Springer,Laser, Night Vision?

[survivor45]

I have the Hatsan Mdl 95. And I’m wanting to shoot rats at night. My plan is a laser designator on the rifle. And a helmet mounted night vision monocular. I’m interested to see if anyone else has a set up like this. If so, could you post pics ? And also at what distance do you normally shoot at with this setup ? And any other helpful information would be appreciated. This is my current setup and the intruders. Shot at dusk at 6 yards .

Late Edit - This is a .22 cal rifle

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Thanks Andy 

 

[STO]

Hi Andy, 

Without meaning to be rude in any way, I would recommend against the plan as you just laid it out. This is for a couple reasons. 

First is that walking around in the dark through a night-vision monocular attached to headgear is actually remarkably challenging. Good ones which have wide enough field of views and good enough brightness compensation that you can get an idea both of things at distance and things right in front of your feet tend not to come cheap. It also can cause a lot of people to become motion sick, because your visual inputs become messed-up compared to what your inner ear is perceiving. Furthermore, even if you got such a monocular, you'd likely have a hard time using its relatively low magnification to actually get a good point of aim on fleeting targets with a laser designator. They just don't gel well together. 

What I would recommend doing is one of two paths:
1) A monocular with higher magnification mounted directly to your rifle. Some come with options for lasers, others come with reticles. You might be surprised at how cheaply they can be had these days. 

2) purchasing one of the night-vision-through-scope rigs. This uses your existing scope with its existing zero and simply looks down it. These days they can be had quite cheaply. Your springer may or may not have too much recoil for one of these setups, I've never tried, but it is worth considering.

I should note, I actually posted a review on a couple budget night vision optics a while back. Maybe you'd find it helpful? 
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/budget-night-vision-optic-reviewed/


Hope that helps mate!  

 

[survivor45]

STO. Yes your info does help. 

I would not be walking around using only night vision. I totally get your point about that. My plan was just to sit in one basic location. 

And the reason I posted this in the “Springer “ forum is because my major concern is the recoil of the gun destroying the night vision scope. So that’s why I’m curious if anyone else has any experience with such a set up. 

I appreciate your input. This is a new hobby for me and I’m here to learn. 

I’ll look into your post that you provided.

Thanks 

Andy 

 

[bubblerboy64]

I put a ATN 4K on my HW30. Ive only tested it just haven’t had the opportunity to really use it hunting. Recoil? That gun is pretty light recoiling and I’m not going to shoot thousands probably not even hundreds of shots thru it. I think it should be ok. My plan is to use it to shoot roosting pigeons. I’m going to use a head mounded light on the lowest setting to sneak into the barn. Get into position turn that off and then go to work . This is decidedly NOT an inexpensive way to accomplish this but you know I’d never satisfied with compromises. Cheap gun ? Not accurate lousy trigger . Night vision stuff if its cheap ya can’t see.

 

[Mossonarock]

bubblerboy64- I'd recommend using a red light for your head mounted light. Critters tend to not be able to see red spectrum light well.

survivor45- I don't know what a laser designator is but have you considered using Diana's Bullseye ZR mount?