also, with digital nods, you'll be lit up like a christmas tree if anyone else is running nods

yea i have my cb radio

Ima hey a uv 8r

He’ll walkie talkies n a pinch

ahhh, i see. my NV coming is just a fairly cheap gen 1 bnvd setup from sightmark but with white phosphor-like layout to make it easier to see contrast

and for comms, just buy a baofeng

yea but the chances of the general public having them is slim

I'm just gonna use smoke signals

Or wear an eyepatch that’s pirate night vision

im just gonna build an IBM

i wanna get BNVD-51s though

I'm gonna get a monocular tbh

https://tnvc.com/shop/l-3-gpnvg-18/

same @Vin_Farren

For a few reasons

lol, George Washington would be proud if we all owned that

https://www.opticsplanet.com/eotech-gpnvg-system-kit-le-bnvis-mount-tan.html

only 42K

As long as you have an IR laser on your weapon they ain't bad to fire under

so you dont get blinded by white light

51s are cool but not the best tubes

yeah, and L3 will "only for LEO and military only".

gp18s cringeeeeeeee

okay buddy

what do you recommend if you don't like the 51s?

15s, dtnvgs, rnvgs, or sentinels

all can be had with very gucci tubes for around that price range

well, 15s will run you a bit more

i was just thinking the 51 degree fov would be nifty. ATN has pvs15 googles that are not terribly expensive though

avoid atn

training tho. we can get nv from the govt

i've heard that before

Honestly I love WP nods but they're super fucking cumbersome

and 51 degree is nice, but imo it's not a big enough change for the compromise in tubes

dtnvgs with filmless WP gen 3 will run you around the same price, with a much higher FOM

i take it for pvs15 binos, you're talking about US Night Vision as a brand?

the L3 15s are the best in terms of toobs and housing

i don't think i've ever ran US night vision branded stuff

@daddy vladdy i'm pretty new to NV. if you wanna link me some examples of exactly what you mean, i'd appreciate it. it'll help me decide better before i actually buy anything expensive

sure i can send some links

garand daddy has good vids on it too