Rifle may give the greenest shots deadly accuracy at ridiculous range

Every soldier a sniper? Rifle may give the greenest shots deadly accuracy at ridiculous range
By Lance M. Bacon
Staff writer
September 28, 2013

GERRARDSTOWN, W.VA. — First it was the XM-25 Punisher that changed the battlefield. Now it is the XactSystem precision-guided firearm — a fire control system built by TrackingPoint that turns an average shooter into a competent sniper with the push of a button.

We’re not talking about picking off concealed targets at 350 meters. We’re talking about first-round hit probability in excess of 80 percent at distances of 1,200 meters.

An overstatement, you say? Army Times put that claim to the test.

Three 18-inch targets were placed at 850, 1,050 and 1,100 meters. Winds were a manageable 3 to 5 mph, but a canyon between the perch and the targets caused significant updraft. We were given three .300 Win Mag rounds. The result? Three rounds, three hits.
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TERRIFYING WEAPONS THAT ATTACK THE SENSES

TERRIFYING WEAPONS THAT ATTACK THE SENSES
Psychotronic Guns
BY THOR JENSEN

This is still an in-development project, but the potential for mayhem is unimaginable. Russia is currently working on weapons that employ electromagnetic radiation to directly affect the central nervous system – the root of all sensory processing – in a variety of unpleasant ways. The weapon will most likely build on existing research that shows the ability of low-frequency microwaves to affect brain function, alter moods and transmit false sensory data. Although this may all seem like X-Files stuff, the scientific basis is there. It’s up to some unscrupulous weapons designer to put it into practice.
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