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    Win an RIX Storm S3 Thermal Imaging Scope!

    Shooting from the back of a bouncy pickup truck, on patrol for hogs, south of San Antonio.
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    It comes with a lanyard in the hard case. Hang on, I’m out looking at coyotes with it (lanyard less!) but when I get back in I’ll see where it attaches.
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    Correct. They wanted it to remain 100% compatible with existing solutions. Same two-hole setup on the bottom to fit old pictail and other solutions.
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    Never tried to charge my V1 RH25 with that three-way cable that shipped with the RH25... kind of octopus with all the extra cords dangling off vs. a lightweight and trim 1' long USB-C. But, yeah, more secure jack, agreed. Trade offs!
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    The USB-C on my RH25v2 has a looser connection than the old Fischer, yeah, but on the plus side, you can use the USB-C to power the optic with an external battery pack if you want.
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    Interesting thing on that: On the previous models, only the more expensive 640 resolution RH25 had a mode for clip-on. It wasn't offered in the less-expensive 384 resolution RL25. But now both the RH25V2 and RL25V2 will have the clip-on function available. iRay decided the upgraded display and...
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    Night Vision $399 Thermal Monocular Giveaway Campaign “Deer 1444M” (Xinfrared T2 Pro)

    It does. I put a little Arca square on the bottom of the grip so I can use it handheld or tripod mounted easily. If I end up using the grip more, I'll probably 3D print a shorter and smaller grip that has built in Arca like a Swarovski spotter foot as well as a 1/4-20 female on the bottom.
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    Night Vision New Thermal Monocular Experience Officer Giveaway Campaign

    I got one of these over Christmas 2022. Finally had time to put a quickie video of the little sugarcube thermal ($400) vs. a 640 res thermal ($7000) together. Spoiler: It does surprisingly well for a little spotter/scanner. I'm totally bringing this into the deer blind for my nephew to use to...
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    Night Vision InfiRay Rico PRO 640 - Variable Objective Thermal Optic (25mm/50mm)

    I hadn't looked at it (or through it) until SHOT. Honestly blew right by it earlier, because the specs are almost identical to the RICO Alpha I have. I saw the 640 resolution, figured it was just a repackaging of the sexy-housing'd Alpha. Which was a huge mistake, because when I got to the booth...
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    Night Vision Iray and AGM Experience Needed

    Been playing around with the RICO Alpha 640 optic in the hills of Idaho (where it's freezing). Over the summer I was using a RH25 as a clip-on in front of an ACOG 3x as well as a standalone, and I'm still undecided whether I prefer a clip-on or a dedicated magnified scope like the Alpha...
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    Night Vision Iray Rico 1280

    It's 4 hours optic runtime each/per battery. (That's a super-conservative number: runtime is around 5 to 6 hours per when the batts are new). Only one battery fits into the optic at a time. I suppose if you had the optic plugged into an external pack you could hot swap them. Not a big deal to...
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    I think the concern is a little overblown as far as actual use goes. I captured some video of the RH25 RICO MICRO last week to see if recoil made the screen flicker. I imported the footage directly into Final Cut ProX at native resolution, and slowed it down 50%. Couldn't see any problems. So I...
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    I went and video'd a ten minute, boring clip of a silencer heating up when fired and then cooling down just to see what happens. Yep: at 5:00 minutes, it just keeps on recording, but the timer resets and the optic starts a new file. So it breaks all long videos into five-minute chunks. No...
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    Unfortunately, I don't have any game animals or varmints just outside my door right now, but for some reason, there were teenagers making noise and bouncing on a trampoline at midnight down the hill 177 yards from my house. So... black hot, midnight-trampolining truants you get! Color Palettes...
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    Night Vision IRay RH25 Micro video/picture thread

    ...aaaand that would be what they're calling the "PICTAIL", optional, but IMHO should just come with the unit, because it's the install-it-and-forget-it solution. Half-Wilcoxy Dovetail, Half-1913 Rail (sorta). 1.) You could just use the machinegun mount + the MUM rail and gotten up and...
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