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See the New ‘Intelligent’ Rifle That Claims to Give You a Perfect Shot Every Time
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| Nov. 30, 2012
| Liz Klimas
Posted on 11/30/2012 10:59:12 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Bull.
It is dependent on the shooter to line up the sights with the indicated firing solution. This still requires marksmanship skills.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:05:04 AM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
("Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the gov officials committing it." -- K. Hoffmann)
To: Free ThinkerNY
you need to still be able to fire if desired, even if you’re not exactly on target. this isn’t an aircraft.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:05:43 AM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
"Gaia it's hot," he muttered.
"Thirty-one Celsius," said the gun. It gave him a wired feeling.The Star Fraction. MacLeod, Ken. 1995.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:05:43 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Free ThinkerNY
...and this system calculates windage how?
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:06:15 AM PST
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Mr. Lucky
To: Free ThinkerNY
how long does the batteries last...self-generating energy cell.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:06:21 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(Anger a Conservative by telling a lie; Anger a Liberal by telling the truth....RWR 8-)
To: 1rudeboy
Effed-up the quotation, sorry. Buy the book, anyway.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:07:29 AM PST
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1rudeboy
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Free ThinkerNY
Fun idea, but way to complicated for anything other than the range or shooting prairie dogs.
Or sniping.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:29:31 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Labor unions are the Communist Party of the USA.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I think I might just revert to doing the first tag with a 5.56 indicator unit by properly manipulating the tag unit, once called a trigger.
When you see the red mist, you know your tag was “dead” on.
One more multi million dollar military industrial complex solution to a non problem.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:33:29 AM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:34:13 AM PST
by
PMAS
(All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
To: backwoods-engineer; Secret Agent Man
It is dependent on the shooter to line up the sights with the indicated firing solution.
Yes, which the article clearly states. You designate (tag) and when you return the sights to the tagged point, the gun fires.
This still requires marksmanship skills.
Yes, but not the ones about trigger control, breath control, firing between heartbeats, and so on. All that is required (and it's a lot) is to be able to estimate and dial in correct offsets for windage, plus have a good computation set for the rifle and load.
Frankly, I think compensating correctly for windage is enough of a problem that this won't be worthwhile. After all, it's not a fighter plane. If you can afford $20K for a rifle, then you'd be better off using that time for practical shooting drills in the real world. In a range environment, trigger control, etc. can dominate accuracy. But in the real world - at any meaningful range - understanding windage will overwhelm those issues.
The one good thing this system has is a range finder, which is the other major variable once basic rifle skills are in hand. I think you can get that data for a lot less than $20K, even aside from being able to estimate it without a lot of toys.
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posted on
11/30/2012 11:37:43 AM PST
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Phlyer
To: Free ThinkerNY
The EXACTO program is far more promising.
Research laser-guided bullets can be precise to find the target but ...
This laser-guided bullet 4 inches long (about 10.16 cm), point 50 caliber ... for the
development of this laser-guided bullets It is EXACTO part of the project, ...
http://www.9abc.net/index.php/archives/73798 - Cached - SimilarSandia National Laboratories | Danger Room | Wired.com
Video: Self-Guided Bullet Spots, Steers and Nails Its Target (UPDATED) ... In
2008, they scored a $14.5 million contract as part of Darpas Exacto program, ...
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In 2008, they scored a $14.5 million contract as part of Darpas Exacto program,
which sought to ... Each self-guided bullet is around four inches in length.
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11/30/2012 11:42:24 AM PST
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: Phlyer
well the military gives a range finder to their snipers. it’s called a “spotter”....
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11/30/2012 11:42:28 AM PST
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Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
1. Tag your desired target. 2. Bring the scopes firing solution back onto the tag youve established. 3. Squeeze the trigger. Only when the firing solution and the tag are aligned will the gun shoot... So you have to be skilled enough to get your 'tag' on target, but it assumes you aren't skilled enough to hold your scope on target? Interesting concept but it seems it drowns the shooter in the process. Maybe for military applications, but then again, I have a feeling most will be screaming for their traditional scopes and firing systems back.
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11/30/2012 11:56:18 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: Free ThinkerNY
good thing the govt is sending lotsa domestic target drones for beta testing this rifle sight..
To: Mr. Lucky
"...and this system calculates windage how?" I didn't read the full article, but my guess is that it uses something akin to the ballistic computer in an Abrams tank. The thing at the back of the turret that looks like a periscope is actually a crosswind sensor...
...it reads the speed and direction of the wind at the firing position and extrapolates that all the way to the target in calculating a ballistic solution. Of course it's not perfect, but it is better than nothing, and is, as they say, "good enough for government work."
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posted on
11/30/2012 12:03:35 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Free ThinkerNY
With a nicely crowned bull barrel, proper breathing, maintaining a consistent eye relief and after months of fine-tuning my own match reloads, I’d have to say that 90+ percent of my error is in my trigger pull. If this thing eliminates that, then sign me up....but at the current 15 to 20k per rifle I think I will just stick with more trigger time. Lot more fun that way anyhow.
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Phlyer
The one good thing this system has is a range finder, which is the other major variable once basic rifle skills are in hand. I think you can get that data for a lot less than $20K, even aside from being able to estimate it without a lot of toys.
burris makes a scope with built in laser range finder for about $700.
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11/30/2012 12:18:50 PM PST
by
absolootezer0
(2x divorced tattooed pierced harley hatin meghan mccain luvin' REAL beer drinkin' smoker ..what?)
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