I am looking to get into the thermal game, as I currently have a dtnvs, pvs-14, pvs-27 clip on, and a MAWL.
I am stuck on getting a thermal monocular at the moment. I will likely be using it mostly in a hunting setting, and am stuck between the Nox18 and the Helion 2 XP50. The vast majority of the time my maximum line of sight distance will be 300 yards and less. I am intrigued by running the Nox 18 on a helmet, it seems like it may be quicker than a handheld. I would probably try to bridge it with my pvs14 for the best of both worlds, flipping one up whenever not in use. I am concerned about its base mag of 1, which would be ideal for helmet use, but would it struggle at 300? I like that it is very versatile in that it has a reticle , or could also be a handheld scanner
I like that the Helion2 has the recording and additional color pallets , and the 2 ish base mag would definitely be better for distance I feel. But its bigger, heavier, has no reticle (weapon mounted), cannot be helmet mounted, and I feel would be slower to hunt with in the sense of after ID of a target it has to be set aside for a few seconds completely off target to then be reacquired by a weapon sight. I definitely like the price point on the helion compared to the Nox18. I imagine if I chose the helion, I would run my dtnvs and flip one pod out of the way to use the helion.
After this purchase will be a Nvision scope of some type .
Your thoughts, experience, and suggestions are very welcomed and appreciated
