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What is the point, there is no skill in this....oh wait...you get to press a button to select the target, yeah 1337 skills required for this. On the upside, hop

by SeanDav 14y ago

What is the point, there is no skill in this....oh wait...you get to press a button to select the target, yeah 1337 skills required for this. On the upside, hopefully the animals will suffer less due to better accuracy on kill zone. Personally hunting is not my thing but I have no problem with others hunting, this rifle, however, just seems a step too far.

wtracy 14y ago
I had a similar reaction to the hunting shown in the video, but if you're shooting for animal control purposes rather than recreation it makes more sense.
- rthomas6 14y ago
  In some places in the US, deer are pests, and state conservation agents actually shoot them to thin their numbers. Otherwise, lacking a sufficient number of natural predators in the area, the population would explode to a number greater than the land could handle. This would cause a significant portion of the deer population to die of famine and disease, and cause local flora and crops to be eaten bare.
  - duck 14y ago
    Actually, wildlife bounties are more common than you think and are often offered to the general public. This isn't a complete listing (as I know some Maine counties offer bounties on coyotes and yet it isn't listed), but gives you a general idea: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_bounty.php http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_bounty.php
- brudgers 14y ago
  The expense of the weapon system and ammunition probably outweigh any gain in efficiency when eradicating varmints. The .300 ammunition capable of accuracy at 900m is overkill for shooting coyotes. Let's be clear, for someone stalking a mountain goat there are plausible reasons for the weapon, but the main target market is gun collectors.
hga 14y ago
There's still some skill required, if you can't hold the rifle in a firm and steady way it's not going to work. Probably wouldn't take that long to teach something that, but from experience as a JROTC rifle team member helping to teach all the cadets it's not trivial.

by SeanDav 14y ago

wtracy 14y ago

I had a similar reaction to the hunting shown in the video, but if you're shooting for animal control purposes rather than recreation it makes more sense.

rthomas6 14y ago
In some places in the US, deer are pests, and state conservation agents actually shoot them to thin their numbers. Otherwise, lacking a sufficient number of natural predators in the area, the population would explode to a number greater than the land could handle. This would cause a significant portion of the deer population to die of famine and disease, and cause local flora and crops to be eaten bare.
- duck 14y ago
  Actually, wildlife bounties are more common than you think and are often offered to the general public. This isn't a complete listing (as I know some Maine counties offer bounties on coyotes and yet it isn't listed), but gives you a general idea: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_bounty.php http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_bounty.php
brudgers 14y ago
The expense of the weapon system and ammunition probably outweigh any gain in efficiency when eradicating varmints. The .300 ammunition capable of accuracy at 900m is overkill for shooting coyotes. Let's be clear, for someone stalking a mountain goat there are plausible reasons for the weapon, but the main target market is gun collectors.

hga 14y ago

There's still some skill required, if you can't hold the rifle in a firm and steady way it's not going to work. Probably wouldn't take that long to teach something that, but from experience as a JROTC rifle team member helping to teach all the cadets it's not trivial.