Reviews & Ratings for PARD Optics FT34-LRF Thermal Rifle Scope — 4 reviews — Page 1

This is the first thermal optic I've purchased, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I am tech savvy and have a good understanding of traditional daytime optics. First and foremost, there are very few reviews online for this optic, but I chose it because it seemed to check all the boxes and included a laser rangefinder. After unboxing, I proceeded to read through the instruction booklet (not the most well written and informative) and install the unit as a clip on to my leupold mark 4 (50mm). The unit comes with a clamp on style quick connect that clamps onto the outside of your daytime scope objective. For adjustment, you use the included inserts to wrap around your daytime scope objective and then clamp the quick connect over top of those. The problem with this, is the clamps are too short fully wrap around a 50mm objective and the result is a gap in the insert shifts the unit in a direction (depending on where the gap is around the objective) away from the center of the glass (and your existing crosshair). After test firing to check zero, I realized I was about 4 feet off zero at 50 yards. I went back and used two inserts and did the best I could to minimize the gap by using a very thin insert to cover the gap and although it's not perfect I was able to line it up with my day optic reticle and atleast get on target. There is a screw to also adjust the tightness of the clamp and even with it adjusted as tightly as I feel comfortable with clamping onto my day sc...
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This unit is evdruthing it says it is and does , do not expect a.3k thermal to do a 10k job , howeer it will hold its own i. The tacticsl world of thermal so far a rugged unit , there is a learning curve of buttons and function to practice to muscle memory , extermly crisp and zccutate , if you have the means i would get one. Optics planet was very professional amd of great integrity and effective in the delivery .