Impressive engineering, but not for me

[.300winmag]

I posted a thread a while back when this technology was still in development, and it is now available to the public. It looks well thought out, and the rifles are topnotch. However, I feel it is impractical to the average Joe. Still interesting none the less.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/ ... red-rifle/

http://tracking-point.com

 

[Guy Miner]

Pretty amazing stuff...

Heck, I'm still impressed that I get to use a good scope on my rifle! Where will technology take us next?

Guy

 

[Hegland]

I agree - impressive. However, I get enough Linux at work. Not about to start mixing it with my rifles. :x

 

[DrMike]

Admiration for the shooter is transfer to the system. There is a tragic loss despite the advance in technology.

 

[pre6422hornet]

I can see this being useful in military situations, but IMO this has no place in the deer, elk, moose, etc.. woods.

I can see it now... " If you can see it, its already dead".

 

[FOTIS]

Not for me bot none the less impressive!

 

[JD338]

Impressive technology

JD338

 

[usmc 89]

I think they are around 16k per copy. I can see that technology making golf more enjoyable. People do love instant gratification dont they?

 

[.300winmag]

I think they are around 16k per copy. I can see that technology making golf more enjoyable. People do love instant gratification dont they?

No joke.

 

[Elkman]

That is really amazing. As one who does not own an, I phone or any scope with more than two wires in it, the technology would be beyond "my" capabilities. I would be so busy looking at the array I would probably forget my primary purpose of shooting. It is amazing !

 

[RiverRider]

I've been in electronics since 1977 except for a few years here and there, and really, nothing amazes me anymore as far as hardware goes. Software can be a different story altogether! I dunno though...I just can't get next to the idea of a scope that does all the thinking for you. I guess I'm old school, I don't even want to be twisting on scope turrets. It just doesn't seem right to me. I'd rather be good at range estimation (now there's a challenge) and knowing trajectories.

 

[BeeTee]

"Gun people are very passionate, and if you're into reloading and hand loading you're in the one percentile."The problem with hand loading is that you just have inconsistent results. Some people do it very good, and some don't. What I really want to avoid is the situation where someone says, 'Look, your gun doesn't work. I'm missing, and it's your fault.' And the real issue is, well, you're missing because you screwed up the ammunition—you have it loaded too hot and it's firing too high. But you're never going to believe me!" He laughed. "I'm really not trying to make a ton of money on ammo, but I want to control the outcome and I want people to have a good experience. The typical price range for 300 grain .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition—the type of round fired by the high-end XS1 rifle—is between $5-7 dollars per cartridge."

I guess if you can afford a $20k rifle, $5-7/round wouldn't be a barrier to ownership...

Incredible tech, but this system was likely meant for use by the special forces. I'm surprised the gummit isn't restricting sales because of how it could be used against our troops. Here in Montana, scopes with batteries and lighted anything are illegal to hunt with. BT