[SHOT 2023] Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50 – The Lengthy Vary Thermal Riflescope

At SHOT Show 2023, Pulsar is expanding their Thermion 2 series of thermal riflescopes with yet another sensor, which should be of interest for long range hunters.

The new Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50 uses a 12µm/640×480 thermal imaging sensor, made in Europe.

The magnification is variable from 3x to 24x. Overall the design is classic, and uses standard 30 mm rings for mounting.

There is a built-in laser rangefinder, which allows the user to quickly range objects and targets day-time as well in complete darkness.

The existing Pulsar Thermion LRF XP50 Pro, has the same design but offers an even better sensor with a higher sensitivity (lower NETD value) and a lower base magnification (2x instead of 3x).

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Below: The new Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50. The design is completely waterproof IPX7.

Here follows the Press Release from Pulsar NV:

Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide is pleased to announce the launch of the Thermion 2 LRF XG50 thermal imaging riflescope. With all the premium features of the Pulsar flagship Thermion 2 LRF XP50 Pro, this scope is ideal for shooting from great distances and delivers excellent detection capabilities.

The powerful Thermion 2 LRF XG50 thermal detection capability reaches up to 2300 metres. In combination with a seamlessly integrated compact laser rangefinder, it delivers exceptional results and an accurate sense of distance for precision shooting.

The base magnification of the riflescope increases eightfold from 3x to 24x, enabling the ideal magnification ratio and visible field of view for specific conditions.

Add the high-resolution 640×480 pixel @ 12 µm French-made Lynred thermal imaging sensor to the package, and you have sharp and richly contrasted thermal imaging for precise identification of targets and their extremities, as well as the peculiarities of the landscape.

Ultimate detection efficiency is achieved with the fast aperture (F50/1.0) lens. When paired with the high resolution thermal sensor, this offers high-quality, detailed and informative imaging under a range of hunting conditions.

The thermal riflescope comes with an excellent operating time of up to 10 hours on a single battery charge with its combo of two rechargeable batteries: one built-in and one replaceable APS3 battery.

This scope will quickly become your trusted hunting companion.

• Robust, reliable all-metal Reinforced yet lightweight aluminium alloy body for flawless field performance.

• Wide-angle eyepiece and wide viewing angle of the HD quality AMOLED display

• Ambidextrous focusing, comfortable for both left and right-handed

• Mounting on standard 30 mm

• Powered with two rechargeable batteries: one built-in with a capacity of 9 Ah, and a replaceable APS3 with a 2 Ah capacity.

• “Picture-in-Picture” mode for high-precision zeroing

• Photo and video 16 GB internal memory.

• High-calibre recoil resistance: .375H&H, 12-gauge and 3×64. The scope can be used with rifled hunting weapons with calibres of 9.3×64, .30-06, .300, .375H&H, and more, as well as with smooth-bore and pneumatic weapons.

• 5 individual shooting profiles / 50 zeroing

• Improved WiFi The built-in WiFi module connects the device with either Android or iOS smartphones using the Stream Vision 2 mobile app.

• IPX7 waterproof rated for protection from heavy rainfall, snow and other

Find out more about Pulsar devices: https://www.pulsar-nv.com/glo/products/33/

The new Thermion 2 LRF XG50 will be available for purchase in October 2022. We do not know any prices at this time, but we expect them to be slightly under the top-of-the-line model XP50 Pro.

Base magnification of Thermion 2 LRF XG50 riflescopes can be increased by eight times up to 24x. The zoom changes either gradually in 2x steps or continuously offering the ideal ratio of magnification and visible field of view for specific situations.

Here is a sample picture from a video to display the image quality (thermal, white hot). The reticle here is very small (black cross in the middle, but it’s configurable).

Einar Viking

A curious guy from Iceland, living in Scandinavia. Interested in the outdoors, firearms, precision shooting, gear, optics and night vision.