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jonnyrig
Trad climber
formerly known as hillrat
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Jan 19, 2014 - 08:44pm PT
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Thats about two miles from home here. Shooter was 88 years old. Maybe if we had better health care...
Somehow it seems to lack the outrage that school shootings carry.
Dont worry, Im sure they,ll put him away for life.
On a brighter note, a friend is coming by with his 12 year old tomorrow to do some 4x4ing, climbing, and (gasp!) target shooting. We,ll follow that with elk burger and beer.
Anyone like to join us?
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jan 20, 2014 - 04:14pm PT
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I'm sure those computer guided rifles have been around for a while. looks like a Remington 700 clone... sounds like a cheap drone program. boring. $25,000 and some NFA paperwork will get some way more fun toys
scott
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Yak-Chik
Trad climber
Phoenix
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Jan 20, 2014 - 04:20pm PT
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How are you sure?
Got any links to something else that existed before spring 2013?
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Braunini
Big Wall climber
cupertino
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Jan 20, 2014 - 04:26pm PT
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Got any links to something else that existed before spring 2013?
Interesting point noob
Stupid American
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jan 20, 2014 - 04:37pm PT
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just about anything can be set up remotely. replace the fire control with electronics and telescopic camera with the signal to a control terminal. servos to articulate the rifle. It's a drone that doesn't move. From what i read, early types are/were on the N korea DMZ and even on berlin wall. not as sophisticated as the one mentioned in the article.
remote control isn't a new subject. imo a waste of $25k
scott
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Yak-Chik
Trad climber
Phoenix
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Jan 20, 2014 - 04:52pm PT
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Rumor-ware Braunini? No links?
Like you Braunini I also didn't understand why some of my friends were freaked out by TrackingPoint finished product.
For the price of a cheap suv any noob can now get a TrackingPoint rifle and outshoot the best trained snipers in the world.
Repeated bullseyes at 1000yrds from target tag to bullet impact in less that 8 seconds. Targets the size of a persons head peaking out from around a car.
Being concerned about this seems reasonable.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 20, 2014 - 05:13pm PT
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Ron A. got yer guns mixed up. hathcock used a model 70 winchester sporting rifle in 30-06
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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2014 - 05:16pm PT
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I'll save some of you some concern...
It isn't real.
No matter how sophisticated the software and optics in that scope are, it cannot perform as described in that silly video.
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jan 20, 2014 - 05:17pm PT
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i don't have any interest debating the subject. remote control guns have been around for a while. drones. on the side of military ships to shoot down incoming missiles. that's not rumor. didn't you ever see the movie The jackal bruce willis? or shooter? mark wahlberg?
i imagine this is just the most sophisticated iteration to date.
you are welcome to be concerned about this and I wouldn't call you wrong. I worry more about less sophisticated threats.
scott
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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2014 - 05:22pm PT
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Scott, are you addressing me, or someone else?
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jan 20, 2014 - 05:33pm PT
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hey Spee no i wasn't addressing you... to yak-chik
scott
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command error
Trad climber
Colorado
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Jan 20, 2014 - 08:02pm PT
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Sheeil. That's a relief.
What inside dirt you holding on trackingpoints giant killer?
Share.
Don't you think how they migrated the trigger pull away from the actual firing is the secret, along with auto calculating all the variables?
Smart Rifle. TrackingPoint Quickstart 6min tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xleHVuj2uGQ
Unboxing video the TrackingPoint XS2 Smart Rifle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA_ndsi5wnA
Wicked anyway. Looks like the real deal.
Seeing is believing.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 20, 2014 - 08:39pm PT
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Damn Blakey! You are good!
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Braunini
Big Wall climber
cupertino
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Jan 20, 2014 - 10:38pm PT
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Now that's funny.
Clearly he was never in the special forces. stupid american.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 20, 2014 - 10:41pm PT
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at least that stupid f*#ker isn't leaving 'em laying around the house loaded for the kiddos. he is just legislating my belongings into illegality. I mean, what's wrong with that?
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 21, 2014 - 07:53am PT
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It is totally disgusting that some CEO gets to buy that tracking rifle and take it to africa or Idaho or whatever and make a long range kill on some animal that the creep would have zero chance of bagging on his own with a normal rifle. then he has the head cut off and mounted on his wall so everyone will know what a bad ass he is supposed to be.....
on a lighter note i mounted an Eotech on the AR a few days ago :)
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jan 21, 2014 - 09:09am PT
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Hey tradman, xps3? What kind of ar? Did you look at aimpoint red dots too? Micro T1 is calling my name right now
Scott
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