Photon XT 6.5x50 - Back In Stock!

[paul600rr]

cheers clive mine arrived today top service

[Hutchey]

Picked the last one up from Clive last night after A LOT of deliberation between that and the "Wardy Vision".

For those that want to know more about the direct comparison i found this:

There are new Pills for the T series torches coming out so should give a lot more oomph so bear this in mind when looking for NV

1) The Photon (6.5 power) in normal day mode (9pm so just still light) needed the cap removed to see anything.
Not sure if this will be different in full daylight or whether it will need the pin hole in the cap bored out a bit wider as per what others have said before.

2) In the dark at normal magnification the Photon is really good. However, the onboard IR is probably only good enough for an absolute max of 100 yards!
With the T50 on it though it is an entirely different beast and works very well out to what i think was about 200 yards. (unconfirmed measurement)

3) In the dark with the Yukon NVRS 1.7 lens screwed on (now leave the ring on that comes with it or you'll be showing about 2mm of thread) and the T50, this thing can pick out rabbits easily at circa 300 yards

4) I tried the N1000 IR Laser with it and didn't notice a lot of difference than the T50. Maybe a few extra yards but it was hard to tell as I don't know the ground we were on.

5) Wardy Vision is nice and thin, pretty light and has it's own DSA built in. It doesn't add much to my eye relief either so I still have a nice shooting position on the stock. (Although i may need lower mounts anyway)

6) Wardy Vision on my scope (8-32x50) with a T50 will easily get out to 300 on rabbits (maybe 350 is possible)
This was starting at the 8x and i got up to 16x before the loss of a tight beam of IR light started to make it unlikely to take a shot)

7) Wardy Vision on the 8-32x50 with the N1000 IR Laser still got me out to circa 350 on rabbits at 8x mag and then up to 16x mag before it ran out of IR Light.

8) On the subject of mounts, as the Wardy Vision has the DSA screw on the bottom, you may need to watch your clearance for the bolt coming back!

I opted for the photon with the Yukon Lens to take the mag to just over 11x.
If you are using only one rifle then this is most likely enough and will work well, however if you need to swap the scopes to another rifle then you'll probably be looking at some quick-detachable mounts and then just adjust the zero for the calibre being used once you know the numbers on the digital X and Y axis of the reticle.

I've yet to try this or hear of others that have already checked whether the POI changes from the 6.5 mag to the 11 mag

With the new T Pills arriving i reckon the distances will improve on those I've estimated.

I'm going to go and try it over the weekend and see what happens and how this then leaves me with a redundant rifle in my rimfire...................
It may be that i need to revert to either having 2 of these Photons or just go to the Wardy Vision.

Either i would be happy with from what my testing showed yesterday.

[philong]

Hi All,

To simplify things a bit I've put a discount code on the website for you.

The product is here: http://www.nightvisionstore.co.uk/yukon ... 2x17048796

The Yukon doubler that screws straight in is also on the same page as an option and these should be back in stock tomorrow.

Use the discount code NVFXT to get the special 'forum' price.

The website shows live stock levels too.


Cheers





Clive

Mine arrived last friday.but that discount code didnt work for some reason........pm to Clive........I fiited mine to the AA s200 for the time being,, got it zeroed with no probs, unlike the MK1 I had a while back..not had a chance to try it on the rats yet but i am hoping the inbuilt led will be sufficient . In daylight with cover closed i found the focus held ok for long and short range but with cover open i need to adjust for close rat ranges so i fitted a coaster to the focus ring which seats right by my thumb and makes any adjustments to the focus easier. My mate is going to put his on the 223 along with a Yukon doubler

[Hutchey]

Had mine a week almost but still not had the chance to take it out of the box until last night and that was just to see if my IR pill worked on my T50.
Still wasn't sure it was the right decision to get the Photon over the wardy but going to get it fitted tonight if i can find some lower mounts than currently on my 223,

[blueroll]

Picked the last one up from Clive last night after A LOT of deliberation between that and the "Wardy Vision".

For those that want to know more about the direct comparison i found this:

There are new Pills for the T series torches coming out so should give a lot more oomph so bear this in mind when looking for NV

1) The Photon (6.5 power) in normal day mode (9pm so just still light) needed the cap removed to see anything.
Not sure if this will be different in full daylight or whether it will need the pin hole in the cap bored out a bit wider as per what others have said before.

2) In the dark at normal magnification the Photon is really good. However, the onboard IR is probably only good enough for an absolute max of 100 yards!
With the T50 on it though it is an entirely different beast and works very well out to what i think was about 200 yards. (unconfirmed measurement)

3) In the dark with the Yukon NVRS 1.7 lens screwed on (now leave the ring on that comes with it or you'll be showing about 2mm of thread) and the T50, this thing can pick out rabbits easily at circa 300 yards

4) I tried the N1000 IR Laser with it and didn't notice a lot of difference than the T50. Maybe a few extra yards but it was hard to tell as I don't know the ground we were on.

5) Wardy Vision is nice and thin, pretty light and has it's own DSA built in. It doesn't add much to my eye relief either so I still have a nice shooting position on the stock. (Although i may need lower mounts anyway)

6) Wardy Vision on my scope (8-32x50) with a T50 will easily get out to 300 on rabbits (maybe 350 is possible)
This was starting at the 8x and i got up to 16x before the loss of a tight beam of IR light started to make it unlikely to take a shot)

7) Wardy Vision on the 8-32x50 with the N1000 IR Laser still got me out to circa 350 on rabbits at 8x mag and then up to 16x mag before it ran out of IR Light.

8) On the subject of mounts, as the Wardy Vision has the DSA screw on the bottom, you may need to watch your clearance for the bolt coming back!

I opted for the photon with the Yukon Lens to take the mag to just over 11x.
If you are using only one rifle then this is most likely enough and will work well, however if you need to swap the scopes to another rifle then you'll probably be looking at some quick-detachable mounts and then just adjust the zero for the calibre being used once you know the numbers on the digital X and Y axis of the reticle.

I've yet to try this or hear of others that have already checked whether the POI changes from the 6.5 mag to the 11 mag

With the new T Pills arriving i reckon the distances will improve on those I've estimated.

I'm going to go and try it over the weekend and see what happens and how this then leaves me with a redundant rifle in my rimfire...................
It may be that i need to revert to either having 2 of these Photons or just go to the Wardy Vision.

Either i would be happy with from what my testing showed yesterday.

I would like to know please is the Wardy a 700 and is the 8-32x50 scope a Sightron by any chance as i have been thinking about trying the 6-24x50.

[Hutchey]

Hi,
Speak to Clive about the Wardy as i can't remember if its a 700 or not.
Not a sightron, Hawke Sidewinder 30

[blueroll]

Hi,
Speak to Clive about the Wardy as i can't remember if its a 700 or not.
Not a sightron, Hawke Sidewinder 30

Okay Hutchey thanks.

[cliveward]

Hi All,

Christmas must have come early.

We've got these back in stock again and thought it only fair to continue the 'deal' for forum members.

You can order the scope here: http://www.nightvisionstore.co.uk/yukon ... 2x17048796

And use the discount code of NVFXT with your order to get the special price.

Just in time for the dark evenings.


Cheers





Clive

[cliveward]

Hi All,

Still got a few of these left.

See separate post about kit with doubler.


Cheers





Clive

[cliveward]

Hi All,

Still a few of these left. Ones that can accept doublers without modification are all gone now though.


Cheers





Clive