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A clear winner

Not so long ago I attended one of the excellent night-vision demo evenings held at my local gunshop. An early downpour meant that the usual crowds stayed away but this meant I was able to spend more time than usual checking out the latest developments in the world of thermal and night-vision (NV) kit.

One of the many high-tech devices I got to look at in detail was the Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 Pro thermal monocular. My shooting partner, Paul, was considering upgrading his old thermal, but as he was away he’d asked me to check it out for

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