Every scope a brand makes, at a glance.
See what sets a brand's scopes apart, what you get as the price climbs, and which one is right for your hunt.
N-Vision Optics
The night-vision specialist's thermal: ISO-certified US build with military customers, and a 5-year warranty. The premium buys provenance, not extra sensitivity.
HALO
BAE-core flagship
N-Vision — all 5 scopes, line by line
What N-Vision builds on
Every sensor N-Vision builds on also ships inside Trijicon scopes — same sensor, different name and price.
5 names, 2 pictures, 1 packages
Every N-Vision is a picture wearing a package. The picture comes from the sensor and the lens. The package is the line — the screen, the body, the rangefinder — and the price. The model name tells you the package, not the picture.
One system, sold by the lens. Every N-Vision here is the same system behind a different lens: 50 mm reads 3.5×, 35 mm reads 2.5× on the same 640×480 sensor. The magnification is the lens — you're choosing how far you can identify, not a model tier.
Which dollar buys picture, which buys packaging
Two kinds of price step hide in a lineup. Build steps buy detail at distance: a bigger sensor, a longer lens. Package steps buy polish, not detail: a sharper screen, a rangefinder, a different body. Worth knowing which one a price jump is before you pay it.
Each step is priced from N-Vision's own lineup by holding everything else identical — the median across every matched pair on our board. Refreshed with every catalog update.
What N-Vision's own price list says
Computed straight from the specs and prices on the board — where the same picture sells twice, and what a feature really costs. Refreshed with every catalog update.
Who you're actually buying from
N-Vision is the rare brand that names its sensor maker on the product page. The BAE 640 sits in the same native-sensitivity tier as far cheaper Chinese 640s — what the premium buys is the Needham, Massachusetts build, the pedigree, and the warranty, not extra sensitivity.
Strengths
- A real US optics maker — ISO 9001 certified since 2010, products assembled in Needham, MA, with US military and government night-vision customers.
- Names its sensor maker in plain sight — rare transparency in a category that hides sourcing.
- A 5-year thermal warranty — better than the other US-built brand's 3-year electronics term.
Cautions
- The BAE 640's native sensitivity matches scopes costing a third as much — you pay for build and provenance, not the sensor.
- Prices run $5,400 to $9,500 — the highest bracket in the catalog.
- Sensitivity (NETD) is not published on any product page.
What each upgrade costs in the N-Vision lineup
Every clean single-feature step inside N-Vision's own catalog — a bigger sensor, a longer lens, a rangefinder. Each dot is a pair where only that one thing changed.
Lines run from the flagship at the top down to the entry models, and within each line the priciest sits first. Prices are current street prices.
Who sells N-Vision
8 stores list N-Vision scopes today, and their prices differ — on a typical N-Vision scope the cheapest store is about $1,000 below the most expensive. Each scope’s own page lists its stores with the current price, shipping, and return terms.