From: Louis Boyd <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> Newsgroups: misc.survivalism Subject: Re: Remote operated gun Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 03:53:34 +0000 Organization: Fairborn Observatory Lines: 33 Message-ID: <3B6A203E.741EA7FB@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> References: <uioa7.240$s_3.293931@news.uswest.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: apt0.sao.arizona.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-3 i686) X-Accept-Language: en Path: spln!rex!extra.newsguy.com!lotsanews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.frii.net!news.psd.k12.co.us!news.ColoState.EDU!frgp!ncar!noao.edu!math.arizona.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!not-for-mail Xref: spln misc.survivalism:385370 "Br.Roullé" wrote: > Anyone know of someone attempting something like this? I though everyone knew those cameras in the banks were equipped with solenoid activated mini-uzi's ;-) The technology isn't unreasonable. Any reliable semi-auto rifle would work. A "Quickcam" or similar would be adequate if mounted in a more solid housing. Adding a reticle in software and even pre calculating the point of aim as function of azimuth and elevation for your particular terrain wouldn't be a major programming job so the gun wouldn't have to have an exceptionally flat trajectory. The mount technology would be about the same difficulty as putting CNC controls on a milling machine which lots of home machinists have done. It could use stepper motors which aren't difficult to control with a computer. The problem is that if you ever shoot someone with it you'll have a hell of time in court convincing a jury that the shooting was justifiable. Of course you'd keep video tapes from the gun's camera. Use them to convice a jury not to put you in prison or to show your great-grandchildren why you're still there. There was a movie about an assassin who made such a device around a Russian 14mm anti-tank rifle. The movie was missing a plot but the gun was entertaining. They even showed the machinist hired by the assassin building it in a motorcycle shop. Gotta love Hollywood. It wasn't memorable enough for me to tell you the movie's name. You could carry the design a bit further and let the computer identify the targets and fire on it's own. Call it "Terminator III". -- Lou Boyd