Glad the military will get this technology. I can do without it. There's not much point to target shooting if you never miss. As for hunting, I am actually thinking about going back to a traditional muzzleloader. Sometimes it's nice to keep things simple.

If you make a gun that eliminates errors in - Aim, Trigger pull, Environmental inputs, Range miscalculation then you might as well stay home and play video games... there are apps on your phone to do that. Please leave the wild-game for real sportsmen to enjoy. Nothing wrong with the gun but don't include and advertise it in the hunting community, give the animals and us hunters some respect.

It will have Military applications for sure. BUT...it needs a battery which tends to die when you need it. Also, a burst of EMP will take out the entire system. At the end of the day a person that knows how to use a regular rifle and scope still rules.

MG

Again, Scorp, I couldn't have said it better. I have run into the same thing too. I learned my lesson about Hail Mary shots the hard way. Back in 1982 I hit a bull elk at 300+ yards straight downhill. At least I thought I hit it. After tracking a bit (no snow) I noticed it was making a helluva mess and leaving a much more pronounced track than it should have. Then I noticed it went around any deadfall instead of jumping over it. There was a reason for that. Finally I saw a spot of blood. I tracked that thing through gawdawful spruce bottoms and around three waterfalls before catching up to him on the edge of a fourth one. Oh yeah, I killed it alright. Also damned near killed my brother and one of my best horses getting it out of that hell hole. We wound up spending the night up there in a torrential downpour with no food and my brother being a diabetic (but that's not what nearly got him). Never again did I try a stunt like that! A less knowledgeable, physically fit, and/or determined hunter (which is just about everybody in the field!) would have lost that elk. Hell, they would never have even known they hit it!

Wow...that's some Crazy A.S.

The years saved practicing will be spent paying for this set-up.

Another over-priced (and probably very fragile) gadget that does nothing for marksmanship in the field, but caters to the video gaming crowd. I bet it even needs to be fed expensive batteries that have to be ordered on-line.

No thanks. Like someone else said, if there is no room for error now and then, where is the challenge of the hunt?

scorp after my 600 yard shot I had to move 1400 vertical feet and rappel over 100 feet down a scree field. It took me 4 1/2 hr just to reach my deer. I would love to know how you would have made the stalk. Considering I was shooting across a canyon from a finger nearest to the deer. There was no way to get closer without spooking the deer.
The deer did not move out of his bed when I shot. And where do u get off saying I'm not much of a hunter. All I did was disagree with your point. I would love to know the kind of hunting situations you go through in a day out in the field?

"It's makers say it will cut years off the learning curve for long-range shooting"

I say skill trumps equipment any day. That learning curve also creates a great appreciation for the acquired skill. But that's just my opinion.

Amflyer, my brother and I worked the same shift together at the plant. When we showed up two days late for work the boss met us at the door and just looked at me and said "Was it a big one?" Thirteen elk in thirteen years before I moved away. By the way, nice dog in your photos.

I am sorry Mike,but if you can't get closer then 600 yards then you aren't much of a hunter.300 yards should be max range at most.