Forums46
Topics537,952
Posts9,731,004
Members87,051
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Sighting your thermal idea
#7087450
02/21/18 04:59 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 188
Freeman
OP
Woodsman
|
OP
Woodsman
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 188 |
When I first got my thermal scope (Pulsar XD50a), I was using those small chemical hand warmers to assist in sighting. I discovered an easier and more effective method which I thought might be helpful. I cut the bottom off an aluminum soda can and staple it to the bullseye of my target. Because the aluminum dissipates heat rapidly it shows up as a clear black spot (assuming white=hot selected) on the scope. The image is much clearer than the hand warmers which tend to "bloom" and become fuzzy.
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7087472
02/21/18 05:12 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,951
ChadTRG42
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,951 |
Yes, most things metal will work. We use a large washer. It's about 2" wide, with a 1/2" to 3/4" hole in the middle. We have several rifles that will center punch the hole and not touch the washer!
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7087477
02/21/18 05:15 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755
ccoker
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755 |
cold bottle of water works too,
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7087520
02/21/18 05:38 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
SapperTitan
Taking Requests
|
Taking Requests
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609 |
Ziplock bag and an ice cube
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7087770
02/21/18 08:51 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 603
Dien
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 603 |
My old IRD Mkii and Armasight 336 could see a certain yellow target with black circles at 50 easy. When at 100 I used a hand warmer.
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7088159
02/22/18 01:26 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 406
fr3db3ar
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 406 |
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7088267
02/22/18 02:53 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 119
earl39
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 119 |
Two frozen bottles of water. One vertical and the other horizontal.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 (New King James Version)
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7088351
02/22/18 04:22 AM
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,238
Double Naught Spy
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,238 |
That seems like an awfully large target.
I like small chemical handwarmers and small pieces of aluminum foil as fr3db3ar suggests. The nice thing about the aluminum foil is that you can cut it to whatever size you like, making for a very precise target.
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: ChadTRG42]
#7088358
02/22/18 04:39 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,506
syncerus
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,506 |
Yes, most things metal will work. We use a large washer. It's about 2" wide, with a 1/2" to 3/4" hole in the middle. We have several rifles that will center punch the hole and not touch the washer! You definitely shoot better than I do!
NRA Patriot Benefactor & DSC Lifer
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: syncerus]
#7088918
02/22/18 07:05 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,951
ChadTRG42
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,951 |
Yes, most things metal will work. We use a large washer. It's about 2" wide, with a 1/2" to 3/4" hole in the middle. We have several rifles that will center punch the hole and not touch the washer! You definitely shoot better than I do! My buddies 6.8 and his new 308 Win shooting the new 125 SST loads work very well. A 125 SST out of a 20" AR-10 308 is pure awesomeness!
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7090116
02/23/18 04:35 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,355
TXGH
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,355 |
Some of the ranges I go to don't allow the hand warmers due to the internal particles getting sucked up into the AC unit. The aluminum can works great, also aluminum tape works well too. I have also duct taped a spent casing after it was fired a the heat hold pretty long. Just when you hit it, the casing blows through the target.
|
|
|
Re: Sighting your thermal idea
[Re: Freeman]
#7092538
02/25/18 06:29 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,121
mow
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,121 |
dont know anything about sighting in thermal units..or nighttime scopes..but from what ive read in the last couple of days..the electronics in these thing makes it very easy to sight in..going to buy one in a couple of weeks
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, txcornhusker
|