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Just as the SST strikes - 603Country - 10-08-2023
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If I did this right, heres the polka dot pig as the bullet strikes.
Just as the SST strikes - Old Bob - 10-08-2023
Are there a couple coons in that pic? One by the cage & another behind the feeder?
Just as the SST strikes - sundowner - 10-08-2023
Congrats , great picture .
Just as the SST strikes - 603Country - 10-08-2023
Yes, the coon near the feeder looks horrified.
Just as the SST strikes - 223fan - 10-08-2023
Very nice
Just as the SST strikes - FBOldCrow - 10-09-2023
Wow.
Just as the SST strikes - Timitus - 10-09-2023
Great pic. What was your rifle, load, and distance?
Just as the SST strikes - 603Country - 10-09-2023
6.5 Grendel AR with a Wraith Mini in daylight mode. 123 gr SST over H335 and CCI 450 primers. Cant remember how much powder. That data is in the workshop and I dont want to guess. Distance was 150 yards. Look past the hog and you can faintly see the elevated blind in the far side of the woods.
That was my night hog. Showed up pretty regular about 7:15 every evening. I also have a morning hog that shows up around 7:15 am. Feeder pays off at 7 AM AND 7 PM. The morning hog is more unpredictable, so I havent hunted him hard. Might be better to trap him and share the meat with my neighbor.
Just as the SST strikes - Timitus - 10-09-2023
Thanks for the update. I need to get to Texas and find myself a hog or two someday.
Just as the SST strikes - gwtx - 10-10-2023
Nice work. Thanks for the pic. The"Wraith" looks really good in the daytime, how does it do at night?
I've seen the advertised pictures but not sure they are "untouched". I have a neighbor that I'd like to get interested in helping with the population control
Just as the SST strikes - Arkhangel5 - 10-10-2023
OP,
Great timing on that pic.
GW,
The wraith is decent at nite, i have the original 4x model, there is a vid in the link I am going to provide, shot was about 100yds, my longest kill with the wraith was around 140ish yds. It depends a lot on your illuminator, I don't use the included one, but it is decent out to about 100yds. The one I use with my wraith lets me see 'further', but good enough for a shot is subjective. Also, what you see thru the viewfinder is clearer than what is depicted, for me it always gets darker when transferred.
Judge for yourself, I shot this hog with a 450bushmaster, it was about 170ish lbs.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BgJUHrRBLu8arETj6
SY
Just as the SST strikes - 603Country - 10-10-2023
Arks video looks about like what I see at night. I just got a stronger illuminator, and that seems to give me more useful distance. The Wraith mini works pretty good, and Im happy with it. Pretty soon Im going out to that same elevated blind and shoot every raccoon I can see. Dang coons. The Wraith works fine on raccoons too.
Bottom line is that when you mount the Wraith, you need to actually read the directions. Then you need to point and adjust the illuminator that comes with the Mini. Adjust the focus of the illuminator and decide what intensity you need. I wasnt doing too well with that till a fellow on another forum splained to me what to do. And it worked. I like that I can use it daytime and dark.
But someday I may have to go to thermal, but the daylight and dark ones are soooo expensive.