I bought one last Tuesday and it was delivered Friday

They said they had two more in stock, PM me for their info - local guys in Tyler TX

Update: They’re sold out

I seriously doubt it. If they do, it's only because they are on vacation and haven't answered their phone for the last 12 weeks.lol There are more people looking for Wraiths in the last 3 months than have ever looked for Black Beards gold. It was a total sell out for Sightmark and their next shipment is scheduled for July. I'm hoping they get that date moved up, but it's not looking like it will happen.




I don't disagree that it seems silly but I suspect it was cut out in an attempt to keep the price at $499. The jittery video was a huge concern of mine before it was released and I mentioned it multiple times here, on The Late Night Vision Show, to customers on the phone etc. I was really scared of it was going to be like the original X-Sights but I've got to tell you, in my opinion, it's a non issue. I just got in from killing 2 hogs with it and I haven't noticed the jittery/lagging video at all. I've been videoing a ton of hogs in both day and night over the last week and using it live, it seems great to me. I need to watch my videos back and see how they look but honestly, I just haven't seen any problems with that. I've been using it side by side with the Photon RT 4.5x42S and it blows it out of the water on several different fronts, again, something else I didn't expect.

Yes I still think it feels like a brick.LOL I think part of it is the fact that it is so compact and the weight isn't spread out over 13" like it is on the Photon RT. I think Sightmark has a winner with this scope for $499.

- Jason

LOL, I don't know how you could not notice the jitteriness. I have used it and seen it myself and it is on every Youtube video. For example...

I see it a little in the videos but man I just don't notice it when using it. I just watched back a couple short clips I had on my computer and I do see the jittering more in the video than I did live but it seems worse during the day videos than the night videos. I'll try to get one posted up here.

I've been using it side by side the Photon and I just don't notice a big difference. Again, I'm not say it doesn't exist but if it does, it's minor enough I'd call it a non-issue. Maybe I was just expecting it to be worse? I just talked to a customer 5 minutes ago who was out hunting with his last night and I asked him about it and he said the same thing, he notices it the video playback but not while he's using it. Maybe some people are just more sensitive to it?

It didn't bother me last night.....

From watching some of the videos, it would seem that 'in the moment' it wouldn't be that noticeable or problematic. However, I wouldn't want to use it very much to scan.

Here is a short clip from 2 nights ago. I have plans for these videos so I don't want to release much of it now but I think this looks pretty darn good. There is a slight blurring of the tree as I move left to right but as I said above, when actually looking through the scope, I think it looks really good. Everyone has to make their own decisions and everyone has their own opinions and that's great. I feel very comfortable saying that the jittery/smearing video for me it's a non-issue when using the scope live.

- Jason

What distance and power was that shot on OL?

That forked pine tree is 54 yards and the hardwood tree past it that you only see for a second is 75 yards. So the hogs were at about 60ish yards.

Thanks OL!

Nice vid, thanks for posting. Will be on my Christmas list this year.

Here is our full review of the Wraith on The Late Night Vision Show this week.

That's pretty solid picture quality. Was debating on another thermal for closer activity, but might have to take a look at the Wraith.

I just pre-ordered one from you Jason.

Thank you very much! We will add you to the pre-order list. I appreciate the business.

Update: For those who haven't heard, the next shipment of Wraiths will be coming in July. Between now and then, none will be available. Sightmark has once again pre-sold all of this incoming shipment to dealers and no more orders are being taken by Sightmark for this batch as of last Wednesday. If you know you want one, I'd advise finding a reputable, high volume, mom and pop dealer (ie: not Optics Planet/Amazon) and getting a pre-order in with them. I would be sure to confirm that your pre-order place in line is within the expected number of Wraiths they plan to receive. And FYI, if they ordered 10, they will likely get 5. If they order 50, they might get 25-30. Then again, they might get 100% of what they ordered. Or, like some dealers got on the last round....0. I'm going off the way Sightmark handled this on the first shipment and the way it's expected to be on the 2nd round. I really feel for Sightmark because I would not want to be in charge of allocating who gets and doesn't get these scopes.

As of today 4/9/19, I'm still barely within the numbers of how many I've been told I should expect to receive but the orders are coming in quickly and I expect to shut down "guaranteed" delivery on the 2nd round shipment this week. I still have a limited number (less than 150) of QD mounts available for immediate shipping.

After the July shipment, Sightmark should begin receiving smaller monthly shipments for the fall and hopefully the supply will be able to meet the demand at that point. No one, not even Sightmark, could have ever hoped or dreamed this scope would be this popular.

- Jason

So I'm on the guaranteed list for round 2?

Joe, yes sir you are!

- Jason

Yeah, that's always a concern. Having worked for a large manufacturing company the discussions about product allocation when times were good made for lively arguments all around. Major (really big!) customers like the automotive companies always got what they wanted as best could be managed. For everyone else it usually came down to an "Equiscrew" policy in which everyone got something and no one was happy. We all hated that part of the business but those decisions must be made. It usually wasn't real pleasant to be in the production side of the factory during those times, either. Hopefully Pulsar will get enough product out to keep their customers at least somewhat satisfied. It looks like they have a really good product on their hands!

Nice vid Pig Popper.

So does anyone know, has Sightmark worked out the loss of focus during recoil issue and the reticle shift (change of zero point) between magnification levels people are reporting on FB?

Yes Sightmark had a fix for the recoil focus issue the first week, they know exactly what the problem is and in most every case it's fix-able in house. I had a customer with the focus problem and and they fixed his scope and had it back to him within 5-7 business days.

There is a firmware update coming soon for the reticle shift. The odd thing about that problem is that it doesn't seem to be widespread and users are fixing it on their own by returning their zeroing coordinates to 0,0 and then moving them back to their proper zero coordinates. I had a customer with that issue and he sent me videos to show me and then fixed it via the method I mentioned above. Very weird. But Sightmark told me yesterday they have a fix coming for that issue.

- Jason

Actually, since it is a firmware issue, the reticle shift is on every unit despite the fact that not all users notice it. So all the units sold before the forthcoming update will have the bug.

That's correct but not every user is experiencing the problem. Even though the firmware is identical, very few people are reporting the problem. This most likely means there are some conditions that must be met or a series of steps that must be taken for the bug to be displayed. It's also very strange that the problem can be solved (at least temporarily) by walking a few steps backwards and then forward again. Odd to say the least but at least Sightmark knows about it and seems to have a fix on the way for it.

Nice shooting! I'd say that round did a number on him.