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Bigfoot would be dark in the darkness, so you may be on the right track, if it turns out to be legal to shoot one, other than in direct defense.

But if I understand you, this thing is sighted for 62 grain 5.56mm ammo,and you want to run it on a 7.62mm FN-FAL? Firing 150 grain bullets?

I like the FAL, but maybe you should just use infrared binoculars to confirm a sighting, then turn on a searchlight and use iron sights. In a defensive shooting, he'd be in easy range.

Keep in mind that Kenneth Anderson hunted the Black Panther of Sivanipalli in the dark with no real light at all. He fired when he heard it draw back its lips to snarl; it was that close! His .405 did the job just in time.

I think Anderson and Jim Corbett must have had nerves of steel, and maybe been adrenaline junkies. But Anderson stalking that man-eater on foot in the jungle in the dark may have eclipsed even Corbett's boldness. At least, he (Jim) usually sat in trees when hunting panthers, where one very nearly got him. He did often stalk the Man- Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag on foot, as well as a number of tigers.

I don't envy you the experience of stalking Bigfoot in the darkness. It will probably prove to be a stimulating experience.
Keep in mind that he may throw rocks or other projectiles. Don't let him get too close. Good luck, both with Bigfoot and with PETA if you do kill the ape. But you may get a reality show on Discovery, if this project goes well.
 
Texas Star said:
I don't envy you the experience of stalking Bigfoot in the darkness. It will probably prove to be a stimulating experience.
Keep in mind that he may throw rocks or other projectiles. Don't let him get too close. Good luck, both with Bigfoot and with PETA if you do kill the ape. But you may get a reality show on Discovery, if this project goes well.
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He may need the luck moreso with the US Government. Most states have declared Bigfoot as a protected animal. Some places have laws against night hunting with night vision equipment.
 
What you have is the light weapon thermal sight which can be used on everything from M4s up to the M2.
The nice thing about Thermals over traditional light enhancer sights is a thermal will work in foggy and smoke filled enviorments while light amplified will not.

Here's a TM on your sight system mostly as used on a M2 .50 BMG.
http://www.blackvault.com/documents/browning50/365appg.pdf

And here's a Field Manual outlining the uses of different military used optics, for you chapter 8 is pertinent.
http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/DCO/content/PDF/FM3-22-9.pdf

A little better overview on the care and feeding including mount options.:
http://www.2ndbn5thmar.com/night/PAS-13.pdf
 
oldman45 said:
He may need the luck moreso with the US Government. Most states have declared Bigfoot as a protected animal. Some places have laws against night hunting with night vision equipment.
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To my knowledge there are no states, and only a handful of municipalities that have a "no shooting bigfoot" law on the books.

They are certainly not protected under Federal law.

A thermal sight isn't technically night vision since it works during the day, but ought be legal in any situation where it would be legal to use for the elimination of nuissance creatures - coyotes, feral hogs etc. They seem to see a fair amount of use for hog elimination. Since there is no bigfoot hunting season per se, and it would be a nuissance predator, I'm not sure what game laws, if any, would apply.

Texas Star said:
Bigfoot would be dark in the darkness, so you may be on the right track, if it turns out to be legal to shoot one, other than in direct defense.

But if I understand you, this thing is sighted for 62 grain 5.56mm ammo,and you want to run it on a 7.62mm FN-FAL? Firing 150 grain bullets?

I like the FAL, but maybe you should just use infrared binoculars to confirm a sighting, then turn on a searchlight and use iron sights. In a defensive shooting, he'd be in easy range.

I don't envy you the experience of stalking Bigfoot in the darkness. It will probably prove to be a stimulating experience.
Keep in mind that he may throw rocks or other projectiles. Don't let him get too close. Good luck, both with Bigfoot and with PETA if you do kill the ape. But you may get a reality show on Discovery, if this project goes well.
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As far as I can tell, there are no state or Federal laws that protect Sasquatch. A few small jurisdictions do have laws on the book, amounting to petty misdemeanors - akin to not mowing your grass, spitting on the sidewalk, etc. But these areas are few and far between.

Officially of course I only did it to... er.... show to science that the species exists so that now it can be protected. Yeah that works...

The guy I got it from did claim to have had old sasquatch in his sights at least one, and to have a blurry image another time. He also said they throw rocks at him and do the wood banging thing.

There was a nice downpour of rain earlier today that greatly reduced visibility. So naturally I took the scope out and turned it on. I was surprised how sharply a moving human showed up at around 150yards with no zoom. (Lacking the weapon's mount, mine is handheld for now, so looks silly but non threatening thus no one had a firearm pointed at them.)

I didn't have a chance to try it out further, though ducks in a pond and other animals that "blend" - as well as humans wearing camo - seem to show up easily and can be spotted even when they aren't moving. Though I haven't had a chance to see how an alligator or cold blooded animal shows up. Though primarily designed for... well hunting other humans ... I can now understand why some hunters love the things and are willing to spend large sums of money to obtain one.

I have a FAL clone that shoots surprisingly well - people badmouth Century guns but this is the second one I've had that was fine. It would seem a natural for the project. Though... if I have to get a mount custom made anyway, I'm wondering how it would look mounted (in a side mount) on a Carcano. Which isn't as far fetched as it sounds since the various 6.5mm rounds have taken all manner of game over the years.

handejector said:
Don't be too hasty-
it would be handy for the saucer if the grays make it back to their ship.
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Hmm, not a bad idea... Or if the Sasquatch have bunkers to hide in...

Gunslinger808 said:
What you have is the light weapon thermal sight which can be used on everything from M4s up to the M2.
The nice thing about Thermals over traditional light enhancer sights is a thermal will work in foggy and smoke filled enviorments while light amplified will not.
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Thanks for the links. There seems to be a paucity of information about my particular model. It is quite a bit smaller and lighter than the "medium" version used on M240s which apparently sees use in greater numbers. For example rather than a large lithium battery, mine just takes off the shelf AAs. I also have a much simply recticle and a 3.5X zoom - presumably to mimic somewhat the ACOG.

I seem to be missing the "rail grabber" piece, which seems to have a seperate NSN. Hmmm, not sure how to turn one of those up. Or what may be a workable substitute.

It would seem that the heavy and medium sights are commonly enough seen, but that fewer people have used the "light" model designed specifically for individual M16s. I find almost nothing on the "B" variants even having a light version, some sources seeming to suggest that the light versions didn't enter service until 2006, though mine was made a year earlier.
 
seem to be missing the "rail grabber" piece, which seems to have a seperate NSN. Hmmm, not sure how to turn one of those up. Or what may be a workable substitute.
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If you send me a pic of the bottom where the grabber goes I may be able to help.
I have a lot of mounts for NVDs and might have something in my collection to fit it.
 
One needs to be careful as Lee could be mistaken for Bigfoot very easily.


Pete
 
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Gunslinger808 said:
If you send me a pic of the bottom where the grabber goes I may be able to help.
I have a lot of mounts for NVDs and might have something in my collection to fit it.
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I don't know if these will help or not, but at least shows what I have and where the missing part would go -

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I haven't used that particular thermal, but some generalities:

Beware of image freeze, the system takes a brief time out and doesn't respond to either movement of the weapon system or target.

More troubling is that your target discrimination isn't real good. You'll get a person sized blob but can't tell if it's your neighbor or someone less reputable. Does work real good with a "everyone on that side of the wire is a target" ROE.
 
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