I used to be a lamp only man ,convinced you didn't deserve it if you didn't lamp it but having looked through a thermal unit and nv setup I'm a convert .I bought the pulsar thermal in xq38 ,brilliant and use in conjunction with the photon rt 6x50,which despite some doubters is more than enough nv for the shooter who knows all about field craft. No amount of thermal or nv will compensate for poor wind direction or background noise .I still use the thermal to spot rabbits then switch on a torch on top the .22 which us a very good method and saves battery life .Nv allows you to carry out your du