And Bigfoot will still be blurry.

I’m sure it has a price tag to match! It probably stinks as bad as the results of that 55 grain laxative! 😂 By the time I get the money saved up to buy what I want, something newer and better comes along. I’m guessing a 4K model next! Great hunts guys! Just looked it up. Good news they dropped the MSRP! It was $18k! Now it’s only $16k! Now where did I put that mag light and duct tape……..

Great presentation. I hunt A LOT at night here in S.TX. Unfortunately 99% of even us hard core folks will never be able to justify $17k for NV. I practically had to use a defibrillator on my wife when she found out my current NV was just N of $6k!! I just don't see the cost for the technology. It is probably embarrassingly overpriced but that is on par with any quality shooting sport equipment. I really wish manufacturers would get the concept that 10% more sales at 50% markup beats 1% sales at current markup!! But then again, you would have customers to deal with.

*Night Crew* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to introduce us to this new optic. GOD Bless.

Oh man I can’t wait to get this kind of quality in 10-15 years when it might be affordable LOL. That’s incredible imaging.

Stunning! Great job guys! Keep going!

This is beautiful. Kudos to editor, again. You boys are gifted.

That's awesome Guys. Thanks for sharing this great video with us.

Purely amazing!

That shot of the water was absolutely astonishing. 👍

Never gets old!

The narration is Attenborough-esque. Good stuff.

This is incredible!

Wow - that is game changing - thank you for posting

Awesome combination of content and soundtrack plus your voice quality is terrific. 👍🏻

Hunter: “I wonder what that cow is thinking about right now. Probably doesn’t know what to think” Cow: “wow those are some good thermals”

Its so exciting to see new tech that almost nobody can afford. Even good 640 weapon sights arent priced low enough for most people to consider and theyve been around for years. lol

that 470yd shot was insane! 👍👍👊👊🤙🤙

I miss your narrated videos. They were part of what attracted me to your videos. Good to hear your voice. I"m running the ATN ThOR 4 in 640. This scope resolution is light years above ATN. WOW!!!! That being said, there is NO way I'm spending $16k+ on a thermal sight.

You don't need such an expensive scope if you like 'to get them in close' I think I will stick to my ThermTec Ares 360 with a 5x optical zoom on base digital magnification, clear image within the ranges you like to shoot without the price tag.

great stuff fellas!

Beside of that awesome Iray Thermal Sight, what Camera do you use to film those Night Footage?

For those wondering $18k MSRP as of Oct. 2023.

A friend had the iRay 75 whatever, $18k scope they just released. While the image quality was amazing there was latency in the display meaning that moving targets were almost impossible to hit. He sold it and is borrowing my Trijicon IR-Hunter 35mm Mk III. Lower resolution than that $18k iRay but you can track and hit moving targets.

Yeah, I would say they got great with the 483-yard shot!

Best hunting channel ever!!

Had a classmate who worked for Litton while I was developing an on board balancing system for the AH-64D a few years back…We know!

I definitely want/need one of those.

Love it.

Simply awesome. Great video sir.

I imagine this on a suppressed .338 subsonic rifle platform would be incredibly useful here in Canada. The only problem is that hunting at night here is illegal. But then again if it's pitch black and relatively silent....

You might be the first person to ever make a high quality cinematic thermal video....just something to consider

Outstanding production values and sound track. You have another new subscriber

That Iray is amazing. I am glad we don't have "smellivision". Just being told how bad it was is enough for me.

A 9ft shot with a focused scope is pretty insane. Nice vid and commentary guys, keep up the good management!

Stunning!

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thats awesome that is bro , loved this vid

Great stuff again Chris. You convinced me to go Thermal a couple of years ago, I’m using 640 in my spotter and scope but I don’t think my budget will ever stretch to this new upgade ☹️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

I just happened to see an ad for a game called "Hunting Sniper." The video clips they show in the ad reminded me of something I would see on your channel. I hope they have permission and you have royalties.

The quality of the image is surreal... Even most video games don't give you that kind of resolution on thermals, and yet, this is available for purchase as a civilian, its crazy, man.

What caliber did you use to shoot the 470 yard shot?

it's surely incredible. But the 18k pricetag also is ... incredible.

Gotta love what you folks do with your Thermal hunting Skills in your neck of the wood's ... Hi Folks I am from the Land Downunder ( Australia ) we hav e our own night hunter's in this Country , but nonof them are as Specialised as you are .. Don't worry there are a couple of good Huntsmen out there , one has a Channel called Edge of the Outback 7 he & a few of his mates are giving it a good run ...

What was taking the images @ 18:58 of the cat ? That's some clear NV

Unbelievable quality

That is just amazing.

Impressive!

Bring on the night vision with thermal overlay!

Thanks

What camera are using where there is colour and what lights are you using? Does not look to be infraed.

i just got a infaray t2 pro kit for about $500 that plugs into my phone. it doesnt look as good as above, but it still looks shockingly good. i can also see the fore and back ground stuff like you show in this video. i was able to spot about 10 deer from about 2200ft walking south across a field, also i could clearly see the tree line that was to their west at about 2600 ft. the deer were slowly walking and snacking in a field that had had been harvested and and empty months ago. i was up on a hill maybe 40 feet higher than the deer, but looking through a bunch of brush and trees, granted no leaves and it was about 30f outside and pitch black dark out. i have also used my camera to spot thermal leaks in my house. apparently you can attack this to a gun/rifle/crossbow as it came with the kit to do so.

Can this be used as a normal scope during the day with it powered off or no?

Does it have a built in range finder?

It would've been nicer if they offered it with a higher base mag. 2x base mag is great for short range work and doesn't take advantage of the awesome 1280 sensor.

Your footage looks great. Outside that IRay what other type of cameras or video cameras are you using. I like the quality your posting.

Pretty amazing optics! What an amazing time to be alive…. but I will admit, I am so glad that I am not young. The world of tomorrow is too invasive for me. There’s no more privacy.

It doesn’t get much worse than canine guts. I remember when I hit one with a car and some of the fecal matter was on my license plate and it smelled so terrible.

Looks very good ,is it on market to buy yet

It appeared to me that you were using an IR light sometimes. Does this scope have an IR mode? All video was recorded via the IRay 75?

Since you don’t have a light blinding them as they come in, how close can you let them come before shooting?

Does it come with ballistic calculator and rangefinder?

So the scope records footage?

I was watching people climbing out of a trench in the middle of the night to take a piss from a 1000yds away on thermal 30 years ago. Military tech though and only then available on Armour and Aviation. Good that this tech is getting affordable, the equivalent tech at the time for my rifle was a starlight scope that made everything look like a green snowstorm.

What rifle and caliber are these guys using?

Make this in a clip on model and I’d buy it today.

Out of my league. But having said this even if this retired and tired Hunter could " Invest" in such a rig, is the life limited operation use, what(?) 3 years( ?) 5 years? What is the repair ability? Sure would be nice to have a thermal unit last as long and as maintenance free as an optical scope. 16k will always be out of reach for me. 2-5k is not. I do not know what the technical hurdles are for thermal chips but they must be substantial or a tightly controlled

18K........wow

Great picture to be sure. Slap on lrf and ballistics to make use of the 1280 sensor.. (Xm50 hunter, viva 5.5 X base mag on 384 sensor)

The ATN Thor 5XD will be in shooters hands in the coming weeks. I can't wait to see comparisons of these two scopes. The ATN being significantly more affordable.

That's the best thermal camera I ever seen.

Can it also be used during the day?

Wow awesome guys

Is it rated for the devastating recoil of a 50 BMG rifle? And also is it waterproof up to 2 digit meter depths like a normal optic is? Those two things are kind of important

High resolution processing requires a lot of power, how is the battery life?

Wow....

16k 😮

You know what would suck? If an emp strike occurred here and messed up the kestral, range finder, and this thermal optic. My worst nightmare.

is the sensor 1280?

Great Video 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Ah yes! A dollar per pixel!

Nice Video, but how can you make a shot over 470 yrds whitout correction of the Holding Point ?

what's crazy is, in real life it looks even better without UKposts's compression

It's crazy how the technology is turning out now. A lot of the stuff that was exclusive only to military just now coming to civilian markets. And it's when it hits the civilian markets that the technology progresses and becomes really advanced.

$18,000 price tag is a huge barrier for almost anyone...

$15.000 ouch! but magnificent

If only this stuff was affordable. 17k for a scopes insane.

12:33 to 14:22 some of the best narration & footage. well done lads!! *SuBD* 16:33 *already got maggots in his mouth* remind me how TF they walk around with that many maggots??? was like spewing them out?🤔

$18,000. My God.

Where do I get one?

The 75 mm lens on a 640 is great also... all you need - with the 1280 your not seeing the target any more clear..

If this is available to us what does the military have available. I could imagine the uses even for civilian search and rescue. Out looking for someone with autism or dementia can be tough and this would keep the search going all night.

Doesn’t ATN have a 1280 sensor now? ATN 5 Xd. I think u can get it with 4x lens for half the cost.

Amazing! Only if they made it civilian affordable. $16,000 for thermal scope is specialty purpose which I don't have but even if I could afford it, would I? That's a lot of guns. I could purchase full auto AR with 640 thermal on it. 🤔

Holy Jesus !!! Blessed 🙂

This thing see landscapes better than my pvs14

Man that rd layed the smack down on that kitty.!

Just wiw

it looks amazing but i cant justify $17999 the price tag is mind blowing

18K proving quality costs. Wonder how long it takes the market to catch up and the price to drop?