Yukon NVRS Titanium 2.5x50 Review

Overall Rating

Lightweight, great optics, powerful IR illuminator, remote on/off switch, camera video adapter

None as yet but I'll keep you posted.

This Yukon NVRS Titanium 2.5x50 is a really great riflescope: the second I've owned, in fact. Air rifle hunting at night is fantastic fun but the right scope makes a huge difference, so this is something I researched quite extensively. My NV quarry is rabbits and rats. The scope has a nice, clean dimmable crosshair (though it is not mil-dot) which allows me to reasonably gauge distance from target (this is one of the chief difficulties of NV hunting - I had a red dot scope before which made distance measurement really tricky, since there's no size comparison with the crosshair to go by) and the remote on/off switch is excellent, since I don't have to take my hands off the rifle to operate the scope's on/off and IR illuminator. Weight is a real plus here to - it weighs in at 0.75 kg, which makes a real difference as you sweep fields for the tell-tale IR reflections from eyes: for those of you who (like me) have a dovetail scope mounting on your rifle you will need a Weaver adaptor too. Accuracy on my Logun S-16 is good, with consistent headshots but then I do like to get relatively close (zeroed at 20 yds)- at night especially I'd rather risk being 'sprung' by rabbits and having them run away than taking a long shot and missing... I haven't used the camera adapter which comes with it yet, but it's a good idea. Overall I'd say it's a good buy: you could spend a lot more money on a GEN II device, but for me that would be like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut.

Members' Comments ontommymp's Review

• JoaoAMP on 24th Jun 2004

  Hi tommy, I read carefully your review, and this is what i need to decide myself to have a NV sight to my AirArms E410 extra hi-power. I try the 1st Gen ATN MK.238, MK.258 and Aries 330 and I was very disappointed (they don't work half the money). Can you tell me if at 20 yards the IR illuminates all the viewing sight area? The optics have good resolution? When you zeroing the NV sight the aiming red crosshair remains on center of sight's viewing area? Thanks. JoaoAMP

• rumpypumpy177 on 6th Aug 2004

  I have this type of NVRS and have small dark spots appearing in lenses,these spots do not move, they seem to be totally static..Ok apart from that.

• tommymp on 13th Aug 2004

  Joao,
  
  At 20 yards the IR illuminates NEARLY all the viewing sight area, but this is not important for me. The optics have excellent resolution for a GEN1 sight. The aiming red crosshair remains on centre of the sight's viewing area at all times. I recently bought an HTH-210 AP adjustable laser with an under-barrel mount on my Logun S-16, and this has made a huge differnce to my ability to gauge distance at night in the 2-dimensional world of NV. It's set to be in the centre of the crosshair at 20yds, and I can easily tell if I'm closer or further now: if I'm closer the dot is below the centre and if I'm further it is above, which truly facilitates accurate shooting...
  
  BTW I lost the cover to one of the reticle adjustment turrets on the scope, and Soviet Bazaar (from whom I bought it) replaced it without a murmur: I cannot recommend their services more highly.
  
  Enjoy!
  Tom

• JoaoAMP on 2nd Sep 2004

  Hi Tom,
  Thaks for response, your review and the tip about the laser for range finder was very helpful. I bought a NV monocular and a Yukon spotting scope on Soviet Bazaar, both products arrived in perfect conditions (these people deserves special consideration). I was indecisive between the Yukon 2.5 x 50 and Dipol D-141 M, but finally I'm decided for D-141 M (I bought it on FSU Conections). The hi-resolution Russian tube is exactly the same as the Yukon's NVRS 2.5 x 50, but the optics is maybe a bit better. As soon as possible I publish a review about D-141 M on this website.
  By the way, you have great PCP air gun.
  
  Bye,
  Joao

• michael thorpe on 3rd Jun 2005

  all this talk about nv sights is wetting me tung!
  i was going to get a gen 2 as there at least 4 times better than gen 1 but there three times the price, so decided to stick with my lamping kit for a year or so, at least with this set up i can take a bunny with a head shot at sixty five yeards with my 40ftlb theoben, or at 100 yards with my .22 rim fire,and get a very cleen kill, both of these shots are a lot farther than the gen 1 nv scopes can see, so my point is why should i spend all that cash when im doing ok right now with what iv got? or am i missing the point here? could it be your just bosting?
  if so, twenty yards for a bunny? even a head shot? (you should be able to shoot there wiskers off at that range,) now thats not sport, thats just killing for the sake of it, now try setting a target up at 35 yards, and keep shooting at it till you can hit a ten pence bit every time,
  with your gen 1 nv sight! i bet you give up on it first, then try out a gen 4/5 sight, you should hit it then just fine, lot of dosh for another fifteen yards, but thats not your fult, its only an air rifel, now try it out on a 308/7.62mm you should get at least a mile out of it,

• michael thorpe on 8th Nov 2005

  i just tryed out some thing that was fun?
  i fitted my light forse gun light to my night sight (a very poor one at that) a pns 4.5(yuck) with an ir filter over it from cobra that cost me £20 and my range from my pns sight has gone up from 20yds to 90yds or more? and is twice as bright at 90 yds as it is in day light??? well thats got to be a cheap way of boosting your range if your night sight is a bit naf, or your been silly and put a x2 on the thing, that realy knocks them down dont it? and its a lot cheeper than a lazer plus i can still use me light for lamping if i wont to, just one word of worning, dont use the light to much as it gets hot like very hot, its only a very dim glowing red light though, so the bunnys wont mind it, so lads why not give this a go? it realy worked out fine for me and my sight was realy naf to start with, this will work on any gen type night sight, its cheap and it works, but your still humping a light around with you, happy hunting be safe

• Stefan1274 on 7th Jul 2009

  Hi guys
  
  If you could please help me with some advice, it would be great.
  
  I am looking for a night vision scope to mount on a .30-06 Springfield for night time kudu culling. I only came across this Yukon scope, and have no idea if it is worth ordering.
  
  1. Will it be able to handle recoil of the 3006?
  2. Will I be able to use it in the daytime?
  3. Is it very cumbersome and clumsy to mount and operate?
  
  Please give me some feedback on this and possibly recommendations on other products if this Yukon is not up for it.
  
  Thanks a mil
  Stefan

• bushcraft on 15th Dec 2009

  As said the 1+ gen scopes, can only be of use to 25/35yrds as standard, but simply adding a quality Infa red lamp, will boost the vision by x3+ to 70-100yds depending on size, on tagret. Obviously the larger the target the better to see at distance, expect bunny's to 40yds ok. Fox to 60 & larger animals to 80+ yds.!
  
  Thing is to check though , & i tried all the gen 1 models, (at great expense) Take a tip, there are 'trolls' wandering around at night !! I almost wiped a horse out, that had gone stray, where it shouldnt have been..I always double check the target with a good lamp 1st !!
  
  Enjoy.