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<blockquote data-quote="Viking264" data-source="post: 1387350" data-attributes="member: 97833"><p>Follow-up: I should also mention that I purchased the Streamlight Super TAC to use with the Photon. I don't use it all the time, but it has come in handy on a few occasions. The increase in visible area is more than 200% compared to using the illuminator built in to the scope. That's a benefit in some situations, particularly when I'm taking shots at predators running inside the tree line of our property. It's also great from the perspective of illuminating the area from a different angle, giving me access to targets that are not easily illuminated from my shooting position. For instance, if I'm behind some low-lying foliage, the built in IR will scatter and I have a poor sight picture; setting the Streamlight up where it's flooding the area from an unobstructed location has helped me close the deal several times. Lastly, I have noticed (primarily when ratting) that the IR illuminators are visible to the animals; they're plainly visible to me when I look at them, even from a distance. This is most problematic when I need to move my angle of aim to cover different targets; without question, the movement (presumably of the light) is picked up by the targets. This is less of a problem when the light is coming from a remote source. Note that I am not saying that the animals are seeing the IR light flooding the area, but the actual illuminators have an obvious dull, red glow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Viking264, post: 1387350, member: 97833"] Follow-up: I should also mention that I purchased the Streamlight Super TAC to use with the Photon. I don't use it all the time, but it has come in handy on a few occasions. The increase in visible area is more than 200% compared to using the illuminator built in to the scope. That's a benefit in some situations, particularly when I'm taking shots at predators running inside the tree line of our property. It's also great from the perspective of illuminating the area from a different angle, giving me access to targets that are not easily illuminated from my shooting position. For instance, if I'm behind some low-lying foliage, the built in IR will scatter and I have a poor sight picture; setting the Streamlight up where it's flooding the area from an unobstructed location has helped me close the deal several times. Lastly, I have noticed (primarily when ratting) that the IR illuminators are visible to the animals; they're plainly visible to me when I look at them, even from a distance. This is most problematic when I need to move my angle of aim to cover different targets; without question, the movement (presumably of the light) is picked up by the targets. This is less of a problem when the light is coming from a remote source. Note that I am not saying that the animals are seeing the IR light flooding the area, but the actual illuminators have an obvious dull, red glow. [/QUOTE]
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