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- Detailed look at the Armasight Sidekick 320 Thermal Monocular
Armasight Sidekick 320: alnk.to/gp0i80u
Armasight MNVD Mount: alnk.to/6IECb9V
Ravyn Mount: alnk.to/aANhL6e
0:00 Intro
1:12 Unit Overview
5:14 What's included
6:15 Sample footage and sensor testing
11:40 Helmet mounting
14:30 Internal menu walkthrough
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Great video. I’m new to this and you made it very easy to consume. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great reviews. Just bam, bam, bam. No fluff.
I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching
Thanks
Thanks for watching
Great review! I ended up with the iRay PFN640+. Previously, I had a helmet-mounted thermal with NVG on the bridge mount. It was GT14 and Flir Breach, but the 320 core is just too low; once you experience the 640 core, it feels like another world. Additionally, I no longer use helmet mounts; I've switched to binos with the Jerry CE5 on the left tube and PFN640 on the rifle. If anyone is figuring out the build, that is the only way to go to feel comfortable at night and have everything you need. If I had a limited budget, I would start with just a thermal optic on the rifle, then something like PVS14 on the helmet. However, it's much better to wait and save for binos. Lastly, there's the thermal clip-on for NVG. I tested this hybrid unit, JerryFB, but it was very annoying. The tube that was overlaid was much darker because of the overlay system, and the thermal was very clear and sharp but somehow annoying, unlike when you pair binos with an overlay unit like Jerry CE5.
I appreciate your feedback on your experiences with the gear you tested. I want to eventually try a thermal clip on unit for my binos, but it makes sense that it will block light. Thanks for watching.
@@4MRRanch Thank you for great content. Thermal clip-on for binoculars is the best combination. Having thermal capability is much more important than losing a few percent of light.
@@TRINITYIMPERAT fair enough. I do plan to try it soon
@@4MRRanchYou will love it, it is different world... You will feel extremely safe and like cheating, you detect everything breathing even in deep forests right from your POV. You will see heat signatures for a long distances in line of sight, it will be few dots, but that is why you have thermal scope on the rifle, too zoom in and identify. Make sure first thing you do will be set up the modes and intensity to see far heat signatures. It does not work well on all modes, it needs some tweaking. Good Luck.
Is it possible to run rechargeable 16650 in lieu of the 2xcr123 ?
In theory if the voltages don’t exceed what it’s designed for I’d think so.. but I’d probably check with Armasight to make sure you don’t fry your unit. (I get paranoid lol)
Thank you for the review. I'm looking for a thermal that I can go from helmet to rifle rail, infront of a LPVO. I was looking at the (I think) RL25 (284). It can go from helmet to rifle rail, but you cannot zoom beyond 1x. I believe the RH25 (640) can be mounted infront of a LPVO, but I dont think you can zoom past 4x
The iRay PFN 640, but you lose the internal digital zooming option when used as a clip-on. However, it looks the same when you zoom your LPVO to 4x on the built-in display; you basically have the same image quality. In my opinion, this is the only device that can do both things: helmet-mounted, clip-on, and when you unlock the software (by pressing buttons in a specific sequence), you can use it as a standalone thermal optic with 4x digital zoom. My first idea was to use it as a clip-on thermal, but due to the weight of the whole setup, I changed all my mounting devices to QD, and I simply switch them when it is time to use thermal.
@@TRINITYIMPERAT I saw a video a few weeks ago, by a guy that goes by Reece Randy, that showed a PFN 640 mounted on a tilt mount. The PFN 640 tilts out of the way when using the LPVO by itself, but flips over, in front of the LPVO when using thermal. It was also set up as a quick disconnect. Not sure how well the thermal stayed colminated with the LPVO when flipping it over and re installing it to the mount.
Also, is the PFN 640 available in the lower 48??
@@strat1960sIt may be a third-party mount. I know some guys from Falconclaw are developing a custom mount for PFN640+. They are very helpful and provide more information about all the devices they use. I can't talk more about it since I use PFN640 as a standalone thermal... I use it with the stock mount
Does it auto off when rotated up on the helmet?
No, but unlike night vision thermal doesn’t risk damage from bright light sources
My short hike in and out type hunting rifle set up is 13 pounds. If I'm going into the backcountry for a few days and hiking 10+ miles I have a 9.75 pound rifle.
This isn’t intended tone rifle mounted, the Armasight Jockey (not yet released) will fit that bill. But this will give you thermal capabilities at a very small size and weight
@@4MRRanch whoa, sorry this was supposed to be posted on a different video. As I hit post TH-cam auto played your video and seems to have posted d the comment here instead of the initial video.
Great video. I would love to se this stack up against the 640.
Just assume 2x more resolution and usable range. There’s a handful of 640 videos out there.
Besides it being able to detect, do you feel the optic would be ok for night hiking/navigating? Some vids show it as kind of laggy.
I wonder if you'd get the same battery life if you used a 5372 cell...basically a 6V cell the same size as a CR123A...
Since the unit is rigged to have a single battery (3v) or two in series (6v) I don’t think it would hurt to try… but I’m not sure you’d get the same capacity as two cr123’s
StingIR 384… smaller, lighter, better image. Probably not free from a sponsor though
Love my 384.
@@OakwoodMachineWorks yeah, it’s shocking how well they compare to even a armasight 640 res unit.
I’ll have to try to check one out. I think the armasight is a solid unit though. Keep in mind the Armasight 320 has an msrp of almost $1k less..
@@4MRRanch Not to be argumentative, just sharing info for anyone interested, the armasight is a repurposed flir Breach core from 2018 put into a new housing with a few software updates. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really offer much more except that it probably has a better NETD than the breach did plus some other small refinements. What the sidekick has going is the FOV and price. Certainly nothing wrong with it, it’s just a bit dated compared to newer thermal tech (which evolves pretty fast).
@@4MRRanch Great laser review you did recently, I’m sure that was a real undertaking to complete.
Street price on the StingIR 384 is sitting at around $2,400
this is NOT the smallest Thermal available! The german made Andres Industrie TILO got that title since over 1 decade - with US made FLIR sensors + 640px + cyber fancy carbon nano tube housing!
Shame it isn't 18650 powered.
I didn’t try to fit an 18650 in the battery extension but in 99% sure it won’t work. You can use a battery bank tho
Most commercial battery banks are 1865s in array. You'd be getting the same effect with the option to string it back as a counterweight on the back of your head
@@Funkopotomis yep this is the route I’ll go
Almost 3000$ no thanks 😂
A reasonable price for a thermal unit out out by a U.S. company that pays its people US wages rather than outsourcing for foreign labor..
Mate, you can recharge alkaline or carbon zinc batteries. The gadget I purchased was about AU$25.00 + AU$4-5 postage and it's been working for 15 years or so with no issues (only damage from angry little boys who want batteries NOW) mine is called a "Rezap" you can probably guess where it was made. It will charge 'AAA' 'AA' 'C' 'D' '9V' and those huge 'Dolphin' ones. I recommend using one if you use many batteries in various devices where buying "re-chargeable" NiMh or Lithium types is expensive and mining the ingredients tend to be unethical, use slavery and leave huge chemical waste dumps.
Good to know, I’ll look into it!