photon xt

[Dan]

Just been offered one of these on a swap for a nitesite viper. And was wondering if anyone owned or had experience with one.if so are they any good ,what's the pros and cons . The reason I'm thinking of swapping is I can not get used to the awkward position of the nitesite . Plus it will give me another reason to buy another gun

[eboswan]

Pm gixxerboy he has one and i think granville has one also

[granville]

hi dan , i have the old model i put on hw 100 the other night 6 rabbits no problem out to 45 yards plus.
used it last year on rats very good results with it .
i put the venum strike on it but its own ir good out to 50 yards .
i did not get the doubler for it 5 x is ok for my shooting .

[Dan]

Thanks for the information Paul

[Brooksy]

Mine nails bunnies to 42 yards easily, could probably do 50 once I get used to range judgement. The only problem I had was getting it zeroed, it was a bitch until I bought Sportsmatch fully adjustable mounts, now it's bang on.

[Dan]

Thank brooksy . Would you suggest I buy a separate ir illuminator ?

[Brooksy]

My standard illuminator works very well at airgun ranges, in fact a couple of weeks ago I went out just as the sky was blackening and I didn't need the illuminator at all. With it switched on I can see outlines and eye shine at around 120 yards, they do say a T20 improves it a lot but for now I'm sticking to standard.

With the mounts, I bought Hawke first, but they were as well machined as an American power socket and needed an unbelievable 2mm of shimming, even then the POI was all over the place and the windage was at full tilt with the crosshair hiding in the left corner. With the Sportsmatch fully adjustables which were 64 quid I can leave the hair centred and hit a 10p group at 30 yards in daylight.

[Dan]

Interesting . Thanks I think I'll leave the ir and use the on board one for now and use the money for a set of adjustable mounts

[Dan]

Photon arrived this morning , come with 6 rechargeable batteries , a charger 2 sets of mounts (leupold low mounts and sportsmatch reach forward high mounts) all in new condition.

The question I have is can you turn the ir of if your using it during the day?

[granville]

yes,it has to be switched on by the button on the rear of the ir if its the same as mine dan.
atb paul .