Am I asking for the impossible?

[JoeJinKY]

It seems to me that with all of these computers, and fiber optics and everything else, it should not be necessary to crane your head over to peer through a scope to see your target either in cross hairs or beyond some floating red dot.

WHY doesn't the firearms optics industry come up with a set of glasses that is connected to a rifle "scope" either wired or wireless, that will allow you to hold your rifle, point it at your target and see the precise point where the round will hit through the glasses?

Has someone already invented something like this?

[<IXOYE><]

Google is actually working on that...

[tonyxcom]

All of this is possible but likely still cost prohibitive to bring to the commercial market. They have been doing this in Apache helicopters for many years now.

[bohoki]

little ccd cameras are cheap as dirt now not sure why someone doesn't rig one up with a reticle and a glasses mount display


i personally would love it if they could make a companion to the device where you could set up a little laser to paint the target then when you bring the gun on target it fires automatically when aligned

[NordicDave]

little ccd cameras are cheap as dirt now not sure why someone doesn't rig one up with a reticle and a glasses mount display


i personally would love it if they could make a companion to the device where you could set up a little laser to paint the target then when you bring the gun on target it fires automatically when aligned

As an engineer, the punishment electronics take while on a firearm of any kind is brutal. Semi-conductors can only withstand a certain amount of G-force shock (recoil) within a range of temperature conditions that are problematic for any longevity.

Low cost commercial parts are commonly not up to the task.

This is part of the reason why it is taking FOREVER to see scopes with integrated laser rangefinders. We are just now starting to see these, but at crazy prices and no real-world field reports for reliability.

-NordicDave

[SJgunguy24]

As an engineer, the punishment electronics take while on a firearm of any kind is brutal. Semi-conductors can only withstand a certain amount of G-force shock (recoil) within a range of temperature conditions that are problematic for any longevity.

Low cost commercial parts are commonly not up to the task.

This is part of the reason why it is taking FOREVER to see scopes with integrated laser rangefinders. We are just now starting to see these, but at crazy prices and no real-world field reports for reliability.

-NordicDave

I was just gonna say the tech is there, but withstanding recoil, in the freezing rain, at altitude, being dropped, while getting great battery life, for under 200$ isn't going to happen for a long time.

[digdug74]

It seems to me that with all of these computers, and fiber optics and everything else, it should not be necessary to crane your head over to peer through a scope to see your target either in cross hairs or beyond some floating red dot.

WHY doesn't the firearms optics industry come up with a set of glasses that is connected to a rifle "scope" either wired or wireless, that will allow you to hold your rifle, point it at your target and see the precise point where the round will hit through the glasses?

Has someone already invented something like this?

Military has been screwing around with that idea for years with their "land warrior" concept. However, when you're getting rather ridiculous results like this



it's no wonder we haven't seen the commercial market jump on board in any sort of significant way.

[Droppin Deuces]

I actually have an idea for a relatively inexpensive solution. I just don't understand why anyone would want to look at a video monitor instead of actually shouldering their rifle and looking through a scope

[keenkeen]

I'm still waiting for the technology that will allow us to correctly predict when riots will and will not occur. Until that point we are lost...

[ScottsBad]

One time for fun, I took a board camera and mounted it behind an EOTech. I connected the camera to a small 3.5 inch screen. I could see around corners and aim without looking through the sights.

But as others have said it would have to be made to handle the recoil and environmental factors that my little toy could not.

[bohoki]

One time for fun, I took a board camera and mounted it behind an EOTech. I connected the camera to a small 3.5 inch screen. I could see around corners and aim without looking through the sights.

But as others have said it would have to be made to handle the recoil and environmental factors that my little toy could not.

a go pro is surprisingly durable if it only had a video out and a reticle

[tad13070]

Look at the Tracking Point system / Xactsystem.
The scope works with an ipad or iphone.
Starting price thought for the system$20,000
But you won't miss a shot ever again!!!,

[morthrane]

Asking for a bit too much IMHO.

There's lower hanging fruit, like having scopes with built-in camera sensors with standardized output leads to use ancillary equipment. Or maybe scope bodies that have both a FFP and SFP reticules. First plane uses a normal reticule, and the second plane reticule is just a dot/diamond with quick turn knobs to use for holdover. Or maybe just a plain red dot emitter.

A good built-in camera sensor would be an amazing tool in its own right, if it was flexible enough to do relatively high speed FPS.

[Carnivore]

Because the only real reasons for it would be firing from concealment, a shooter that is disabled and can't bend their head etc, some someone extremely lazy. Past that why wouldn't you want to bend your head over and look though a scope. It is freaking awesome.

[teflondog]

If you don't want to look through a scope or RDS, maybe you can just mount a laser?