AGM continues to be the most active manufacturer in the thermal market by releasing their long-awaited VarmintV2 LRF Riflescopes, which is no less than its third new product family released in the last month. The VarmintV2 LRF’s bring many of the improvements that users desired in their first ever LRF thermal riflescope series, the Varmint LRF’s. The most prominent of those upgrades include, but are not limited to: on-board ballistic calculator, upgrade to a new sub-20mk 12 micron thermal sensor, recoil-activated video with audio and a completely new user interface.
Physically, the VarmintV2 LRF’s are very similar in appearance to the original Varmint LRF’s. This will help the unit maintain its compact and lightweight housing, as well as its reliance on a single removable and rechargeable 18650 battery. Coming in under 9in and 585g, the VarmintV2 LRF’s leave plenty of rail space on user’s rifles, while keeping weight down in the event that a suppressor or external battery pack is being utilized.
The VarmintV2 LRF family will consist of (4) different lens/sensor configurations:
- 35mm lens with a 384/12 micron/sub-20mk sensor – base mag 3X – $2,965
- 50mm lens with a 384/12 micron/sub-20mk sensor – base mag 4.5X – $3,515
- 35mm lens with a 640/12 micron/sub-20mk sensor – base mag 2X – $4,615
- 50mm lens with a 640/12 micron/sub-20mk sensor – base mag 2.5X – $5,164
The Varmint’s advanced firmware suite ensure it’s missing none of the crucial functionality that users have come to know and expect from AGM: multiple color palettes, 10 selectable reticles, 5 zeroing profiles, one-shot zeroing with freeze function, multiple viewing modes, image customization settings, 600y laser range finding, 5-6 hours of continuous battery life on a single charge (2 batteries included), WiFi hotspot, 16GB of internal media storage and AGM App compatibility. Protected by AGM’s industry-leading customer service and 5 yr. transferrable warranty.
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Thermal scopes and monoculars are the bee’s knees.
Buy one if you can even begin to imagine being able to afford one, even if you have to go with a lower resolution than you think you need.
I have an AGM thermal monocular in 384 pixel resolution and either 1.5x or 2x magnification. I have zero difficulty discerning a white-tail deer from a coyote at 200 yards. I can easily and instantly discern a cotton-tail rabbit from any other small mammal at 40 yards. And just the other night (around 10 p.m.) when it sounded like someone tried to open my main front entry glass storm door, it was incredibly comforting being able to scan my yard and surrounding yards for humans lurking in the bushes or shadows with my thermal monocular. It was similarly comforting being able to scan my yard and surrounding yards a couple hours after a violent home invader fled on foot somewhere in my neighborhood back in January.
I also expect that my thermal monocular will make it exceedingly easy to locate white-tail deer down in light cover after shooting them. (Even a deer that only runs 60 yards away through brush can be almost impossible to find if they fail to leave a visible blood trail–which happens with surprising frequency.)
Yet another wonderful aspect of my thermal monocular: I can see which animals are in the area when I am walking to/from my hunting locations in the dark or while waiting for first light at my hunting location.
Oh, and if your dog wanders away to some neighbor’s property in the dark, a thermal monocular or scope significantly increases your chances of finding your dog quickly AND DISCRETELY since you don’t have to shine bright flashlights / spotlights into people’s yards while trying to locate your dog.
Last I checked, AGM monoculars with 256 pixel resolution were available on sale for about $550. Buy one. You won’t regret it.
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