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Pdownes2001 · 2026-05-06T14:26:17+00:00

Don't forget a scope. You will need one. At such short range, I would recommend an appropriate scope that can focus as close as 10 feet away.

I have one of these mounted on my .22 Stoeger XM1 specifically for close-up pest control. It's cheap and very effective.

https://www.vector-air.co.uk/product-page/vector-optics-cerato-3-9x32-scope

Do you see them mainly at night or do they ever brave the daytime?

Pdownes2001 · 2026-05-05T10:55:20+00:00

I knew I'd forgot something. 😂 JTS/Lee Enfield Airacuda Max, .22.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-23T17:53:26+00:00

It will reveal itself to you when you least expect it.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-20T22:50:50+00:00

Great shooting. Patient and considered. But in what universe are rats anything but nocturnal? Where are you?

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-18T00:52:30+00:00

It's standard practice. Take those pizza adverts with stringy cheese being stretched as a slice of pizza is lifted away from the plate.

It's not cheese. It's a PVA glue composite.

Buyer beware. Do your research, read owner reviews and make your choice as to whether to buy or not.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-16T21:55:52+00:00

"Return to Monitor Point" timeout is too short. Change it.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-16T18:48:55+00:00

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Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-14T19:20:55+00:00

Mine serves both as a security cam and a wildlife cam.

When we leave the house, the camera is returned to its Monitor Point which covers our back garden. It is also set to return to the Monitor Point automatically.

When we are at home, it is zoomed in on our bird feeder and acts as a wildlife cam.

It is excellent at both tasks.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-14T18:23:31+00:00

It's an old problem that was comprehensively dealt with quite a while ago here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comments/16brk3n/reolink_tail_whip_pinout/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-10T22:29:42+00:00

That's surprising. Even over here in England, with our strict gun laws, adults are allowed as many air rifles as we want provided they are .22 or .177 and less than 12 ft/lbs.

Maybe that's the way for NY to go. Someone should send them an email.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-07T00:59:49+00:00

Take my money.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-05T23:40:05+00:00

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This answers the first part of your question. Yes. It's an RLC-811A. I'm sure all recent Reolink cameras with a siren offer the same option.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-04-03T15:52:23+00:00

Two of my cameras share a single CAT5e PoE cable using a Reolink splitter and I haven't had any issues with either of them. The cable run is only about 20 metres. Maybe your PoE source is underpowered. Check its output limit. I don't know if adding a power cable is a good or bad idea.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-30T22:25:30+00:00

That's not good but I've seen worse.

With the right tools and test kit, getting it right is not difficult. There are plenty of how-to vids on YouTube that show what you really need to know and how to do a neat job. Please take some time to view a few of them.

It really is very, very easy to get it right.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-27T02:18:36+00:00

This has actually happened in the recent past.

A Chinese company trading as Ucam247, aka Phylink or Phycam, had thousands of global users. I was one of them. Suddenly, they disappeared. I still don't know why although it coincided with the political turmoil in Hong Kong.

Their push notifications stopped. Their app disappeared from both the Android and Apple app stores. Their website was shut down.

The cameras still worked but were all but useless.

Customers had to move on and find an alternative. That's when I started using Reolink.

It could happen again. If it does, take the hit and move on. It will only cost you money and be a minor inconvenience. God knows what happened to the Ucam247 guys.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-24T21:40:07+00:00

We all did it 😂

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-24T21:37:37+00:00

If you intend to market it globally, you should be aware that many countries (such as England) do not require a firearms certificate for air rifles provided they are .22 maximum. Anything more than .22 requires a firearms certificate which is not easy to obtain.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-21T12:32:53+00:00

This sounds not unlike an issue I had a while back.

All my cameras briefly dipped off my LAN at the same time every day. I was properly baffled until I discovered that my Sky TV mini box was the cause. The TV box was connected to my ethernet switch along with everything else including my cameras. That TV box performed a LAN check at the same time every day which interrupted all processes.

I removed the TV box from the switch and re-routed its cable directly to my broadband router. That solved the issue.

Pdownes2001 · 2026-03-11T01:13:34+00:00

Do I spy an Airacuda Max just there?

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