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    Default Ratting with home-made NV

    We have a rat problem.

    They eat the bird bells and I have just had to rewire my alarm system.

    Out comes the NiteSite NV which has been in a box for years...charged the battery for hours until the green light came on, set it up as I did last time ... ... ... STONE DEAD! No wonder the company went bust. It's the biggest piece of shit ever created by man.

    Anyway...

    This is what I built using an old Sony camcorder and IR Crelant torch with a collimator from Torchguy.com - onto my Daystate Pulsar field target rifle.

    I made a camera mount using an old Sportsmatch adjustable mount, a riser block and the most versatile material in the world... Frogzeggs https://www.frogzeggz.com/. It's a tough plastic you 'melt' in hot water, and then it sets hard. To re-use, simply heat with a hairdryer.

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    The shot was not too steady, as I was on a wobbly plastic table, aiming with one hand while holding the IR illuminator pressure switch in the other, and squinting at the tiny LED screen on the camera. Also... I forgot to cock the gun twice to activate the electronic trigger... 'rotkoors' is real. Shots were at 25m.



    Rat 1

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    Rat 2

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    The first iteration was far too cumbersome and heavy, and the camera was set too far back, that I could not get into a comfortable shooting position, so I revised the setup with a small 4 X 44 scope. It works PERFECTLY. However, with the low mag, the precision required on live critters is not there. One needs a minimum of 10x mag to be confident of a first shot kill. Or I have to get closer.

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    Anyway... great experiment and awesome fun.


    Edit: I also tried using the BSA ND3 green laser designator at first, but the marketing hype is stronger than the effectiveness of the product. Also a pile of crap... the green light spooks anything you shine it at! Don't believe the messaging!

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    I enjoyed that vid far too much

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    Quote Originally Posted by Wild coast View Post
    I enjoyed that vid far too much
    Me too

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    Nicely done
    Don’t take life too seriously, no one gets out alive.

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    Awesome!

    Do you work the meat yourself or do you send it of to a butcher?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    Quote Originally Posted by morneg View Post
    Awesome!

    Do you work the meat yourself or do you send it of to a butcher?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    Why is Rat 1 in the kitchen, did you cook it?

    Nice setup!

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    Default Re: Ratting with home-made NV

    There's a rat in me kitchen
    When you out on the street,
    You practice lies and deceit
    And you scandalize my name
    But when I catch you up
    I'm gonna pull you up
    I'm gonna check-out inside your brain
    There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do?
    There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna go?
    I'm gonna fix that rat that's what I'm gonna do,
    I'm gonna fix that rat

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