NIGHT VISION TEST SEEING IS BELIEVING

Modern night vision equipment has had a huge impact on after-dark pest control over recent years, enabling hunters to pick off unsuspecting critters from the cover of darkness. I have witnessed the difference technology can make when targeting skittish nocturnal quarry, and night vision optics have given a huge boost to my results when targeting rabbits and rats after nightfall.

Some shooters have been reluctant to make the transition from traditional lamping methods, many of them put off by sophisticated gear that is bulky, expensive and complicated to use. Cue the Pard NV008P LRF; a neat little night vision unit that offers a solution to just about all of those concerns.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Retailing for £899.99, this infrared optic still isn’t exactly cheap, but it is remarkably affordable when compared with its counterparts, many of which it manages to outperform in all departments. Of course such an outlay always has to be a considered purchase, balancing the cost against the gains, and when you consider this Pard’s features, ease of use and compact proportions, it