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Ackley Full Member Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 364 Location: Jindera Australia Joined: Sep 14^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #45 - May 18^th, 2018 at 6:25am	Print Post
	HC if you were buying an ir scope what would be your choice on something like a 223


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gonehuntin Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1989 Location: Lost Joined: Nov 23^rd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #46 - May 18^th, 2018 at 7:37am	Print Post
	Ackley wrote on May 18^th, 2018 at 6:25am: HC if you were buying an ir scope what would be your choice on something like a 223 the best you can afford, and if youve been spoilt with a taste of thermal imaging then save your money and get thermal instead as your ir scope will sit on the shelf and gather dust like mine. its just not the same


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Jake77 Donor Member Offline New Zealand's Hunting and Fishing Forum Posts: 15 Location: Canterbury Joined: Nov 18^th, 2017	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #47 - May 18^th, 2018 at 8:43am	Print Post
	Hey HC curious to know what the model and brand of your digiscope you are selling is? how much you after for it?


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headcase Global Forum Guide Donor Member Offline Former Youngest Person in the World Posts: 25426 Location: Ponsenby Joined: Jul 9^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #48 - May 19^th, 2018 at 12:34am	Print Post
	I will pm you Jake.

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headcase Global Forum Guide Donor Member Offline Former Youngest Person in the World Posts: 25426 Location: Ponsenby Joined: Jul 9^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #49 - May 19^th, 2018 at 12:47am	Print Post
	gonehuntin wrote on May 18^th, 2018 at 7:37am: Ackley wrote on May 18^th, 2018 at 6:25am: HC if you were buying an ir scope what would be your choice on something like a 223 the best you can afford, and if youve been spoilt with a taste of thermal imaging then save your money and get thermal instead as your ir scope will sit on the shelf and gather dust like mine. its just not the same Theres some good advice there but to be fair the new IR Digiscopes are a step up from the original. I shot thousands of rabbits using a digiscope on a 10/22 with subs and cleared a whole area that was set to be 1080d, so they have their worth as a cheaper alternative.It is true though that a good thermal is lovely to use. Just a lot more money involved. The Ir illuminated shows the eyes of the rabbit particularly well. They look back at you like a couple of big flashlights, where as the thermal shows the whole rabbit glowing like a neon sign. On a .223 id definitely be thinking big thermal.. .17 hmr, medium size thermal but big is better.. on a .22 with subs, Digiscope works very well. I particularly liked it in scrubby areas where the ranges were short to moderate, and the quiet subs gave a bit of an edge. Out of interest what it the model you have gathering dust. There was one modell i did not like at all although its no longer sold.

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gonehuntin Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1989 Location: Lost Joined: Nov 23^rd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #50 - May 19^th, 2018 at 3:09am	Print Post
	not sure what model it is HC, just went to look but wifey mustve moved or packed it (moving house fun times ) to be honest I never used it for bunnies and I should probably give it a 2nd chance as we are hitting the bunnies hard for petfood now. I originaly got it for pig and deer control and was a waste of time on the 308 as didnt have the range I wanted, thermal handheld and maxtoch was far more effective.


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Yukon_NZ Donor Member Offline I love huntin', fishin', and quality toys. Posts: 328 Location: New Zealand Joined: Dec 20^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #51 - May 19^th, 2018 at 4:00am	Print Post
	If you don't shoot the rabbits, there'll be no food for the wallabies


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Yukon_NZ Donor Member Offline I love huntin', fishin', and quality toys. Posts: 328 Location: New Zealand Joined: Dec 20^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #52 - May 19^th, 2018 at 4:10am	Print Post
	headcase wrote on May 19^th, 2018 at 12:47am: gonehuntin wrote on May 18^th, 2018 at 7:37am: Ackley wrote on May 18^th, 2018 at 6:25am: HC if you were buying an ir scope what would be your choice on something like a 223 the best you can afford, and if youve been spoilt with a taste of thermal imaging then save your money and get thermal instead as your ir scope will sit on the shelf and gather dust like mine. its just not the same Theres some good advice there but to be fair the new IR Digiscopes are a step up from the original. I shot thousands of rabbits using a digiscope on a 10/22 with subs and cleared a whole area that was set to be 1080d, so they have their worth as a cheaper alternative.It is true though that a good thermal is lovely to use. Just a lot more money involved. The Ir illuminated shows the eyes of the rabbit particularly well. They look back at you like a couple of big flashlights, where as the thermal shows the whole rabbit glowing like a neon sign. On a .223 id definitely be thinking big thermal.. .17 hmr, medium size thermal but big is better.. on a .22 with subs, Digiscope works very well. I particularly liked it in scrubby areas where the ranges were short to moderate, and the quiet subs gave a bit of an edge. Out of interest what it the model you have gathering dust. There was one modell i did not like at all although its no longer sold. The new Pulsar Digisight Ultra (a Digiscope is what surgeons stick up bottoms), is significantly better than other NV scopes, competing head-on with Gen2+. It's taken a while, but they are only set to get better. I was out last night with a thermal hand-held and the new Yukon Photon RT 6x50 mounted on my .22lr BRNO model 2. I was testing a new clip-on laser rangefinder, and it worked a treat. The farm has both orchard and flat paddock, and most misses are due to distance miscalculation. This wee LRF unit meant that every shot was within range. It's not perfect though, the read-out is a bit bright, so that need to be addressed. Hoping to give it a good workout in Tekapo next week.


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headcase Global Forum Guide Donor Member Offline Former Youngest Person in the World Posts: 25426 Location: Ponsenby Joined: Jul 9^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #53 - May 19^th, 2018 at 4:29am	Print Post
	Yes sorry they are actually labelled a "Digisight", not scope. Its just what I always called it as it goes on the top of a gun.

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headcase Global Forum Guide Donor Member Offline Former Youngest Person in the World Posts: 25426 Location: Ponsenby Joined: Jul 9^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #54 - May 19^th, 2018 at 4:32am	Print Post
	Im sorry to say there is no shooting in the Mackenzie at the moment as the virus is taking such a heavy toll on the rabbit population.

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padox Donor Member Offline Posts: 1023 Location: tarras Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #55 - May 21^st, 2018 at 8:01am	Print Post
	headcase wrote on May 19^th, 2018 at 4:32am: Im sorry to say there is no shooting in the Mackenzie at the moment as the virus is taking such a heavy toll on the rabbit population. Really?

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headcase Global Forum Guide Donor Member Offline Former Youngest Person in the World Posts: 25426 Location: Ponsenby Joined: Jul 9^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #56 - May 21^st, 2018 at 8:56am	Print Post
	sorry Padox, sometimes id do better to just shut up. Twas dry humor.

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rabbiter Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1736 Location: Wyndham Joined: Nov 10^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #57 - May 21^st, 2018 at 9:03am	Print Post
	headcase wrote on May 19^th, 2018 at 4:32am: Im sorry to say there is no shooting in the Mackenzie at the moment as the virus is taking such a heavy toll on the rabbit population. You had me as well


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Yukon_NZ Donor Member Offline I love huntin', fishin', and quality toys. Posts: 328 Location: New Zealand Joined: Dec 20^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Rabbit Shooting With Thermal Gear In Central Otago Reply #58 - Jun 6^th, 2018 at 5:21am	Print Post
	I was reviewing some of our video taken with the Trail and Helion. There's some pretty gory exploding rabbit sequences I'll send a link once I've finished the vid. My 9yo daughter thinks I'm a monster


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