iRayUSA Bolt TX60C — 1024×1024 thermal riflescope

How far you can see a person

192 m make out detail313 m tell what it is1,250 m spot it┆ maker’s claim

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Calculated from the sensor's pixel pitch and the lens focal length, for clear air.

iRayUSA quotes 2,470 m, 2× our figure, because makers usually measure against a person’s full height rather than their width. Why the numbers differ

iRayUSARiflescope · 1024-class

iRayUSA Bolt TX60C

Approx. price: ~$6,999
Sensor: 1024×1024 · 12 µm
Lens: 60 mm · 3×
Weight: 35.3 oz

Price and availability on iRayUSA’s site may differ.

Best for

A dedicated night rifle for hogs and coyotes on open ground

01Specifications

As published by iRayUSA. Sources: irayusa.com (product page: 1024x1024, 12 um, 50 Hz, 3x, 2700 yd, MSRP $6,999, out of stock at maker; TX60C datasheet: NETD ≤18 mK, 'digital zoom up to 16x' (page says 4x stepped), FOV 11.7x11.7, 35.27 oz, built-in pack 8+ h plus 18650 3.5+ h, 2560x2560 AMOLED, IP67; LRF is the optional Bluetooth ILR-1200-1 module; warranty page: 5-year), nightvisionguys.com + darknightoutdoors.com list it in stock at $5,999.

Sensor: 1024×1024
Pixel pitch: 12 µm
NETD: ≤18 mK
Refresh rate: 50 Hz
Lens: 60 mm
Base magnification: 3×
Digital zoom: up to 16×
Field of view: 11.7° horizontal
Display: 2560x2560 AMOLED
Claimed detection: 2,470 m
Claim basis: unspecified
Run time: 8 h
Battery type: Internal + removable
Weight: 35.3 oz
Laser rangefinder: No
Ballistic calculator: Yes
Records video: Yes
Wi-Fi: Yes
IP rating: IP67
Warranty: 5 years
Country of origin: China
Approx. price: ~$6,999

02Pros and cons

From the published specs. What owners report is in the next section.

For it

High-resolution 1024×1024 sensor, 3.2× the detail of the common 640×512
Sensitive sensor that picks out small heat differences on humid or rainy nights (56th-best of 285 that publish it)
Ballistic calculator (you enter the range yourself)
Swappable battery pack, so a spare doubles the run time
8 h of battery
Waterproof (IP67), survives a dunking
Records video and connects to a phone app

Against it

Heavy at 35.3 oz, 41st-heaviest of the 194 riflescopes here
No rangefinder, so you judge distance by eye
~$6,999, well above the ~$3,000 typical for riflescopes here
Zoom past 3× is digital and gets blurry

03What owners say

owner discussions, 2024–2025

Summarised from 14 public owner discussions between 2024 and 2025. Owner experience, not a measurement.

Owners of the Bolt TX60C talk about the picture first and almost nothing else comes close. People who moved up from 384 units say it puts their old scope to shame, a shop owner who let one buyer look through it told him it made him hate his own TH50C, and two owners independently say it stayed sharp in 90 to 95 percent humidity and pouring rain. Several insist recorded footage loses a large share of what you see through the eyepiece.

The price dropped from about $7,000 to around $6,000 with the add-on rangefinder included, and deals near $5,300 were what tipped several owners. The complaints are about software and the bolt-on rangefinder. One owner who otherwise loves his says it shuts off at random without an external battery, auto shot recording has never worked, and he has missed animals because of it. Buyers deciding against it usually went to the NocPix Ace S60R for its built-in rangefinder and ocular zoom.

What owners like

Image clarity is the reason people buy it. Owners coming from 384 units say the 1024 sensor is in a different class, and video posted online understates it.
Holds up in wet air: one owner zeroed in pouring rain at 95 percent humidity and was impressed, and another took a 200-yard coyote at over 90 percent humidity.
The 3x base magnification is why owners building rifles for coyotes out to about 500 yards chose it; buyers comparing it with the S60R say that extra reach is what keeps it in the running.
At the 2025 pricing with the rangefinder bundled, owners say they would take it over anything else around $5,000; one who had a Rico MK2 on order switched and calls it the nicest thermal he has had.

Common complaints

Software problems for at least one owner: random shutdowns even with a full internal battery unless an external pack is attached, and an auto shot-record feature that never worked. He says it has cost him animals and is sending it in under warranty.
The rangefinder bolts on as a separate module that adds weight, and owners worry about knocking it out of alignment; several buyers paid more for the S60R just to get one built in.
The narrow field of view that comes with 3x base magnification makes it a poor scanner, so owners pair it with a lighter wide-view handheld or a cheaper Rattler for brush.
Owners trying to learn the ballistic calculator and zero profiles found the manuals thin, and one could get no answer from iRay or its sales reps.

TX60C or NocPix Ace S60R?

Owners frame it as 3x base magnification and a lower price against a built-in rangefinder, a slightly bigger 1280 sensor and ocular zoom. Those who bought the TX60C at the reduced price are happy with the image; those who ordered the S60R did it mainly for the integrated rangefinder, and one TX60C owner told a buyer to wait for it.

Does it hold several zeros?

It has three zero profiles. Owners who move scopes between rifles still tend to leave the TX60C on one gun in a fixed mount and use a lighter QD scope like a Rattler for the rest.

How does it do in humidity?

Better than owners expected. Two independently reported a clear image in 90 to 95 percent humidity, one of them in heavy rain while zeroing.