Decent nightvision for $500?

Just wondering if really decent nightvision can be had for $500 or less in a monocular or binocular?

By decent I guess I mean being able to identify a coyote at maybe 300 or 400 yards, not being able to count his teeth.

Yes, but not the distance your looking at. Maybe the 100-200 range.

ATN X-Sight 2 with a good IR illuminator works very well.

100 - 200 yards is probably enough... specific brand/model recommendations welcome. Thanks.

Sightmark Photon XT 4.6S paired with Sniper Hog Lights 50LR IR light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBF_coc-P7o

It depends how close to 500 your talking about. Contact Mike Tillman to see if he has a Resolute available. 400 yards is thermal range imho.

Only thing that will consistently positive ID at that range is high end magnified and illuminated get 3 NV. You're talking 3-5K for something that'll do that. Now if you're wanting something cheap get a Sightmark Photon XT plus a decent illuminator and then call them in a little closer. You should be able to see them pretty good at 200 or so with a good illuminator.

Thermal is great for detection but you have to be very experienced with it to positively ID critters at those range. And that's with high end 640 units and even then a positive ID with thermal at that range is difficult.

This scope but you can get T20 infrared lights off Amazon for about $35.

The cheap T20's work great. I've got a couple of them.

Acamdemy will have the Sightmark scope for $400 on black friday! May have to go get me one.

I think the cheap T20s are crap. I don't get to hunt much, so I want my tools to be effective. The SHL 50LR is not that expensive and is very high quality. It outperforms the T20s by at least two-fold.

Academy has a black friday deal on one. Seems to be decent!

Obviously didnt read the entire thread...

Couldn't find where they said it was going to be $400? Showing $499 now.

In their Black Friday ad.

Ok thanks I was just looking online.

I found it thanks again just wasn't looking in the right place.