Scope mounted lamp

feartuath

My light force scope mounted lamp is 14 years old now and has been through several switches ,bulbs and rewired more than once.
What is the alternative and what's new on the market .

Cass

What kind of distances are you shooting at? Perhaps a torch would suit better.

They are more compact, generally cheaper, and serve more than one purpose whereas a scope mounted lamp is usually reserved for rifles only.

feartuath

Normally I try to stalk any fox see to make sure he never runs from a lamp again
There is enough young lads making foxes lamp shy around here
Average shot 100yds using Swarvoski glass

tikkahunter

Nightmaster 800 , plenty good for the distance you need it for , nice ,light and the batteries last ages.they are very well built

clivej

tikkahunter wrote: »

Nightmaster 800 , plenty good for the distance you need it for , nice ,light and the batteries last ages.they are very well built

Can be got from www.dereelight.com

tikkahunter

clivej wrote: »

Can be got from www.dereelight.com

Yep save yourself about 100 euro buying direct

peterk19

Have a look at the nightscout lamps less than half the price of the Deerelight and performance wise not much in it T50 is close to the Deerelight Nightmaster 800 and the T67 is comparable deerlight xsearcher also have interchangeable LEDs Pills and an IR Pill which works great with my lidl night vision scope it really improves visibility
http://www.nightscout.co.uk/

tikkahunter

peterk19 wrote: »

Have a look at the nightscout lamps less than half the price of the Deerelight and performance wise not much in it T50 is close to the Deerelight Nightmaster 800 and the T67 is comparable deerlight xsearcher also have interchangeable LEDs Pills and an IR Pill which works great with my lidl night vision scope it really improves visibility
http://www.nightscout.co.uk/

To be honest i have never seen these torches up close but they do get very good reviews, very keenly priced as well

peterk19

tikkahunter wrote: »

To be honest i have never seen these torches up close but they do get very good reviews, very keenly priced as well

I was planning on getting a nm800 and seen these and took the risk and ordered the T50 and I'm delighted I did it performs perfectly and a big saving too I am going to order a t67 in the new year and keep the T50 as a spare in the jeep I had it on Dollymount beach recently while walking the dogs and lit up fox eyes from some distance well worth considering if you are near north Dublin you are more than welcome to come check it out some evening

Tikka391

peterk19 wrote: »

Have a look at the nightscout lamps less than half the price of the Deerelight and performance wise not much in it T50 is close to the Deerelight Nightmaster 800 and the T67 is comparable deerlight xsearcher also have interchangeable LEDs Pills and an IR Pill which works great with my lidl night vision scope it really improves visibility.

Hi Peter, when you say the T67 is comparable to the xsearcher how comparable is it. Being that it is cheaper does it loose out on much performance to the xsearcher.
Really like would a person like me who has no knowledge of these torches and never used one even notice a difference if he was told to try both of them.
I can't find on their website if they do the batteries if not where would ya get them

Many Thanks

Tikka391

peterk19 wrote: »

I was planning on getting a nm800 and seen these and took the risk and ordered the T50 and I'm delighted I did it performs perfectly and a big saving too I am going to order a t67 in the new year and keep the T50 as a spare in the jeep I had it on Dollymount beach recently while walking the dogs and lit up fox eyes from some distance well worth considering if you are near north Dublin you are more than welcome to come check it out some evening

Is there many foxes around Dollymount beach? I never would of thought that.

Tikka391

Tikka391 wrote: »

peterk19 wrote: »

Have a look at the nightscout lamps less than half the price of the Deerelight and performance wise not much in it T50 is close to the Deerelight Nightmaster 800 and the T67 is comparable deerlight xsearcher also have interchangeable LEDs Pills and an IR Pill which works great with my lidl night vision scope it really improves visibility.

Hi Peter, when you say the T67 is comparable to the xsearcher how comparable is it. Being that it is cheaper does it loose out on much performance to the xsearcher.
Really like would a person like me who has no knowledge of these torches and never used one even notice a difference if he was told to try both of them.
I can't find on their website if they do the batteries if not where would ya get them

Many Thanks

Sorry just saw the batteries come with the bundle deal

peterk19

Hi you can contact the seller he is really helpful, yes they come with batteries they are rechargeable UF 18650, the torches do look well made and of a high quality, and performance wise i don't think there is much in them to be fair a I have only seen an xsearcher in use and and I got the t50 which he says is comparable to the NM800 and there not much in it, as i say drop down to me some evening and take a look I am sure you will be impressed

yea there's a good few foxes there but there's no shooting allowed so they don't have that much pressure other than dogs been walked

Tikka391

peterk19 wrote: »

Hi you can contact the seller he is really helpful, yes they come with batteries they are rechargeable UF 18650, the torches do look well made and of a high quality, and performance wise i don't think there is much in them to be fair a I have only seen an xsearcher in use and and I got the t50 which he says is comparable to the NM800 and there not much in it, as i say drop down to me some evening and take a look I am sure you will be impressed

yea there's a good few foxes there but there's no shooting allowed so they don't have that much pressure other than dogs been walked

Thanks a mill Peter I'm in the same side of the country as you might take you up on that in new year.

peterk19

Tikka391 wrote: »

Thanks a mill Peter I'm in the same side of the country as you might take you up on that in new year.

No problem at all mate just send me a PM when it suits you

tikkahunter

peterk19 wrote: »

I was planning on getting a nm800 and seen these and took the risk and ordered the T50 and I'm delighted I did it performs perfectly and a big saving too I am going to order a t67 in the new year and keep the T50 as a spare in the jeep I had it on Dollymount beach recently while walking the dogs and lit up fox eyes from some distance well worth considering if you are near north Dublin you are more than welcome to come check it out some evening

We are possibly neighbors, must give you a shout and we can compare the two .

tikkahunter

Tikka391 wrote: »

Is there many foxes around Dollymount beach? I never would of thought that.

Some mornings i finish about 3am and i can count up to 25 foxes from cabenteely to somewhere very near Dollymount ,city is walking with them.

peterk19

tikkahunter wrote: »

We are possibly neighbors, must give you a shout and we can compare the two .

Yea may be fairly close to each other give me a pm if you want to compare them

Chalkie11

Xsearcher with red led is the business!!!!

Tikka391

Chalkie11 wrote: »

Xsearcher with red led is the business!!!!

Yea I think in the new year I will get the xsearcher from the states but I want to make sure I order the best setup it seems a very complicated website.
I think going by what I see on there web site you have to pick witch driver and emitter you want, I'd be lost on stuff like that.
Any body with a bit of advice on witch ones to get give me a shout please.
Many Thanks

Chalkie11

Give me a pm when your doing it if you need any help!

Tikka391

Chalkie11 wrote: »

Give me a pm when your doing it if you need any help!

Will do thanks a mill

tikkahunter

Tikka391 wrote: »

Yea I think in the new year I will get the xsearcher from the states but I want to make sure I order the best setup it seems a very complicated website.
I think going by what I see on there web site you have to pick witch driver and emitter you want, I'd be lost on stuff like that.
Any body with a bit of advice on witch ones to get give me a shout please.
Many Thanks

It's not the states it's China they come from just be careful I paid no tax but I know lads who where caught for it

Jim3592

Hi tikka391, I have the nm800 and the xsearcher. The parts are the same for both lamps accept for the head, and the xsearcher works better with extra tube for an extra battery. The colour pills can be used for both but I would advise you to get neck sections for each pill as it is a lot easier to change them around. I got them from the U.S. but to be honest by the time charges were paid it probably would be easier to get them here. Sportsden have them now and are easy to deal with.

Lotharmike

tikkahunter wrote: »

It's not the states it's China they come from just be careful I paid no tax but I know lads who where caught for it

XSearcher is now coming from Holland.

tikkahunter

Lotharmike wrote: »

XSearcher is now coming from Holland.

They must have a European distribution center now ,I got mine direct from them about 2 years ago.got the xsearcher and night master and all the extra pills and tubes for for both for half what they where retailing in the UK at the time.

Tikka391

Jim3592 wrote: »

Hi tikka391, I have the nm800 and the xsearcher. The parts are the same for both lamps accept for the head, and the xsearcher works better with extra tube for an extra battery. The colour pills can be used for both but I would advise you to get neck sections for each pill as it is a lot easier to change them around. I got them from the U.S. but to be honest by the time charges were paid it probably would be easier to get them here. Sportsden have them now and are easy to deal with.

Hi Jim I know the boys in sports den but they are very expensive. I did a very quick count up of what I think I would order from dereelight I'm not full sure about the exact components yet but a very rough count I would still save a good bit.
Hey I could be wrong.

clivej

I ordered 2 NM800 IR with extension tube, 2 batteries, and charger from www.dereelight.com. Took about 3 weeks to arrive. I had to pay import duty as well but still way cheaper.

Chalkie11

Same as me,it saved me roughly 200 euro instead of buying from england!

Jim3592

Might be right. Must be some reason I got them from us. Anybody got the tracer stingray scope mount light??

Sika98k

I have given up on scope mounted lamps and use a couple of torches I ve bought from ludicrouslumens in the UK. Great range,sh*te batteries. So buy some Sony or Panasonic off Ebay. Good for 150
Sorry,good enough for 200yds. Got a vixen tonight )

German pointer

I picked the one in the link below have not used it on the rifle or given it a proper test yet but it looks good for 100+ yards



http://www.dx.com/p/singfire-sf-55b-cree-xp-e-g4-r2-180lm-1-mode-green-tactical-flashlight-w-remote-pressure-switch-261923#.VJ9pWshU