I have an ANPVS4 that cost a little less than that when I bought it, no idea what they sell for now. It works well within it's range, but I don't get it out much.
Here in the woods my longest shot even in daylight is 100 yards. The only time I've used it was hunting in a small clearing from a tree stand shooting coyotes over deer scraps. Range was 50 yards at longest.
Thanks for the info.
My first experience with NV was in 73. Shortly after we stole the technology from the Russians when their tanks rolled into Prague in 68. We had Gen 1, 5 lb. rifle mounted scopes that my night vision rivaled for clarity. It was so grainy that you could hardly make out the difference between a target and a tree.
Before I got out in 82 we had Gen 4 goggles add I drove a Jeep up and down fire breaks as fast as I could safely. I walked up on a feeder field with about 150 deer, I got almost close enough to a doe and fer fawn to touch them. When I snapped a twig she alerted and studied her surroundings for a moment before she went back to feeding.