re: night vision

I have a "cost effective" NV scope for my AR. Not really sure that I would trust it to hold zero on a .308 though...the .223/5.56 is pretty easy on it. I love mine, even though it's not military grade or the clearest optic made. However, for my purposes (nutria, beavers, coyotes, hogs, etc) it's just about perfect.

oh yeah, it's an Armasight OPMOD (Optics Planet Model). 3x or 4x magnification if I remember correctly. it also has an illuminator on it that is crucial to actually seeing things with no ambient light available.

If you plan on throwing the bank at this, go with thermal sights. the functionality of them is seriously awesome, and the "cool" factor is off the charts.

just my $.02

eta: I have a pic of mine somewhere...if I find it I'll try to have KR post it for me so you can see what it looks like.