Gen 3 pvs14 - OPMOD Limited Edition GEN 3 Pinnacle PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular

I think I received a bad unit. The unit I received friday looked amazing. The PVS body was immaculate. I waited till nighttime and turned it on. After reading the spec sheet provided by Harris on the pinnacle tube there was some issues I had. For one it listed zero dots or black specs in the tube. That was false. I had one that wasn't terribly inconvenient but was not what I was expecting from a new unit.

The last issue and the main one I had (and another reason I think I received a bad tube) was the light amplification was pretty bad. I've used PVS_14's for over a decade and the ones I used in the infantry back in 04-09 were of much better quality, light gathering and crispness. The light amplification on this thing was off. Even under full moon it wasn't nearly to spec.

I sent this back today and asked the customer service rep who I worked with to ensure I get a better tube as an exchange with zero blemishes and tested. Hopefully this is done.

I'm sure a lot of people would be pleased with this and if I get another tube back that matches the specs and the data sheet I'm sure I will be. I think I just got a bad one.

If the exchange goes well and I get a good pinnacle tube I'll leave a full review on it but I want to make sure I give opticsplanet the benefit to send me another unit.

For the price, I don't think you can go wrong...but when you pay in the neighborhood they are asking you expect a new and unblemished product. Hopefully this gets fixed because I have been incredibly impressed with opticsplanet and their customer service and there is no doubt I just got a bad one.