PVS 14

[Greyman09]

I have narrowed it down to a PVS 14 gen 3. I would like to order 3-4. Where is the best place to purchse? I would like to have helmet mounted and weapon mounted options.

[steyrman13]

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[Wake27]

TNVC


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[Treehopr]

Try reaching out to Eric at Green Eye Tactical, he's also a dealer for Summit Night Vision Systems

I've been to several NVG specific training courses in addition to some time under NOD's while active duty army and I learned a lot from him as far as the different "grades" of night vision image intensifiers and what that means as far as actual usage. If I were to buy a set of NVG's tomorrow, I'd get it from Eric.

Shameless plug, I'm also hosting him for a 2 Day NVG Operator course in May 2015, pm if you're interested

[Green Eye Tactical]

Try reaching out to Eric at Green Eye Tactical, he's also a dealer for Summit Night Vision Systems

I've been to several NVG specific training courses in addition to some time under NOD's while active duty army and I learned a lot from him as far as the different "grades" of night vision image intensifiers and what that means as far as actual usage. If I were to buy a set of NVG's tomorrow, I'd get it from Eric.

Shameless plug, I'm also hosting him for a 2 Day NVG Operator course in May 2015, pm if you're interested

I know this is an old thread, but I saw a visit on my site from here so sorry for necro'ing it.

To be clear- I usually just facilitate civilian sales direct to Summit. I usually only do direct sales with LE/Fed/Mil. Sales tax is a pain....
But always happy to answer questions. We had more than a few guys at my Night Vision Operator course last weekend that had units from TNVC as well.

[ramairthree]

I’ll see your necropost and raise it.

I spent about 2006 to 2010 with 50-50s.

Great visuals at the time, but we could not keep enough sets up and running and I had us go to PVS15s.

I keep meaning to buy NV every year since I retired but keep forgetting/ buying other stuff.

What do you guys carry that would match that,
And what is a level down price wise that is a good bang for the buck?

Thank you.

[09fatbob]

Jrh Enterprise talk to Robert he'll give u the best price and won't charge till shipped had a brand new pvs 14 gen 3+ hp. 2899$
http://www.jrhenterprises.com
Had mine in 4 days after ordering

[Green Eye Tactical]

I’ll see your necropost and raise it.

I spent about 2006 to 2010 with 50-50s.

Great visuals at the time, but we could not keep enough sets up and running and I had us go to PVS15s.

I keep meaning to buy NV every year since I retired but keep forgetting/ buying other stuff.

What do you guys carry that would match that,
And what is a level down price wise that is a good bang for the buck?

Thank you.

We were running the same thing around the same timeframe. I was used to PVS-23's and the vision was good at the time. Things have come a long way.

I went through the same debate when I looked at the prospect of buying my own. I broke at least 3 of the 23's over my career and one set of PNVG's (one of the first MFF jumps with them when we figured out the width had the probability of coming in contact with risers...). Breaking them in my past life was no big deal, it happened and you just got new ones. Since my wallet isn't deep enough to self D/X at will- I looked around for more durability. At the time I bought- Sentinels were the thing. Being able to run a powered ball mount and use the same battery packs and aviator helmet mounts I had laying around was a plus.

Currently, there are a lot more options out on the market that have enhanced durability.

If I may suggest, a different approach, before asking a company to throw you a quote or recommend a model:
- Look around for a housing style that you prefer. Do you want the goggles to swing out to the side or do you want them to adjust laterally for interpupillary adjustment?
- What is your preference and budget for helmet mounting systems? Some mounts are more expensive than others (like the PVS-21 mounts...) and not all housings will have adapters/ capability for all mounts.
- Any special needs/wants. Immersion/incursion rating, weight, etc.

Once you put all that down on paper, you have requirements. You can either do the research yourself or contact a dealer with them to find out what housings meet them. Find out or ask what your mounting and power options are and what the price of those are. This is an often overlooked part when people budget for a set of NVG's.

Finally, if you aren't 100% familiar with SNR, Resolution (lp/mm), FOM (lp x SNR), etc- do some research there. A good dealer should be able to explain them to you, how they are important, and what variations in these numbers will mean in a real environment and varying lum/weather conditions. From that information, you can take your intended use and determine a minimum baseline for performance.

It takes some time, but it should give you a piece of equipment that you'll be happy with after dropping $10k+ on it because you used an analytical approach to ensure it will perform as needed. Honestly, this was something I had to get smart on as well. When I was in, we had our own NVG shop with smart guys to do this for you. You got handed the best that was available by someone that wasn't selling you a product. Being in the civilian world there are loads of companies that want to sell you their products. I have seen a lot of LE departments get hosed because of this. Using a data and requirements driven approach will insulate you a bit from that.

[Victor]

I have narrowed it down to a PVS 14 gen 3. I would like to order 3-4. Where is the best place to purchse? I would like to have helmet mounted and weapon mounted options.

Hi, we have our TNV-14 L3 Omni 8 (Mil Spec tube) systems on sale until the 31st. http://tnvc.com/shop/category/yard-sale/ We have sold a pretty large amount of these units over the last 2 years for a reason. The L3 Omni 8's are very special tubes with clean cosmetics and high specs with our contract tubes we obtain for our installs.

We also have launched our TNVC 2015 Night Vision Defender courses that will utilize one of the best NV shoot houses out there at Telluric's training facility. http://www.telluricgroup.com/trainin..._category_id=4

Vic

[Slab]

100% agree with Wake27, TNVC.
Vic mentioned the L3, just acquired one and the clarity is amazing... I can't visually find a single blemish in the image. The other piece to this is customer service. TNVC (Erik) spent a long time on the phone with me, twice, answering questions and clarifying tons of data points/differences between the systems/tubes. There were no "surprises", to include the delivery times/commitments being spot on... When we acquire our second system, we'll be going back to them.

Slab