Cheers Robbo. Certainly turns a budget good performing NV Add-on into something a whole other level.

Thanks mate. Certainly pro's and con's. Can be a game changer for certain scenarios. The little howa's shoot very well.

Thanks mate

Glad to hear mate. That's exactly why I posted the video up.

Thanks mate. The PARD NV007 is rated to 308 recoil. The eye relief isn't bad if you run the squishy eye shield thingy right out. I think that's 45mm but could be wrong (haven't measured it). I reckon you'd be fine on a 243 but I wouldn't mount one on my 3.2kg scoped 308. That'd bite me for sure.

Oh and I've got the scope on this rig probably 20-30mm forward of normal as I mainly run the add on. But it's not noticeable when it's not on, if that makes sense.

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK Yeah Nathan, won't be rushing out to buy one for the .338. Would be fun though.

Thanks Trent. I hope some can get a tip or two from this one. Yes..... It's got quite the bark being only 20" long. Certainly noticed when you don't use hearing protection a lot quicker than my 22" barrel 223Rem.

I still run NV mate. Just on my 17HMR with the NV008. No hesitation the thermal scanner is my most used device every night.

😂 Thanks, I think. Unfortunately Aussie customs seem to have clamped down on the Sirius XTL lights getting in. Laser regulations I believe. It's hit or miss if they get through. He has a Facebook group though called Irlightbuilds. There's also a few other UK makers of quality IR laser lights.

EDGE of the OUTBACK That’s a bugger about importing the illuminator. Are you aware of another option that would work well enough? Where I shoot most of our shots would be within about 200 metre. I have been looking at night vision but the ATN stuff seems to be expensive for what you are getting. I could buy a nice Swarovski for the price of the ATN. The fact you can swap the Pard between rifles is appealing. Plus if you buy a decent illuminator that’s less subject to obsolescence is my view. Love the videos by the way. Very factual based on actual real world experience. Plus I really like how you’ve created your 204. It is a great calibre in my experience. Good shot on that cat as well.

@@bruiser6479 there's quite a few IR options. Probably best to get on a Aussie night vision group or thermal hunting and all around. The inbuilt IR on the PARD isn't terrible. It's a 5w laser but the smaller head restricts the range somewhat. The hog sniper LED lights are well regarded. I think there's a few others similar to that but can't recall the make of them unfortunately. Glad you like the vids mate. Positive responses will keep me putting them up.

Borderforce are a pack of c*#ts...

I've sold it long ago mate. My 6BR replaced it. The rifle was extremely accurate.

Rated to 308win but eye relief is only 35mm. I'd be more concerned with scoping myself depending how much your rifle kicks.

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK got a big heavy barrel 243. Might chuck one on that

Sorry I thought that was all covered with the video?

Couldn’t find the list of your stuff, but found another video of 007 and 008 which could have been put in a link.

Here's a extract from an Australian government study and report. "Cats continue to drive population decline in Australian native animal species. Predation by cats is a recognised threat to over 200 nationally threatened species, and 37 listed migratory species (of which nine are also listed as threatened) . Feral cats in Australia kill over 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs, and 1.1 billion invertebrates each year. Pet cats kill over 500 million native vertebrate animals each year. Although their overall toll is lower than that imposed by feral cats, because pet cats live at high density, their ‘local’ impacts are much higher than that of feral cats." Source: Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats 2023

This vid was a while ago now. I'm sure you'll find some other nice rifles in use on the channel now 👌