Night Vision - Any digital night vision scope worth it? (2025)

With proper supplemental illumination, there are a few decent ones.

I’ve never used or touched any of them for fear of defiling myself.

On Horta’s behalf, I have defiled myself......

Pulsar Digex arrived today. Setting it up on a Tikka T1x .17 HMR suppressed to shoot the coyotes and foxes that have gotten a little comfy around the house. We are too close to town and too close to neighbors to break out the heavier weapons and thermal. Plus shooting out the living room window across the pond from the comfort of the chaise lounge may be a little loud in the house with the .308, even suppressed

Gotta get the mounting hardware delivered and the rifle fully setup and zeroed in but will report back. This is my first NV scope so I really will not have any comparison but as long as I can ID and shoot out to 150 yards I will be content.

408w said:

Sightmark Wraith HD Digital Riflescope / NightSnipe NS750 Extreme Dimmable IR Illuminator Combo Kit

The Sightmark Wraith HD / NS550 IR Combo Kit will triple your viewing distance over the stock IR light and allows you to dim the intensity to your liking!

www.predatorhunteroutdoors.com

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if you are going with the wraith, this is the one you want. higher resolution and with sound.
that is if you want to record and share your hunts. if not, the older model is functional.

you can get the older version (i have) from this same forum sponsor for $499.

BamaSE said:

On Horta’s behalf, I have defiled myself......

Pulsar Digex arrived today. Setting it up on a Tikka T1x .17 HMR suppressed to shoot the coyotes and foxes that have gotten a little comfy around the house. We are too close to town and too close to neighbors to break out the heavier weapons and thermal. Plus shooting out the living room window across the pond from the comfort of the chaise lounge may be a little loud in the house with the .308, even suppressed

Gotta get the mounting hardware delivered and the rifle fully setup and zeroed in but will report back. This is my first NV scope so I really will not have any comparison but as long as I can ID and shoot out to 150 yards I will be content

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Setup the rifle over the weekend. It groups well. Tried both Remington and CCI and at 100 yards they pretty much hugged the diamond after I walked them in. Scope is super easy to use and zero. But I could have saved some ammo by reading the directions as I was watching the wrong crosshair when moving the reticle and had the opposite intended effect on the first adjustment.

Downside is it is a beast. There is nothing light weight about this setup especially with the AAC SDN6 attached. Image through the scope is very clear. With the 940 light I can easily light up the woods out a couple hundred yards. There is also enough ambient light in the area I intend to use it to make it borderline unnecessary. Will have to actually read up on how to record and download video.

Did set out the caller behind the pond and setup on my neighbor’s dock for a bit Sunday evening. Had some coyotes a mile or so off partying it up but nothing close enough to call in. Was using the Pulsar Helion to scan. Hope to get this rig properly broken in soon though. All in all pleased with my purchase and setup.

If this Night Shoot is gonna happen I'm still in.
I got the ATN sighted in at 200 at the range Sun. I need some more info on yote hunting in AL though.

The Game Warden at the range said you can hunt yotes, but only while hunting other game and you have to use whatever gun you are hunting other game animal with (squirrel/turkey/coon/shotty/22 - the AR seems out until deer season). Also night time hunting is out unless I find some private land and get on a predation.. There is also something about hunting hours after 3AM - weird.

I just want to see "A thermal" and shoot some at night weather target/hunting...

Good evening.
About a week ago I bought an

ATN X-SIGHT 4K PRO 5-20X and I mounted it on a DSA Sa58 16" barrell with an upvraded IR light.​

During the day, the quality didn't impress me very much... I also tried the butler creek cap with a 1/2" hole trick and slightly improved the clarity but still not very impressed.
At night , withou the IR you need some ambient light to see anything... with IR on it is better... I tried it only to about 100yards and I really can't complain, not sure if I can see anything further . I will try in a little bit and post my impressions. So far my feedback is that the scope is decent but at the price I paid I'd have better saved the money amd invested in domething else.