I Tested a FLIR Unit to See Through Smoke *VIDEO*
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Those units are made specifically to go infront of the dayoptic( are super expensive, hard to get up here). The FLIR PS24/36 units are not.
A guy at the ATN booth tried to explain to me the difference between the two, but I couldnt follow him. Has something to do with collumation at the exit pupil.....blah blah
That is why most NV units are mounted behind the day optic(AN/PVS22 and simular units exempt), but FLIR units cant go behind because the glass in the day optic attenuates all the medium IR light.
I did wonder if I could put a unit infront of my Trijicon on 1x so I tried it, and the POA was off buy 4 feet at 50 yards!!
GC
TVPP: Apparently the marking laser on the LS units dosn't show up on the FLIR screen. :^(
A guy at the ATN booth tried to explain to me the difference between the two, but I couldnt follow him. Has something to do with collumation at the exit pupil.....blah blah
That is why most NV units are mounted behind the day optic(AN/PVS22 and simular units exempt), but FLIR units cant go behind because the glass in the day optic attenuates all the medium IR light.
I did wonder if I could put a unit infront of my Trijicon on 1x so I tried it, and the POA was off buy 4 feet at 50 yards!!
GC
TVPP: Apparently the marking laser on the LS units dosn't show up on the FLIR screen. :^(
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I know the guy with that Sig-ACOG-FLIR T-50 combo in the second pic Drache. Amazing setup!
Gas Can, I know those made as clip on sights are crazy expensive, and I understand that using a regular hand held unit on a rifle would totally change your zero. In my mind, you'd have to zero for the FLIR as a totally separate process. But enough someone's always determined to do it.
And no, sadly there are no lasers I know of that will show emit enough radiation to make a hot spot on a FLIR unit. Its cross-hairs or nothin I'm afraid.
Gas Can, I know those made as clip on sights are crazy expensive, and I understand that using a regular hand held unit on a rifle would totally change your zero. In my mind, you'd have to zero for the FLIR as a totally separate process. But enough someone's always determined to do it.
And no, sadly there are no lasers I know of that will show emit enough radiation to make a hot spot on a FLIR unit. Its cross-hairs or nothin I'm afraid.
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I ordered mine online, but you can get them from Crown surplus in Calgary 
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So FLIR gives a bunch of numbers about "detection" which are kinda BS. Are you familiar with rangefinders? How your Bushnell Scout will do "1000 yards" on the box but only 250 yards to a deer? Its kindof like that but not quite as bad.
There are two things that determine how far you can see: the size of your detector and the size of your lens. So units with a longer lens will get you closer, and units with a bigger detector will be more sensitive.
Using the more common ones, like the PS32, I think I'd be confident picking up a coyote at 250 yards. But for the further stuff I would be tempted to use a BTS-XR like I have in the video. That unit is larger, but it has a 640X480 detector and you can swap the lenses on it. The 35mm lens is what you see in the video, but a 100mm lens would be more like a ten or twelve power binocular.
Personally I'm waiting for the LS64 to get here. Its a 640x512 detector in the same package as the little PS units. Its got a 35mm lens built in, and then a 1-4X internal zoom.
There are two things that determine how far you can see: the size of your detector and the size of your lens. So units with a longer lens will get you closer, and units with a bigger detector will be more sensitive.
Using the more common ones, like the PS32, I think I'd be confident picking up a coyote at 250 yards. But for the further stuff I would be tempted to use a BTS-XR like I have in the video. That unit is larger, but it has a 640X480 detector and you can swap the lenses on it. The 35mm lens is what you see in the video, but a 100mm lens would be more like a ten or twelve power binocular.
Personally I'm waiting for the LS64 to get here. Its a 640x512 detector in the same package as the little PS units. Its got a 35mm lens built in, and then a 1-4X internal zoom.
