Holosun DRS-TH versus ?

[deadman]

Has anyone here bought one of these? Hard to find any good impartial info on the quality. I'm intrigued but hesitant to drop the hammer. I like the idea of a low magnification option, but I've heard pretty bad reviews of the actual image you see in the screen.

Field of view is another concern as you're basically blind other than what you see on the screen, but I understand that is to be expected especially with an optic like this.

If anyone has actually bought and used one, I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

I'm also interested in any suggestions for an alternate. Clip on style to use with an existing scope etc.

Thanks.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

The DNT seems to be the best optic for money right now.

 

[apu]

Has anyone here bought one of these? Hard to find any good impartial info on the quality. I'm intrigued but hesitant to drop the hammer. I like the idea of a low magnification option, but I've heard pretty bad reviews of the actual image you see in the screen.

Field of view is another concern as you're basically blind other than what you see on the screen, but I understand that is to be expected especially with an optic like this.

If anyone has actually bought and used one, I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

I'm also interested in any suggestions for an alternate. Clip on style to use with an existing scope etc.

Thanks.

I just picked one up from RDSC during a recent 10% off flash sale. With the discount its reasonably competitive with the DNT units. Full disclosure I have limited thermal experience. I have not zeroed or put rounds down range yet but generally the quality of red dot and thermal unit appear excellent, seems like actually nice quality Chinesium. The red dot itself is great, no issues at all. The thermal at 3-5x digital zoom and depending on the brightness you select images are getting a little grainy but you have no problem making out what the thermal image is even at an appreciable distance. I actually prefer keeping it at 1X in white hot and using a Vortex 3X micro magnifier if I need the additional distance/definition. The field of view at the advertised 13.5 degrees appears completely fine/useable and would be similar to a typical 1-2x power optic. The control ergos are just ok and very functional once you get used to the various buttons.

At this point I have no regrets buying this thermal. I feel the pro of a relatively inexpensive thermal "owning the night" optic outweigh any apparent cons, especially at this price point. I will try and provide a better review in next week or two.

I had it originally mounted on a firearm that I will neither confirm or deny exists. Nonetheless, for demonstration purposes here is the Holosun thermal/red dot + Vortex magnifier on a CZ trail . It actually looks not too bad in person and is reasonably balanced, might keep this setup for a bit.

 

[apu]

Got a chance to zero and play with the Holosun thermal a bit in the dark yesterday. Despite the previously mention resolution concerns and the relative small sight picture, in pitch dark I was able to easily identify a chihuahua sized targets at over a 100 yards. Although It will pick thermal signatures much farther but I am going to speculate your effective max target ID range is around 200-300 with hog sized targets or larger. I have decided this combo is much better on a semi rifle with the ability for quick follow up. I can't overstate how much I really like the red dot portion of the optic for daytime use. Thermal just seems like extra gravy when dusk comes.

In consideration of general resolution and overall functionality I am going to give the thermal a 7-8/10 rating. General unit quality 9/10. The controls while not difficult to figure out are not as quick or intuitive as one would imagine 6/10. Despite its relative high cost, value for money for me would still be around 8/10. Its quite amazing tech that you can get at this price point.

 

[apu]

I feel compelled to share an experience I had yesterday evening as I was sitting on my deck at the farm. A thick fog had rolled in, with the moonless night there was zero visibility beyond 10 feet. Out of the darkness I briefly heard a snort. Pulled out the thermal scope and there was a deer lit up like a Christmas tree not more than 30 feet away, she could smell me but could not see me through the dark and fog. Even with an IR illuminator NV would have been useless. I am now absolutely sold that thermals optics are a significant force multiplier.