Where can I buy the new Holosun thermal night vision optic?

[Bushman]

Tacrig is out of stock. Optics planet only has the night vision version.

Gf gave me money for my b day to buy this optic. But can't find it anywhere to order. I know it won't be available until later this year but want to order before price goes up.

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[JustShoot]

Not a knock on NWfirearms... but If look on a couple other high traffic web forums like ( predatormasters) and ( snipershide.com ) .
you will find a few good vendors that sell Therm. and NV and also do and offer pre-orders of upcoming units ..
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[SunTzu]

your gf is buying you a thermal... marry her.

While i like the idea of digital nvg combined with thermal imaging, i don't think the holosun is where it's at. the shotshow b roll of the holosun thermal was both unimpressive and also an unrealistic setting.

I could be wrong, but i've used various pvs14, dual tubes and also the sionyx opsin and aurora. I'm currently a few weeks away on pulling the trigger on a big-boy thermal optic and have spent a few yrs researching and using various night devices. For context, i have dual tube nods and for close-in gooning and land navigation nods are king.

The holosun seems like a close-range cqb thermal... and this seems like a big mistake: cqb thermal should be a head mounted e-coti type device that augments nods. So, for me a close range thermal would be some sort of e-coti like the iray jerry c5 that does a thermal overlay on traditional night vision. For a weapon mounted thermal, i'd get something that can reach out further than the holosun unit.

also, idk if the holosun is really where it's at when it comes to thermal. i know their budget red dots work and are a solid value, but the thermal game is different and it's a big risk to buy into a company's first foray in a new space. if you don't have experience with night hunting and/or night vision then you may not know what the best strategy is. The idea of a cqb thermal weapon sight seems misguided; cqb thermal is best as a head mounted overlay on nvg.

cqb thermal:
head mounted e-coti/infiray-jerry c combined with intensifier tube night vision. or maybe a flir breach or similar w/ pvs14 on the other eye.

weapon mounted thermal optics: (can qd off of rifle as a handheld monocular)
4k-6k price range:
right now, IrayUSA / Infiray is the top dog with their 640 core lineup, but they're in the 4k-6k price range. The infiray rico 640 cores are the current gold standard for serious coyote and hog hunters that kill stuff in the dark.

2-2.5k price range:
for more budget friendly units, the AGM rattler 384 cores in either the ts25 or ts35 are strong values at either 2k or 2.5k street price.

 

[SunTzu]

also, the red dot display is gonna backlight your face so anyone with nvg will be able to easily spot and dispatch you on a 2 way range.

you can't move around using the optic to see, so you're also gonna need a night vision device... and the thermal red dot display won't work with nods.

the whole concept kinda sucks.

 

[Nosferatu]

Never heard of it, some specifics might help. I've not been into the Holosun thing, but this might be an interesting toy for one of the .22s!

@SunTzu Not everything needs to go to war. Sometimes you just want to whack some rats in the backyard in the dark! I have yet to have one shoot back at me!

 

[SunTzu]

Never heard of it, some specifics might help. I've not been into the Holosun thing, but this might be an interesting toy for one of the .22s!

@SunTzu Not everything needs to go to war. Sometimes you just want to whack some rats in the backyard in the dark! I have yet to have one shoot back at me!

that's a fair point, but even for whacking rats ya wanna get the most bang for the buck.

word is the holosun thermal is gonna cost about $2,300 bucks, at which point there's a lot of other ways to whack rats, like an agm rattler 384 core.

here's an article about the holosun: https://www.outdoorlife.com/gear/holosun-drs-review/