Pixfra ARC LRF Thermal Monocular

The Pixfra Arc LRF — A One-Handed Thermal Monocular That Ranges What It Finds

The Pixfra Arc LRF is a handheld thermal monocular built for one job, done brilliantly: finding game in the dark. Sweep a paddock, a tree-line or a gully and warm-bodied animals light up instantly — then a built-in laser rangefinder tells you exactly how far away they are.

It is designed from the ground up for one-handed operation. Compact, light and balanced, the Arc LRF rides easily in one hand while the other stays free for your rifle, a torch or a fence — raise it, scan, range, and you have everything you need to plan the shot.

Choose from three configurations — a 384 or 640 thermal sensor on a 25mm, 35mm or 50mm lens — with thermal detection out to 2,600m, a 1,000m laser rangefinder, WiFi, six colour palettes and onboard recording on every one.

Pixfra is part of the Dahua group — one of the world’s largest imaging manufacturers — and the Arc LRF is supported in Australia by C.R. Kennedy, with Gun Bar a Pixfra Pro Stockist. A 3-year warranty, genuine local backing, and serious thermal value. In stock now and ready for immediate dispatch, from $1,990.

Compare The Arc LRF Range

Three configurations on one proven platform — pick your sensor and lens to suit your country. Here are the numbers that matter, side by side. With NETD, remember a lower number is better.

The Thermal Monocular That Does The Finding For You

You cannot shoot what you cannot find. The Arc LRF finds it.

A thermal monocular is the most useful single tool a hunter can carry after dark — and the Arc LRF is one of the best-value ways to own one. It is not a riflescope and it is not mounted to anything; it is a compact handheld device you raise to your eye to scan, search and locate.

Sweep it across a paddock and every warm-bodied animal — pigs, foxes, deer, rabbits — glows brightly against the cooler background. It cuts straight through long grass, shadow and light scrub that hides game completely from the naked eye, and it works in total darkness because it reads heat, not light.

What sets the Arc LRF apart from a plain thermal monocular is the built-in laser rangefinder. The moment you find an animal, a press of a button tells you exactly how far away it is — out to 1,000m, accurate to about a metre. No guesswork, no separate rangefinder, no taking your eye off the target.

Add WiFi, onboard recording, six colour palettes and an IP67 weather seal, and you have a complete scanning and ranging tool that slips into a jacket pocket. Find the animal, range the animal, plan the shot — that is the Arc LRF.

Built For One Hand

Your other hand is busy. The Arc LRF was designed knowing that.

Out in the field, a hunter’s hands are rarely free. One is on the rifle, or a torch, or steadying you over a fence or through scrub. A scanning tool that demands two hands is a scanning tool that stays in the bag.

The Arc LRF is built from the ground up for one-handed operation. It is compact and genuinely light — from around 370g — with a shape and balance that sit naturally in a single hand. The controls fall under your fingers and thumb, so you can power up, scan, switch palette, zoom and fire the rangefinder without ever reaching across with your other hand.

That changes how you hunt. Carry your rifle ready in one hand and the Arc LRF in the other; raise the monocular, find and range your animal, then bring the rifle up — smooth, fast, and without ever putting a piece of kit down in the dark.

And because it is small and light, the Arc LRF actually gets carried. It lives in a jacket pocket or a chest rig and comes out the moment you need it — which is exactly what a finding tool should do.

The Integrated 1,000m Laser Rangefinder

Finding the animal is half the job. Knowing the distance is the other half.

A plain thermal monocular shows you that an animal is out there. It cannot tell you how far away it is — and in the dark, distance is the hardest thing of all to judge by eye.

The Arc LRF solves that with a built-in laser rangefinder. Put the reticle on your target, press the button, and the precise distance appears on screen — out to 1,000m, accurate to roughly a metre. You get the number instantly, without lowering the monocular or reaching for a separate device.

That distance changes everything about the next move. It tells you whether an animal is in range or whether you need to close the gap. It lets you plan a stalk with real information instead of a guess. And when you transfer to your rifle, you already know the exact range — so your hold, or your scope’s dial, is right the first time.

For a hunter, a thermal monocular that ranges is simply a better tool than one that does not. The Arc LRF gives you both jobs — find and range — in a single one-handed device.

New To Thermal? Here’s How A Thermal Monocular Works

If thermal is new to you, this is the section to read.

A thermal monocular does not amplify light the way traditional night vision does — it detects heat. Every living animal radiates infrared heat, and the Arc LRF’s thermal sensor turns that heat into a clear image on its display. That is why thermal works in total darkness: it is not using light at all, so there is nothing for the night to take away.

In practice, a warm pig, fox or deer shows up brightly against a cooler background — even bedded in shadow, standing in long grass or screened by light scrub. Thermal cuts straight through the camouflage that game relies on, and it works by day as well as by night.

When you compare thermal monoculars, a few numbers matter most. Sensor resolution — 384×288 or 640×512 — sets how much detail you see; a 640 sensor resolves a clearer, more identifiable shape at distance. NETD, measured in millikelvin (mK), is thermal sensitivity — and a lower number is better, because it means the sensor picks up finer temperature differences and holds the picture together in fog, rain and humidity. The Arc LRF runs a sharp ≤20mK. And the lens — 25mm, 35mm or 50mm — sets your reach, with the 50mm model detecting heat out to 2,600m.

A thermal monocular is a detection tool, not an aiming device — you use it to find and observe game, then engage with your rifle and its own sight. It is the perfect partner to a thermal or day/night riflescope, and for many hunters it is the first thermal device they buy.

A Complete Scanning Tool, Honestly Priced

Whichever Arc LRF you choose, the core feature set comes as standard.

Three Configurations — Pick Your Sensor And Lens

One proven platform, three ways in — all in stock for immediate dispatch. Select your configuration from the options above to add to cart.

Shared Across Every Arc LRF

Full Technical Specifications — All Three Models

The complete specification for every Arc LRF configuration, side by side. The three share one platform — they differ in thermal sensor and objective lens.

The Arc LRF Against The Big Names

Rangefinding thermal monoculars are an expensive category, and the established brands price like it. Here is how each Arc LRF stacks up against the closest laser-rangefinder monoculars from HikMicro, Pulsar and Nocpix — on the specs that matter, and on price.

Where The Arc LRF Earns Its Keep

The first thing out of the bag, and the last thing back in it.

Gun Bar Take — Which Arc LRF Is For You?

The Pixfra Optics Lineup

The Arc LRF is part of the Pixfra optics range stocked at Gun Bar — thermal and digital riflescopes, this thermal monocular, and a multi-spectral binocular. Here is the full lineup.

Pixfra Arc LRF — Common Questions

Quick answers to the questions we hear most. Anything not covered? Call the team on 1800 GUNBAR.