First off I am in no way sponsored by anybody. I purchased this unit with my own money. I plan on making this a running review of the unit. Here is a video I shot this weekend. Clear night with temps in mid 30’s. This hog was about 70 yards.
Night Vision Pulsar Thermion XP 50 review
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Conditions less than ideal this night and I did not use the fine focus. Picture through the scope was much more clear as well. As noted it was out at 175 yards and I maxed the zoom.
I refuse to pay that kind of money and have to "run handwarmers"
Was not prepared for these yotes and they saw us first and it was all over then.
That Thermion throws out a really nice image. And you did some pretty good shooting in them woods. 
Deer were out around 100 yards. This is pre-firmware upgrade.
No, just the standard 123 batteries. I may try the extended rechargeable battery pack next year, though I am getting pretty quick with the battery changes in the field. Plenty of practice lol.
Check was cashed in the end of May, so hopefully in the next month or so.When does your suppressor arrive?
Appreciate the continual updates. I am looking pretty hard at one of these units for my next thermal.
How many batteries are you using per night usually? I've got a thermion on the way and usually hunt 4-6 hours or so. I guess I'll need two based off that if I had it on continuously but I'm usually turning my current thermal off and on to conserve battery life.
Well I only have what came with the scope at this time. I am going to purchase a couple when they come back in stock. I can get about 4hrs or so on my factory setup right now with temps ranging from 25-50 degrees.
Mine too.
Charging the batteries and will see what it can do tonight before mounting and sighting it in.
I notice these scopes use “APS” rechargeable batteries which cost @ $100 each for extras. I assume these are Pulsars proprietary batteries.
Can you use common disposable batteries (e.g. AA or CR123) to power or charge Thermion scopes?
The APS2 battery is $90 and the APS3 $115 shipped, if you can find them in stock.
I bought 2 spare APS2 batteries, as the scope came with an APS2 battery and I didn't want to carry two caps in the field and risk losing one when swapping batteries/caps.
I bought 2 spare APS2 batteries, as the scope came with an APS2 battery and I didn't want to carry two caps in the field and risk losing one when swapping batteries/caps.
My concern is the possibility of not getting proprietary batteries from Lithuania in the future for whatever reason - embargoes, pandemics, etc. - say if the original batteries go kaput. Is there a way to power this scope with regular disposable batteries (cr123, etc.)?
Is your Thermion holding zero?
I’ve been reading all these horror stories about the Pulsar Trail series losing zero because of temperature fluctuations. Of course the Trail is a different animal with a plastic body, but from the same manufacturer. Glad I did my research before pulling the trigger on one of those!
I talked my buddy into a Thermion XP50 recently. He came out to the ranch to sight it in and go hog hunting. What I noticed:
Much better resolution with his 640 unit than my 384 Trail...but that is to be expected with four times the pixels.
Battery life in the Thermion lines suck compared to the Trail models. 2.5 hours into hunting and he was well into the internal battery at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This happened both times we went out. I have since watched a video from the Ed guy on YouTube where he had the same issues.
I really wanted to get a Thermion XP50 to upgrade my XQ38 Trail, but I am now definitely waiting on the Trail 2 models to come out soon...and then give it another few months as I don't want to be a beta tester.
Much better resolution with his 640 unit than my 384 Trail...but that is to be expected with four times the pixels.
Battery life in the Thermion lines suck compared to the Trail models. 2.5 hours into hunting and he was well into the internal battery at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This happened both times we went out. I have since watched a video from the Ed guy on YouTube where he had the same issues.
I really wanted to get a Thermion XP50 to upgrade my XQ38 Trail, but I am now definitely waiting on the Trail 2 models to come out soon...and then give it another few months as I don't want to be a beta tester.
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