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February 2nd, 2011 at 8:01 pm
If you get a gen II or gen III scope then you generally wont have to worry much about tube life. A gen III scope has a tube life of around 10,000 hours, thats a lot of usage. Highly unlikely you would use that up. That give you 4 hours a week for 50 years and thats extremely high use.
I would just save up and get the best gen III I could afford.
February 2nd, 2011 at 8:01 pm
none if u want a good set of nods itll cost u everthing else is a waste of money all the cheap night vission ive seen is so bad and grainey ur better off with the naked eye
February 2nd, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Each scope is only good for a few hundred hours of continuous use, so buying used means you could be buying something that doesn’t have much time left on it.. and unlike a car.. the usage isn’t recorded. This gamble drives the price of used units down pretty quickly… which could spell huge savings if you’re willing to take the risk. On the plus side.. most used units usually have very little time on them as people don’t leave them on the whole time they’re hunting.. and the average night hunter isn’t out there but a few times a year using it. Call some sporting goods dealers and ask if they have used units. I know places like Cabela’s usually have them in their "bargain cave". You could also shop ebay or http://www.gunbroker.com . I’ve seen near mint generation 1 scopes at Cabela’s for around 400 dollars. I know they can be bartered with on used items as well.. so never pay top dollar there. If you buy online, make sure they have a return policy for dead on arrival items. If you’re buying from a retail outlet, they should let you turn it on (with the cap on) and make sure it functions.
February 2nd, 2011 at 8:01 pm
The least expensive WILL NOT BE THE BEST.
Pick a scope that has the features you desire and save to pay for it.
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