The standard has pretty much been set on The Late Night Vision Show that when we have Jeff Murray, Executive VP at Pulsar USA on the show, good things are coming. Today is no exception. We are excited to help Pulsar USA announce their all new line of Thermions. These three scopes have some major improvements across the board…..they will all have a 60mm objective lens, higher base magnifications, a 2560x2560 high resolution display, they will all include a free American Defense Recon QD mount and...
Jan 06, 2025•13 min
Happy New Year! As we start off 2025 at The Late Night Vision Show, Hans and Jason discuss the current trends we are seeing for the thermal and night vision industry. Things are quickly changing and improving on all fronts and we highlight some of the biggest trends and changes we see coming our way for the first part of the year. There are many exciting things going on with thermal and NV optics right now and they are all big benefits for hunters and new buyers. Listen in as we discuss these tr...
Jan 02, 2025•38 min•Season 8Ep. 348
Welcome back to this week's edition of The Late Night Vision Show. On this episode Hans and Jason dive into an extremely relevant and current topic of thermal resolution vs optical magnification. As thermal prices continue to drop and now more and more 640 high resolution scopes are moving into the sub-$3,000 price range, there is a rush for many hunters to jump at the chance to finally own a 640 scope at a much more affordable price. The problem is many do not realize how important the base or ...
Dec 26, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 347
Welcome back! One of our favorite style of shows to make is our "questions and answers" episodes where we answer questions that our viewers and listeners have sent in to us or questions that we hear repeatedly on phone conversations with our customers at Outdoor Legacy. We like addressing these things publicly to hopefully help our viewers that make have some of the same questions of their own. This week we talk about everything from daytime thermal use, tripods and rifle calibers. If you have q...
Dec 19, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 347
AGM continues to push forward in the thermal industry and not just improving upon their previous models but also bringing them to market at even better prices for hunters and shooters. The AGM Varmint LRF V2 TS35-640 and Varmint V2 TS50-640 are two great examples of this. By taking an already good scope, they improved them and lowered the price and still included all the great features we love like the laser range finder, 18650 batteries, American Defense mount, improved image quality and the li...
Dec 12, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 345
Welcome back to this week's edition of The Late Night Vision Show! On this episode Hans and Jason will deliver their long awaited review of both the new AGM Varmint V2 LRF TS35-384 and TS50-384. Many viewers have been asking when we'd be reviewing these scopes we've finally recorded enough footage from the field and finished up the Best of 2024 series, so it's time to jump in on these super popular and very affordable thermal rifle scopes that both include a built in laser range finder. One of t...
Dec 05, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 344
This week Hans and Jason are reviewing the scope they chose as their #1 pick for Best Night Vision Scope of 2024! The AGM Spectrum 4K LRF is by far their favorite night vision of 2024 and there is a long list of reasons why. Great 4K resolution image quality, amazing low light sensitivity, built in LRF, works great on both AR and bolt action style rifles and the list goes on! AGM has outdone themselves with the creation of the Spectrum 4K LRF and if you're looking for a digital night vision scop...
Nov 28, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 343
Welcome back to this week’s edition of The Late Night Vision Show as Hans and Jason wrap up the Best of 2024 series. On this episode, we round off the series with the Best 640 Handheld Thermal Monoculars. As always, the competition is tough and improving year after year. Tune in as they guys pick their favorites out of this tough line up of great thermal monoculars!
Nov 21, 2024•36 min•Season 7Ep. 342
As much as we enjoy presenting scope reviews and offering our thoughts on night vision and thermal optics in general, we have to say that we really like bringing our listeners and viewers the latest and greatest breaking news in the night hunting world. This week is no exception as we are honored to have Tyler Adair, CEO of iRay USA on the show as we help announce and launch a new thermal brand called Nocpix. Nocpix thermal optics will be a great addition to the extremely popular and trusted Inf...
Nov 15, 2024•25 min
With the list of quality 384 handheld thermal monoculars growing, this year we decided to break down our favorites by 384 and 640 resolution. This week we choose our winners for Best 384 Resolution Thermal Monoculars for 2024! The competition is tough and the category is large but we do our best to pick our favorites!
Nov 14, 2024•36 min•Season 7Ep. 341
On this episode of The Late Night Vision Show Hans and Jason put a wrap on the best “high end” thermal rifle scopes over $6,000 for 2024. This year in this category we have not only some of the best 640 resolution thermal scopes but we also have two 1024 ultra high resolution scopes that bring a whole new meaning to high end thermal. If you’re interested in the best of the best for 2024, you will definitely want to watch this show.
Nov 07, 2024•33 min•Season 7Ep. 340
It’s extremely rare for us to choose a scope as one of our Best of 2024 before we’ve released a full review. But with a few months of field use under our belts with the RIX Storm S6, we felt no choice but to chose it as our favorite scope under $3,000 for 2024. At just $2,699 this small compact 2x magnification 640 scope is one heck of a great value for the close to mid range hunter. On this review we dig into the specs, the real world use and who it’s good for. Check it out now!
Oct 31, 2024•31 min•Season 7Ep. 339
As we move into the higher price scope categories of our Best of 2024 series, the field of optics is greatly reduced. What isn’t reduced is the quality of the optics on the list. This week as Hans and Jason pick winners in the $5,000 and $6,000 price range, the competition is extremely strong! Some of the most popular scopes of the year are in this class so listen in to see who the winners are!
Oct 24, 2024•31 min•Season 7Ep. 338
This week on the podcast Hans and Jason bring you their top picks for the "Best Thermal Rifle Scopes Under $4,000 for 2024". With over 10 excellent thermal scopes in this category, the competition is extremely tough. With some of the top 384 and 640 thermal scopes on this list the decision on which models are our favorites was extremely difficult. Both coyote and hog hunters have a great selection of optics in this category. If you're in the market for a thermal scope under $4,000 you will not w...
Oct 17, 2024•42 min•Season 7Ep. 337
As we continue our commitment to bringing you the latest and breaking news in the night, vision and thermal industry, today we are here with another exciting announcement. On this episode, we are proud to announce the launch of another great brand into the thermal world. Say hello to Dark 30! While this might be a new brand, the people and company behind it are by no means new to the night hunting industry. Watch this show to learn all about Dark 30, who they are and what we can expect to see co...
Oct 11, 2024•25 min
For our second installment of The Late Night Vision Show Best of 2024 series, this week we bring you the Best Entry Level Thermal Rifle Scope category. This show in last year’s Best Of series was by far our most watched episode of the entire year! This year we have 15 contenders in this category and the prices are better than ever and so is the image quality and features. What scopes will be our favorites? You’ll have to watch to find out!
Oct 10, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 336
Welcome back to the 2024 Late Night Vision Show “Best of” series! This year we kick it off with Hans and Jason discussing the list of digital night vision rifle scopes and then picking their favorites from the group. The competition is getting stronger in this category as the quality and features continue to increase. If you’re looking to get into night hunting on a budget and aren’t ready to jump into the thermal scope world, check this show out and see which scopes we choose as our top picks f...
Oct 03, 2024•33 min•Season 7Ep. 335
One of the most common questions that is asked by people who are looking to purchase their first thermal optic is if it can be used during the daytime. This answer requires a little more than a simple, “yes” or “no”. Most often Hans and Jason will say “yes but….”, as the answer requires a more detailed explanation. On this weeks episode of The Late Night Vision Show we discuss the realistic uses of thermal optics for both scanning and hunting during the daylight hours. If this is a question that...
Sep 26, 2024•32 min•Season 7Ep. 334
The time has finally come. After many long months of delays, very limited production and some of the highest demand we’ve seen for a scope in years, the review is finally here. This episode Hans and Jason dedicate to the review of the Infiray Outdoor Rico MK2 RH50R. The RH50R is without out a doubt one of, if not THE scope with the biggest buzz and most demand for 2024. Check out this review to see if Hans and Jason believe the RH50R is really one of the best scopes of the year or if it’s just a...
Sep 19, 2024•39 min
It’s interview time and this week we are honored and pleased to have Ryan Killian, the National Sales Manager for SilencerCo, on The Late Night Vision Show. Ryan is a hunter, a shooting enthusiast, a family man and an expert on all things suppressors. We sit down for an in depth discussion on SilencerCo, the current suppressor market, how the suppressor market is chasing snd evolving and we even get a sneak peek at what’s coming soon from SilencerCo. If you have any interest in suppressors you w...
Sep 12, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 332
The only thing we love more than a great thermal optic model is when the manufacturer makes that great model even better. Say hello to the AGM Seeker handheld thermal lineup. These units replace the Taipan models and all Seekers use a fully removable 18650 rechargeable batteries. If you’re looking for a small, compact, very affordable thermal handheld then you’ll want to check out the Seeker TM15-384, TM19-384 and the the TM25-384. On this episode we review all 3 models and tell you who each mod...
Sep 05, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 331
One source of common confusion among our customers at Outdoor Legacy is the difference in thermal resolutions. With lower resolution like 256x192 being used in more optics and ultra high HD resolutions like 1024 and 1280 becoming more common and 384 and 640 resolutions becoming more affordable than ever, thermal buyers are increasingly confused on which they need and what the realistic capabilities of each are. In today’s podcast Hans and Jason dissect each resolution category and discuss what c...
Aug 29, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 330
As more and more ultra high resolution optics come to the market, today we’re happy to review our first 1024x768 thermal handheld, the Pulsar Telos XL50. Pulsar has brought both a 1024 resolution thermal binoculars and a dedicated thermal LRF scope, but now they top it off with a handheld monocular. And the best part is the pricing keeps keeps getting better and better. Hans and Jason review this monocular and tell you what you can really expect from it and explain who it’s good for.
Aug 22, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 329
Welcome back to The Late Night Vision Show podcast. This week we dive into our review the AGM Neith LRF digital night vision scope. This innovative digital NV scope stands out among the rest with its built-in laser range finder. This is a feature that has been glaringly missing from digital NV scopes for years but AGM stepped up and affordably brought this feature to the market for digital NV users. With a great day and night image quality, build in LRF, video recording, smart phone streaming, 1...
Aug 21, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 328
On this episode of The Late Night Vision Show Podcast, Hans and Jason review the AGM Rattler V2 TS19 and TS25-256 thermal rifle scopes. They drive into the features, performance, and overall value of these 256 resolution scopes, offering practical insights for potential buyers. Hans and Jason also provide their expert advice on which types of hunters and shooters would benefit most from these models, and who might want to consider other options. Tune in for an in-depth review and what is likely ...
Aug 08, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 327
Welcome back to The Late Night Vision Show podcast! Today Jason and Hans review the new InfiRay Outdoor Bolt TX60C 1024 resolution thermal rifle scope. This full-featured scope boasts a 3x optical magnification, making it the ultra HD resolution scope that both hog and coyote hunters have been waiting on and a price that is surprisingly affordable. Jason and Hans explore its features, performance, and practical applications in the field. Listen in to hear their expert opinions on why this scope ...
Aug 01, 2024•37 min•Season 7Ep. 326
Welcome back! Today on The Late Night Vision Show Jason and Hans are revisiting a topic that they last spoke about over a year and half ago and it was one of their most popular shows ever. The topic is the AR-15 pistol brace "ban" that the ATF ruling enacted back in 2023. At the time we had Texas attorney and NFA expert Jim Willi on the podcast to discuss what the ruling meant and what owners of these affected optics should do. So how did this whole incident turn out? What happened after the dus...
Jul 25, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 325
On the Late Night Vision Show we are always looking for new, innovative and practical thermal optics. Today we review a style of optic that we've never reviewed on the podcast before! We are discussing the Infiray Outdoor M6T 25mm Vehicle Mounted Thermal. The M6T is a 640 high resolution PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) thermal optic that mounts to the roof of a truck, side by side or other similar vehicle. The user can use either the wired joystick to fully control the thermal optic or use the in-app cont...
Jul 18, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 324
Often times we are asked questions from our customers concerning the best time to buy a thermal or night vision scope. Understandably, everyone wants to buy at the best possible time so that they can take advantage of sales, discounts, and ensuring they’re getting the latest and most up-to-date scope model possible. On this week’s podcast, Hans and Jason give their answers to the most common questions they’re asked on this topic. Hopefully this show will help answer some of those questions and m...
Jul 11, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 323
As technology improves, prices drop and public opinions and buying habits change, entire portions of markets can be affected. Due to recent trends that are happening, on today’s show Jason and Hans ask the question, “Is night vision going away?”. They will do their best to answer this question and discuss recent changes to the night vision market over the last few years as the thermal technology improves, becomes more popular and as prices continue to drop. Could this spell the end for night vis...
Jul 04, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 322
