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Offline GatCat

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Hi, I'm looking for a good self-contained light for night hunting varmints, out to 150 yards or so, with both a "white" and "red" lens. I've seen them advertised for the common 1" scope tube, but I want to mount it on a 30mm tube. Any idea's or suggestions??
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Re: Anyone know of a night light that fits on a 30mm scope tube?????
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2008, 08:51:53 AM »
I have 3 Optronics Nightblaster lights with snap on red lenses - models for 100, 250 and 350 yards (but they work further than rated for).    All gun mounted models come standard with 1" scope mounts, but they also have a 30mm adapter available as an add-on for very little extra cost.

Never got around to using the 100 or 250 yard models, but the 350 works very well.

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Re: Anyone know of a night light that fits on a 30mm scope tube?????
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2008, 08:53:44 PM »
Thanks for the info Ladobe, I didn't realize that Optronics makes the 30mm adaptor. Does the model you are using throw a fairly wide beam at shorter range, or is more of a "pencil beam" at short range? I'm really looking for a sort of "flood" pattern at 100 yards or so. Thanks for the imput.
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Re: Anyone know of a night light that fits on a 30mm scope tube?????
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2008, 10:58:46 AM »
The 350 that I've actually used hunting has an adjustable beam, so it can do whatever you want within limits and depending on range - a flood or a pencil beam.   

Did charge up the 100 model when I first bought it and temp mounted it on a carbine just to see how it did in the field behind my house (pix below).   It's not adjustable so it floods, and of course gets dimmer at the outside edges.    It is not a pencil beam though.

Doesn't take much light to light-up eyes coming in.



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