Awesomeness on the baldies again. I never grow tired seeing these amazing national creatures, especially when feasting! Nice shooting once again, the T-70 is becoming a real work horse.
Vic
Vic
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Very Nice Skypup!
Yes I did!! I can't wait to get my T70.Did you get a chance to scope out the thermal coyote videos?
All one shot kills at distances up with 275 yards with my SIG 556 and 16" barrel.
The FLIR T-70 is a very nice instrument and super simple to use.
Is that a 1-6 or 3-18 scope? What magnifications are usable with the T70??Thom,
It shoots absolutely amazingly. I absolutely own the night. Anything about to about 300 yards is coming home to my freezer if I want it. Nothing escapes the T70. Nothing. (as you well know)
TestnDoc,
Thanks!
TestnDoc,
It's the 3-18. With the clip-on's it's best (generally speaking) to set it to the lowest magnification possible. The clip-on has a built-in magnification ability that you can toggle between. As Thom has pointed out here - FLIR put together a REALLY slick interface on the T70 that is SUPER easy to use and quite intuitive.
Have been after this big boar hog for the last two months, he's been leaving ATV sized holes rooted up in my yard and I wanted to take him out. He is a loner and I spied him off and on, including one time at night when I had my 556 with the FLIR T-70 on it but declined to try to take him out due to his thick shield and my tiny 5.56mm, had been carrying the 7.62mm just for him but never did we both meet up at the right time.
Finally, last night while I was calling for coyotes he shows up a little before midnight with a couple of deer and I decided to try to take him out. First shot was into the lungs right behind his elbow, second shot was pretty much into the arse, and third shot was again into his ribcage, fourth and fifth shots may not have connected. However, I spent an hour trying to find him with the FLIR LS-64 with no luck and then another hour this afternoon with no luck, so he is buzzard bait by now. This dude has shown up on the game cam and I have seen him personally a half dozen time, easy 375-400 pounds, maybe I'll find his skull and tusks later on this fall while hiking around in the woods.
The FLIR T-70 did its job, but this size boar is just a beech to take down with a 5.56.....
11MB WMV file....
http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night Vision/FLIR T70/Giant Boar Hog/Giant Boar Hog.wmv
What is all the video noise coming from in the horizontal lines? Does the FLIR show that when viewed directly? Is it an artifact from the DVR? It doesn't look like video compression artifacting.
Does not show that directly, it is the video compression. The FLIR T-70 direct video output 45MB AVI file does not have that, it is a result of the WMV file compression down to 11MB.
For all around workhorse guaranteed kills all the time out to 250 yards, I would go with the FLIR T-50 and a helmet mounted PVS-14 (I have prescription lenses myself and not a problem with the helmet mount).
You need the helmet mount PVS-14 for getting around and situational awareness, especially in environments that you are unfamiliar with.
That said, I normally use a small flashlight to get around here on my property, a FLIR LS-64 to spot things with, and the T-50 for taking the shot. When I am somewhere I don't know, I wear the PVS-14 on a Team Wendy EXFIL helmet with Nortoros INVG mount in addition.
I like the T-50, is is a solid workhorse and very rarely do I have any opportunity to shoot more than 200 yards. That said, the T-70 is certainly a setup from that, however both are limited to about a 4X for good resolution and 6X for max, you can also use the internal reticules on them and their digital magnification as well, so really don't suggest anything over about 4X as the ACOG or ELCAN is plenty with the digital magnification. The FOV on both of these is ideal.
For accurate 500 yard shots, you will need the T-75, but then you most likely will be limited on closer in ranges by limited FOV.
A few questions, if you don't mind, SkyPup.
In view of your great reviews of both the T50 and the T70, what performance, features, or mission necessity warrants the $4k step up to the T70?
Do you have any idea why the pigs have not wised up to your shooting gallery? Or is that field not the shooting gallery, but merely the morgue?