If your hunts run inside 200 yards — feeders, food plots, fence lines, brush — a long-range optic wastes magnification and field of view. The Guide Nova N425 is built for the close-range thermal hunt: a 400 × 300 12μm sensor with 20mK NETD behind a 25mm F1.0 lens, delivering an 11.0° × 8.2° field of view (almost twice the width of a 35mm scope) for fast target acquisition at the distances most predator and hog hunting actually happens. At $1,399 it brings magnesium alloy housing and TargetIR Ballistics app integration into a price tier where ATN ThOR LTV competitors run polymer chassis and 17μm sensors.

Key Features

• 400 × 300 @ 12μm sensor with 20mK NETD — finer pixel pitch and lower noise than 17μm 256-class budget thermal scopes; meaningful in low-thermal-contrast scenes (rain, fog, post-dawn)
• 25mm F1.0 germanium lens, 2.3x – 9.2x optical magnification — wide native field of view (11.0° × 8.2°, 19 × 14 m at 100 m); built for fast acquisition under 200 yards
• 1,300m / 1,400yd man-target detection — sized for the close-to-mid range hunting envelope
• 0.39" 1024 × 768 AMOLED display, 48mm eye relief — generous eye box for offhand and treestand shooting
• TargetIR Ballistics app — Bluetooth pairing loads your rifle's ballistic profile and computes trajectory; database is updated for common calibers and manufacturers
• Recoil-triggered auto-recording — 15-second video plus 5 photos captured automatically on recoil detection; shot review without manual record
• Magnesium alloy housing — at the $1,400 price tier most competitors use polymer; magnesium holds zero better through temperature swings and resists damage from light bumps
• IP67 weather sealing — rain, dew, and dust ingress rated
• 7.5-hour runtime with hot-swap external 18500 — built-in custom cell + replaceable 18500 (×2 included); 20W fast charging supported
• 6,000J shock rating — manufacturer's published mechanical durability spec
• WiFi (2.4G + 5G), Bluetooth, 32 GB internal storage — onboard photo/video recording with audio
• Seven image palettes — White Hot, Black Hot, Red Hot, Green Hot, Iron Red, Blue Hot, Sepia

Ideal For

• Hog and predator hunters working close-range scenarios — feeders, fence lines, food plots, treestand setups under 150 yards — where the 25mm lens's wide FOV beats a 35mm scope's narrower view
• First-time thermal buyers who want a one-rifle, no-compromise entry — the magnesium chassis and 10-year US warranty mean it'll outlast a polymer-bodied ThOR LTV by years of seasons
• Hunters running sub-MOA AR-15 or bolt platforms — the 2.3x base magnification keeps both eyes open for fast follow-ups, while the 9.2x top end handles the occasional longer shot
• Hunters who want app-integrated ballistics without spending $3,000+ — the TargetIR app brings the calibrated ballistic features common at the Pulsar/ATN top tier into a $1,400 optic

Accessories & Compatibility

• Quick-release scope mount included in the box — ships ready to install on standard Picatinny rails
• TargetIR Ballistics app pairs via Bluetooth (compatible with iOS and Android); load ballistic profiles once, hunt with field-ready holdover overlays
• Ships with two 18500 batteries, charger, USB-C to USB-C cable, lens cover, eye mask, quick-release scope mount, quick start guide, and warranty card
• 10-year manufacturer warranty backed by Guide's US-based repair center in Texas