Others Possibly the BEST TERMAL for airgunners? AGM Rattler

[Airgun Advisor]

The best money can buy for us airgunners. AGM Rattler is truly awesome.

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[pan60]

glad i havnt pu;;ed the trigger on a thermal just yet that looks nice.
whats the batery life?

 

[Airgun Advisor]

Battery life was better than I expected. I was able to use one set of batteries for multiple days in a row, using the thermal for about an hour on each use.

 

[Ezana4CE]

I bought one and sent it back promptly. Mine lacked a laser rangefinder which is important for my applications. Depth of field was difficult to gauge through the scope so knowing how far you quarry is will take some preparation unless you’re ratting close range or shooting at know distances. It’s also good to pay attention to the base magnification on these units. 2x base magnification works well for me because I still have a decent field of view at the lowest magnification setting. The image quality on my Rattler wasn’t too great. I haven’t viewed images through a 640 Rattler, but those cost a bit more. I have viewed through other 384s and a 400. The image quality seems better on other brands according to my eyes, especially comparing 384 to 384 between AGM and Pulsar thermal scopes. One thing that I can vouch for as being good is the AGM warranty which I’ve used for a hand scanner. I don’t recommend removing the scope to use as a scanner only to replace it and take a shot in the dark. I prefer to have a dedicated hand scanner it’s just a lot easier. Speaking of scanners, if you used the Rattler as a scanner coupled with a good night vision scope, you may fare better while hunting at night. I could see the Rattler working well when paired with a center fire rifle, but not so much with airguns used for night hunting where the animals could pop up or come out at various unknown ranges.

Like @Airgun Advisor I prefer the same reticle and color pallets (black and white hot)

 

[MountainSportAirguns]

C'mon Chad, I love you but this is definitely not the best option for a $3500 thermal. It's pretty critical to have a rangefinder and for that kind of money it should. At night it's very difficult to judge ranges unless they are known, on the fly it's impossible. As far as modes go I prefer white hot and red hot, the others never really look detailed enough. I haven't used thermals much during the day but might try it sometime when I get a chance. Cheers

 

[TerryE1]

I have a rangefinder on my (Brand X) IR scope that I have $700 into, and I’m spoiled on it. For hunting,I couldn’t justify spending that kind of coin on something that has no RF.