A few months back I picked up a used DNT Zulus HD 520 (non‑rangefinder). It came with a fixed 850nm IR that you can’t swap out, and anyone who actually hunts at night knows exactly what that means — glow. The 850 lights you up like a cigarette in the dark, and coyotes see it. It’s fine for backyard plinking, but it’s not a serious night‑hunting tool.
So today I fixed that problem the right way.
I ordered the SiOnyx 940nm 5W LED IR Illuminator Kit — true no‑glow, Aurora‑tuned, and built for real field use. No more visible glow, no more giving away my position, and no more fighting the sensor. This is the IR you run when you actually plan on killing something, not just talking about it.
And now that the IR situation is handled, the Reaper 357 is officially becoming my main PCP for coyote.
There’s no comparison. The .357 pushes heavier lead at higher FPS, and that combination is exactly what you want when you’re punching through shoulder and bone. Light pellets and slow slugs don’t anchor coyotes — heavy lead moving fast does. The Reaper 357 hits like a hammer, carries energy deep, and absolutely wrecks shoulders. That’s what I want in a night gun.
Between the new 940nm kit, the tuned Ronin setup, and the heavy‑lead capability of the Reaper 357, this rifle is stepping into the role it was built for.
Night‑ready. Hard‑hitting. Zero glow. Zero nonsense.
The coyotes around here are about to learn the difference between “PCP talk” and a PCP that actually puts them down.
So today I fixed that problem the right way.
I ordered the SiOnyx 940nm 5W LED IR Illuminator Kit — true no‑glow, Aurora‑tuned, and built for real field use. No more visible glow, no more giving away my position, and no more fighting the sensor. This is the IR you run when you actually plan on killing something, not just talking about it.
And now that the IR situation is handled, the Reaper 357 is officially becoming my main PCP for coyote.
There’s no comparison. The .357 pushes heavier lead at higher FPS, and that combination is exactly what you want when you’re punching through shoulder and bone. Light pellets and slow slugs don’t anchor coyotes — heavy lead moving fast does. The Reaper 357 hits like a hammer, carries energy deep, and absolutely wrecks shoulders. That’s what I want in a night gun.
Between the new 940nm kit, the tuned Ronin setup, and the heavy‑lead capability of the Reaper 357, this rifle is stepping into the role it was built for.
Night‑ready. Hard‑hitting. Zero glow. Zero nonsense.
The coyotes around here are about to learn the difference between “PCP talk” and a PCP that actually puts them down.
