Pixfra Pegasus 2 LRF
The serious thermal riflescope with a 1,000 m laser rangefinder as standard, from $2,890.
A flagship sensor. A rangefinder on every model. A price that doesn't apologise for either.
Here's the honest state of the thermal riflescope market: most brands make you choose. You can have the fine sensor, or the built-in rangefinder, or the sane price — pick two, usually one. Pixfra is one of the very few brands in the world that engineers and manufactures its own thermal sensor cores — a club that includes HikMicro and Nocpix, but not most of the field. Building the detector in-house is what lets Pixfra put a genuinely fine sensor, a laser rangefinder and a sane price into the same scope.
So every Pegasus 2 LRF — from the entry P335-LRF to the flagship P650-ILRF — carries the same ≤15 mK detector sensitivity, the same PIPS 3.0 image engine and the same integrated 1,000 m laser rangefinder. The only decision left is sensor resolution, lens and how the rangefinder is fitted: how wide, how far, how integrated.
The picture is the product.
A fine sensor is only half the job — the processing decides what you actually see. PIPS 3.0 is Pixfra's AI-driven image engine, tuned by the same team that designs the detector. It cuts noise, lifts contrast and holds a clean, identifiable edge on the animal across the whole zoom range — on a damp night, against a cold paddock, when lesser processing turns to mush.
The rangefinder isn't an option. It's the point.
At night, distance is the thing your eyes lie to you about most. One press ranges the target to 1,000 m; the ballistic calculator turns that number into a corrected hold for your load. Three models carry the laser module compactly above the objective; the flagship P650-ILRF builds it fully inside the body. Either way the scope rides a standard 30 mm tube in the rings you already trust.
Compare the Pixfra Pegasus 2 LRF range
Side by side, nothing buried. With NETD, a lower number is better.
Which Pixfra Pegasus 2 LRF is for you?
Pegasus 2 LRF — full spec, every model
Where a value is shared across the range it spans the row. Where it differs, each model is listed left to right.
Specifications are supplied by the manufacturer and may be revised without notice. Dimensions and weights are quoted for the core optic; the on-top rangefinder module and the internal-LRF build affect the final figure. Thermal detection distance refers to a large heat source under favourable conditions; the laser rangefinder operates to 1,000 m on every model. Detection range is a sensor benchmark for comparison, not a shooting distance.
How the Pegasus 2 LRF measures up
Thermal is a premium category and the leading brands are all worth respect — several, like Pixfra, engineer their own sensors, and the field is genuinely good. So we'll keep this honest and specific. On the two things that actually decide a night in the paddock — how clean the picture is, and whether you can range the target without a second device — the Pegasus 2 LRF holds a measurable edge, at a price that tends to sit below the comparable model. The tables below lay out the closest match in each sensor and lens class, spec for spec, dollar for dollar.
The one question a thermal scope has to answer at 1 a.m.
Late, cold, dew down. A soft bloom of heat gathers at the far fence line — a pig, going by the shape. Your scope has already done the part your eyes can't, picking the animal out of the dark. Then comes the question that separates a clean shot from a long walk after a wounded one: how far is it, really?
On a well-regarded 384-class scope at this price — a HikMicro Stellar SH35 sits around $3,499 — you're left to answer that by feel. Good sensor, trusted name; but no way to actually measure the range. To get one that ranges for you, you step up a model and well past five thousand dollars. Ranging, on that line, is either an expensive upgrade or a gap you learn to live with.
The Pegasus 2 LRF answers it before you've moved. Settle the reticle, tap the laser, and the distance appears in the sight while the ballistic engine is already working it into a hold — no handheld unit, no dropping off the rifle in the cold. That's true of every model in the range, down to the $2,890 P335-LRF. The hardest variable in night shooting, made routine.
Same night, better ending: one clean shot, the footage already saved for the morning. A finer sensor, ranging that came as standard, several hundred to a couple of thousand dollars still in your pocket — and warranty support handled here in Australia by C.R. Kennedy. The alternatives are good scopes. The Pegasus 2 LRF simply makes the night easier.
Closer on paper — and still the better buy
This is the comparison to take seriously. Nocpix builds its own sensors too, and the Ace series is sharp, well-made kit that has earned its following. Put fairly, it's the closest thing to the Pegasus 2 LRF on the market. Which is exactly why it's worth looking at closely — because the differences that remain are the ones you feel behind the rifle and at the till.
Sensitivity is where it's tightest. A comparable Ace is rated ≤18 mK; the Pegasus 2 LRF is ≤15 mK. A small margin on paper, but it's the margin that matters on a marginal night — when the signature is faint and the contrast is dying, the finer detector is the one still drawing a clean edge on the animal.
Then there's the rangefinder, and the price. A 384-class Ace lands near $3,999 with no laser rangefinder fitted; the Pegasus 2 LRF P335-LRF gives you the same 384 / 35 mm format, a finer sensor and a 1,000 m rangefinder feeding ballistics — for $2,890. The pattern holds at the top of the range: match the flagship Ace's 640 / 50 mm reach with the P650-ILRF and the rangefinder is built into the body, for a four-figure saving. The full figures are in the table.
Competitor specifications and pricing are indicative Australian retail at the time of writing, drawn from publicly listed figures, and will vary between retailers and over time — confirm current detail with the relevant seller. Comparison is provided in good faith to illustrate value.
Want the full breakdown — every spec, every model, NETD explained and what it all means in the field? Read our complete Pegasus 2 LRF vs the field comparison →
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The Pixfra optics lineup
The Pegasus 2 LRF is part of the Pixfra optics range — thermal and digital day/night riflescopes and a multi-spectral binocular. Here is the rest of the lineup.
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Pixfra Pegasus 2 LRF — common questions
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