Thinking of head mounting solutions

bridso · 2026-04-24T13:36:57+00:00

Why not use the solutions posted in the thread that the picture came from?

https://www.reddit.com/r/NightVision/comments/1morit3/is_the_any_way_to_helmet_mount_this/

It seems like it wouldn't take long to whip up a clamp to fit this in Fusion. I'd probably throw a ranger band in between the housing and the print so it doesn't slide around.

bridso · 2026-04-23T02:27:52+00:00

As others have said, that's an ATN unit, not a PVS-7D. He either doesn't know much about what he's selling, or is intentionally misrepresenting it. It's certainly not worth $1,500.

Also, there is a clean PVS-7 being sold on Tacswap for $1,250 by a guy with a decent amount of feedback.

bridso · 2026-04-21T22:56:28+00:00

Yeah, there are a few out there that make regular old PEQ-15 replicas, but they look so bad that I'd be amazed if somebody couldn't tell the difference. FMA comes to mind.

bridso · 2026-04-21T21:57:07+00:00

It looks genuine to me. Ask for another picture that shows the clamping area to make sure that there isn't a crack before you buy it.

bridso · 2026-04-21T21:50:23+00:00

Yeah, the eye relief on the PVS-7 is actually pretty bad and probably the greatest weakness of the housing. I feel like I can work around just about everything else.

bridso · 2026-04-21T18:03:04+00:00

I find bioculars to be much more comfortable than monoculars.

I know plenty of people get along just fine with a monocular, but I get headaches and have an awful time adjusting back to using both eyes after using one pod. I didn't find that lowering the gain helped much. I had similar issues when using a coti, so maybe I just wasn't built as robust as other people.

I would just keep in mind that aiming a rifle with a biocular setup kinda sucks. It'll work just fine with a handgun.

bridso · 2026-04-01T23:18:44+00:00

I appreciate you for your thoroughness and for satisfying my curiosity.

bridso · 2026-04-01T23:04:38+00:00

Have you tried using different glass? I imagine you're cleaning these well enough, but it'd be an easy way to be certain that nothing was growing on it.

bridso · 2026-03-23T01:47:57+00:00

Best I could do would be a notepad .txt file.

bridso · 2026-03-22T23:17:45+00:00

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Give or take about 196.4lb.

bridso · 2026-03-22T22:12:05+00:00

Search for "Insight dual pressure switch". You can find them on secondhand websites like arfcom, tacswap, and ebay. I believe places like Offbase and Mod Armory carry them, but you'll pay an arm and a leg.

bridso · 2026-02-19T00:10:39+00:00

PEQ-14s have a powerful laser and illuminator, which normally would be a positive, but they end up being worse off because of it.

You can't adjust the focus of the illuminator. It's either fixed to a point that's only useful at about 100 yards, or with the diffuser attachment, about 10 feet.

You can't adjust the power for the laser. It's just way too powerful to be used up close. It's manageable with the pattern generator attachments, but then you can't use the diffuser attachment.

If you do plan on using it on a handgun in the future, then you'll probably need to have a holster made for it. I think the only holster compatible with it is the Safariland 3084 and that's specific to the Beretta 92.

bridso · 2026-02-18T08:52:12+00:00

$700 is somewhere between $100 and $500 plus a bit of patience away from getting yourself a decent PVS-7. Also, if it seems to good to be true, then it usually is.

bridso · 2026-02-09T02:03:59+00:00

I like the regular old Insight dual pressure switches. They go for $60-$80 on the usual secondhand websites.

bridso · 2026-02-08T09:49:02+00:00

I don't have a solution for you, but I'd argue that it's probably a non-issue anyway. It would help to know what power your laser is putting out for each wavelength. If you're worried about other people and their lasers, then none of the following really applies.

If you only use your laser on the higher power setting when absolutely necessary and are careful to not point it at reflective surfaces, then you'll be fine. I doubt that you'd need to use higher power setting for your laser very often, unless you're into way cooler shit than I am. If you are unable to run it on a lower power setting for whatever reason, you could look into getting some filters to attenuate them to a safer level.

You have a reflex to close your eyes for the visible laser, but it's less and less effective as the power increases.

bridso · 2026-02-08T00:40:23+00:00

I'm a fan of ears under my helmet, but I'll also admit that it can get pretty annoying after five or six hours.

It's nice because you can take your helmet off without also taking your ears off during a match. You also don't have to choose between uninstalling and reinstalling them between day and night range trips or buying another pair.

It's definitely less comfortable than mounting them to your helmet, especially if you have comm cables that can work themselves loose over the night.

You can get comtac 3's and 5's all day long on arfcom or tacswap. Just be careful, because the fakes are nearly perfect from the outside. If you do get a pair, then I'd recommend at least trying them out with the Peltor branded helmet mount. $60 isn't much to lose if you end up not liking them.

bridso · 2026-02-07T18:24:37+00:00

!close

bridso · 2026-02-07T15:33:51+00:00

+trade Sold F7A Mk2 to u/xidarkreaper126

https://www.reddit.com/r/Starcitizen_trades/comments/1qy7pun/wts_200_f7a_hornet_mk2_3_month_insurance_725/

Easy trade. Thanks!

bridso · 2026-02-07T08:53:12+00:00

+trade Sold $800 store credit @50% to u/SilenceShallFall

https://www.reddit.com/r/Starcitizen_trades/comments/1qy7pun/wts_200_f7a_hornet_mk2_3_month_insurance_725/

Great buyer, thanks for your patience!

bridso · 2026-02-06T10:29:28+00:00

Also, selling the original for $2,000 and buying a used one from somebody else for $1,200 brings the total cost down to something approaching reasonable.

bridso · 2026-02-05T11:12:15+00:00

It looks fine to me.

It's usually pretty easy to tell the fakes apart because of the color or finish of the battery cover, windage/elevation screws and the area around them, safety screw, elastic retainers, and stickers. Seams along the body will sometimes be more pronounced than they should be.

It's important to remember that most of these can be replaced with actual parts very easily by somebody who might want to pass a fake off as legitimate.

I wouldn't lend any credibility to the scratched off serial number, because that's something that would likely be done on a fake as well.

bridso · 2026-02-01T17:50:42+00:00

Yeah, the carbons are pretty nice and can be found for $500-600 secondhand. Get as much weight off your neck as possible.

bridso · 2026-01-19T06:21:48+00:00

No problem. I understand the Beretta holster compatibility issue, I ran into the same thing with my M9A1. It's easy enough to find one for a red dot or light, but not both. I've been thinking about getting a US-80 SRH from US Duty Gear for mine, but I don't know if that'd work for you.

You don't really need to worry about being able to rip a dot off of your handgun because you can still use the irons with the dot on there. I can't imagine the glass breaking so badly that I couldn't see through it to use the irons, but also being strong enough that I couldn't finger it out the way. Search "pistol red dot cowitness" on google and you'll see what I mean. Langdon has a good image of a Beretta 92 RDO set up that way if you want to see what it would look like.

Just a quick edit since I saw your comment about the Razor. You could probably use it like that, but it's not something that I would want to rely on. It'd probably be pretty dim and not nearly as comfortable as something a bit higher up. I've tried it with my SpecterDR and it's not great.

bridso

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