Unlawful scopes

[Ol Mike]

LAS VEGAS — An electro-optics targeting system released last year by Sig Sauer has many of the elements that Army, Marine and special operations forces are looking to have in their long-range and advanced optics.

The BDX, or Ballistic Data Xchange, system was on display this week at the company’s range day during the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show here.

The system allows shooters a way to adjust their aim point inside the scope with the use of an external range finder and smartphone application. A shooter can work with a spotter who uses the range finder and makes the adjustment or can use the range finder themselves before settling in behind the scope.

They can also program multiple ranges, providing quick-response shooting to short-, medium- and long-distance shots up to 800 yards. An additional piece of software that would enhance that to military standards lets shooters go past 800 yards by factoring in “environmentals” such as the curve of the earth.

That was in part to comply with some state hunting laws that prevent combination scopes and range finders, said a company official.

I did not know, nor can reason why, a hunter would be limited by law to the type of scope he can use.

[Fe Butte]

Because it is probably classed as a full semi automatic sniper scope.


Only for hunting humans with more than three shells in the firearm, laws limit how much ammo can be loaded for hunting animals, but not humans.



(> Yes sarcasm <)

[Ol Mike]

Unsportsmanlike aiming?