At a recent open day at my local gunshop, I was intrigued to see a thermal spotter that I’d not heard about before. This was the GPO Spectra TI 35 and, as it looked like a quality piece of equipment, I enquired further. I was told that it was made by a Bavarian company called German Precision Optics, run by two engineers who’d previously worked on military kit for some of that country’s better known optical manufacturers.
The Spectra TI 35 can be used either as a handheld spotter or, via a quick-fit attachment to the front of a telescopic sight, as a full-on thermal riflescope. Ever sceptical of the claims made by salesmen, I
