SC-Texas
Texas Gun Trust
The recording through the scope thread made me think of this:
I was invited to a tracking point demo in September. They set up on the 600 yard line and put me behind the rifle. August Crocker walked me through the system and I sent a few rounds down range.
First impressions. . . . . WOW. Makes life easy.
You still have to apply the fundamentals. A steady hold, Good technique. . . . You have to be able to mark the target exactly where you want the POI to be. Good breathing . . . You have to sweep the rifle over the locked spot on the Target to get it to release the round. The trigger technique is different . . . You have to move the rifle over the marked spot . . While depressing the trigger
But the. . . . Wind . . You still have to be able to call wind. Any monkey . . Even this lawyer right here can figure holdover. I have a handy app on my phone that tells me what I need to know.
But learning to call wind . . Well that separates the wannabes from the . . . Well the true skilled shooters.
If you are off on the wind. . . Well . . Even with this technological masterpiece, you can miss.
Optically . . . I didn't have a Schmidt and bender or some other known quantity but I don't expect the ccd video screen to the the equal of top glass.
The price. . . $27,000.00.
It is tied to one ammo, but most of us are shooting one load in our rifles anyway.
The price. . . .did I say it is $27k. 27 large?
One question that wasn't and couldn't test at the range. How robust is the system in a field environment? Wet, mud, bumps, drops, vibrations and all the other general crap that it will be subjected to on a hunt?
How easy is it to calibrate? Do you even know that calibration has failed until you miss that trophy elk at 800 yards?
I was invited to a tracking point demo in September. They set up on the 600 yard line and put me behind the rifle. August Crocker walked me through the system and I sent a few rounds down range.
First impressions. . . . . WOW. Makes life easy.
You still have to apply the fundamentals. A steady hold, Good technique. . . . You have to be able to mark the target exactly where you want the POI to be. Good breathing . . . You have to sweep the rifle over the locked spot on the Target to get it to release the round. The trigger technique is different . . . You have to move the rifle over the marked spot . . While depressing the trigger
But the. . . . Wind . . You still have to be able to call wind. Any monkey . . Even this lawyer right here can figure holdover. I have a handy app on my phone that tells me what I need to know.
But learning to call wind . . Well that separates the wannabes from the . . . Well the true skilled shooters.
If you are off on the wind. . . Well . . Even with this technological masterpiece, you can miss.
Optically . . . I didn't have a Schmidt and bender or some other known quantity but I don't expect the ccd video screen to the the equal of top glass.
The price. . . $27,000.00.
It is tied to one ammo, but most of us are shooting one load in our rifles anyway.
The price. . . .did I say it is $27k. 27 large?
One question that wasn't and couldn't test at the range. How robust is the system in a field environment? Wet, mud, bumps, drops, vibrations and all the other general crap that it will be subjected to on a hunt?
How easy is it to calibrate? Do you even know that calibration has failed until you miss that trophy elk at 800 yards?