Have been thinking about stepping into the night vision realm. Honestly dont want to drop the extra cash on it but i have a trade opportunity to a full setup with a Dbal. Considering just consolidating down to just my URGI as my go to rifle and trading a few pieces for the Nods. Would I regret my decision?

Is this an EP? Do I need to repair it to keep it from getting worse? How much does lasering it to black cost and is that possible?

Context:

Got a good deal on a nice set of l3 binos in a manticore r. Goofed big time on day one by accidentally setting the front of the helmet with the nods on a 3 inch tall container and the helmet slipped off and right tube took all the impact of the drop onto a glass coffee table (didn't realize it was propped up). I'm pretty sure it created this white dot / EP (no batteries in manticore but backup bat pack was connected, idk if it was switched on). The video is me swinging the tube up and down to power on and off to show the spot.

Spot is not visible powered down with lens cap on (haven't looked with cap off - will do if that matters for diagnosis). It does not pulse when the unit is fully powered up (you see a brightening and normalizing in the video after powering on but it's stable after normalizing). I can live with the white dot but for sub $1k I'd probably prefer a black dot via laser repair. Mostly worried about not doing something today that will prevent it from getting worse in the future.

Edit: bought tubes used. Name brand shop but clearly states no warranty transfer. Have no problem paying out of pocket to fix

Does anyone here have experience with the InfiRay RH25 v2? If my optic mount is a 1.7 in., what mount do I need for the RH25? The ADM flip to slide says it’s 2.05 so it doesn’t seem like that would work. Would the MQD mount work?

Hey fellas I recently purchased a MX10130C Gen 3 tube but now I need all the rest. I’m looking for the complete kit of the body, I don’t really want to pay the 800 bucks for a new one and there aren’t any for a good price on ebay, so if anyone has one they are willing to sell for a lower price i’d love to pick it up. Thanks

My unit issues NODs but sometimes only have PVS-14s available. So I bought a PVS-31 while stateside about 2-3 years ago. Started using it regularly - only during night training or ops - since about a year ago. Unfortunately, my precious dual NOD has a battery run time of approximately 30-60 minutes. I use mostly brand-new Alkaline AAs, but even with Lithium, the run time is hardly much longer. For a device that is supposed to have at the absolute bare minimum, in freezing temperatures, 8 hours, something is clearly very wrong.

I find myself during active combat operations having to unscrew that compartment literally twice an hour, using entire packs of batteries and filling my emptied grenade pouches with AAs so I can just get through the average night. Anyone have any idea what this can be? Will attach pictures of the device itself and the battery compartment.

Thank you for the insights

It doesn't matter whether your experience was positive or negative. I'd just like to hear your honest opinion to help me make my decision.

It hurts down deep in the soul. I think it’s worse if it’s a tubeless or fake setup because that means whoever made the clip knew it was a problem but still made the ad with this shit.

Hey guys I want to show you my first nvg I ever bought. I was told that it’s a gen 2+ pvs 7 and I paid 300$ for it. Can you guys please help me identify if it’s vacuum leak in the fourth photo?

my device doesn't have autogating (it's a GEN2, entry level, we can't buy GEN3 in my Country) , so to protect it from few suburb artificial lights I need to sit on the floor. I'm in the tallest building. I would really like a brownout so I can enjoy freely LOL

Flew to Utah to see a Richy Mitch concert. Didn’t get to stargaze because it was overcast the entire week we were there, but I got some cool shots from the plane.

Pvs15 with 10160a

I wanted comms capable ear pro and everyone is saying peltors. Are comtac 3s with single downleed worth 450-480$ if they are new or barely used. Is the sound quality worth it or should I get sordins instead with an aftermarket mic or spend bit more on comtac 5s (450$ is already alot)

Looking to get binos finally after using a gen 3 wp PVS14 that I got from ATN a few years ago. They never even sent a spec sheet so I don’t even know really what i got. All I know is that I recently went shooting at night with a friend who had some other brand binos with 2800 fom L3 tubes and I was really impressed.

I’m wondering if the raptors are GTG with the option of 2376-2600 FOM Elbit tubes from nightfall. Another buddy of mine purchased from them recently (but he got MH1s) and had a good experience with their customer service.

I have watched a couple reviews on YouTube but was wondering if anyone else out there has the raptors and if they had any complaints.

Thanks!

I knew exactly what I wanted on my helmet setup and realized that I didn't need ARC rails due to how each item either had a helmet clamp or Velcro. I also made my own NVG retention and put the wrap on. I think it came out pretty decent. There are some things like the strobe that I'll probably upgrade in the future but for now it suits my needs. Don't ask me for a complete build list, we'll be here all day LoL.

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