Pulsar xq30 - Pulsar Apex XQ38 2.2-8.8x32mm Thermal Imaging Rifle Scope

Scope shipped quickly. It did not have the battery pack and charger as indicated on the website. Contacted optics planet who gave me the option to return product or use a 10% off discount on future purchase coupon. I liked the scope but the non rechargeable batteries for it only lasted about an hour and a half for me (this was with frequent on/off cycling not steady runtime which would've extended life) so I tried using the discount to order the eps5 external battery; discount code was not functional but ordered anyway since price was still the same as I could find elsewhere. So kind of disappointed in opticsplanets experience but now on to the scope. I can spot chickadees and mice at 45 yards out in my lawn, I haven't done any long range spotting with the scope but can easily identify deer at 200 yards and could spot geese flying overhead at dusk. I mounted the scope on a 204 ruger and sighted it at 100 yards for now. I used a bottle with warm water hung with a string as a target. At close range - 25 yards I could actually identify the heat signature from the bullet striking my target but could not change zero quickly enough to utilize that as viable zeroing method before bullet strike heat faded. I strapped the external battery pack to the side of the buttstock of my rifle which seems to work fine so far. Took it out predator calling once but no critters showed up for my field test. Objects become very pixelated when zooming beyond 3.5-4 or so. I will likely not use the zoom function for hunting. I'll keep the scope at minimum zoom level for maximum field of view with PIP window pulled up for longer range shots. So far I like the white hot vs the dark hot.