Thermal clip-on compatible options for Zeiss LRP S5 3-18x50
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For this I would suggest the AGM Rattler-C V2 50-640 Thermal Imaging Clip-On System as a clip-on option and it will need to be paired with the ARM52-56 adapter based on the objective lens diameter on that scope.
So, there really is no optic with a thermal. You have a sensor (think camera) on the front end and a display you are viewing thru your day optic. Your aren't having to collimate optically like you would with a NV unit. However the more centered you are, the better off you are. Most pic rail mounted stuff needs your day optic at about 1.5" to accomplish this.
The A1 has a handguard with full pic rail on the the same plane as the action as near as I can tell so that part is good. It's been my experience with clip on thermals that 3-4x is the sweet spot and 6x is too much zoom. Do you know what thermal you are going to run? Try to check the specs or ask others about the specific unit but I would wager you'll need taller rings to get it to run the way you want it to.
There is the option to hang the thermal off the objective of the LRP with one the fitted mounts and then you have perfect alignment and no worries about different mount heights and can leave day scope mounted as-is...this would be for most any of the clip-ons. One other thing to keep in mind is that most of the images from thermal clip-ons will start to pixelate(sp.?) at around 8-10x, so you will generally be running the slow on the lower end of the magnification range.
I've had good luck with this unit in the past
a few of my old customers in the New Orleans area use them for hogs.
a few of my old customers in the New Orleans area use them for hogs.
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it really depends on how much you want to spend, steiner, iray rh25, sig the low end, tigir, Voodoo and eotech clipir the high end. 1.53 for scope height for clip ons.
I’m not holding my breath on the AR ban getting overturned in Illinois but it’d be nice to have a 6 arc dedicated rifle with a Pulsar scope on it.
Would a 6 arc in bolt be the alternate option if I wanted to have a dedicated coyote hunting rifle?
Would a 6 arc in bolt be the alternate option if I wanted to have a dedicated coyote hunting rifle?
