05-24-2020, 07:52 PM
Thermal scopes have a lot of advantages over nv. However, within say 100 yds looking at a standing hog on a plot or an opening in the woods, I will kill every hog using a $500.00 nv that you will using a two-five thousand dollar thermal. When distance, running hogs, or in thick woods come into play, thermal scopes win out easily. One problem thermals prevent is the problem of sitting on a thick wallet. A cheap 3x9 scope from Walmart will kill a deer just as dead as an Schmitt and Bender at sixty yds. How much are willing to pay to look him over before you shoot? Thermals are great, but NV scopes will work also.