"Gun experts" say Russian spy had scopes designed for assasinations

[sledgemeister]

On a more serious note, I do know that Cabela's, and several shooters supply companies will not ship any and all night vision products out of the United States. So she may be in trouble based on that alone, regardless of what her intentions were with them.   Bill T.

Dont remind me grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Cabelas will not ship anything hunting related out of the states ie scopes, mags, etc
Obumma and his administrations BS export licence laws all in the name of national security, ahhh phooey. They still havent got it through there thick heads that if one wanted to cause mayhem and damage it can be done in most cases with out the use of a firearm, one would think that 911, Oklahoma, Bali bombings, etc would have proved that.

[twyacht]

Hey sledge.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=688921

 

[billt]

The problem with the cheap, ($500.00 and under), night vision, is all of them have Generation 1 Intensifiers. It has much the same effect as smearing Vaseline on the lens. It would really be difficult to pick out a Prairie Dog size target at 500+ yards with one. If you go up to Generation 4 or 5 you're looking at $4,000.00+ for anything decent. And with those models you have to be very careful. Pointing the scope at even a 100 watt light bulb for a few seconds can easily damage the intensifier.   Bill T.

[twyacht]

The problem with the cheap, ($500.00 and under), night vision, is all of them have Generation 1 Intensifiers. It has much the same effect as smearing Vaseline on the lens. It would really be difficult to pick out a Prairie Dog size target at 500+ yards with one. If you go up to Generation 4 or 5 you're looking at $4,000.00+ for anything decent. And with those models you have to be very careful. Pointing the scope at even a 100 watt light bulb for a few seconds can easily damage the intensifier.   Bill T.

Considering Australia's "plight" with options and optics,,,,anything would be better than a full moon.

[m25operator]

Anything made in America, gen 3 or newer, no worry about bloom out pointing at bright images, lights or the moon, they shut themselves off quick. I grew up around Night Vision, My dad built them for 27 years, for Varo, the originator, of the Starlight telescope. Now many good companies make them, and some crappy imports, companies like Raytheon, Litton, and ITT make good stuff, still expensive, and if you move up to thermal imagery 7,000 + dollars, but very cool. I was playing with the good stuff when I was 12, as the company allowed my dad to check them out or borrow them.

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[JC5123]

The problem with the cheap, ($500.00 and under), night vision, is all of them have Generation 1 Intensifiers. It has much the same effect as smearing Vaseline on the lens. It would really be difficult to pick out a Prairie Dog size target at 500+ yards with one. If you go up to Generation 4 or 5 you're looking at $4,000.00+ for anything decent. And with those models you have to be very careful. Pointing the scope at even a 100 watt light bulb for a few seconds can easily damage the intensifier.   Bill T.

Just a minor correction Bill. Most of the gen 3 and above that I have looked at have a built in auto shut off for what you are describing. Look at something too bright for the tube, it automatically turns off so not to damage it.