Thermal Optics

Thankfully for all the buddies on a budget, the AGM Rattler has a bit more of an affordable price than your average thermal scope.

Holosun came out swinging at SHOT Show 2023 with the release of a plethora of new optics. These range from pistol and rifle red dots to new thermal and night vision options.

Sold exclusively through TNVC, the Safran Optics 1 TAD will be available to the commercial market sometime around Q2 with an MSRP of around $6,500.

While some thermal is better than others, the type of device makes a difference as well.

InfiRay Outdoors has the first 1280×1024 commercial thermal. It’s four times as much resolution as has ever been available to the commercial market in a riflescope. 

Long story short, vision is complicated.

The coolest thing about this unit is the ability to use it as either a helmet-mounted monocular or scope for your rifle. The versatility is amazing. For those who want a quality thermal rifle scope, but also the ability to hike around hands-free looking through thermal, the NOX18 was made for you. While other dedicated thermal scope options with a larger objective lens would provide more clarity, the NOX18 blends weight, size, and function beautifully.

The Rico MK1 384 thermal riflescope from iRayUSA features a rugged, waterproof, construction with a base 4x magnification making it ideal for long range nighttime hunting. It’s driven by a 12μm sensor with a 50hz refresh rate. It features the new optimized MATRIX III image algorithm software for sharp image resolution.

In this article, I cover the IRay ZOOM, which offers a unique feature to a thermal scanner.