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I really don't see any long range precision shooters getting any joy out of a computer that does all the hard work for them.

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It does the least interesting part of the work. It doesn't read wind or mirage, which is the hard part.

Also, read up on rail guns and benchrest shooting; then get back to me on "doing all the hard work for you".

I've dabbled in BR (rimfire and airgun) and while yes, wind doping is quite challenging, a lot of the satisfaction behind a good shot still comes from the aggregate effort: breathing, trigger pull, muscle control. For me at least.

The guys with the rail guns tho, that's a whole 'nother level.

As a long distance shooter, and lover of technology, I would most assuredly get a lot of joy out of this.

Also, you'd be incorrect about this doing the hard work. They add the concept of "windage" almost as an afterthought, and I can tell you that at long distances, it is anything but.

In long distance shooting, pulling the trigger is the easy part.

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