Anybody using this Thermal? AGM Rattler

[Rebel_Rider1969]

What yardage was that bird at?

80 yards. Also the saved photos from the scope don't do it justice. But.... after 4x zoom it starts to pixelate the targets. You could still use it to shoot but the clarity suffers.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

How do you like the NV vs the Thermal?

Don't have a thermal, still shopping, lol. Realistically I probably don't "need" one, would be fun though.

 

[Longtooth]

Don't have a thermal, still shopping, lol. Realistically I probably don't "need" one, would be fun though.

When I get ready to spend another 1k on a better one, Ill let you know.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

When I get ready to spend another 1k on a better one, Ill let you know.

Do that. I'll buy the old wore out agm from ya, lol.

 

[LordPorter1]

so senor number is as important as refresh rate and I (skimming) haven’t seen that mentioned yet. Really 3 things with thermal and I am not an expert but going off my experience and recently going through this myself. 1. Sensor/pixel (clarity) will be something like 160,320,640. This directly impacts clarity and is magnified by zoom meaning the higher the zoom worse things become. Refresh rate can be bypassed by clicking the manual refresh button that almost all models have. Ideally it happens automatically at a good rate but I would take a higher sensor number vs a higher refresh rate number any day of the week. If you are a serious shooter even with no experience with thermal I would not go below a 320 sensor I would spend on the sensor vs anything else. I looking back wouldnt go below a 640 personally especially for shots past 100 with zoom you just can’t easily make out what you are looking at. My ATN Thor is a 320 sensor with 1x and 4x zoom. It is a very good entry level scope but taking it to Missouri recently I quickly found the edge of its limitations. Also something that was devastating was picking a scope without a internal range finder when using the scope in an unfamiliar setting caused me misses on multi targets so for those saving for the pulsar or equivalent do take the range finding option into consideration it is a game changer upon game changer.

 

[LordPorter1]

That all being said, the 256 sensor @100 yards with range finder for under $1k yes I would do that for entry level thermal all day long. I think I paid $1,200 for my 320 sensor without rangefinder

 

[LordPorter1]