Night setup rifles

[geologist]

I went with an MR-1 with the barrel chopped to 18.5".

The IR aiming laser is a Lasermax, the flashlight is a Nitecore IR (a bit floody but still very bright) and the NOD is a PVS-14 Gen3.

I was training tonight in the darkened yard and it is amazing how much you see with just ambient light. So much so that after a while when my night vision in my dominant non-NOD eye was at max, I felt exposed as I could see so much but in reality I was standing in the dark and not visible to the unaided eye.

It's foggy tonight and the IR laser line glowed brightly unlike in clear air where it is only visible when it strikes something solid.

I do find the rifle heavy and think that for night work, it will be better to remove the Primary Arms 1-6X in its PEPR QD mount as they are almost impossible to use.

If anyone else has a night setup I'd love to see it and hear any thoughts on it.

 

[lone-wolf]

tagging this for interest

 

[shackleford]

A work in progress. Need a tapered shim for Blackhawk! adapter, OR a H&R survivor forend. I also wanto get regular 34mm scope ring, OR swap out the strikefire II with a leupold with firedot-G reticle. The green dot really stands out with red filtered fenix. Oh yeah I want to swap out the fenix for an OLIGHT Valyrie.

 

[WhackQuacks]

I have an 11.5" on the go that everything on this Daniel will get transferred to once I'm done.

It's not an ideal setup but I make it work. I want/need to get the dbal changed out for an atpial.

 

[geologist]

Without a reticle fine aiming is kind of dicey........ But putting the center of the FLIR viewfinder on the target keeps all of the rounds on paper at least at 10 yards.........

 

[geologist]

Going to the range tomorrow and hopefully, just before the range closes, it'll be dark enough to fire the Benelli aiming with the PVS14 and the IR laser.

 

[300Spartans]

I always enjoy your pictorial posts, Geologist.

 

[gadget]

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gadget

 

[jory]

Oh my. That MAWL

 

[geologist]

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gadget

Let the night moves begin!!!!!

 

[geologist]

I wasn't on the paper at 25 yards so I'll go back with a 3'x4' piece of paper next week.

 

[Overlander2018]

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gadget

Off topic - Where did you pick up those 19X mags?

 

[RAYE]

Gadget,

Incoming PM... love your setup Brother! Very jealous.

 

[GUNNZ]

Damn you guys be creeping zero dark thirty on some mofos!

 

[Big bore dinosaur]

Now I want one..
Great thread, the last half hour at the range is the best..
Reminds me of live fire exercises in the dark

 

[geologist]

Damn you guys be creeping zero dark thirty on some mofos!

In my experience, bad 5hit usually happens after dark.

 

[ianfroese]

To resurrect this thread, I just for fun mounted my PVS-4 to my Swiss Arms. What a clunky unit! Once my DTNVG's get here I'll post a family picture of my night guns

Not sure why it's upside down. Just flip your computer upside down.

 

[Burner13]

Who did you go with for your DTNVGS? Cheers

 

[wayupnorth]

Without a reticle fine aiming is kind of dicey........ But putting the center of the FLIR viewfinder on the target keeps all of the rounds on paper at least at 10 yards.........

nice under-folding stock, where did you get it if you dont mind me asking?

 

[CobraGT]

Not exactly a "rifle", but....








I had to mount the thermal viewer higher than planned to clear the charging handle.... I originally had it mounted farther back toward the red dot, and lower, but my ####ty close-up vision made it hard to see the display clearly. Might put it on a different gun.