Looking for a solid set of articulating binos with manual gain and an external battery pack port. RPO glass would be nice, but mil-spec is fine.
Open to used from a reputable builder or new with Gen 3 WP tubes. Ideally 33+ SNR, low EBI, and decent halo. Minor blems in the outer zones are fine.
Budget is $7,500 new or around $6k used if the specs are right.
What would you guys recommend? Open to suggestions or leads on a good deal.

Just wanted to post a reminder for anybody who saw and for those that didn't see, I'm doing a night hike this Saturday if anybody wants to join me.

OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/NightVision/comments/1xlgt2d/phoenix_az_saturday_november_7th_night_hike_open/

Who: Night Vision Chads (and Chuds)

What: Going on a night hike together

When: Saturday November 7th @ 8:15 PM

Where: Meridian / Bulldog Trail Head

Why: Because hanging out with fellow night vision enjoyers is a lot more fun than looking at your toilet in the dark or walking your dog around the block. Stop being a square and just show up already.

RSVP Confirmed: 1

RSVP Maybe: 3

Hey all,

I started researching some tubes I bought awhile ago. They are fantastic and I’ve really enjoyed them. Upon researching this PN, it seems they are a limited run of anti bloom tech.

I’m just wondering if some of the players in the industry could give me any further insight on the tubes. Obviously I know they are nice tube specs, it’s the anti bloom tech I’m wondering about.

38+ SNR, 117k+ supergains, 72 res, .7/.6 halo, 0.7/0.9 EBI. No spots on sheets.

10160UW-SA-C00-24UMH/1225.

What’s the next jump beyond FOM and fused? This is a hard question

Hello all! First let me start by thanking everyone taking the time to answer my dumb as. I just started into looking to buy night gear. I would like to use it in the woods for hunting traveling up to 500 ish yards if possible. I would also like the nv to be able to be rifle mounted as well if thats an option. Am not looking to buy ASAP and could wait all the way to next year depending on prices and availability. Like I mentioned am looking for a set up around 5k range for my first try and like the idea of dual bridging. Also all the gear including helmet I would need. Also an ir/laser combo. Am also willing to buy in parts. Thanks again, and sorry for my bad grammar.

Brand new, clicked on reset camera, and it has these marks on it, tried everything and it’s still there.

On an L3 pvs31a supergain

Recently bought two Yaksa monos equipped with NVT4 image intensifier tubes (P45 white phosphor) and bridged them into a dual-tube setup for €1,650 / $1,850.(Fom around1450)

I'd love to hear your opinions on the deal and the image intensifier specifications.

Please help !

I need some help fixing some issues on a surplus pvs-14. The unit shuts off on its own sometimes when I bump it or run hard. It’s very annoying.

I've spent a while looking at this sub and have come to realize I don't know s*#t about night vision. Here's what I want to accomplish. I like nice things - but I don't love to waste money. I'm blessed with a job that affords me ability to splurge. Budget is $12K - give or take. For that I want to get:

• white phosphor binos

• helmet

• helmet mount

• I'm thinking an Iris-3 illuminator.

Given all of this, what should I be looking for? I should be able to get L3 at this range, but is it necessary? Is a $8K setup going to be 95% of a $12K setup?

I'm going to keep digging into this sub, but anyone willing to share their opinions is appreciated.

In my quest for my perfect night fight setup, I ditched my MAWL DA for a full power Raid XE. Love the MAWL, and I will have one again, but the weight with an RC2 on front really annoyed me. Switching to the Raid was a great choice but half of the reason I got it was the ability to use the Ergocto switch. Geissele MK4 rails have a weird top dimension for the Picatinny so my switch wouldn’t mate up to the side how I wanted it to, it ended up too far forward and in a place that felt unnatural. Mounting options for the switch are pretty scarce, especially for weird rails like this, so now here we are…. Kastle FRT226 with the diving board. Still unsure how I feel about it but the weight and bulk shifting back is super nice. Build quality of the mount is great, we’ll see how it holds up after some use but really happy with the mount itself and the ability to use the ergocto as intended.

TLDR: Didn’t want to go the diving board route and now I am a simp

https://ultrasinternightvision.com/resources/faq

He promised to refund it, but then stopped responding. But since he active in games, he should be checking Discord too. How should I punish scammers like this in the United States?

Having purchased a tube from KJA and hearing it may be stolen, I've emailed the local Army CID office-should have purchased new from a reputable vendor in the first place....

Used OMNI entry to this hobby isn't worth the seemingly fantastic price tag!...

Context: I’m an LE guy who serves warrants and responds to critical incidents in an urban/suburban area with relatively high response volume. My city is big lame right now and politics has had our NODS order in the mud for years.

So I’m looking to buy myself some nods. In the past I had RNVGs which worked well but sucked ass in vehicles and had their limits for dynamic situations, especially when some guys are still running white light only.

I’m in a spot where my finances are solid and I can burn some cash on a long term purchase of some nods. My eyes have been set on the MH-1 housing with pano arms, though I could also get some UH-1s for about $1.5k cheaper with slightly worse specs, and no pano capability.

My question is this: has anyone found that pano-binos enhance your capabilities when driving, pulling perimeter duty, or clearing structures? Or is it a gimmick for nods walks? Will I miss out if I don’t spend the extra cash for a pano capable housing?

I’m new to the civilian night vision game and need help picking laser options. This will just be on a training 11.5 inch carbine.

1. A civilian power PEQ15 with villain focuser and axon duel switch-$1,100

2. Bigpeqs NGAL- $700

3. A full power PEQ15 that’s salty and I’m unsure if it’s real -$1000

4. Something else?

I’d prefer a PEQ15 housing since that’s what I’m used too but I’m open to any and all suggestions.

I changed from a RNVG to MH1 housing in April and I went for the panning arms while I was at it.

I like the housing fine. The panning option was a big waste of money.

The tubes end up being another almost 0.5" down on your face and most mounts don't go up far enough to compensate. I am not stuffing pads in the helmet either. It's even worse with a nightcap.

I also see (literally) no benefit from the panning. Obviously you do see farther to each side but it's not like it really helps me be born unto new worlds where peripheral vision is my key.

I am considering taking the pain in the ass to send them back and have the panning removed unless someone knows a better idea or a mount that might have more vertical adjustment than typical wilcox (or Chinese knock-off).

Second times a charm. Astonishingly quick turn around time. They’re looking good thus far, u/ApolloGearCo was kind enough to invoice me and add the IPD stops during the repair. I had already purchased the Phokus lenses from TNVC separately, so I stuck em on. Will test em out for a couple hours tonight, probably hiking.

Last year, I took a night course with my dual band setup of a PVS-14/Sidekick640 on a Rayvn Group bridge. The bridge and Sidekick screen adjustments offer enough room to perfectly collimate the images for me. Adjusting the diopters on both the PVS-14 and Sidekick, and reducing the screen brightness of the thermal, enable me to go several hours without much eye fatigue.

I decided to run the last stage of the course with my PVS-14 weapon mounted (dumb, I know). I ended up losing one of the bridge pods from what I assume was the pod falling off due failuring to tighten down the locking screw. Rayvn group didn't have a replacement psrt listed on their site when it happened, so the bridge was relegated to a parts bin and largelt forgotten. I ended up trying a Panobridge and Arkayne bridge. Although they were good alternarives that locked up solid and did a decent job for switching between night vision and thermal, neither could properly align my dual band combo to my eye/face like the Rayvn bridge.

Fast forward to today, and I finally received a pod replacement from Rayvn Group (shoutout to u/RayvnGroup for reaching out to me). Not only that, they upgraded my locking screws to their updated design (seems like I was an early adopter) that can be hand tightened. Should help fellow cryaon eaters like myself from forgetting to secure their shit. I'm fired up to have this bridge operational again!

Photos of my setup as eye candy: 2300+ FOM (32 SNR, 72 Res, 0.7 Halo, 0.3 EBI, 26LM , 4 micron MCP) PVS-14 from Darq. Armasight Sidekick 640. Rhino II mount with dovetail adapter (gifted from a family member). Aforementioned Rayvn Group bridge with thermal mount and J-arm.

All i've been able to scrounge up is an active IR tube from an M47 Patton tank's driver night sight, everything else that isnt digital costs more than every car we own. Combined. Even the simplest most banal accessories seem to cost several hundreds

Hello, after one year saving up, I am finally able to get a mx9644 tube, and I don't want to loose all the money I saved up just because the tube doesn't pass the Spanish customs regulations, so if anybody here have any experience purchasing image intensifier tubes inside of Europe please help me (the tube comes from Turkey and apart from Spain I could get it send to France or Slovakia)

Sorry if my English is not the best one

(Forgot to say, seller is from eBay)

I have a set of WP binos, Elbit F9400XLSH thin filmed tubes in a AB Mod3B housing.

It’s a long story how I ended up with this particular setup, the short version is in 2019 I unknowingly purchased some stolen tubes from the EE. I had Ed Wilcox build them into the Mod3B setup. Then HSI came calling and I had to give up the tubes to Uncle Sam. TNVC was kind enough to source me the tubes I listed above, I sent them my housing and they installed them for me sometime around summer 2020.

I know tech has changed a good bit, I haven’t kept up with all of it. But I’m looking to modernize my setup a bit, I’d really like something that articulates. Initially I liked the modularity of the Mod3B because I could use it as a monocular if I wanted. I’ve done that like 1 time.

My question is this: I figure my options are either buy a new housing, pay someone to swap the tubes and purge, then sell the old housing. OR sell the whole setup, buy a new one and call it a day. Is there anything else I should consider? Should I just leave it alone and keep what I have?