Ya...that's cool.

Palmer,

Amazing technology but I wonder where the line is we cross when hunting becomes nothing but long range sniping. No stalking, no need to understand the trajectory of your rifle just lock on and your elk is dead. Is this hunting? OR Maybe I've just turned into an Old Fart.

Mark

I agree with Mark on hunting with one.
But shooting targets is a whole nother ball game!!!!
I'd love to have one!

Somebody posted about this on AR about a month ago. He was a bit tight lipped about it and stated it would be announced prior to the end of the year IIRC. Looks like it's out now.

Can't remember who spoke about it before but I think it was on the long range shooting forum.

I refuse to put anything that heavy on my hunting rifle.

Just as I haverefused to put on a range finder scope.

I carry my own rifle all day, and I really do not want to lug something as heavy as that with me.

This thing is a valuable thing for a military sniper, but I don't think it has a place in hunting! Although I might put one on my 470NE double rifle!

Interesting for a static target, BUT how does it deal with a moving/varying angle target in say a military sniper application (ie following a guy running in the rocks on a mtn side)?

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Interesting for a static target, BUT how does it deal with a moving/varying angle target in say a military sniper application (ie following a guy running in the rocks on a mtn side)?

I don't know any more about this than you do - but it sounds like you tag a target with the red button then hold the trigger back and the scope calculates a firing solution. Then when it is ready the rifle goes off.

I doubt that a moving target would make any difference as long as you could get it tagged to begin with.

It should completely eliminate the flinch factor in shooting big bores.

No caribou, distant wolf or prairie dog would be safe.

Very sporting.

I commented on this on the LR forum. The big problem with this device as we speak is wind; it doesn't account for wind.

However, using lasers and the doppler effect, you can measure the composite wind speed. In a matter of time, these will be available to the general public for a reasonable cost. Then, in my opinion, it really does become shooting and not hunting, and i would be surprised if game departments would allow such a device. after all, if all you have to do is see the animal at 1500 yards, success rates will go up exponentially, and less tags will have to be issued. Not good for hunting.