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Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:33 pm
by JALLEN
My photographer, Steve, squints through a computerized scope squatting atop a big hunting rifle. We're outdoors at a range just north of Austin, Texas, and the wind is blowing like crazy—enough so that we're having to dial in more and more wind adjustment on the rifle's computer. The spotter and I monitor Steve's sight through an iPad linked to the rifle via Wi-Fi, and we can see exactly what he's seeing through the scope. Steve lines up on his target downrange—a gently swinging metal plate with a fluorescent orange circle painted at its center—and depresses a button to illuminate it with the rifle's laser.
"Good tag?" he asks, softly.
"Good tag," replies the spotter, watching on the iPad. He leaves the device in my hands and looks through a conventional high-powered spotting scope at the target Steve has selected. The wind stops momentarily. "Send it," he calls out.
Fascinating article, with pictures, apparently just north of Austin somewhere.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/ ... red-rifle/
It looks so easy even a lawyer could do it!
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:03 pm
by Redneck_Buddha
Epic in many ways.
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:11 pm
by jocat54
That is really neat stuff!
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:03 am
by OldCannon
JALLEN wrote:
Fascinating article, with pictures, apparently just north of Austin somewhere.
http://texasshootingrange.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:38 am
by gthaustex
Pretty awesome.
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:50 am
by VMI77
We have to remove weapons of war like this from our streets. No one needs a rifle that can kill a human being 1,000 yards away to hunt deer. But seriously, how long before this is "banned?"
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:28 pm
by johncanfield
..The spotter and I monitor Steve's sight through an iPad linked to the rifle via Wi-Fi, and we can see exactly what he's seeing through the scope...
Oh my goodness, I need one of those.
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:42 pm
by SecedeTX
That's aerospace technology. *drool*
Ladies and gentlemen, we live in technologically glorious times.
Now I just have to decide which organs I can live without to be able to afford it.
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:50 pm
by Dave2
johncanfield wrote:..The spotter and I monitor Steve's sight through an iPad linked to the rifle via Wi-Fi, and we can see exactly what he's seeing through the scope...
Oh my goodness, I need one of those.
If that's all you need it for, there are cheaper ways to achieve your goal.
Re: Bullseye from 1000 yards!
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:48 pm
by lightbulb1988
Wow. Cool! Technology has come a looooonnngg way!