I had one of these briefly, the X-Sight Pro 3-14X. The NV is IR, not thermal, and thus requires an IR illuminator hanging on your rifle, which adds even more weight. It's a heavy system. The additional battery pack would be more weight, and they also offer a ballistic range finder that could attach to the front and pair to the scope to auto range and auto adjust the aim point to compensate for the range. More weight...
The one I had was amazing at night, I could see clearly for several hundred yards as long as there was nothing close in the FOV to reflect the IR beam. Unfortunately, the one I had was defective in that the IR sensor apparently would not deactivate, which made it essentially unusable in daylight.
It works, but it's heavy. Doesn't matter if you're supported I guess, but it was quite a bit to lug around and aim offhand. Probably won't bother the guys used to carrying 4 lbs. on the front of the rifle. Just be sure to test it thoroughly while you can still return it...
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