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WKR
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OP, I bought a AGM varmint V2 35-384 last year and killed a bunch of coyotes with it. Only difference between the rattler and varmint is the Varmint had a LRF.
Shots out to 300 were doable but most were 75-200 yards. The AGM you mentioned above will absolutely kill out to 200 yards. I like that those units have 18650 batteries (I upgraded to Nightcore 18650s for the -30 degrees here in ND). IMO, I wouldn't want a thermal that had its own proprietary batteries because they’re expensive. 3x base mag is helpful if you're shooting past 100 yards IMO.
I sold the AGM because when it got to 10 degrees and below, the LRF didn’t work. Judging distance with thermal can be hard so that was a must for me. I would have kept it had it not been for that issue. But you could just shoot a fast gun and not worry about bullet drop out to 350. That’s what I’m doing now with a slow twist 22 creed.
I upgraded to the Nocpix H50R and have been impressed so far. So far, I’ve Been out in -2 degrees at the coldest this season. The LRF works at those temps (so far) and the battery life has been surprisingly good. I wouldn’t hesitate to get the 384 version of the H50R either.
If you go the 384 route and get serious about it, you’ll most likely want to upgrade to a 640 just because. It won’t help you kill more coyotes but it’s just the badass thing to have haha.
This is what you can expect out of a 384 AGM unit. The 640 AGM would obviously be a better image. The AGMs functions are easy to learn too.
Shots out to 300 were doable but most were 75-200 yards. The AGM you mentioned above will absolutely kill out to 200 yards. I like that those units have 18650 batteries (I upgraded to Nightcore 18650s for the -30 degrees here in ND). IMO, I wouldn't want a thermal that had its own proprietary batteries because they’re expensive. 3x base mag is helpful if you're shooting past 100 yards IMO.
I sold the AGM because when it got to 10 degrees and below, the LRF didn’t work. Judging distance with thermal can be hard so that was a must for me. I would have kept it had it not been for that issue. But you could just shoot a fast gun and not worry about bullet drop out to 350. That’s what I’m doing now with a slow twist 22 creed.
I upgraded to the Nocpix H50R and have been impressed so far. So far, I’ve Been out in -2 degrees at the coldest this season. The LRF works at those temps (so far) and the battery life has been surprisingly good. I wouldn’t hesitate to get the 384 version of the H50R either.
If you go the 384 route and get serious about it, you’ll most likely want to upgrade to a 640 just because. It won’t help you kill more coyotes but it’s just the badass thing to have haha.
This is what you can expect out of a 384 AGM unit. The 640 AGM would obviously be a better image. The AGMs functions are easy to learn too.
