hotel2zero 0 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 hi all, looking at buying a Cobra Merlin night vision scope with a Day Scope Adaptor. best price i've found for the unit alone is £389 from uttings.com however the IR Illuminator is where i come unstuck. I'll be shooting rabbit out to 150 yds at night. (well hopefully!) -what mW will i need, 75mW, 150mW, 350mW, 450mW? -can i use any IR Illuminator? a 350mW IR Illuminator from uttings.com is £249 that seems a lot??? And underlining all the above, is this the cheapest route for a DSA/add-on scope? Thanks all Hotel2zero Quote Link to post
stillair1 16 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) I use a merlin with a 90mw ir laser, cost all in was about £560 iirc from nv supplies ltd. 100yds with a compatible scope is no problem, but remember you need to know whats behind too and at 150yds you may only catch the glint of an eye. Btw a 75mw ir will get you out to about 35yds, I have one for ratting. Laser and led are not comparable mw wise and the outputs quoted can be misleading. The 450mw atn ir led that fits on the 390 paladin will get you out to 35yds too. Had one of those too. Neil Edited June 14, 2009 by stillair1 Quote Link to post
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