I love to play with thermal scopes. I use them to look for insulation leaks, track wounded animals and spot coyotes before anyone sees them lurking in high brush. The hand-held Sector Optics T20X Thermal Imager provides an affordable optic for most pursuits.
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Sector Optics T20X Thermal Imager
My first introduction to thermal cameras was 20 years ago when three of us would hike in near the U.S./Mexico border with a camera, a tripod and 60 pounds worth of batteries. Since then I have discovered the joys of handheld units. No, you cannot zoom 10 miles to pick up a guy with a load of drugs on his back, but you can track a wounded animal during a hunt, figure out which cars have been running in the last hour during a surveillance, or see clearly where your insulation isn’t sufficient in each room of your house.
Sector Optics produces a range of thermal cameras. Its introductory hand-held model, the T20X Thermal Imager is less than 3 inches long so it will fit in your pocket. It zooms from 3 to 5.5X and can be used in white hot, black hot, green or color modes. It can be used as a handheld device or it can be mounted on a gun using a 30mm scope ring and of course it has reticles that can be adjusted so you can sight in your miniature thermal scope and make it a thermal weapon scope. The T20X runs for approximately four hours on a single CR2 battery, but it has a motion sensor to shut it down when not in use. MSRP is right at $1,000, so you won’t have to sell your car to be the guy with the coolest toy at hunting camp this year.
At $1,000, the Sector Optics T20X Thermal Imager provides a tremendous advantage. For even more info, please visit sectoroptics.com.
This article is from the 2021 Stealth issue of Tactical Life magazine. Grab your copy at OutdoorGroupStore.com.