Just how "serious" is your problem ?? --- SAWMAN
Good to have another sniper on the board. I was the battalion sniper of the 2/319th in the 101st Airborne Div from 64-67. You guys have some good equipment sounds like and good training today. Good luck.
Ed
How important is facial reccognition for the civilian sniper ?? At what ranges would this apply ??
Seems to me that it would be more important that you basically cannot hide from thermal,however you can quite easily hide(in plain sight) from NV. I have no civilian sniper type training or have never acted in that capacity. I do however have hundreds of hours looking thru a higher end thermal on top of a 6.8/AR and a couple different bolt guns.
I have used several different older NVD's in the military and have never been really impressed. I do however acknowledge that the NVD's and the IR illiminators have come a long way in the last 20 years or so.
If I were spending my own money and were acquiring a sight for recreational shooting and hunting, I'd go thermal... fine recognition of details are not important in those roles in my opinion.