Best Thermal Scanner and Scope Combo?

[Gargoyle]

For me with hunting coyotes, that doesn't work. Most of the time they are moving along fast enough where you don't have time to remount the scope. I'm also normally in the dark and would have a hard time getting it mounted up correctly in the dark, especially quickly. I've never hog hunted before but it might work in that situation. You might be able to catch them grazing in a field or under a feeder and have time to remount the scope with a qd mount.

Yeah, I can see murphy jumping all over me trying to caveman hands the scope back on and such. LOL

 

[Gargoyle]

It sounds like that is what you want to do, so I won't try to talk you out of it...your original post gave a very reasonable budget that would allow you to get some of the best of both pieces of equipment. You also basically stated you wanted to get it right the first time. So it sounds as though your budget wasn't as big as you originally anticipated and you now want to just get by with the minimum amount of equipment. So do what you think is best for you. Good luck.

I appreciate your insights on the matter, you have been a great help in my brainstorming phase of this venture. I like to bounce around thoughts for feasibility analysis. So far, my mental filter has got me down to:

Scope: Thermion 2 XP50. I might want to smack some things with a bolt gun too someday.

Scanner: Axion 2 LRF. I like the removeable battery feature and ranging capability.

 

[Gargoyle]

Well thats interesting. Sounds expensive

Cool ain't cheap! LOL