The Hunting Times

From my limited experience, there are two main types of night vision - illuminated by infra-red (IR) light and thermal.  And both have their pros and cons. Thermal is more expensive but it can see through environmental conditions like fog, smoke, rain, haze, etc.  It also has a much greater "reach" being able to identify differences in heat out beyond 400 yards (367 metres).  However, the picture or resolution is not as sharp as IR.  For example, a calf at 400 yards, while visible as an animal, may appear to be a large boar.  Being certain of your target is critical with thermal scopes. IR scopes, on the other hand, are just the opposite of what is stated above - less expensive, limited in range, cannot see well when the environment turns to crap, and has a clear, sharp picture. Strictly for the cost element, I dove into the IR night vision world.  And I was able to get a scope, IR laser range finder, IR illuminator (flashlight) and quick detach rings for HALF the price of ju

Krueger and I took advantage of the great weather we are having in Indiana this December to send a few rounds down range.  Krueger brought out his 6XC and I took my Browning X-Bolt in 6.5 Creedmoor.  Our intent was to get dope out to 800 yards, but farm equipment got in our way.  We only made it out to 500 yards.  Sure felt good to ring some steel! 12" circle and 16" square plate. The orange line is to give us some visual indication of elevation The 8" & 6" circles Here is my hand on the 6" circle. It's a REALLY small target to hit at 500+ yards - but we did it! The center of the range showing IPSC and square steel targets You're looking down range at 200 yards. We shot back to 500 yards today. This was our set-up for the day.  Shooting bench on trailer connected to Gator. Turns out, this is a super stable platform from which to shoot & we can drive it to different yardage locations from the backstop. The orange square is a LabRadar.  It measure