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Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter
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http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/futuristic-rifle-turns-novice-sharpshooter-1B7916613

It all goes back to "Top Gun." In the heads-up display on Maverick's Tomcat, you can see a computer compensate for human aim with precision laser guidance and careful calculations. How long before that technology made its way to to a conventional hunting rifle? It's here now, with a price tag of $17,000 to $21,000.

We came to Las Vegas the first week of January, the way we always do, for the Consumer Electronics Show. The vast trade show features over 3,300 exhibitors, and covers 1.9 million square feet. But there are no shooting ranges at CES. To check out TrackingPoint, we had to drive out to the hills outside of town.

As someone who not only isn't a marksman but pretty much avoids guns altogether, I approached the TrackingPoint rifle a bit gingerly. However, when the company's president, Jason Schauble, walked me through it, I realized that as long as I paid attention (and observed the basic safety rules of firearms), I would be able to hit that target without trouble. Not 15 minutes later, I did — at a distance of nearly seven football fields.

How does it work? A laser rangefinder identifies the target, and tells the gun where to aim to hit it, given conditions such as humidity, wind, and the typical ballistic drop you'd expect from a bullet shot from a gun at such a distance.

You pick your target by dropping a pin on it using the camcorder-like zoom lens. When you want to shoot that target, you line up crosshairs inside the scope with the pin you dropped. The weirdest thing is, when you squeeze the trigger, it doesn't fire. You have to squeeze the trigger and line up the crosshairs with your mark. When you do, the gun goes boom, and the target takes a bullet.

No matter where you are on the gun debate, the technology used is an impressive system. The rifle will be available soon from TrackingPoint. Watch the video above for the whole story.

Wilson Rothman is the Technology & Science editor at NBC News Digital. He'll be at the Consumer Electronics Show through Friday in Las Vegas, so feel free to tweet him up at @wjrothman, and join our conversation on Facebook.


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: ch1ck3n.s0up]
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:Awemazing:

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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: nooneman]
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Robots.



Skynet is operational.

and they have aimbots.


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: ch1ck3n.s0up]
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IRL Aimbot hacks


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: Shroomism]
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Shroomism said:
IRL Aimbot hacks



what are you going to do against a giant robot with aimbot hacks and EMP shielding?


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: Shins]
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Shins said:
Shroomism said:
IRL Aimbot hacks



what are you going to do against a giant robot with aimbot hacks and EMP shielding?


Stairs and water.

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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: nooneman]
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nooneman said:
Stairs


DARPA Robot Masters Stairs


nooneman said:
water


Robot Fish


what else?


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: Shroomism]
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Shroomism said:
IRL Aimbot hacks


Yes!


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"Inspiration ~ Move me brightly ~ light the song with sense and color ~ hold away despair ~ more than this I will not ask ~ faced with mysteries dark and vast ~ statements just seem vain at last" --Jerry Garcia, Terrapin Station

"Officer, I'm going to remain silent, and I would like to speak with a lawyer. I'm not resisting, but I don't consent to any searches.

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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: Shins]
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Rope ladder made from knots.

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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: ch1ck3n.s0up]
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We need to make sure these are banned before they even finish developing them.

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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: Kilgore Trout]
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Cannibal Concubine said:
We need to make sure these are banned before they even finish developing them.


good luck.


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: ch1ck3n.s0up]
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Are things like movement from heartbeats and muscle contraction on a minute scale factored in?  I'm having trouble loading the page link.


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Re: Futuristic rifle turns novice into sharpshooter [Re: MorphinTime]
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You know what that means.

Were all snipers now. How awesome is that


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