Okay, so my daughter is allowing me to use her gun for testing and evaluation on TCT products and we put this new Pulsar on it. This scope, as far as I know, was the model that broke the sub $3000 barrier for thermal rifle scopes. It is a pretty nifty 1.5x native magnification thermal scope. It will digitally zoom to 6x. Part of what I really like about it is the ability to have Picture in Picture (PiP) mode. I had used it previously when getting to use a prototype Apex XD50 a few months ago. The PiP allowed for both zoomed precision shooting and wide FOV for tracking running animals more easily. Not only does it have this mode, but you can toggle between it and the full image that can also be zoomed to a different level, which is what I did this evening.
So I have had these hogs coming in irregularly and I have been out something like 6 of the last 10 nights trying to get a chance at the loner sow or a sounder. I had plans to stay all night as the sounder usually will not show up until around 3:00 am. The loner sow shows up anywhere between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Tonight, I got lucky and she showed up early.
As I am trying to get new video as part of testing the new scope, twice I thought I had messed up as I watched the hog walk away. Y'all have seen some of my previous videos where there is less than 10 seconds of video before I drop the animal. I just hate the idea of of losing the animal when I had a chance to shoot it. Fortunately, it came back after leaving each time. She was skittish, but not skittish enough.
I was surprised to find her soaking wet and covered in mud. She showed up on thermal pretty well despite being so wet. The little Alexander Arms Incursion 16" upper did a good job launching the Hornady 123 gr. SST ammo that traversed the body a bit more than 18" before exiting.
So I have had these hogs coming in irregularly and I have been out something like 6 of the last 10 nights trying to get a chance at the loner sow or a sounder. I had plans to stay all night as the sounder usually will not show up until around 3:00 am. The loner sow shows up anywhere between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Tonight, I got lucky and she showed up early.
As I am trying to get new video as part of testing the new scope, twice I thought I had messed up as I watched the hog walk away. Y'all have seen some of my previous videos where there is less than 10 seconds of video before I drop the animal. I just hate the idea of of losing the animal when I had a chance to shoot it. Fortunately, it came back after leaving each time. She was skittish, but not skittish enough.
I was surprised to find her soaking wet and covered in mud. She showed up on thermal pretty well despite being so wet. The little Alexander Arms Incursion 16" upper did a good job launching the Hornady 123 gr. SST ammo that traversed the body a bit more than 18" before exiting.
