AGM PVS-14 3AL3
The value Gen 3 PVS-14. Level 3 green phosphor tube at $2,895 puts a real Gen 3 image intensifier below the top Gen 2+ pricing. The cheapest path to a Gen 3 PVS-14 worth running.
- Price
- $2,895
- Weight
- 12.4 oz
- Brand
- AGM Global Vision
- Category
- Night Vision
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Features
- •Gen 3 image intensifier, green phosphor
- •Level 3 tube selection
- •Autogated (fast-cycle bloom protection)
- •Manual gain
- •AA battery
- •PVS-14 standard housing
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AGM GLOBAL VISION PVS-14 3AL3 Night Vision Sight 1X Blk/Grn Phospor
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Overview
The AGM PVS-14 3AL3 is the sweet-spot PVS-14 for first-time buyers. At $2,895 it is the cheapest Gen 3 unit on the market that is worth running, and it now undercuts AGM's own top-tier Gen 2+ NL1 by $73.47, so there is no longer a price argument for staying on Gen 2+. The tube is Level 3 selection (the lowest of the three Gen 3 grades AGM sells) but is still Gen 3, still autogated, and still meaningfully better than every Gen 2+ tube above and below it on resolution, signal-to-noise, and service life.
For most civilian use cases — occasional training, hunting, property security, recreational stargazing — the 3AL3 is the right buy. Spec-conscious buyers will pay up to the 3AL1 ($3,995) for Level 1 tubes with tighter QA pass criteria, or the 3AW3 ($3,219) for white phosphor. For everyone else, the 3AL3 is the floor on a unit worth investing in mount and helmet hardware around.
Key Features
- Gen 3 image intensifier (Level 3 selection)
- Green phosphor (P43)
- Autogated tube — bloom-resistant under sudden bright sources
- Standard PVS-14 housing
- Manual gain
- AGM warranty + US service
Pros
- +Real Gen 3 tube
- +Autogating — won't bloom out under headlights or muzzle flash like Gen 2+
- +$73.47 cheaper than the Gen 2+ NL1 makes the upgrade decision easy
- +Tube longevity meaningfully better than any Gen 2+ unit
Cons
- −Level 3 is the lowest of the three Gen 3 selections — spot counts higher than Level 1
- −Green phosphor (eye fatigue higher than white phosphor under long sessions)
- −Still $2,895 — not a cheap purchase
Detailed Specifications
- generation
- Gen 3 Level 3
- phosphor
- Green (P43)
- autogating
- Yes
- gainControl
- Manual
- housing
- PVS-14
- battery
- 1x AA
- weight
- 12.4 oz
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