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MikeO
07-17-2013, 10:54 AM
Not 'zactly, but they are getting closer.


Texas company peddles high-tech rifle

By Duane Barbati

dbarbati@alamogordonews.com @DuaneBarbati on Twitter

MAYHILL -- The TrackingPoint Precision Guided Firearm is an integrated system that offers jet fighter lock-and-launch technology for hunters and marksmen to hit targets at extreme distances.

http://www.alamogordonews.com/alamogordo-news/ci_23656785/texas-company-peddles-high-tech-rifle?source=rss

Byron
07-17-2013, 11:10 AM
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?6628-17K-Linux-powered-auto-aim-338-Lapua

http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?6641-Push-button-sniper-rifle

;)

ToddG
07-17-2013, 11:14 AM
The Eye of Byron (from Baltimordor?)

I'm going to lose my internet operator's license for that, aren't I?

Byron
07-17-2013, 11:30 AM
I am merely a passenger on the internet highway: I would never dare question another man's internet operator's license!

My post in this case is simply an illustration of the fact that I spend too much damn time around here :eek:
I remembered both of those threads immediately because I'm a nerd; I like new applications of technology; there's a good chance I'll love any device that repurposes Linux... and... guns.

Plus I was blown away when justintime mentioned that his girl rang steel at 760 yards with no prior experience. Wowza!

I can't wait to see this technology advance, especially when it inevitably merges with other tech like this (http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiedrummond/2012/09/18/darpa-threat-recognition/).

MikeO
07-17-2013, 12:25 PM
I looked to see if it had been mentioned, missed that. I need a smart keyboard?

Odin Bravo One
07-17-2013, 12:43 PM
I'm all for technogadgetry. If it makes a better mousetrap truly a better mousetrap. But getting hits at 760 with even a moderate quality rifle shouldn't be so difficult as to elude even a novice shooter, if they can control their flinch using the heavyweight rifles needed to seriously AT&T a target.

I watched a young whipper snapper of about 11 (and maybe 75 lbs soaking wet) out in Missouri get first round hits with a .408 CheyTac at 2k without "tagging" anything with a magic scope. He applied the fundamentals of marksmanship, and tagged the target with bullets.

Byron
07-17-2013, 12:52 PM
Thanks for the insight, Sean: I had no idea that a novice could be expected to perform at that distance.

I've never set foot on a range longer than 300 yards.

DanH
07-17-2013, 08:22 PM
I watched a young whipper snapper of about 11 (and maybe 75 lbs soaking wet) out in Missouri get first round hits with a .408 CheyTac at 2k without "tagging" anything with a magic scope. He applied the fundamentals of marksmanship, and tagged the target with bullets.

I knew we started them young here in Mizzurah, but damn

LittleLebowski
07-18-2013, 07:10 AM
I've seen my 100lb wife ding steel at 1000 with a .338 Lapua Windrunner and ding steel at 500 with my old .308 FN SPR. I believe a detailed analysis of this company's promotional videos was done at one of the long range shooting forums and it wasn't pretty.