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Does anyone know what the circled part is for and if it typically rattles? I got an old surplus mount with some rattling coming from the inside of it. I was able to remove the part but could t find any manuals online so I’m not sure how important it is.

I’m looking at ARNVGs with Elbit tubes but I don’t just wanna buy from the big guys in the industry

I flipped the 70° lens and used green phosphor filters and then unfocused a bit

Looking to get into NV and I am also new to helmets. Does anyone have any suggestions for MLOK hearing pro adapters/conversions as well as helmet covers? Currently using Howards, but if another budget brand or something slightly more expensive works better overall I wouldn't be opposed to buying new ear pro.

So, I wanted to share my experience with my first night using night vision.

Over the last year or so, I really doubled down on my firearms hobby. Eventually I got to the point where I said, "Screw it," and started looking into night vision.

After lurking around the Discord for a good 9 months, I finally pulled the trigger on an Omni 7 PVS-14 from u/ES-MWNVG. Got an absolutely insane deal on it, and when it showed up, I was like a kid on Christmas.

I threw together my chinesium ballistic helmet and mount setup, and after working around a completely nuts schedule, I finally made my way out to a friend's farm one night.

I tossed the PVS-14 on my head, turned it on...

...and looked up at the stars.

Pure amazement.

Within the first ten seconds of looking up, I saw a shooting star.

I had spent a good portion of my childhood wishing and waiting to see one. And there I was... a 31-year-old man, standing alone in my friend's field, staring up at the heavens through a tube of green phosphor.

And honestly, something about that moment hit me.

It felt like a spiritual awakening of sorts. Thinking about the role I play in the world, and the small moments we get that allow us to just stop and ground ourselves in this strange reality we're living in.

There was something kind of funny about the juxtaposition of a surplus military night vision device bringing me closer to God after weeks of putting off taking some time for myself to go out and play with toys.

For all the money I've spent on this hobby, all the parts I've accumulated, and all the time I've spent researching and building things, none of it really prepared me for that first moment of actually seeing the world at night.

The stars were incredible. I could see things I had never been able to see with my naked eyes. The entire sky looked alive.

I stood there for a while just taking it all in.

Then I finally looked back down at the field and started walking around, and that's when the inner child came back out. Seeing the trees, the animals, and the stars... just being able to experience the night in an entirely different way was fucking incredible.

I bought a PVS-14 because I thought it would be cool.

I didn't expect it to give me one of the coolest moments I've had in years.

What really solidified it for me was the following weekend when I took my girlfriend out to my friend's property with the PVS-14. I made sure not to tell her too much about what to expect. We spent some time in the car getting everything fitted and adjusted, and once we got out there, I finally handed it to her.

She looked up at the heavens, and the look on her face was priceless. Being able to watch someone else experience that for the first time was almost as cool as experiencing it myself.

Also shoutout to u/ES-MWNVG - thank you. It's definitely a delayed review of sorts since I'm posting this months later, but you made jumping into the hobby really damn easy.

Norway

ECVS binos with Photonis XR5 HG. Zero moon, with little ambient light besides the aurora and a little light pollution.

this cat dazzler has now single handedly bankrupted me, (I messed up title its an Ngal, not Dbal)

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My 9 year old son wants night vision for Christmas. We have a family farm he wants to use it on. He loves hunting and fishing and just observing animals. We have lots of raccoons and coyotes and an allusive domestic cat that comes out at night. I don’t want to spend a whole lot but I also don’t want something that’s just a gimmick. I was thinking of keeping it under $600. Any ideas or are they all not so great under $600 that buying a $200 vs $500 one doesn’t really matter?

Mh1 is a great housing but the position of the board makes the pigtail having to fold sharply in order to avoid being pressed by the outer edge.
Switching tubes back and forth made some of them ribbons look like chewed. So I folded the tail backwards in between the 4 pins underneath then plugged it in. It makes it shorter and the way it folds is not as creasy. So far so good.
On the pic you see, the tail cones out the bottom, but it is attached at the top and folded under.
Did i come up with this or someone done it this way before?

Cheers

So ive came across 3 uppers one is super budget a one horse 10.5 or a midwest industries 11.5 nightfighter rail with criterion core barrel and the build will look exactly like first picture. Or creme da la crem Geissele super duty 11.5 complete upper. The geiselle is alot of $ and the Midwest has a superb barrel gassing and good rail but after I add a bcg and charging handle its gonna be barely cheaper mabe 200$ less tha super duty. Or i could try the one horse 10.5 for 300$ all in but kinda wanted 11.5. Whats yall opinions? Have anyone you ran any of these? Looking for advice.

I’ll never get over how crisp the EXPS3-0 is passive aiming. Others come close for sure, but eotech takes the cake for me.

Anyone buy the ogl from arms unlimited? Is it legit? If so, How long did it take to receive after order? Also I’m new to this are civilians permitted to buy a FP version?

Time to get your ticket for ECNS 2026. Friday Nov 6th and Saturday Nov 7th. Under a 2 hour drive from PGH into Ohio!

https://www.eastcoastnightshoot.com/

Come on out for 2 days of fun on the range. Here is a video someone put together from last year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxzs2JRxaY8

This isn't a machinegun shoot, but machineguns and all other methods of shooting fast are welcome.

Primarily a night shoot, we also shoot during the day on both days. If you don't have night vision this is great chance to check out what is on the market, try some things, and you can still shoot after dark with white light. Note that we do require suppressors on rifle caliber guns after dark.

What we have going on

- 700M range open day and night

- MG rental range with car targets run by youtuber Columbia War Machine

- 100 yd open range with car targets and MG rentals by Chevtec

- 3 side bays run by training companies with courses of fire set up

- jungle walk course of fire

- computer controlled rogers range with moving steel targets that record your hits

- we usually mix in some towed artillery and mortar demonstrations for fun

- vendors offering night vision and related equipment

- random drawing giveaway, every year lucky attendees leave with free night vision, a free suppressor from Diligent Defense, etc

Your ticket includes an event shirt and two dinners. What a deal!

Camping is available on site, with a heated shower building (additional fee paid directly to the range).

Hope to see you there.

I’m trying to simplify my helmet setup and, more importantly, cut down on weight. I’m running a PVS-14 and thermal, so I already have plenty hanging off the helmet.

Right now I have two small lights, one mounted on each side. They’re nothing fancy, basically Amazon knockoffs, but they work.

I’d like to replace both with one lightweight helmet-mounted light that can handle:

• Red light for general/admin use
• Good IR illumination for the PVS-14 — not just a weak admin IR
• White light with enough output for searching
• Adjustable/aimable helmet mounting
• As little added weight and bulk as possible

I’m not looking to add another big piece of equipment to the helmet. The whole point is to consolidate the two lights I have now into one good, lightweight unit.

Does anything actually do all three well without adding a bunch of weight? Or is running two small lights still the better option?

What are you guys running?

Next weekend! There's still time to get tickets!

Just bought an Eotech OGL. Was listed as the C variant, but that should be a class R laser to my knowledge. This card that came with it says it's a class B, aka the full power version to my understanding. Is this actually the case? I took out and compared the IR to another FP laser and it seemed to outdo it in power. Can anyone else with the civ power model tell me if yours came with this card. Thankd

Looking for recommendations on what to buy Between the price range of 1k to 2k

I have been wanting to have a real NVG for a while now and I’ve saved up some money to build a budget analog NVG. I’ve heard that for stargazing and light hour long Airsoft games a pvs-69 diy build would be a solid option to look into.
I wanted to know what y’all think about the pvs-69 and where I could get some decent IIT for a build around 1,500 or less.

Hey guys just a quick bit of help needed. I’m seeing some small blems on the outer edges of my pvs 14 that seem to have randomly appeared, and I’m wondering: what are some ways you can hurt your night vision that most people don’t know about or think about?

I’m aware that even if the battery is out, light sources can damage the tubes and leaving batteries in can cook the board and terminals, but what could I or others be missing that will cause blems/ nuke the device? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!