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$27,500 smartgun can hit a target over 1,000 yards away
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| 6-12-2013
| Kate Grise
Posted on 06/12/2013 4:43:47 AM PDT by servo1969
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posted on
06/12/2013 4:43:48 AM PDT
by
servo1969
To: servo1969
Note that it doesn’t “guide” the projectile. If the target moves, the shot is wasted.
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posted on
06/12/2013 4:46:38 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: servo1969
This video bothers me. I see a lot of gut shots. That’s really crappy shot placement. Simply hitting a standing animal anywhere on its body isn’t that wonderful. You’re supposed to try and take it down fast. Aren’t you? Did I miss some aspect of hunting along the way?
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posted on
06/12/2013 4:53:17 AM PDT
by
servo1969
To: rarestia
> Note that it doesnt guide the projectile. If the target moves, the shot is wasted.
Not yet anyway. As soon as 0’s DARPA figures out how to manufacture mini missiles with guidance systems that can be fired from a gun we’re screwed. I’m sure they’ve already thought of it.
To: servo1969
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posted on
06/12/2013 4:53:55 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: servo1969
I hunt. I wait for days for a buck to come into view, then I rely on my shooting skills, my lever action Marlin or my sporterized ‘03(bought it that way...I would never ruin a classic like the ‘03 springfield). Or any number of weapons I possess.
I would call what is in the video, killing or shooting and not hunting....but hey, that's just me.
I do hope that our boys in the sandbox have this technology. as war is not a sport, having more precision snipers out there, that are on our side can only be a bonus.
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posted on
06/12/2013 4:58:51 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: jsanders2001
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:03:05 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: servo1969
Oh boy, Swinestein and Schmucky aren’t going to like this. At all.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:03:38 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: servo1969
Great gun. Actually great system, since it is more of a system than a gun, with the gun part being the most basic aspect of a much larger union of equipment.
I do wonder however if there is a difference between hunting game and shooting game. I don't see the skill involved here ...no tracking, no stalking, no baited breath before taking a shot. All that is required here is US$30,000 and the ability to hold a trigger while a computer does everything else for you.
Yes, I also don't think canned hunts are hunts.
Anyways, as for the gun that is one absolute master-piece of a weapon. Although I am certain it will be quickly banned in the US. If Libs were getting fits over the Barrett .50 cal imagine the epileptic fits over this system. :)
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:05:32 AM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: servo1969
I hope that hunter doesnt brag about his long range shots. Elements of marksmanship like breathing, trigger pull and pulse awareness are removed from the equation.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:08:51 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: servo1969
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:09:40 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(IRS = Internal Revenge Service)
To: Vaquero
Exactly. Totally agree. There is hunting, and then there is shooting. One is sportsmanly and requires/hones skill, while the other is equivalent to playing a video game. One has the game having a fighting chance (for example, if you are not careful about wind direction, or you walk like a pregnant hippo, the animal will flee), while the other is like killing an ant with a magnifying glass. Hunting requires skills, while shooting only requires a weapon. In South Africa they will let you shoot a caged lion for a price, and you can then brag how you tracked down the beast.
Anyways, this is perfect for the military, as well as patriots and assassins alike. But it is definitely not a hunting system, even though it shoots very well.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:10:51 AM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: servo1969
.50 BMG for a Kudu. Seems a bit much.
To: servo1969
My husband and I hunted with a guide in Canada who had a huge gun he named Milamore. He named it that because he could hit his target from a mile or more away. Saw him do it.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:17:02 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Thane_Banquo
.50 BMG for a Kudu. Seems a bit much.But under powered for a Limo.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:18:16 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
To: servo1969
45-55 years ago I read an article in an outdoor sporting magazine. The guy had a shotgun that would not fire if it wasn’t on target. Other guys went hunting with him, and he let them borrow his shotgun. Some commented about the trigger pull was so easy and smoothe, while others complained about how hard the trigger pull was. I would never say not to put this new gun on the market, but I would never hunt with one, nor would I hunt with someone who was using one.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:20:10 AM PDT
by
Rannug
("God has given it to me, let him who touches it beware.")
To: servo1969
We can already give today’s award for Journalistic Malpractice for the headline and the first sentence. The company has already said that they won’t sell it to “civilians”.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:21:50 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: rarestia
If the target moves, the shot is wasted. At 1,000 yards and a .338 Lapua Magnum, or the .300 Win Mag, he has less than a second to move. And the sound of the shot won't get there until 2 seconds later.
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:23:31 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: spetznaz
If hunting were truly fair as your idea goes, the game would be packing too. :)
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posted on
06/12/2013 5:24:14 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: servo1969
It isn't that hard to put a 1000 meter gun together for just under $1000 today.The Chinese are selling good scopes for 200 - 400, there's that Savage heavy barreled rifle in 270 WSM caliber and the Barnes 140gr all copper bullets with a huge ballistic coefficient.
270 WSM ammo can easily be loaded to shoot at 3400 fps or thereabouts and it isn't that hard to get mil-dot values out to 1000 meters for something like that. You can get ballpark mil-dot distances simply by doing retrocalculations with a decent ballistics program.
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