Need advice for a night vision monocular

[smokngun]

I am wanting to get into the night vision game.  Is there anything worth owning for between $500-1000?  I would love for it to do the white phosphorus.  Let me know you thoughts.  Also is there re-chargeable models?  

[Chucktshoes]

The succinct answer is no. That’s simply not a viable budget for night vision.

it is not recommended to use rechargeable batteries in a night vision device as the voltages are not as consistent as with a non-rechargeable lithium battery. This creates an extra risk of damage to the device.

[Danger Rane]

I agree with Chucktshoes, that’s a low budget for entry into the NVG game. I have looked through a couple sub $1k offerings and honestly they were worse than what our military was using back in the 90s. If you’ve never used any you might not know the difference, but then you’d be pissed when you had a chance to see what another $1k could have gotten you. Not saying this to discourage you, just wanting to save you some frustration. It’s not like the difference between a $1k rifle and a $2k rifle. You can shoot and enjoy both of those from day one. It’s more like the difference between putting on a pair of sun glasses that sat at the bottom of a river all year and a pair you just bought at the store.

[Alleycat72]

It also depends on your expectations. 

[smokngun]

I thought that might be the case.  Alas I will save my money for the next tier.   Thanks fellas.

 

[Johnny reb]

What is the intended use?

Have you thought about thermal?

 

[felinesNfreedom]

Night vision is not for the faint of heart. It's expensive, expect to spend 4 or 5 grand on a kit. It is pretty neat to be able to see in the dark.

[Chucktshoes]

38 minutes ago, felinesNfreedom said:

Night vision is not for the faint of heart. It's expensive, expect to spend 4 or 5 grand on a kit. It is pretty neat to be able to see in the dark.

Generally true, but I know where there is a full starter kit for less than $3k. 
 

In our classified section.

[felinesNfreedom]

8 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

Generally true, but I know where there is a full starter kit for less than $3k. 
 

In our classified section.

Man, I have tried selling that for you a couple times. I've got a friend who wants to get into night vision.

[Chucktshoes]

It’s one of those things that folks have a hard time ponying up the cash for. It’s a big leap. Of course once they do, it’s always “why did I wait so long?!”

[felinesNfreedom]

15 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

It’s one of those things that folks have a hard time ponying up the cash for. It’s a big leap. Of course once they do, it’s always “why did I wait so long?!”

Very true. This guy has no problem dropping cash on gear. Main rifle is a KAC sr15, multiple cans and all that. I've told him to sell one or two rifles and buy nods.

[Flinglead]

Bi nods are cool, but start off with a mono and mount it to your rifle.  In order to get a quality optic, you'll need to spend A LOT of money, especially white phosphorous. 

Bite the bullet!

[Chucktshoes]

56 minutes ago, Flingled said:

Bi nods are cool, but start off with a mono and mount it to your rifle.  In order to get a quality optic, you'll need to spend A LOT of money, especially white phosphorous. 

Bite the bullet!

Gonna have to push back a little bit here. Even though the mounts exist, most NV monoculars are not rated to handle the recoil of a rifle. Mounting them to a rifle can lead to damage anywhere from image blems to the unit just suddenly quitting working entirely. It is very much not advisable to mount them directly to a weapon.