Has Anyone Tried This With a Thermal Camera/Scope?

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  • Emperor

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    I have a FLIR Thermal Camera / Scope affixed to a 300 blackout. Doing some research on dialing in this thing, I see some different ways to do it. Most include activating hand warmers and using those as your bullseye at your preferred distance. I can do this if that is the best way, but if you use a standard hand warmer, and then folded it in half like even FLIR recommends, that is still a large bullseye.

    What about taking your target backing, and cutting out a circle that is more a standard size 10-ring, and taping the hand warmer behind the backing? Then also, has anyone tried an activated light stick stuck through a target backing? That is an even smaller 10 ring.

    I don't want to just have "close" groups, I want tight groups that touch the 10 ring.
     

    Bigchillin83

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    I think I have heard of people painting black dots on white paper, and the black will show more heat then the white... not 100%sure though, maybe give it a try
     

    shrxfn

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    Couldn't you put a dense object in front of the hand warmer so it shows as colder than the background? maybe a small metal disc that you can shoot at?
     

    jdavid1

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    Handwarmer on a standard paper target. Aim for the heat and send some rounds. You will see your pattern on the paper behind the handwarmer.
     
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