Own afew gen 3 night vision equipment. Make sure to bring your wallet, with deep, real deep pockets. U.S.A made NV equipment are costly. Russian made NV equipment are cheaper. One thing for sure you will own the night when things go South/SHTF.
Thermal vision question
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Own afew gen 3 night vision equipment. Make sure to bring your wallet, with deep, real deep pockets. U.S.A made NV equipment are costly. Russian made NV equipment are cheaper. One thing for sure you will own the night when things go South/SHTF.
How deep a pocket will I need for a Canadian made one? http://www.newcon-optik.com/nvs33.html
Might want to have a look in the dark with this
All of the NV equipment i own are american made. They were purchesed over 10 years ago. The only newer one's i purchesed 3 years ago are the bushnell stealth view digital NV. These are rated gen 2-3. Stoped researching for any NV equipment for now, as i have all that i need.
Ok.... I gotta chime in.
If I was going to buy Night vision, I would buy SUPER VISION. Since it is as good as Gen 4 and has automatic light flare protection and a ZOOM. They are like 600-700 bucks depending where you buy. I have seen them for sale at the Bass Pro shop by Canadas Wonderland.
As for FLIR, the best I have come across is CHINA produced, $3000 bucks for mono scope *Non-Cooled* FLIR. You can get Firefighting versions for around $600-$2000 dollars but they are hand held Meter type.
If I was going to buy Night vision, I would buy SUPER VISION. Since it is as good as Gen 4 and has automatic light flare protection and a ZOOM. They are like 600-700 bucks depending where you buy. I have seen them for sale at the Bass Pro shop by Canadas Wonderland.
As for FLIR, the best I have come across is CHINA produced, $3000 bucks for mono scope *Non-Cooled* FLIR. You can get Firefighting versions for around $600-$2000 dollars but they are hand held Meter type.
Can you give us a review of the Bushnell Stealthview?
How deep a pocket will I need for a Canadian made one? http://www.newcon-optik.com/nvs33.html
Might want to have a look in the dark with this
I've seen the NVS-14 GenIII listed for just under $4k and the DN510 day/night scope about the same. The thing I like about the DN510 is like the US Optics sniper scopes you simply change the eyepiece for day or night. Also the NV eyepiece is it's own monocular NV viewer you can use anytime with out having to bring the scope section.
The Bushnell Stealthview is very affordable at under $400.00
, they take time getting use to, than normal NV equipment, as to looking through them is like watching a Black & White TV screen. Good for 600 feet / 200 yard viewing range. They use AA batterys which is a plus in my world. Draw back is that it use 6 batterys, using 2 AA would be a plus, not 6 AA . I give it a 8 1/2 out of 10 in my books.
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The Newcon NVS-14 has an inside level which turns-it off when you flip it up. That level has wobble that makes a rattling noise. If you intend to use it in a silent environment, you can ask them to remove it for free. It removes the auto shut-off at the same time.
They said they can't help it otherwise.
They said they can't help it otherwise.
ajayofcanada
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I think this thread got sidetracked, he asked about THERMALS, and all the answers are discussing Night Vision. They aren't the same thing. But yes they are both legal to own. Here's a photo of a CGN members M14 with a Thermal sight on it, he was selling the sight for $16,000 I think, might have been a little less but it was definitely more than $10,000. Thermals are very expensive!!!
As for night vision, you can but them at a bunch of places here in Canada, a few of the site sponsors sell them, Frontier Firearms does, as does Wholesale Sports.
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As for night vision, you can but them at a bunch of places here in Canada, a few of the site sponsors sell them, Frontier Firearms does, as does Wholesale Sports.
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I think this thread got sidetracked, he asked about THERMALS, and all the answers are discussing Night Vision. They aren't the same thing. But yes they are both legal to own. Here's a photo of a CGN members M14 with a Thermal sight on it, he was selling the sight for $16,000 I think, might have been a little less but it was definitely more than $10,000. Thermals are very expensive!!!
As for night vision, you can but them at a bunch of places here in Canada, a few of the site sponsors sell them, Frontier Firearms does, as does Wholesale Sports.
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Thermals are a rich mans toy. 99% of the shooters at the range can't afford a $3,000 rifle, let alone a $1,000 scope. What i do see are $1,000 - $1,500 rifles & $200 - $500 scopes. Thermals are out, for the cost factor for most people. I'll shut up now.
I did look at this type of system too but as most of (98%) my shooting would be in daylight conditions I did not want to have a dedicated NV scope for one rifle. The NV/thermal units that mount in front of a day scope can be switched from one rifle to another without the loss of zero and can be used with several different types of scopes/rifles. Can be used as a monocular as well
Just wont focus at 1m type stuff. Could switch it onto anything with a rail up front Price is the biggest barrier or a Flir ADUNS-S would be sweet 
Just wonder how they will react to the muzzle flashes?(non-autogated GEN 3)I fully agree that thermal sights are out of price for most of us. However I think that many more people could afford a 3000$ rifle. But they choose to buy a 30k$ car and stainless appliance instead. That's a matter of personal choice / priority.
dutchtouch44
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Thermal vision or flir is completely legal in canada its a trade tool for gas and refrigeration leak detection. nv is completely legal as well but gen 1 and gen 2 are the norm . gen 3 and 4 have fun aquiring true units typically overseas or specific import export only
My brother that's a safety manger now used to keep a thermal imager with him while still working as a safety officer in the oil industry. Cool gadget. It was a cooled imager setup (I think it was called that) kept in a Pelican case and cost in the over $100,000. I'd post the real cost he told me but I'd get called a liar here. The unit had to be turned on and took 10 minutes to be ready to use. It could detect the tiniest difference in temperatures between air or solids etc. The resolution was freaky and clothing was pretty much invisable to it. Not small enough to be a piece of kit but scary if you thought about the possible uses for viewing the public. Absolutely no way to conceal a piece of metal like a gun from this viewer. His use was to check for the possibility of leaks of poisonous gases at gas plants.
After he got promoted he didn't need the unit anymore.
