Hey y'all I know it’s been a while since I updated this post. The main reason is the FLIR PTS233 shipments have been coming in extremely slow and almost every scope that has come in has been pre-sold. FLIR's manufacturing cannot keep up with the demand and they don’t seem to be running at full production capabilities. There are more new FLIR thermals coming out this spring, so hopefully they will be able to ramp up production soon.
Since my last update I’ve been able to use the PTS233 extensively in the field and I've killed a lot of hogs with it. After many weeks of use, I’ve got to say I’m really impressed with it considering the price and features. I have no major complaints at all with it.
The big question that I keep hearing over and over is "how does it compare to the Pulsar RXQ30V?" That is a very fair question considering these two scopes are so similar in quality, functionality and price. I hope to do a full review video of the PTS233 soon but for now, in a nutshell this is my answer to that question.
If you are looking to spend under $2,200 and have no interest in video recording, by the RXQ30V for $1,899. If you do want to record video, buy PTS233 for $2,199. In my opinion, it’s really that simple. The RXQ is $300 less and has a slightly better image quality there the PTS233. Again, it is very slight but it’s there because of the higher 384X288 resolution of the RXQ compared to the 320x256 resolution of the PTS233. Now to be clear, this is nitpicking and not a reason to shy away from the PTS233. That's why I say it simply comes to down video recording or no video recording.
Outdoor Legacy Prostaffer HansETX demo'd the PTS233 for over a month and killed a lot of hogs with it. He put it through he ringer and he was very impressed as well. I'll include his 3 videos using the 233 below.
I've got a bunch more of these scopes on the way but I don't have a good ETA. FLIR is saying the first part of April, so I've got my fingers crossed. PM or call me if you'd like to get on the list or have more questions
-Jason
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgHgEHBSd1o"]FLIR THERMOSIGHT PRO PTS233: Field Test and Review - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGKYbvxPAU"]Flir PTS233 | Hog Revenge Kills - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yX29PvKhtk&t"]Flir PTS233 | BEST HOG BANG FLOP and FLIP - YouTube[/ame]
Since my last update I’ve been able to use the PTS233 extensively in the field and I've killed a lot of hogs with it. After many weeks of use, I’ve got to say I’m really impressed with it considering the price and features. I have no major complaints at all with it.
The big question that I keep hearing over and over is "how does it compare to the Pulsar RXQ30V?" That is a very fair question considering these two scopes are so similar in quality, functionality and price. I hope to do a full review video of the PTS233 soon but for now, in a nutshell this is my answer to that question.
If you are looking to spend under $2,200 and have no interest in video recording, by the RXQ30V for $1,899. If you do want to record video, buy PTS233 for $2,199. In my opinion, it’s really that simple. The RXQ is $300 less and has a slightly better image quality there the PTS233. Again, it is very slight but it’s there because of the higher 384X288 resolution of the RXQ compared to the 320x256 resolution of the PTS233. Now to be clear, this is nitpicking and not a reason to shy away from the PTS233. That's why I say it simply comes to down video recording or no video recording.
Outdoor Legacy Prostaffer HansETX demo'd the PTS233 for over a month and killed a lot of hogs with it. He put it through he ringer and he was very impressed as well. I'll include his 3 videos using the 233 below.
I've got a bunch more of these scopes on the way but I don't have a good ETA. FLIR is saying the first part of April, so I've got my fingers crossed. PM or call me if you'd like to get on the list or have more questions
-Jason
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgHgEHBSd1o"]FLIR THERMOSIGHT PRO PTS233: Field Test and Review - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGKYbvxPAU"]Flir PTS233 | Hog Revenge Kills - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yX29PvKhtk&t"]Flir PTS233 | BEST HOG BANG FLOP and FLIP - YouTube[/ame]
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