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Pulsar Axiom Monocular #9003430 02/10/24 10:26 PM
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Anyone have one? I'm in the market for a thermal monocular for the ranch. Thoughts, reviews and options welcome. Thanks


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I have the XQ35 Axion 2. I love it. Battery lasts all night.

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Thanks nxt, so those are about $2k it seems. At what distance were those pics?


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Originally Posted by Stompy
Thanks nxt, so those are about $2k it seems. At what distance were those pics?


They had a sale on them a few months ago and they were 1299.00 most places. Not sure if that’s still going on. About 40 yards on the hogs and 75 on the buck tending the scrape.

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I also have a pulsar 4.1 optical scanner that does provide better long range image quality but the FOV is much less so the axion is better suited for the distances I can see on my ranch. The 4.1 was difficult for predator hunting at my ranges. In very open fields the 4.1 would be better suited though.

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Im looking for something up to 400-500 yard range do they make them?

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Originally Posted by Master Plumb
Im looking for something up to 400-500 yard range do they make them?

I bought an AGM Sidewinder 35mm monocular (TM35-384 3-24X) almost a year ago. At that time it was roughly $2,200 plus tax. You can certainly see things (hogs, deer) at 500 yards. It might be a stretch to say you can identify them at that distance, but you can certainly distinguish them by their behavior. I hunt over a 50 acre rectangular field so I'm scanning at distances of up to 600 yards. At that distance I can easily see a lone boar, although I cannot positively identify it. That is, I can't absolutely know that it is or is not a hog. But, I can tell that it MIGHT be a hog and that it warrants further investigation.
A 640 optic would undoubtedly offer better results, but at greater expense. All in all, I'm happy with what I got.


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Originally Posted by Master Plumb
Im looking for something up to 400-500 yard range do they make them?


With my big spotter, I can identify if it's a cow or a coyote at 500 yards, but can I identify if it's a coyote or a yearling deer? I can't.

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You can't afford an IR that will positively ID a target @ 500. Sorry.

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