Budge from United States, TX Public Profile

I just bought the NS300 from Optics Planet and I really like it. I shot a hog this past Saturday night and it worked great. I shined it right in his eyes for over 10 seconds and he never seemed to notice. I also tried it at 24 degrees and it worked as advertised. I want to address a couple of issues, though. Firstly, the mount is fine if you plan to put it on one gun and never move it. But what if you want to switch guns or use it as a flashlight? You'll need a hex wrench to do that. Also, what if you are deer hunting and want to stay in the stand after dark to hog hunt? You might have some explaining to do with the game warden if he sees that light on your gun during deer season. So I wish that they had made the top of the that mount with a quick release. The other issue is brightness. I use my NS300 with a 3x9 scope. At 150 yards, with the columator set to full wide, the image will be green and washed out (not very bright). But if you dial that columator down just a little, the image brightens up very quickly and your viewable range gets much further. I think that may be the problem the other reviewer was having. Lastly, this is not a very good flashlight at close distance. The beam is too narrow even at it's widest setting. YMMV