Our second kill with my 12.5 6.8SPC / D-740 & brief review o

HTR · 2008-12-10

So, this past weekend my client said he'd "never ever shot an animal....." He wanted to kill a pig first...and of course, I wanted him to experience that at night. This is his first ever harvest. The pig was shot at around 90 yards, in the neck, with the terrific new SSA, Barnes TSX, 85 grain load, coming out of my 12.5" barrel at 2974 FPS. As you might imagine, the pig was a complete POP/ FLOP....DRT So, I took him out with the new Cardinal Armory 12.5" 6.8 mounted on a Spikes Tactical SBR lower, and then crowned with one of the world's finest D-740's purchased from Victor at TNVC. This unit is nothing short of breathtaking. Every hunter who looks through it, says "HOLY $%&* :shock: .... especially the guys that have never seen a true GENIII Pinnacle autogated. I still find it amazingly bright, clear, and with the auto gating, versatile. The unit is highly concise and brilliant, but it should, IMO, have a variable gain switch, and the ability to select from reticle to 1 MOA dot option. These are personal preferences/ wishes and yours may vary. The knobs are easily purchased (grabbed with the hand) and the levels of intensity can be adjusted for the reticles, either red or amber. I have become so used to the exceptionally unobtrusive 1MOA dot (not obscuring mt target at 440 yrds) that I prefer that over the reticle of the D-740. If only one could select that dot as a reticle option? I find myself turning down the intensity of the reticle so low that only the center cross and a few hatches are visible, so that I can see where the bullet will be placed on the target. Focus is simply achieved by turning a knob on the top of the unit and then diopteric adjustments can be made for your individual eyesight, by turning the eyecup. I personally chose to cut the triangular shutters out of the eyecup, since my targets are not shooting back and have not yet acquired NVD's :twisted: . This allows a much faster sight picture, and the entire FOV can be seen when mounting the weapon normally, which is critical to assuring that the eye is lined up with the reticle's superimposed image, without having to jockey for head position and cheek weld. All in all, it is one of the finest NVD's I have eve handled. You do not have to worry about the EO or Aiampoint , with their two or three extra pieces of glass reducing the brightness and resolution. Even with no moon, I can still identify hogs at up to 100 yards, easily, and 300 if there is even a quarter moon. Under full moon, it is nearly as bright as a cloudy day. The IR illuminator (Torch) looks like a million CP spotlight in the D-740. The mount is solid, though I really would prefer a QD, and I understand that might be in the works in the future. If you haven't tried NVD's get one of these. If you shoot hogs at night, your kill % will go up at least 100%. Mine did BTW, Victor's TNVC provides some of the finest CS I have ever experienced, period. Buy with confidence. Thanks, Victor!

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marinesg1012

· #2 · Dec 10, 2008

And I just purchased my PVS14's through them.....

Thats fine I think the PVS 14's are more in line with what I may use them for.

I would like to check that optic out while I am down there though.

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