Re: Themal / NV video.,,,a night with Wild River Ranch
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: terryg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is it like ranging at night? I have been told that it is very difficult to estimate distance through night vision? Is there a advantage in this regard between thermal and standard NV? Just wondering. </div></div>
It is pretty difficult to estimate range at night. the best way to do this, is to have landmarks of known range within each stalking area. We have low fences. so we use several techniques to lure them into those zones. We sneak up downwind, and spot with the thermal. If they are there, you know it immediately. We use the NV to get a + ID then we stalk in for the shots.
BTW, these "clients" were the ones helping shoot the video. they were using my rifles, which is the way I outfit paying customers. It is already disorienting to shoot at night, but harder still when they are using someone else's gun.
That just makes it even more challenging.