[servo1969]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2EqO1qbrQ

[rarestia]

Note that it doesn’t “guide” the projectile. If the target moves, the shot is wasted.

[servo1969]

This video bothers me. I see a lot of gut shots. That’s really crappy shot placement. Simply hitting a standing animal anywhere on its body isn’t that wonderful. You’re supposed to try and take it down fast. Aren’t you? Did I miss some aspect of hunting along the way?

[DocRock]

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[Vaquero]

I hunt. I wait for days for a buck to come into view, then I rely on my shooting skills, my lever action Marlin or my sporterized ‘03(bought it that way...I would never ruin a classic like the ‘03 springfield). Or any number of weapons I possess.
I would call what is in the video, killing or shooting and not hunting....but hey, that's just me.

I do hope that our boys in the sandbox have this technology. as war is not a sport, having more precision snipers out there, that are on our side can only be a bonus.

[unixfox]

Oh boy, Swinestein and Schmucky aren’t going to like this. At all.

[spetznaz]

Great gun. Actually great system, since it is more of a system than a gun, with the gun part being the most basic aspect of a much larger union of equipment.

I do wonder however if there is a difference between hunting game and shooting game. I don't see the skill involved here ...no tracking, no stalking, no baited breath before taking a shot. All that is required here is US$30,000 and the ability to hold a trigger while a computer does everything else for you.

Yes, I also don't think canned hunts are hunts.

Anyways, as for the gun that is one absolute master-piece of a weapon. Although I am certain it will be quickly banned in the US. If Libs were getting fits over the Barrett .50 cal imagine the epileptic fits over this system. :)

[R. Scott]

I hope that “hunter” doesn’t brag about his long range shots. Elements of marksmanship like breathing, trigger pull and pulse awareness are removed from the equation.

[RandallFlagg]

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/M56_Smartgun

“LET’S ROCK!!”

[Thane_Banquo]

.50 BMG for a Kudu. Seems a bit much.

[Ditter]

My husband and I hunted with a guide in Canada who had a huge gun he named Milamore. He named it that because he could hit his target from a mile or more away. Saw him do it.

[Rannug]

45-55 years ago I read an article in an outdoor sporting magazine. The guy had a shotgun that would not fire if it wasn’t on target. Other guys went hunting with him, and he let them borrow his shotgun. Some commented about the trigger pull was so easy and smoothe, while others complained about how hard the trigger pull was. I would never say not to put this new gun on the market, but I would never hunt with one, nor would I hunt with someone who was using one.

[jiggyboy]

We can already give today’s award for Journalistic Malpractice for the headline and the first sentence. The company has already said that they won’t sell it to “civilians”.

[varmintman]

It isn't that hard to put a 1000 meter gun together for just under $1000 today.The Chinese are selling good scopes for 200 - 400, there's that Savage heavy barreled rifle in 270 WSM caliber and the Barnes 140gr all copper bullets with a huge ballistic coefficient.

270 WSM ammo can easily be loaded to shoot at 3400 fps or thereabouts and it isn't that hard to get mil-dot values out to 1000 meters for something like that. You can get ballpark mil-dot distances simply by doing retrocalculations with a decent ballistics program.

[mountainlion]

World War one and two soldiers had to qualify at 1000 yards with a 1903 Springfield with open sights.

[Rebel_Ace]

Given the recent network intrusion scandals by our Government, I am not sure that a “Wi-Fi equipped gun” is such a great idea...

[buffaloguy]

“And the firearm can consistently hit a target from over 1,000 yards away.”

We do this all the time in Texas and the West.

With Blackpowder.

Google “One mile shooting with black powder”.

[zzwhale]

when they can match the sniper distance record let me know

[DuncanWaring]

... TrackingPoint claims the company record is shooting a South African wildebeest at 1,103 yards.

There are guys who can hit a prairie dog at 1000 yards without this system.

[School of Rational Thought]

This is NOT hunting, but target practice.

Unethical shot placement regardless of stating what is ethical in stone age Africa.

[Charles Martel]

Swiss K31 at 1,050 yards - iron sights

With barrels made by Hammerli or SIG and maintained in accordance with Swiss military training, these rifles are absolutely capable of serious long-range accuracy as issued.