Night Vision Skeet L vs X
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Most X ppl I've talked to would say "yes" ... but for pure field use (not making hollywood moovies), I'd say they are real close though you can tell the difference.
N18 and IR-Patrol are closer still to the 320. Trying to put that in numbers I'd say 320 is 85% of N18 or IR-Patrol.
Here's N18 review from late 2020 where I run the 320 side by side with the n18 and ir-patrol ...
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The main reason I sold my skeet 320 and utc 320 and utcx was warranty/repairability. If they go down, you gotta paperweight.
Pluses of the skeet 320 over the n18 are
heads up display with azimuth, cant and roll (HPR)
pointing laser
smaller
lighter
about half the street price of a new N18
Plusses of N18 over skeet 320
also doubles as solid TWS with good reticles and good zeroing process (beats IR patrol in both of these areas, substantially)
better image and more image adjustability
5 year warranty and after that continued repairability
takes 16650 batts out of the box
solid wpns mount, which is removable
dove tail can be mounted on either side to allow left or right side head mounting on a bridge
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I sold the skeet 320 and got a n18 ... also sold the ir-patrol and plan a voodoo-S to replace it and the utc 320 (got VoodooM to replace utcX)
N18 and IR-Patrol are closer still to the 320. Trying to put that in numbers I'd say 320 is 85% of N18 or IR-Patrol.
Here's N18 review from late 2020 where I run the 320 side by side with the n18 and ir-patrol ...
Night Vision - Night Ops
This will be my new thread for 2020+ regarding night related activities. == So first up on the agenda, thanks to Max at N-Vision, I've been "tasked" with some testing on the new Nox-18 which just arrived today. :love: From left to right, we have a good ole BAE Skeet(320) ... then in the...
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The main reason I sold my skeet 320 and utc 320 and utcx was warranty/repairability. If they go down, you gotta paperweight.
Pluses of the skeet 320 over the n18 are
heads up display with azimuth, cant and roll (HPR)
pointing laser
smaller
lighter
about half the street price of a new N18
Plusses of N18 over skeet 320
also doubles as solid TWS with good reticles and good zeroing process (beats IR patrol in both of these areas, substantially)
better image and more image adjustability
5 year warranty and after that continued repairability
takes 16650 batts out of the box
solid wpns mount, which is removable
dove tail can be mounted on either side to allow left or right side head mounting on a bridge
==
I sold the skeet 320 and got a n18 ... also sold the ir-patrol and plan a voodoo-S to replace it and the utc 320 (got VoodooM to replace utcX)
When trijicon first announced manufacturing of the OASYS line ... the "licensed" word was used.
The original OASYS company was bought by BAE in the early 2010s.
The BAE OASYS program was shut down in Aug 2017 IIRC.
So, AFAIK the short answer to your question is "NO"
I saw the new Trijicon units at KAC HQ last week. These things are TINY.When trijicon first announced manufacturing of the OASYS line ... the "licensed" word was used.
The original OASYS company was bought by BAE in the early 2010s.
The BAE OASYS program was shut down in Aug 2017 IIRC.
So, AFAIK the short answer to your question is "NO"
The new Skeets. I saw them in the display which is why I asked about them. Didn't know trijicon made teeny tinny thermals.
Yeah the skeets aren't new IIRC the 640 versions were probably released 2014 ish ? But they sure are tiny ... and despite many other head mounted thermals coming out since ... the general consensus is the skeet 640s are still top of heap for a tiny scanner.
The triijicon skeets use the same core as the N-Visions and the other Trijicons (hunters, patrols, reaps) and the Pixels on Targets. Now relabeled as "BAE" core ... but actually still the OASYS core.
The general trade off is that the skeet is about twice the price of the n-vision nox-18 about about 66% the size and weight.
If you want your tiny thermal to also be a good clipon, then have to switch to the PoT voodoo-S. A couple $k more expensive and only 15 degree FOV versus 24 FOV for N-18 and Skeet but a solid clipon up to 6x+ on the day scope.
The triijicon skeets use the same core as the N-Visions and the other Trijicons (hunters, patrols, reaps) and the Pixels on Targets. Now relabeled as "BAE" core ... but actually still the OASYS core.
The general trade off is that the skeet is about twice the price of the n-vision nox-18 about about 66% the size and weight.
If you want your tiny thermal to also be a good clipon, then have to switch to the PoT voodoo-S. A couple $k more expensive and only 15 degree FOV versus 24 FOV for N-18 and Skeet but a solid clipon up to 6x+ on the day scope.
Sure, but you need a really adjustable bridge if you want to actually try to fuse the images. It's almost easier to just use them one at a time by articulating them separately.
But I've got to say, dual Skeet IRLs are relatively affordable and kind of amazeballs. Dual IRX would be next level for soooo much more.
But I've got to say, dual Skeet IRLs are relatively affordable and kind of amazeballs. Dual IRX would be next level for soooo much more.
Dual Skeet IRX's are amazing... Like walking around with a very good pair of NOD's, but in thermal, and with a slightly smaller FOV. Nothing touches them for depth of image and sensitivity except the PoT stuff.
If you have an adjustable bridge it is very easy to fuse images between them. They don't suffer the weird image distortion or lag that affects the Iray or Armasight stuff and are therefore way better for navigating.
If you have an adjustable bridge it is very easy to fuse images between them. They don't suffer the weird image distortion or lag that affects the Iray or Armasight stuff and are therefore way better for navigating.
But no truly available thermal laser so
Kind of sucks for shooting with.
Psq20 ftw
Yep, stereo thermal isn’t a fighting solution, but it’s really something else for land nav or scanning. Yes, NV / Thermal fusion is the best of both worlds, but I would argue at this point COTI-style fusion doesn’t have the thermal chops the way dedicated thermal does. But that’s just, like, my opinion, man.
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