Value priced night optics for rats.

[LorenCoffin]

Is there an option in the sub-$300 range for night optics that is very usable, or is that below anything worth buying or even available? I see videos with some kind of rig that shows through the phone? 

 

[ram2jeep]

I know this doesn't answer your question but for a few hundred more you can get an ATN or maybe a Pard. I have the ATN and it works awesome for night hunting and it records as does the Pard.

 

[biohazardman]

There are units available on amazon and eBay that attach to your scope and another stripped down plastic nightscope as well.

There are many units similar to this;

https://www.amazon.com/BESTSIGHT-Digital-Hunting-Portable-Display/dp/B0768BHHFY/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=night+vision+scope+add+on&qid=1624930689&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-5

And then the Nightshot described below;

https://www.amazon.com/Night-Owl-Riflescope-illuminator-NIGHTSHOT/dp/B074CKJ1Z9/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=night+vision+scope+add+on&qid=1624930801&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-8

Almost fergot the Nightshot 3X It is stripped down unit with very basic features

Much smaller, lighter and far less expensive than the most of these set ups

Plastic chassis and Plastic Lenses

It has a 3hr battery life. User replaceable batteries

Does NOT record your shots

Does NOT have WiFi

Magnification; Fixed 3x magnification

Fixed parallax set at 100 yards.

Much lower FOV than the 3×14 ATN

Minimum focus distance 10ft

CMOS resolution?

Refresh rate 30Hz

Video record resolution; No video recording

Black and white day and night

Supplied IR

Weight 1.3LB

Picatinny mount

Weight 1.3lb Of plastics

I built a similar DIY unit before these were common and werqs very well. So you can do a decent one on your own.

 

[LorenCoffin]

Biohazardman, would you use that Bestsight thing or is it something to avoid though? And do they normally work of most all scopes or are there heavy restrictions as to fit?

 

[LorenCoffin]

I know this doesn't answer your question but for a few hundred more you can get an ATN or maybe a Pard. I have the ATN and it works awesome for night hunting and it records as does the Pard.

Yeah, I really shouldn't even be looking at what I am nowadays. More money out is just not a good idea but thanks.

 

[biohazardman]

If I needed one or want it bad enough and that is all I could afford I would purchase one. They do werq fairly well. As you can see by the pic of my DIY unit. It was what I could afford to do at the time. Looking back I really did not need it at all and never used it for anything but testing just to see if I could do it. If you could wait a bit though you could save up for something better.

 

[survivor45]

I have been using this setup for two years now. It is working out fantastically for me. And for how and what I hunt. (Mice and rats). At this point I have no need to upgrade. 

https://www.amazon.com/RHYTHMARTS-Digital-Monoculars-Hunting-Display/dp/B07S2GXQ59/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=scope+mount+night+vision&qid=1624999617&sprefix=scope+mount+night+&sr=8-16