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X-Vision Optics’ long-range Impact Thermal Scope (TS300) boasts a 640 x 480 thermal sensor that can detect big game well past 3,000 yards.

iRayUSA, a Texas-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of thermal night-vision devices, has released the first commercially available 1280x1024 resolution thermal weapon sight: the Rugged Infrared Compact Optic (RICO) HD RS75.

X-Vision Optics’ Thermal Scope (TS1) utilizes a 400 X 300 uncooled infrared detector that can detect big game well past 2,000 yards.

Rather than merely allowing someone to see objects in total darkness, the ThOR 4 thermal scope superimposes a digital, adjustable reticle over the viewing screen, allowing users to zero it to any firearm and experience accuracy on par with any quality riflescope.

Combining 640x480 microbolometer strength with 12-micron pixel detail, the new Thermion XG50 delivers 2,400-yard thermal detection range in stunning clarity on a 1024x768 AMOLED display.

From keeping coyotes under control to catching poachers in the act, thermal optics may be the most exciting, beneficial new technology to come along in years.

Field Editor Brian McCombie puts the latest forward-looking infrared sights to the test.

Today’s hunters have a wide array of choices in both light-intensified optics and thermal optics to help them see their prey when the lights go out. Which technology works better, though, is more of a debate than you may realize.

An AR, a FLIR optic and a crossbow do the trick on pigs in the land of the Osceola.