Night vision for Yotes, fox ect...

[TXNinVA]

I have been researching NVD's for one of my AR's I intend to hunt predators at night with. It's legal here.

Anyway, I am leaning toward the ATN Palidin MK-390. Does anyone have any experiance with this unit?

I have also considered the ATN Warrior MK-330, the Yukon Varmint NVD's. Just on lens size the ATN models with 90mm vs the Yukon 50mm would seem an advantage. But I have concerns with recoil. It's just a 223 so maybe it is misplaced concern.

Any info is appreciated.

[Catfish]

I`ve been playing with 1 st. gen. stuff for a few years now. I have had goggles and a rifle scope. It will work, and works well if you have alittle moon. I recently bought a pair of gen 3 goggles and they work all the time. I also hunt with a friend that uses a gen 3 rifle scope.
Here are afew things you might not have thought of and want to consider. Nite vision gear usually does not magnify do to lite requirements. For that reason you shooting range with rifle scopes is limited because raticals cover up so much area. With most equipment 100 to 200 yrds. max. If you use just a rifle scope you have to point your gun at everything you want to look at, which is not a real good idea if your gun is loaded, and even if you don`t have a bullet in the chamber it get real heavy when looking for extended periods. If you watch through gogles and shoot with a scope you must lay down your gogle and pick up your rifle looseing sight of your target for a while. If you wear gogle and shoot with a lazer you never take your eye off the target and don`t have to hold up a heavy rifle. Another up side to this here in Ohio, where we have to have a continus lite when calling, is that if you leave the lazer on you have a continus lite and if it`s pointed to the sky you won`t scare any coyotes.

[TXNinVA]

I don't plan on shooting over 100yds, most places in VA you can't see more than 30 anyway. Most foxes I shoot are within 15 yards when I take the shot (finally a sure clear lane). Also, I have to deal with beagles that the deer boys have left out over night, I gotta be sure, so we call them in close or let them go.

As for the spotting, my hunting partner is goining to be the spotter with a 1st gen monocular. I am generally working the calls anyway. He see's movment, or hears something in the breaks and will tap me or lip squeek, and we adjust from there.

We mostly want NVD so we are less obtrusive to the people on neighboring properties when we hunt. Turning on a 3 million candle power flood light gets attention...we try not to use that one cept for big fields. even with the red lens, she is bright. Alot of places we hunt are 5 acres or less. Some(a few) have 100 acre fields.

All good things to consider. Thanks for the info.

[Catfish]

For what your doing and the range 1 st. gen. will do fine. Even on nite when it`s to dark for 1 st. gen. they have an IR on them that will give you all the range you need. I would still recomand that you get gogles and put a lazer sight on your gun. Cost should be about the same as a rifle scope of same quality, but if you want to carry a shotgun too, it`s just another lazer.