermal clip-on. I'm going to be getting one to test out soon. It's called the RENV-C, if you want to check it out. You add it to one of the tubes.

[@georgejoseph4164]

@@sawtoothtactical404 was thinking of the FLIR Breach. But looking forward to your -C video. Looks interesting. If not making the helmet a bit lop-sided.

[@borrago]

they have a special model that can do that.

[@timmy101able]

Got a link to the dual tubes?

[@FMJTristan]

Just ordered a pair, coming soon, wonder how many 19 yr olds have real nods and full crye precision kit😅

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Good for you! Killing it!

[@RouseDas]

What are you looking at as far a LAMs? I bought the Holosun LE117($350-$400), It is IR only. Kinda wish I would have gone for the LE221($700+) it has vis and IR lasers. For a beginner LAM, those are good, going to save up for the Zbolt ACAL, which doesn't come out until next year.

[@sawtoothtactical404]

I've been looking into everything. It's been hard to make a decision on that, yet. I want IR laser AND illuminator and a visible laser would be helpful for zeroing in the daytime, as long as it's slaved to the IR laser.

[@RouseDas]

@@sawtoothtactical404 Take a look into Laserspeed (RT6 I think). It's over $1000, 4MR Ranch has a review on it. I am still waiting on the Zbolt ACAL, I just prefer the laser over bore ones. Last year at ShotShow, they said they were looking at a $1500 price point, but since June of this year, the price is listed as TBD. My guess, around $2k.

[@BigG_RomeoMI]

Check out defense distributors for your laser

[@BulletBarDave]

Why is your light coming on when you shoot?

[@sawtoothtactical404]

I don't know. Something is wrong with it. It just started doing it recently. My other Modlites don't do that.

[@murphyslaw2723]

are those just jerry 31. they look identical

[@sawtoothtactical404]

They're pretty much the same housing, but with upgraded glass, I believe.

[@troy9er]

Who flys the RC Planes?

[@sawtoothtactical404]

I built those planes years ago and used to fly them all the time. This last summer, I flew one again for the first time in 20 years and it all came back pretty quickly. I had a few good landings, before crashing one again, though. haha

[@BrandonLamb1]

Oh man... sold me... just ordered WP 1400-1600

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Nice! You're gonna be stoked!

[@roguedefensefirearmsllc6194]

Can they run off of a battery pack, do they have a port on them? If not, can it be added?

[@harizdean3448]

Definitely yes but they use a specific battery pack powered by 2 x 18650 batteries

[@dustinshaw2419]

Most people say do not buy gen 2 night vision.

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Up to you, but I'm perfectly happy with it. You can definitely pay more for Gen 3.

[@Flynn_Stones]

It's mostly the rich larpers gatekeeping. They also say don't get digital, but honestly everybody should start out with an NVG30 these days before even considering dropping months/years of savings.

[@dantonfaulkner553]

It's more of an architectural difference than a performance based one, you can get low grade gen3 tubes that will perform worse than a higher spec gen2+ for the same amount of money. There's several videos on it. If you wanted to do some research

[@ItsAdam12]

I mean the Chinese army has NVGs made in China

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Very true.

[@ericmacias27]

Damn i want night vision now lol

[@sawtoothtactical404]

It's pretty awesome. You will love it!

[@bparkerfool]

Jesus the 18 to 20 are more expensive that hugher gained white phos Pvs 14 duals

[@sawtoothtactical404]

High spec white phosphor duals are more expensive than that, unless you find some deal on the used market.

[@bh055]

Still unaffordable and always will be

[@sawtoothtactical404]

Night vision is definitely expensive.

[@borrago]

Not if you want it bad enough. Stop drinking booze for a year, sell one of your poverty pony rifles, cut out something unhealthy that you are doing, walk instead of drive some. There is always a way. It might take you a couple years, but then you'll have them. would rather be someone with NODS who made a few minor sacrifices for a couple years....or be a winey little p.o.g who STILL not be able to see in the dark? The time is gonna pass either way.

[@nicoa2050]

it’s really not most people pull loans or do payments

[@watevr4evr]

​@@nicoa2050 so a bigger price