{"id":17692,"date":"2014-01-23T17:21:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T22:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=17692"},"modified":"2014-01-23T17:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:58:41","slug":"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object><\/object><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-17735\" alt=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04-400x252.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04-400x252.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>IR Defense Corporation<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irdefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\"clickTracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.irdefense.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irhunter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\"clickTracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.irhunter.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thermal imaging scopes have helped our military own the night. Although the cost was peanuts to the government compared to the advantages they offered, it was out of reach for most individuals. Now we\u2019re getting closer to the point where you and I can own the night for our own hunting needs. One of the advantages of thermal imaging, of course, is that it\u2019s entirely passive; you don\u2019t have to emit any light or IR energy. The coyotes and hogs will never know you\u2019re there\u2026not until you reach out and touch them, that is. Another advantage is the ability to see through dust, smoke, rain and foliage, day or night. It\u2019s far superior to night vision scopes, which rely on a light source like the stars, the moon or IR lights. Among the limited offerings in the consumer market, the IR Hunter from IR Defense appears to be a break-through product. It doesn\u2019t look like an electronics box with buttons that can be difficult to identify in the dark. It looks like a scope, right down to the turrets for elevation and windage. IR Defense has teamed <a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-17733\" alt=\"IR Defense03\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03-400x259.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>up with NightForce, so it has the NightForce IHR and MOAR reticles. Variable power on the scope we examined was 1-4 times; it uses a state-of-the-art FLIR core and mil spec display. The IR Hunter can identify a man-sized target at 1,000 yards. It\u2019s still not cheap, starting at $4,995, but that\u2019s a lot less than you could get a comparable thermal imaging scope for even last year. You can bet we\u2019ll be doing a complete review, just as soon as we can get our hands on one.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\"wp-image-17732 alignright\" alt=\"IR Defense02\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02-400x263.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02-400x263.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" class=\" wp-image-17736 alignleft\" alt=\"IR Defense01\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01-400x284.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IR-Defense01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thermal imaging scopes have helped our military own the night. Although the cost was peanuts to the government compared to the advantages they offered, it was out of reach for most individuals. Now we\u2019re getting closer to the point where you and I can own the night for our own hunting needs. One of the advantages of thermal imaging, of course, is that it\u2019s entirely passive; you don\u2019t have to emit any light or IR energy. The coyotes and hogs will never know you\u2019re there\u2026not until you reach out and touch them, that is. Another advantage is the ability to see through dust, smoke, rain and foliage, day or night. It\u2019s far superior to night vision scopes, which rely on a light source like the stars, the moon or IR lights. Among the limited offerings in the consumer market, the IR Hunter from IR Defense appears to be a break-through product. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":17735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,47,16,84],"tags":[],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-gear-optics-sights","9":"category-me","10":"category-shot-show-2014"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014 -\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ir-defense-break-through-state-of-the-art-thermal-imaging-scope-for-hunters-shot-show-2014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IR Defense: Break-through, state-of-the-art thermal imaging scope for hunters\u2014SHOT Show 2014\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thermal imaging scopes have helped our military own the night. 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