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August 05-02-24 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought (Post 2911269)
What rifle & night vision rifle scope would you chose if you wanted to hunt wild hogs on your own ranch property at night in Texas? Probably only taking one animal at a time. :hmmm:


My cousin Tommy has a ranch outside of Austin and he uses an AR type rifle chambered for 6.5mm Creedmoor. I'm not sure what brand his night vision gear is but you'd want to use a thermal imaging sight in that situation.

em2nought 05-03-24 07:42 PM

Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking I might just see how the bolt action .308 that I already own does. Maybe some helmet mounted night vision. :hmmm: Thermal looks kind of expensive. :hmmm:

Jeff-Groves 05-03-24 08:31 PM

You can pick up a nice ATN scope used for around $300+
Haven't check prices since I sold mine. Very nice Units once you learn them.
.308 is more then enough. There's people dropping them with Air Guns in Texas!

Rockstar 05-03-24 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought (Post 2911386)
Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking I might just see how the bolt action .308 that I already own does. Maybe some helmet mounted night vision. :hmmm: Thermal looks kind of expensive. :hmmm:


If you’re looking for an inexpensive rifle look at Diamond Back firearms you can pick up a DB 15 for around $700 cabbages. Nice thing about that you can find 5.56 and .223 dang near everywhere and will fit a lot of different optics.

August 05-04-24 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought (Post 2911386)
Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking I might just see how the bolt action .308 that I already own does. Maybe some helmet mounted night vision. :hmmm: Thermal looks kind of expensive. :hmmm:


So what does a hog hunting helmet look like anyways? Inquiring minds want to know! :03:

em2nought 05-04-24 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2911458)
So what does a hog hunting helmet look like anyways? Inquiring minds want to know! :03:

I guess they look like this. :D Sounded like a cheaper alternative to buying something that can withstand a 45-70 kick.https://www.pewpewtactical.com/helme...hooting-setup/

August 05-04-24 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought (Post 2911461)
I guess they look like this. :D Sounded like a cheaper alternative to buying something that can withstand a 45-70 kick.https://www.pewpewtactical.com/helme...hooting-setup/


But can you see your gun sights with that thing on? It doesn't help to see the your prey if you can't aim at them.

Rockstar 05-05-24 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought (Post 2911461)
I guess they look like this. :D Sounded like a cheaper alternative to buying something that can withstand a 45-70 kick.https://www.pewpewtactical.com/helme...hooting-setup/

Video @ minute 5:30 why do you even need night vision? ‘I don’t know, it’s rad as hell we don’t live in a world of reason’. In other words you don’t need to spend a dime on night vision to hunt at night.

I guess I would also add monocular NVG can cause a helluva lot of eye strain. And whether they be mono or binocular when you turn them off you wont be able see squat out one or both eyes until they adjust to natural night vision.

em2nought 05-06-24 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar (Post 2911508)
Video @ minute 5:30 why do you even need night vision?

I'm not sure, it's what my friends seem to think they'll need. I've only ever been trapping before, and I was just along for the ride way back then. :D


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