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Ripp
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GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ???
      #235384 - 10/09/13 07:13 AM

http://www.petersenshunting.com/2013/09/09/trackingpoint-is-technology-the-future-of-hunting/

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: Ripp]
      #235388 - 10/09/13 10:03 AM

If I had to resort to this type of hunting I would have to be pretty hungry, And I'm not. Al

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: Al333]
      #235389 - 10/09/13 10:09 AM


It was always going to happen.

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: 500Nitro]
      #235395 - 10/09/13 12:02 PM

I suppose in 40 years time people will be arguing or claiming that using tracking point scopes is easy and real hunters should go back to the "old way". And the mainstream hunters countering back saying, it is still challenging, still a hunt, etc and nothing wrong with tracking point scopes.

It could be argued that if it makes the shot surer then it is more 'humane'.

However it is not as simple as the article mentions. Unlike firing a helicopter cannon at an armoured vehicle, the point of aim is not simply the centre of mass or anywhere on the vehicle. The point of aim for hunting is the heart, the lungs, the spine or the brain. Somehow the point of aim still needs to be 'fixed' as part of tracking point technology. Will that need a careful aim and pressing of a button to "fix"? Also what happens if the animal turns its arse to the scope, will tracking point technology still allow the firearm to fire, if the heart is still in line?

Needless to say, here on Nitro Express we will still be advocating the Wide V express sight.

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: NitroX]
      #235465 - 11/09/13 01:48 PM

I have faith that the true meaning of hunting and tradition will carry on for a very long time.. the percentage of "hunters" of this type will ultimately fade or be very low in numbers..you will always have those who have someone else shoot their animal for them..or shoot them in a "controlled" hunting area, etc..and then brag at the local bar of how great they are in terms of hunter or shooting ability..and those sorry souls will always be around..

Most who truly enjoy the hunt..do it for far more than shooting an animal ..its the being outdoors feeling..breathing in the fresh air..doing the long mountain hikes..spending time in camp with those you choose to..watching game in the fields and leaving all electronics behind you..time to remember the simple pleasures of life and where you came from...

It would truly be a sad sad day if this was forgotten...

Ripp

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: Ripp]
      #235475 - 11/09/13 03:56 PM

There is also the issue that the various state F&G agencies that regulate hunting and the record keeping organizations may have a say in the issue.

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Re: GUN DEBATE-- Is Tracking point technology the future ??? [Re: 458Win]
      #235477 - 11/09/13 04:13 PM

I'm sorry Ripp, but while I agree with you completely regarding the essence of hunting, and where we came from, unfortunately, I believe that this will be FAR more widespread than we think.

I think that it will eventually be the accepted standard, much like scopes have superseded iron sights, and the old technology is left behind. Try and even FIND irons on a modern rifle.

Look at the embrace of long range hunting. Even twenty years ago, people would have looked at this practice with extreme disgust for the practitioners. Now they talk casually about 450 yard shots in mainstream gun magazines.

Unfortunately, for a lot of people, KILLING is what they embrace about hunting, and the more efficiently they can do it, without investing the time in learning the skills, the more people will do it. Because they can.

Its the nature of the beast

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