Ir hunter mkiii - Trijicon Electro Optics IR HUNTER MK3 Thermal 60mm Weapon Sight w/8x E-Zoom

I bought one before Trijicon acquired the original company (IR Defense or something). I quickly recommended this product to several people I hunt with. The picture quality is fantastic. The controls are intuitive and easy for anyone to use. It took about 5 minutes to figure out the menu, settings, controls etcetera. The zoom magnification quality is great. On a negative note, it is a battery eater. Be sure to remember to turn it off. However, Trijicon may have fixed this recently, by adding an auto-shutoff feature, I'm sure there have been some firmware updates since I purchased mine. Still, I would recommend buying rechargeable batteries (18650s are great) and even carrying some spare ones on your hunt, if you plan on being out all night. It is still the best thermal on the market, even after 5 or so years of owning it. I am glad Trijicon decided to market this item and made it more mainstream. For one, everyone knows that Trijicon does not sell junk, and frankly, there is (or was, rather) too much junk on the Thermal/I.R. market. Two, going mainstream with a quality thermal product is good for the market. By convention, competition leads to product improvement and lower prices. I have purchased many well-marketed, but poorly-made thermal imaging devices and I regret nearly all of them, minus this one. Spend the extra $, you won't regret it.

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