Posted April 14, 2017 11:23 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

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A South Carolina Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a high-tech and very expensive gift from a local business owner, a computerized AR-15 that almost can’t miss.

Richland County deputies now have a new rifle that says it can almost ensure a perfect hit for a shooter.

Sheriff Leon Lott debuted the M600 Thursday afternoon. The $10,000 rifle was donated to the department by a local business owner who wanted to remain anonymous.

I even got a chance to give this advanced rifle ago and it is indeed foolproof. A perfect shot every time. @WLTX pic.twitter.com/ngAb0sYRT2

— Ralph Cooper Jr. (@RalphCoopWLTX) April 13, 2017

The TrackingPoint M600 rifle gives shooters an 87% likelihood of making a first-shot hit out to 600 yards when used with the ammunition specified for the system. The biggest downside for the system is that the shooter or the spotter has to have the skill to make their own wind calls and program the wind distance and speed into the scope. That should not be a significant issue in a law enforcement context, however, since most police engagements are inside 100 yards.

The TrackingPoint system (which I’ve used) has the user “paint” the target …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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