Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - WANT NV? READ THIS A Buyers Guide to NVGs (Night Vision)

mcguyver · July 3rd, 2016, 11:34

Truly, if you have to ask "How much?", you probably can't afford it. Old saying that rings true for virtually everything.

Of more importance than cost is availability. You can't take your newly-minted gold Visa into Cabela's or even ebay and just buy an IR laser and an Insight Night Enforcer PVS-14. These items are ITAR prohibited, the DoS is not issuing export permits for those. It is not like exporting a stock or Eotech sight that is regulated, but still exportable. Every one of these things in Canada is grey-market, and was either illegally exported or sold in violation of an export permit to a company or agency, whether in Canada oroverseas. They are perfectly legal to possess in Canada, as well as in the US (if you are a citizen), but crossing the border is a felony.

So, simply saying "I want night vision" means the goid stuff ranges from very hard/expensive to get to unobtanium, unless you want to settle for Russian tubes in modern chassis, or you source outside of ITAR and are prepared to pay huge money.

This is far more important than "how much for a decent setup", and belies the fact that buying new is impossible for the average guy.

July 3rd, 2016, 11:34	#34
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	Truly, if you have to ask "How much?", you probably can't afford it. Old saying that rings true for virtually everything. Of more importance than cost is availability. You can't take your newly-minted gold Visa into Cabela's or even ebay and just buy an IR laser and an Insight Night Enforcer PVS-14. These items are ITAR prohibited, the DoS is not issuing export permits for those. It is not like exporting a stock or Eotech sight that is regulated, but still exportable. Every one of these things in Canada is grey-market, and was either illegally exported or sold in violation of an export permit to a company or agency, whether in Canada oroverseas. They are perfectly legal to possess in Canada, as well as in the US (if you are a citizen), but crossing the border is a felony. So, simply saying "I want night vision" means the goid stuff ranges from very hard/expensive to get to unobtanium, unless you want to settle for Russian tubes in modern chassis, or you source outside of ITAR and are prepared to pay huge money. This is far more important than "how much for a decent setup", and belies the fact that buying new is impossible for the average guy. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.