MtnMike

I've been a fan of Fenix lights for several years now. I don't have that particular model. I do have 5-6 variants of their smallish (5-6") powerful handheld torches - a couple of which I've had for over 5 years now. I also now have a couple of their headlamps. These folks make high quality stuff.

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I've got a Banish 22 I've had for a bit. Primary use it on a heavy barrelled 10/22, which is notably more accurate than my other .22s. Great for groundhog control in a "civilized" neighborhood that frowns on firearm discharges. Never had a complaint. Significantly quieter than a high powered air rifle I have when using standard subsonic CCI minimags. Also good for hearing-protection-free target plinking both with the 10/22 and a Mark IV 22/45 pistol. The light weight of the unit is one of its best features. I just clean it periodically by disassembling and throwing it in an ultrasonic parts cleaner. My experience with Silencer Central was o.k. A few years back, the wait time on the ATF permit for a trust permit was forever. It may have even been over a year as I recall. Can't really blame SC for that. But, I am also recalling that SC lobbied hard to keep the ATF permit requirement, even as the tax was being eliminated to protect their business model of "assisting with the permit process". So, I doubt I reward them with any future business. The legal history of the legality of ATF permit process was that it wasn't a violation of the 2A, because the permit was a tax (per SCOTUS many years ago). Without there being any tax aspect remaining, the entire permitting process is unconstitutional by the reasoning of that case. Not sure when or if the current permit process will be challenged in the courts going forward. Would have been far simpler for congress to simply eliminate it. SC helped keep that from happening is my recollection. SO F them.

I appreciate the report!

Appreciate the reports. Hope you get a chance to try it out on a .308. My question is does it work well enough to be safe to shoot without hearing protection in a hunting environment.

In my experience, it's those daggum "extra parts" that always lead to a new project! Welcome back, kick off your shoes and stay for awhile!

Agreed. But only way to get close for workable eye relief. Regular rings definitely won't work because there is not enough distance between the pre-drilled mounting holes to span the THOR electronics brick. Reaching out to ATN makes sense. I'll do that during the upcoming week and see how their customer support responds. My current thoughts are leaning towards swapping it with a Leupold VX5 4-20x52 that I have on a Daniel Defense DD5V4 that is a "safe queen". But that scope seems a bit much for a very basic $800 Tikka Lite Compact in .308. No rush; neither of these guns are counted on at present to be meat gatherers. I am hoping to one day use the THOR for a night hog hunt. High rent problems for sure.

While the rings may be true, this mount on top of a picatinny rail is ridiculously high. Also, to get the scope back into the usable 3” eye relief, the QD levers interfere with the operation of the bolt handle; works - but makes contact. Given that this was ATN mount specifically designed for this series of thermal scopes, I am not happy. At present, I’m regretting the entire thermal scope purchase and experience. Could’ve got a nice Weber wood pellet smoker/grill and had a couple hundred dollars left over. Putting the whole project aside for now.

I can now confirm that the ATN QD one piece mount is true and doesn’t need lapping

Those distance are beyond my comprehension. Crazy.

Good deal! Still a heckuva lot quicker process than it was a couple of years ago. right now, I'm up at the lake cabin in Va. taking advantage of excellent weather. Supposed to be near 80 today. Plan to put the thermal on a Tikka .308 and sight it in today. Then, maybe sneak out into the woods before light tomorrow to see if I can see anything. Won't be shooting anything but targets unless I happen to see a coyote.

I appreciate the info but I've got some coming in for pick-up to my local Grainger Monday 3/2. I've had the ATM thermal scope and QD mount for awhile now. DNZ picatinny rail and Limbsaver recoil pad coming from Optics Planet on 3/2 and gun should be delivered to my FFL on 3/3. So everything should be put together and bore-sighted by next weekend. I've never shot a rifle with a thermal sight before. Theoretically, it's a 2 shot process. Reality remains to be experienced.

It does seem like this is a couple of weeks late. The population's uprising has apparently already been largely quashed by the current rulers. Of course, I am also dubious of the veracity of news reports. Everyone has an agenda and an angle. Hope something good comes of this.

Had a chance to play with it yet? Still curious how it performs, especially on a .308.