$27,500 Gun Hits Targets at 1,000 Yards

[markm]

Most definitely. I agree with you. I think it is marketed towards Big Whig Money Bags with no time or experience OR the bottom mil grunt to pick it up and be a sniper. Downside is it sounds like a marketed evil scary system for a novice assassin

It'll be on 20/20 "to catch a killer"

[C-grunt]

I don't care what you think about Stephen Colbert, this is hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I7VD7SlgEg

[RalphK.]

Shit...for that kinda money there better be a lawn chair and cocktails while the gun shoots itself.

[CRT2]

So, does it come completely set up and zeroed so I don't have to go through that process?

[Goldorak]

This is what they say: "The system uses a laser reference hard-mounted directly to the gun barrel. The laser reference is calibrated at the factory immediately after the gun is zeroed to ensure that the laser provides a permanent, virtual reference of where the gun barrel is pointing." So, yes, they zero it at the factory, but, I wonder what happens if you detach the scope from the rifle.

They use the Who's who of precision shooting: Surgeon, Krieger, AI, McMillan, even a Blackout 90T. Interesting...

It sounds like they work as advertised. Thanks!

[SGTMAJ]

You still have to be able to call the wind and then input that value. The system does not figure it out for you.

[Kchen986]

Latest reports from the Snipers' Hide says the weapon shoots well in ideal and standard conditions, but vacillates in windy climes. If we can continue to develop this nascent technology, I'd imagine we could greatly extend the max effective range of common long-range calibers. The biggest challenge will probably be inputting accurate meteorological data in to the system on the fly.

[BrigandTwoFour]

Latest reports from the Snipers' Hide says the weapon shoots well in ideal and standard conditions, but vacillates in windy climes. If we can continue to develop this nascent technology, I'd imagine we could greatly extend the max effective range of common long-range calibers. The biggest challenge will probably be inputting accurate meteorological data in to the system on the fly.

Exactly.

I think the media is doing what the media does best by stirring a bunch of shit up. They make it seem as if a rifle capable of hitting target at 1000 yards is somehow rare and special.

As many have pointed out, $27000 to hit a target at 1000 yards is dumb. A regular joe could learn to do that with a $600 rifle, decent glass, and a couple hundred bucks in ammo. The very experienced shooters who have been doing it for a long time would probably feel like the TP rifle was ill suited to the task due to the variables required and lag time on the trigger.

But, this is just the first or second generation of the tech. My guess is that it will probably evolve into a much more compact and portable form for use with standard optics. I wouldn't want to let the scope control when the rifle fires, but some of the features might be handy.

But, regardless, I'm just waiting for the new 1000 yard rifles to become the next "assault weapon" that must be controlled, registered, and banned.

[steyrman13]

Exactly.

I think the media is doing what the media does best by stirring a bunch of shit up.
But, regardless, I'm just waiting for the new 1000 yard rifles to become the next "assault weapon" that must be controlled, registered, and banned.

This is the part I don't like. It would be a poor choice of us gun owners to point out that mist any long rifle is easily as capable. Let them ban the TP and not ALL long rifles....

[BrigandTwoFour]

This is the part I don't like. It would be a poor choice of us gun owners to point out that mist any long rifle is easily as capable. Let them ban the TP and not ALL long rifles....

Too late.

The VPC put this out back in 1999 during the last AWB. It's pretty clear what their intent is. Page 37 is where things get very frustrating.

http://www.vpc.org/graphics/snipcov2.pdf