Thermal & Night Vision in Australia: What's Legal, State by State (2026)
- by Hunt The Night
Quick answer: Thermal and night-vision optics can be bought and owned in Australia — Hunt The Night ships them Australia-wide, and no firearms licence is needed to purchase an optic. What the law regulates is how and where you use them: hunting at night, using devices fitted to a firearm,...
NETD vs sNETD: What Thermal Sensitivity Really Means
- by Hunt The Night
Quick answer: NETD is the sensor's native hardware sensitivity; sNETD (system NETD) is the sensor plus the scope's image processing, so it can be improved by software. Lower NETD helps most in low-contrast rain or fog; in clear conditions, the gap between ~35mK and ~25mK is hard to see. Compare...