AN/PVS-4

[C-MAC]

Anybody ever use an AN/PVS-4? I have a chance to get one at a very good price. I am just not fully up to speed on NV.

[IEDmagnet]

Eh... they are not the top of the line, for any purposes you'd have stateside they'd be alright.

[Silverback]

POS!

Even when it was one of the few NOD's available we hated them.

[C-MAC]

Thanks.

Do you think in excellent condition it's worth $500? A guy I know lost his job and is selling some toys- that stuff just pulls on my heart. But it sounds like the sight of last resort and frankly I don't want something that's gonna self destruct in a year or is not durable. If it's a POS as noted I am guessing free would be the best price and even then.....:)

It's not like I really need it- I don't expect anybody to be creeping up my driveway at night anytime soon.

[RangerX]

There are a lot of factors that play in to it, such as what generation the components are, how much use it has seen, etc. $500 would be a decent price for latest generation mint condition, but if you are talking something I might have used 20 years ago, no thanks.

[Silverback]

There are a lot of factors that play in to it, such as what generation the components are, how much use it has seen, etc. $500 would be a decent price for latest generation mint condition, but if you are talking something I might have used 20 years ago, no thanks.

Bottom-line is that if you are looking at it from the aspect of being a collector then it is a hallmark piece. If memory serves me, this sight was one of (if not THE) first gen NODs so it does have a historical place in a collection. As far as actually using it...you would be better off investing in something thermal.

[Dan B 3/75]

Bottom-line is that if you are looking at it from the aspect of being a collector then it is a hallmark piece.

Agree.

If you are looking for something to actually USE, I'd pass.

[K.Ingraham]

Batteries! IIRC, all the stuff I saw back in my Boer War era stupidly used proprietary battieries that the profiteers milked the USG for. (unlike our allies who could always get a 'D' battery resupply anywhere )

If you plan on actually using them, make sure that you can use them.

Should the local game wardens be on the lookout for you?

[Silverback]

Batteries! IIRC, all the stuff I saw back in my Boer War era tupidly used proprietary battieries that the profiteers milked the USG for. (unlike our allies who could always get a 'D' battery resupply anywhere )

If you plan on actually using them, make sure that you can use them.

Should the local game wardens be on the lookout for you?

"Tit in the cup"

[C-MAC]

Well, let's recap the score;

An/PVS-4 (A.K.A POS or museum relic) 0, Rangers 5. POS loses.

Frankly, I am not fully up to speed on NV, and it is GEN 2 but it reminds me of something that was around when they were still making American Motors Pacer's. Kinda big and clunky compared to some of the recent stuff I have seen. But then again,you have to sell a lung to get the new stuff.

Which begs the question, what am I gonna use it for? Hunting raccoons with an m4/AR and NV? Can you imagine creeping around the property and somebody pulls up? What do you say then?

Pass. And many thanks. I would rather keep saving for the 17-s or SR-25 anyway...

[Bravo57]

Good call, it's a piece of shit. Keep you 5 bills and get something fun.

[C-MAC]

I would rather keep saving for the 17-s or SR-25 anyway...

or an A-10!

Can you imagine having one in the backyard just for kicks? "Yeah, hon, I will see you in about 2 hours. I am going to take the A-10 out for a spin and unload a few 30mm DU rounds."

You think if I go out to Davis-Monthan AFB in Nevada, ring the bell and give them $100 they will let me take one out of mothballs?

[centermass]

There are a lot of factors that play in to it, such as what generation the components are, how much use it has seen, etc. $500 would be a decent price for latest generation mint condition, but if you are talking something I might have used 20 years ago, no thanks.

Bottom-line is that if you are looking at it from the aspect of being a collector then it is a hallmark piece. If memory serves me, this sight was one of (if not THE) first gen NODs so it does have a historical place in a collection. As far as actually using it...you would be better off investing in something thermal.

It was 2nd Gen. Later versions used AA batteries instead of the old mecury cell hockey pucks and AA adapters are available should you decide to get it if it uses the old stock batt..

Still, it was a lot better than the first gen PVS 2's I first had that it replaced, but like everyone else has stated, an appropriate anaology would be a console color tv of yesteryear vs a HD flat screen today unless it's image intensifier has been upgraded.