Here are some comparison videos showing a raccoon and some deer moving through the trees.
The raccoon was about 25 yards away and tough to see even with a flashlight in the early morning. Lit up the thermal camera, though.
I never saw the deer until i put up the thermal camera and there were some bright red spots. About 40 yards away as they moved off slowly through the trees.
Yeah, we are pointing the thermal camera at about everything these days. Technology lets us see the hidden world.
We did a comparison of quenching tool steel in water vs. motor oil. i was quite suprised how quickly the oil heated up and how slowly it cooled the steel. impressive.
This thermal camera (Seek CompactXR) we are playing with for Drone use is also a ton of fun out shooting. Shooting is fun anyway, so we took a bunch of video.
Here's snapshot of a 50 BMG (BMG = BigMammaGun!). Before the shot...
During the shot...
After the Shot. Barrel didn't really heat up as much as i expected. that hot forehead caught the camera's attention, though.
Here's one of the videos. more on the FaceTube channel.
The suppressors were great fun, too. 22LR really didn't heat up much. Here is a Liberty Suppressor on a Glock 17. 165*F is the hottest the camera recorded.
Here's one of the videos.
An AR chambered in 7.62x39. Love this gun! The pucker factor is great - LOUD, belching flame, and throwing a 30cal projectile. Gets everyone's attention quick!
Here is a lever action 357 (Ruger) with the suppressor on it. We were only shooting 38s, so it was quiet, cool, and almost boring. almost...