SightMark Wraith HD 2-16x28 Digital Night Vision Riflescope $449 On Sale @ DVOR

From the site: "The Sightmark night vision scope is built for tough hunting conditions with a durable aluminum body that's water-resistant and made to last. An integrated 850nm IR illuminator enhances the brightness and clarity of images at night, and the wide field of view is perfect for quickly acquiring the best target possible. Grab one of these digital NV rifle scopes for your firearm today to improve your vision and performance while hunting varmint, hogs, and other prey, day or night." https://www.dvor.com/sightmark-wraith-2-16x28-digital-riflescope.html?promotion=deals-on-thermal-and-night-vision-gear-76-2021-07-27 

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Here's a chance to save about $50 compared to other sites with them currently on sale as of 07/27/21. Site says it ships in 2-4 business days.

There's also a 4-32x model on sale for $439 here https://www.dvor.com/sightmark-digital-riflescope.html?promotion=deals-on-thermal-and-night-vision-gear-76-2021-07-27 
 
With the small objective diameter I’m curious as to just how well they would work in the daylight. Also if accidentally switching on the night vision mode in the daytime would damage the unit. Other than these questions the price is very tempting.


EDIT: OOPS. I just realized that I posted my response here regarding a different unit. Please note that response below is regarding a Pard NV007a unit, NOT the Wraith. My apologies for the mistake. I also posted a sale link in another post for the Pard NV007a at a really good discounted rate. Here's that link if you're interested https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/pard-nv007a-on-sale-at-krale-290-79-before-tax-shipping/?referrer=1

Also when I was shopping around for NV units and looking for input a couple of members chimed in on this thread to comment on the Wraith night vision scope https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/looking-for-night-vision-scope-suggestions/page/2/?referrer=1


Daylight shouldn't bother the unit. The night vision tech utilizes infrared light to see images. I've read that infrared nighvision units use some sort of filter to block the infrared portion of the light spectrum for use in the daytime. I've turned the night vision feature on inside my home during the daytime when I first got it and it didn't harm the unit. If enough light comes through the windows my unit picked up grainy looking images. When I blacked out the room I could make out a few silhouettes. Then I switched on the integral infrared light on the Pard and could see furniture just fine. There is a color daytime mode and the picture looks good. Since this unit clamps onto your existing mounted rifle scope, the objective lens size (the large, light gathering end of your scope farthest from your eye) that you should be concerned with is the one on your rifle scope. You affix the Pard NV007a to the ocular lens end (the eyepiece that you look through) of your rifle scope that's already mounted on your gun. I hope this explanation isn't confusing