Mounted the S60R on the PCP to get familiarized with it before predator season opens in NY.
Heat and Humidity, this scope doesn't disappoint.
SJC
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Agree fully.
I get into a fight I'm coming out on top by any means necessary and could care less about what I use to make that happen.
I don't bet my life on ammo made by someone else.
I load all of my carry ammo using the best components on a single stage press and it works 100% of the time...
The third dog I dropped at a beef farm in orange county.
I dropped a male yote there two weeks ago and figured the female might be around.
Well she was around and was howling the whole way into and in the field we were set up in.
Dropped her at 180 something and being it was the last weekend of...
The second dog of the night was taken after a long game of hide and seek with a couple of different coyote.
I got to the second stand around 11 pm and it immediately started to rain, snow and hail.
I found a comfy pine tree and took cover until it passed around 11:45.
At 11:50 the woods opened...
Ended the 24/25 season with three dogs down.
Two on 3/27 and one on 3/29.
Weather sucked on 3/29 + 3/30, so I'm glad I took Thursday and Friday off to enjoy hunting in some decent weather.
Hunted a camp that I was told has a coyote issue.
I wanted to go earlier, but couldn't get access because...
Here's a video of a hunt last Sat PM with my buddies Savage enhanced Impulse Predator 22-250/ NocPix H50R.
148 yards in foggy humid conditions.
One of the three that came in, a big male.
Second one taken there in two weeks.
You can see the other dog in the top left area of the pic.
SJC
His S50R is a great scope.
NocPix hit it out of the park with the Ace scope's.
18650 battery power, ocular zoom, built in Obj LRF and awesome display resolution, you can also playback your recorded video in the scope.
Still lacking in the image/ease of use dept compared to my X50 with the BAE...
Subsonic 338 ARC is meant to be used with a suppressor.
It's still handgun loud when not using a suppressor, but will be a little quieter than std velocity ammo.
The spectrum scope has an on board ballistic calculator, so it'll make longer shots taken with the anemic 338 ARC subsonic ammo...
If it's just for deer culling, any digital NV scope with a 4x base mag using an IR illuminator will work.
Looking over the sports south site at what's available in your price range, I would say the AGM spectrum LRF DNV scope would be a good choice for your needs.
Spectrum
I advise digital...
Finally had a chance to get out without mother nature throwing a wrench into the hunt.
Had two dogs come in last night/this morning.
First dog skirted the field edge in the no shoot zone and disappeared.
The second dog didn't.
208 yards with the enhanced Savage Impulse .243/Rix L3.
Big female.
SJC
Have heard at a distance but haven't seen any dog's over the last several weeks.
We put a hurting on the local population, so it takes a little time for the Beta coyote to get around to taking over Alpha dog territory after we evict them.
Finally got some dogs to answer from a couple hundred...
Dropped this one Sat PM on the first set.
It must've been resting on the ridge below us out of the wind, as it got up and bolted when I started calling.
It didn't bolt fast enough.
I always try to make it a point to keep the chatter/noise down while entering and exiting a stand location.
This...
Put out a bait pile and a camera.
See when they visit and hunt accordingly.
Coyote are very territorial, so it must be a pack that's hanging around your uncle's place.
Good luck
Looks like a very versatile optic at a reasonable price.
Looking forward to seeing some varied range pics when the weather gets better, but it's also good to see how it performs in inclimate weather too.
SJC
No need to step up your game If it gets the job done.
I buy all this gear because it gives me an excuse if I miss.
It can't be me, it has to be the new fangled scope, rifle or ammo.
Speaking of ammo, I loaded up some fresh 20-250 rounds with Hammer 20 cal 41gr HHT's for the new year after...
Here's some basic thermal info.
Thermal info
The most costly and critical part of a consumer thermal optic is the germanium objective lens.
All parts are critical, but the internals won't matter without a good lens that'll let unaltered IR transmissions through in a certain waveband.
The newest...
My buddy is deadly with his 22-250 Impulse Predator.
That's the third dog he dropped in that field, almost at the same spot.
It was my turn to shoot, but why mess with a 2-0 record.
SJC
The new Seeker/Taipan V2 is an awesome update to the Taipan line.
Everything I wanted in a thermal mono at a great price.
The 640 image of my Fuzion is great and the 2x base isn't bad, but it's nice to have the wide FOV of the TM15 when hunting in the woods.
When I'm hunting alone I'll usually...
Once I spot a target the mono goes into the chest pouch and I'm on the scope.
Recording a kill isn't the priority, so if it happens it happens.
I'm usually a one man show, so running the call, spotting and shooting are enough things to worry about doing.
I don't want to risk losing a dog because...
Went out Sat PM with a buddy.
After arriving at the first stand location he picked out I knew we weren't going to see anything as we had no cover from the full moon, the wind was gusting and it was freaking cold.
Nothing wants to be out in gusty cold conditions.
After dropping him at his house I...
Dropped this one after getting a call from a friend that was in need of some coyote elimination.
Being it gets dark so early I was able to drop this dog and get back to camp to get some sleep before deer hunting Saturday Am.
SJC
Yes.
We target dogs that are showing no fear of humans and/or are terrorizing and killing livestock or pets.
This was the female of the Alpha pair that we've been trying to take out prowling around a horse farm.
We finally caught up to them.
Same spot we dropped a big male last year.
Deja vu all...
Dropped a dog this morning.
By the time this dog showed up I'd been up for 22 hours, sat in 3 hours of traffic and was fading.
I woke right up when the dogs started to answer back.
SJC
I'll save a dog if the pelt is nice and a farmer is interested in keeping it.
Usually in the colder months or if it's a dog taken on their land.
Mostly the pelts are worth nothing as the cartridges I use aren't fur friendly.
I'm more concerned with eliminating them.
SJC
Didn't use the call to get this one in range.
It just appeared on the trail.
We saw some evidence of dogs trying to get into a deer pen and figured it was a good place to sit.
SJC
Dropped several dogs and had some real nice footage to show, but the X50 scope crapped the bed again and I fear the footage has been lost.
I dropped this female at 20 paces Sunday Pm.
Just have to settle for a pic.
Here's my 2024 Fall season Impulse Predator rigs.
Front Primary Predator is sporting a fresh 18" Preferred CF barrel with Titanium linear comp chambered in 20-250, Factory stock and Halo X50 scope.
Rear backup Predator is the 20" X-Caliber CF .243 death machine, Boyd's At one Thumbhole stock and...
Pro line pellets seem to be a good fit with the Barra.
These little guy's were trying to get something to eat before the storm arrived, little did they know that they didn't need to worry.
SJC
Had some issues with corrupted video files on the RIX L3 thermal, but got it straightened out and was able to recover the recording of this Mus's demise.
Also switched over to RWS 8.2 pro line pellets.
SJC