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Now a rifle that's a better shot than you!
At CES 2013, thanks to a company called TrackingPoint, hunting rifles can now be considered a piece of consumer electronics. Starting at $17,000, TrackingPoint is launching a range of Precision Guided Firearms (PGFs) that use a Linux-powered scope and other advanced technologies to provide shooters with real-world auto-aim.
Once you’ve picked out a target, you tap a button near the trigger to mark it. The target is then tracked by the scope and its built-in laser. When you want to fire, you pull the trigger — but rather than immediately firing, you then line the crosshairs up with the target. When the crosshairs line up with the laser dot, the rifle automatically fires. According to Ars Technica, the built-in Linux computer automatically accounts for temperature, humidity, wind speed/direction, the age of the barrel, and more, to ensure that your shot hits the target.
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Style: FMA, Ego WarriorVery cool gizmo. A great aid, but there will always be a need for basic marksmanship skills. The man pulling the trigger needs to still be able to use the rifle if his scope is damaged or malfunctioning. Otherwise this platform is only as good a weapons sytem as it is rugged.
That said, it looks like our boys have yet another cutting edge force multiplier to add to their toy box.
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Style: Cheng Man Ching TaijiquanIn retrospect, automated weaponry can only lead to one dystopian outcome:
Imagine a fat complacent Afghanistani insurgent and a morbidly obese US Marine duking it out in what will some day amount to a glorified game of "Medal of Honor." The infidels...=================
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Style: judo, MMAPeace in out time? Originally Posted by Sri Hanuman
In retrospect, automated weaponry can only lead to one dystopian outcome:
Imagine a fat complacent Afghanistani insurgent and a morbidly obese US Marine duking it out in what will some day amount to a glorified game of "Medal of Honor." The infidels...
Damn computers taking our jobs! Originally Posted by itwasntme
I can see the advantage for mil/LEO snipers, but a bit unsportsman like for hunting with IMHO
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