ATN Night Spirit 2 Night Vision Monocular

Comments about American Technologies Network ATN® Night Spirit 2 Night Vision Monocular:

As already mentioned in the title this was my first night vision scope, so I was really excited to get it but at the same time a little nervous that I would be disappointed. Now I can say that this monocular is at least as good as I expected. All you need is to put the battery in, turn on the power switch, and you are ready to go. The picture is just like you see it in the movies - green, bright, and clear. First few days I was just amazed when I could not see further than 20-30 yards in the darkness and by just taking this scope to my eyes I was able to see like at day-time up to a 100-150 yards. This is great!

Comments about American Technologies Network ATN® Night Spirit 2 Night Vision Monocular:

This is my 2nd Gen II+ NV scope. It comes with a 3x lens and I paid [$] for mine. You can buy a picatinny adapter and 1x lens combo from ATN or some vendors (make sure you get the combo and not just the adapter for that price from vendors) for use with optics on rifles. I found this scope to be better than my Night Optics Gen II+ D-300M-2ST I had purchased some months previous for [$] that comes with a 1x lens. The price of the ATN with the mount 2 lenses was more than $300 less than the Night Optics scope and additional picatinny rail mount with just 1 lens. On both models, there is an IR emitter that is fine for casual viewing of things a very short distances (maybe 20 yards, max) and that don't work well when mounted on a rifle. As a value for function, I would give the ATN 5 stars. The fit of the components to the heavy duty polymer housing wasn't perfect, but does not appear to negatively affect the function of the scope in any way. If I need another comparable scope, I would buy another ATN Night Spirit. FYI, a buddy purchased a similar Gen III version from ATN and paid close to [$] for his scope. Gen III scopes should provide better resolution and better light amplification, but for the difference in cost, I could not see there being any significant difference out to about 30 yards inside the barn where we tested them side by side. His scope is slightly smaller, but not significantly. Both the Night Optics and ATN Night Spirit were purchased for use on rifles for the purpose of hog eradication. In speaking with reps from both companies, each was said to be OK for use with rifle calibers up to .308, but not with .45-70 or with 12 ga. shotguns.

Comments about American Technologies Network ATN® Night Spirit 2 Night Vision Monocular:

Well built scope with infrared illuminator built in, clear and pocket handy.

Comments about American Technologies Network ATN® Night Spirit 2 Night Vision Monocular:

In few words, you will not find a good quality Gen 2+ monocular cheaper than this one. It's quite heavy and large for a monocular, but the price is great. I wanted to save some money when choosing a night vision device but didn't want to go for Gen 1, so Night Spirit was the perfect choice for me. The picture quality is not the best of course, but good enough to see up to a 100 yards at night, or even further with good weather. Overall, very good product.