tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post9209942761306366156..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Roboscope 2014Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81459122044121988532014-05-02T10:06:30.747-04:002014-05-02T10:06:30.747-04:00So when I google "Skynet killed Bambi" I...So when I google "Skynet killed Bambi" I get a song by punk rockers from 1980 and a German fashion emporium.<br /><br />Tam, the inside of your head travels comfortably in places mine hasn't even seen on the map. mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22817554613341934062014-05-01T12:59:02.904-04:002014-05-01T12:59:02.904-04:00And you'll soon be able to watch NetFlix on yo...And you'll soon be able to watch NetFlix on your riflescope...Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52971411034276225312014-05-01T10:20:44.251-04:002014-05-01T10:20:44.251-04:00Like staghounds I had a "Warner-Swasey moment...Like staghounds I had a "Warner-Swasey moment" looking at the Rem scope.Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35422140442099284522014-04-30T21:01:01.972-04:002014-04-30T21:01:01.972-04:00Any thoughts to if states will ban these for hunti...Any thoughts to if states will ban these for hunting? Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986848693736290505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68457839420738573902014-04-30T17:48:20.888-04:002014-04-30T17:48:20.888-04:00"One of these days, you'll just send Skyn..."One of these days, you'll just send Skynet out to shoot Bambi's mom for you."<br /><br />Not this kid. I would not rent someone else's drone to kill dinner .... and if I could afford my own, I'd buy cows instead.<br /><br />These do-everything-for-you gadgets are SO Gunculture 2.0 .... they run out and buy the latest and greatest widgets as a substitute for learning a skill .... Skills are bough twith time and effort, niether of which can be printed out of thin air by the Fed ....everybody seems to have money these days, yet we have never been poorer .... <br /><br />-jimbob86 <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39971954298593537252014-04-30T16:36:24.755-04:002014-04-30T16:36:24.755-04:00I can see it on the Barrett. On the Remington it ...I can see it on the Barrett. On the Remington it sort of eliminates the sporting aspect of hunting.JimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200736126653935817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39168377536480353412014-04-30T14:22:50.619-04:002014-04-30T14:22:50.619-04:00Looks likea a Warner & Swasey design!<br />Looks likea a Warner & Swasey design!staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52489113145934079512014-04-30T13:47:49.554-04:002014-04-30T13:47:49.554-04:00Sounds like Stephen Hunter's ISniper rig from ...Sounds like Stephen Hunter's ISniper rig from a couple of Bob Lee books ago.<br /><br />Matt<br />St PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13829743650270058562014-04-30T13:17:01.076-04:002014-04-30T13:17:01.076-04:00I just want one that will find the bugger's fo...I just want one that will find the bugger's for me.Cincinnatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424218376882403880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24890070657926153052014-04-30T12:50:11.394-04:002014-04-30T12:50:11.394-04:00Windy that's sort of what Tracking Point does....Windy that's sort of what Tracking Point does.<br /><br />You line up the target and pull the trigger but the firing pin isn't released until the scope decides alignment is perfect.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5101089242037391052014-04-30T12:18:57.447-04:002014-04-30T12:18:57.447-04:00I for one welcome electronic alibis. I had about r...I for one welcome electronic alibis. I had about run out of excuses for missing targets on my own . Farm.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383613366815582389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63185859398529035402014-04-30T11:47:13.063-04:002014-04-30T11:47:13.063-04:00Didn't Colonel Cooper mention this in "To...Didn't Colonel Cooper mention this in "To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Tell the Truth"? Except his version also automatically pulled the trigger when the target was in the cross hairs. <br />Maybe that'll be on version 1.1.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16354005617695942042014-04-30T10:26:39.593-04:002014-04-30T10:26:39.593-04:00But, will they zero themselves?
But, will they zero themselves?<br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176167494666126324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14649021078890509812014-04-30T10:25:33.836-04:002014-04-30T10:25:33.836-04:00One of these days, you'll just send Skynet out...<i>One of these days, you'll just send Skynet out to shoot Bambi's mom for you.</i><br /><br />And an Amazon drone will bring it back for you to turn into yummy stuff.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29077962465257665512014-04-30T10:09:08.443-04:002014-04-30T10:09:08.443-04:00I'm scope spoiled.
I started out with a Leupo...I'm scope spoiled.<br /><br />I started out with a Leupold Vari-X III on my very first rifle bought in 1992.<br /><br />That makes it hard to deal when some friend wants me to help them zero their deer rig with a sub-$50 off brand on it.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65747984448014957022014-04-30T09:52:19.713-04:002014-04-30T09:52:19.713-04:00Damn. It wasn't more than a month ago I posted...Damn. It wasn't more than a month ago I posted what I assumed was a far-out joke about a Remington 700 with a USB port.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25616622781940721512014-04-30T09:30:43.241-04:002014-04-30T09:30:43.241-04:00More gear to queer over. 10 years from now there ...More gear to queer over. 10 years from now there will be a $200 made in Korea Bushnell combo that is more compact and works even better. <br /><br />And I say to myself "what a wonderful world"Reno Sepulvedanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22019553479434995142014-04-30T09:27:51.200-04:002014-04-30T09:27:51.200-04:00To carry comparision further the BORS looks like a...To carry comparision further the BORS looks like a two pound scope on a twenty-five pound rifle where the "TrackingPoint" looks like a twenty-five pound scope on a two-pound rifle. Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86973709318525713212014-04-30T09:03:47.280-04:002014-04-30T09:03:47.280-04:00I've been contemplating drones to scout with. ...I've been contemplating drones to scout with. <br /><br />Now arming them is another kettle of fish.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.com