Remember: “in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.”

@marcelk3847

5 ай бұрын

Its better than nothing at least i agree

I was extremely happy to see my unit show up here. Glad it's getting the love it deserves. Thanks man, made my day.

I picked up an unused gen3 pvs-7 for under $2k. For what it offers, it is a great device. It isn't "just as good", but I can still to everything a mono or dual tube can, albeit not as efficiently. Some people say that it is unusable, but it absolutely isn't. Just like a pvs-14, you just need to adapt to its quirks, and it will get the job done just fine. I love it and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who doesn't have $5k to spend on something better, or if you are a beginner, it is much easier on the brain to use a pvs-7 rather than a pvs-14 since your eyes aren't giving you conflicting information. The reason I got one? I just like the gulf-war cyclops look. I think the pvs-7 looks cool. I used to run the PVS-14, and my brother has dual-tubes. Even he was surprised at how good it was after hearing how bad they are from the night vision community. My complaints are the eye lenses being half the size as all the others, the bayonet mount that is molded into the body, and the lack of manual gain (not all, but the VAST majority are auto-gain). Must-haves are a Crye Nightcap- because it is the only skull-crusher that I can wear comfortably all night, and the spot-flood IR adjustable lens. That little clip-on lens can make the IR light go from seeing an entire room, to illuminating a tree a hundred yards away. It is comparable to the illuminator on a DBAL A3- truly phenomenal. Its good to see the PVS-7 getting at least a little credit, because at the end of the day, it still lets you see in the freaking dark. Oh, and the battery life is ridiculously long. 2 AA lithium batteries will keep that thing going round the clock for like a week and a half.

And with this, the courier decided that the PVS-7 was best for his needs in navigating the Mojave.

4:30 that's so god damn true... the pvs7 is cheap, usable and most importantly looks cool. Thank you very much for the shoutout btw :)

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

Anytime man! I like your videos a lot.

I absolutely loooooooove my pvs-7's i have a couple 14's but i do play with my 7's the most growing up its what i remember seeing the most

I’ve hated night vision when I served. The PVS 14s I was issued just didn’t make me comfortable using them. When I got in my the community after my service, I fell in love with the PVS 7. The one I used was WP and just being able to have lenses over both eyes made all the difference in feeling confident I could work. Not to mention I was messing with cheap digital night vision for a few months before using the PVS 7. It was all a smooth transition. I’d like to try some dual tube NV to see if there’s a dramatic difference. But currently, the WP PVS 7 is my baby.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

Compared to my duals, the PVS 7 kinda sucks. as a first time user though, the 7 is great and easy to get used to.

@DEARERFOB771

8 ай бұрын

You like the pvs 7 over the 14 ?!?

Thank you for the fallout soundtracks. This made my day weirdly enough. You’ve earned a sub 👏🏻

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

I was an infantryman in the Marine Corps from '95 to '99. Squad leaders and team leaders carried the PVS-7s. We loved them because they were "cutting edge" compared to the PVS-4s, which we still had in our inventory. Depth perception was an issue with them, but we trained around it, so it wasn't a major problem. I guess it was just what we knew at the time. Recently, I've been looking to pick up some night vision, and I'm definitely considering a PVS-7.

$1200 vs $2400 for a 14 with mounts included. REALLY tough bullet to bite but I'll go for the 14s and get a 7 later as a backup unit.

I still own a PVS-7 and it gets the job done, though the bayonet mount is subpar compared to dovetail. Things I like about it, retention points work with stock retention lanyards, and second using a 3x afocal gives it an edge for observation applications.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

they really excell in the "observation" part of "NOD" IMO

Just like anything, getting the hours in using your equipment in a training environment will more than make up for any deficiencies. PVS7's biggest drawback IMO is the lack of depth perception, which will come as no surprise to anyone who's used them. Aiming isn't as big an issue if your IR laser is zeroed because you can still get accurate rounds downrange (again, practice) without approaching the optic itself. Walking through the woods on a no lume night can absolutely be a pain in the ass, but again, practice. I used these things for years in the military, deployed to Iraq with them. Was I stoked when I finally got issued 14's? Hell yes! But the 7's were still being used by my privates as late as 2010 in Afghanistan, and we did just fine. 7's are the shit, in their own way. The user just needs to get hours under NOD to feel comfortable moving and shooting with them.

Cool. This is the video I needed. Not just a video on the device, but how to aim with bioculars on. Also, I was intrigued because I keep seeing a damn ad for this on Instagram for Midway USA, and I’m tempted to buy them. Also, love the Fallout New Vegas music!

Lol I like the new vegas Menu music🤣. Great review btw

I have both a pvs-7 and 14, I prefer the 7 for star gazing and driving, but the 14 for running and gunning

Hahaa @ the Paul Harrel reference... Good review on this piece of equipment and piece of military history.

In 2023 I paid 975 for my pvs7 has a gen 3 contract tube in it and is milsurp pvs-7. It does get the job done for me. They say AKS-74 rifle is obsolete and I have it outfitted with Zenitco and klesch 2d gen 2 and a perst 4 IR laser and eotech 512 and I run it just fun, sure AK-12 or more modern style light weight AK be nice, but I can deal with what I have and it works.

man that fallout music was a wave of nostalgia.

3:30 “grasp and twist a massive knob”

Thumbs up for that intro. Funny stuff.

I’ve got a PNV-10T and they’re fun, European market for NODs is completely different

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see one in person, but getting them into the US right now is more trouble than it's worth

@DaSpineLessFish

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit Honestly not worth it for you guys, theyre heavy as hell and just worse than the PVS-7 in all ways. But NODs are NODs and that's cool af

Pvs-7 is underrated. Anyone that says they are garbage have never used them. I have an Omni 7 pvs-7 and an Omni 8 pvs-14 and the 7 is just so much more simpler and fun to use.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

The 7 just seems idiot proof and bombproof to me. The 14 is great, i've just never been a fan of monocular. I started with duals and couldn't go backwards.

I have owned a pvs7 gen 3 for almost a year now, i have to say when i focus very close the lack of depth perception is noticeable but i think it is more the image Excessively close apart from that what bothers me are the small very limited lenses sometimes it seems that I can't focus as if my eyes are straining so much. I think I will upgrade to a rnvg gp gen 3 but still the pvs7 is still a great nvg.

Gotta pretty used pvs 7 with a mount for $1,500 and my bump was $125. Overall just need to get comtacs for my walkers and then a battery/weight pack. Then my whole set up is sub $2k. I’m not complaining.

Biocular night vision best

@Nocturnal_Lumberjack

Жыл бұрын

Let me see yours

I run a red dot on top of an a4 carry handle and it's the perfect height to run passive night vision on my pvs-7 i need only tilt the rifle 15 degrees (i own a dbal anyways). (sounds very dumb i know, but im in love with her and she loves me and nothing will ever change that)

2:17 i feel you bro.

ive noticed using it with a pasgt (or a RBR F6 MKII in my case) with a ratchet strap mount and a rhino I or II the eyecups actually do come really close to the eyes.. try that

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

i'll have to give that a shot

Ya good boy. Good points

Driving with em on kinda blows, but I still think they’re super cool! I thought they were cool enough to put em in my pfp lol

I have used both in the military. One of my favorite advantages is being able to move long distance at night so unless you can afford 2 pvs14s go with the pvs 7 because using one eye on a mono will cause tremendous discomfort in less than an hour and that's if you are a real badass 30 minutes for normal people

Can u do a review of the arkayne PG25 night vision thank u

ur not up for performance, ur up for having fun

So I have a rock river mid length carry handle AR. I’m either debating putting a small micro tube style on the top directly or getting a quad rail and running my eotech far out in front of the carry handle. Eotechs are really good under nods it seems. I have an EXPS3. Think it would be doable with PVS7 for passive aiming or get a Holosun laser or something?

I just bought a PVS7 and I don’t see why people cringe on it. Ive used a pvs 14 for 6 years all together and there’s not that many differences. I can run around corners and obstacles no problem. For aiming down a sight just get a carry handle height riser and a big window red dot. Other than that it’s damn good for a gen 3 pvs 7

Is that fallout new vegas music

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

Yes

After you try monos, nods, or quads you cant go to the PVS-7

You can use optics, you just need a really tall mount or just use a pistol with an rmr.

i have a atn nvg 7 thats like a more modern version of the pvs7 its a gen 2 plus white phosphor and it has better eye relief than the pvs 7 i can run with it drive with it and i even biked around the only big downside of a cyclops nods is aiming through a red dot looks like it does in games with it being in the center of the screen its hard to identify a target because u see the sight with both eyes i use a vortex venom and from my use if u wanted to use a sight that would work well u would need a holographic sight with a bigger view through the glass

I was so confused when this video was deleted earlier.

@billybob-gb6ol

Жыл бұрын

Me to

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

It was an issue with file compression, It was bugging me.

@Mochizuki031

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit fair I was mid watching it when it kicked me out of the video. XD

Currently have an Litton m976 also known as the Pvs 7A i think, its quite old and i am wondering of there is any eye risk or radiation danger by using such an old nvg device ?

@Fairfax_kit

7 ай бұрын

no danger, you're good to go. the radiation danger is just a boomer myth, even on old Russian nvg's

kept you waiting huh....

Where did u find yours?

Is the objective the same as the 14? Astronomer here...

they’re better than nothing, but there’s nothing better than 31s

Black hawk down ain’t cringe my friends

I found one on eBay for 900 with 50 shipping and I’m so mad I didn’t have the money

I know your telling the truth cause you got New Vegas music in the back

PVS-7 is still better than no night vision

Some people just don't wanna drop 5 grand or more on one piece of kit

Very true and bioc love

If everyone used and drove the crap the year they were born 😂

Youre like the only person that like the pvs 7

In short, it’s dog shit but it’s better than nothing.