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Here, at Tactical Rifleman, we are all about showing you how the military “Shoots, Moves, and Communicates.” A big part of shooting and moving in the dark is being able to see. As most of our combat ops are done at night, it only makes sense for us to practice at night, using the best NVDs that the taxpayers can buy.
That said, whether you are military, law enforcement, or civilian; there are certains guidelines that apply.
Match the optic to the mission
Thermals are NOT always better than standard IR
Always get the BEST tube you or your unit can afford
Batteries, batteries, batteries
On this flavor, we are going to continue our series of videos about different night vision gear, including GEN-III & Thermal, and both helmet & weapon mounted versions.
This third video is about the small Breach Thermal that I keep in a pouch on my War Belt. That’s right, this puppy is small enough that I carry it around on my war belt, out at the range, every day. The pouch sits on my right hip between my Leatherman and my Med Kit. It’s a sweet little thermal monocular, sized smaller than the old PVS-14s, and it’s a thermal!!!.. Yes, Thermals have disadvantages. However, I prefer to keep a little Thermal monocular handy for a number of cool reasons:
It takes up very little space (same size as a flashlight)
I can use it handheld or weapon mounted or even helmet mounted
It can record hours of video internally, and/or take hundreds of still photos.
Unlike GEN-III NVDs, I can film with this during the day
It only covers one eye, allowing the other eye to respond naturally to surrounding light.
It can be used for spotting day or night.
It’s this last note that many people overlook. Situation… Say you are running a huge GEN-III Ghost White Phosphor Clip-On NVD on the Front of your Schmidt & Bender Day Scope, mounted on your monster 338 heavy sniper rifle; in the hide site, overwatching an enemy ISIS training camp. You’ve been living in this bush for 36 hours, and the Assault force isn’t going to hit for another 32 hours. The enemy knows they are being watched because politicians can’t keep their mouths shut; so the enemy has active security out, with roving patrols traveling all over the terrain. At 0200hrs in the morning, it’s your turn to pull security, while the rest of your sniper team does “priorities of work” (Eat/Sleep). With no moonlight, you can’t see your hand in front of your face. To look 360 around your hide site, you don’t want to pick up that big sniper rifle to pan around the flanks and rear of your bush. Instead, you pull out your trusty little Thermal monocular, and look around. Nothing can hide from you and nothing can sneak up on you. Been there done that. I was on a “Training Op” in Africa, in a hide site on security, when I panned around with my little hand held thermal. As I turned to my right, through the scope I spotted a HUGE “Bear” standing up on its hind legs holding something in front of it!!!. Wait a minute; there are no Bear in Africa. Upon closer look, it was a field mouse sitting back, eating a seed from our scrub brush bush, 10 feet away. Now, if a mouse can’t sneak up on me, then there’s no way an enemy patrol would be able to sneak up on our bush.
Today, I’m a FAG (Former Action Guy), and no one is wanting to shoot at me. I still use the thermal for filming cool videos of my students. I use it for scouting for Deer & Elk. I use it for finding downed Hogs or Coyotes. I use it for checking the insulation of my windows and doors. There are lots of uses for this little puppy. Yes, I keep a GEN-III monocular in my Go Bag for driving; but I’ll still carry this little Breach with me. A good thermal brings a lot of capability to the fight, and this Breach is so small there is no reason to leave it behind.
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Currently going on close to 12K for two setups in bridged thermal with pvs14
Is it a range finder also? And how far?
Man that would have been nice to have overseas. Very Nice!! Great Job!!
Is it possible to view in real time on a tablet or screen? If so, how?
Are you still fielding this unit (?) or have you upgraded?
I need a cam plus storage for minumum 6 months of cctv. Recommend a sub $2000 set up. Thank you.
Can you mount it on weapon sights?
SGM,
Do you know if the promo code still works?
Thank you.
Travis
I would avoid FLIR even if they made the better product. I purchased a RS-64 for around $3500.00 about 5 years ago. The unit still works but powers off on its own every now and then. I wrote FLIR asking them if I could send it to them and have them look at it. I fully expected to pay 100% of the cost since the optic is out of warrantee. I also asked them if they had firmware updates for my product or if they tell me how to replace the internal lithium-ion battery. They denied my request for out of warranty service and didn't offer to help me with my other questions. This is what I received in response. They consider the matter closed.
"Following the 2020 decision by our company to end the commercial sale of thermal weapon sights and image intensified products, Teledyne FLIR honored warranty claims for qualified products for a period of 36 months—well beyond the standard 2-year warranty period."
If I am going to drop this kind of money on a product, I expect the manufacturer to have the ability to repair it well beyond the warrantee period. Toyota still works on my 2010 FJ Cruiser. Maytag still works on my 2017 disk washer.
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I’m trying to locate hidden game cameras. Would this work?
Hogs
Is there any way to defeat FLIR?
You said the bridge you use is called the bridge, made by who
Can this clip into a rifle in front of scope?
Who is the saudi man in the photo
Great video! I was wondering if the FLIR Breach could handle being on a flip to side mount?
all us poor folks might as well just eat a bullet, or set traps around our location and hide to wait for the baddies to kill themselves in the traps n take their expensive gear
At $2300 I will never buy one.
$2,800,?
Man $2,800 bucks…..You need to do a budget episode….
I imagine the difference in lag between the two while running duo w/night vision would make you vomit
Wow thats president saddam hussain in the background !
Have you had any trouble mentally parsing out what one eye sees in thermal and what the other sees thru NV? And could the Breach be used rifle-mounted in front of a scope?
Honestly, $2500 is cheap for something that's essentially straight out of science fiction
Oh, man. I live in a very populated urban area. If I had one of these, from the vantage point I have…huge force multiplier!
I think im gonna get the night vision/thermal combo offered on another site. Im literally selling a car to get these things, it’s insane but if you don’t have these and we completely collapse which we’re inching towards, guess what, you will be picked off, you will be dead
Most of you are so broke, you can't even pay attention.
Wow I bet these are great for if you live on alote of land an need to check on around to see if anyone’s trying to rob you, could see them stick out like a sore thumb
Is this better than sig saurs gen 3???
I like black hot because it makes two legged animals look like a Sasquatch
What's an old 3D Movie look like with the Bridge on?
but $2500.00.
You can really look through NV and Thermal at the same time..?
A question for exploration. Is there a recommended DBAL equivalent that is visible to thermal?
What would you recommend, mid-range cost… For like a recon, best distance, detection and avoidance. For example, say one is backpacking through Ukraine, and wants to detect and avoid… For example
Thermal blanket get around thermal
Please sand some to Ukraine please please please!!!!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah bwoyyyy!
Brother thank-you for the great review. I'm thinking of buying one up here in Canada but I'm having trouble finding a tactical Helmut here. Do you know where I can get one that ships to Canada with the mounts already installed?? Thanks again soldier. HUA
Would you say FLIR is better for airsoft than actual NVG?
3D print a mount to attach it to your windshield-wiper arm or sideview mirror.
What do you think about the iRay ML19?
😂😂 2500 for a handheld? I got a BTS 50 for 300 more. Shop wisely!
this dude looks like norm macdonald
i been interested in thermal recently. i think its awesome.
I’d like to see one with a rail mount to allow mounting ahead of a daylight scope. These large units with recording “video cameras” and multiple scan modes (are useless modifications) and are way too expensive. The helmet mount would be ideal.
Hi I'm into research and studying of Unidentified Flying Objects and intend to use a Thermal Imaging Monocular for my field to detect in the Sky at Night and Day any Flying Objects be a bird , a Drone, a Helicopter, a plane or else … as an Expert would you recommend me the FLIR Breach PTQ136 ? Please
What is the story of Saddam Hussain picture behind you?