Digital Rifle Scopes

Discussion about rifle scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars.
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Digital Rifle Scopes

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Not too long ago I peered through the eyepiece of my Canon A1 to compose my pictures. Nowdays, I look at the display on the back of my digital Nikon Coolpix P5000 to compose my pictures and can make adjustments. I can even see what my picture will look like before I press the shutter button. Elcan makes a digital scope that allows you to change crosshairs styles and size, uses infrared light to enhance low light situations and even compensates for drop at varying distances. I wonder how long it will be before everyone has a digital scope on their rifle. I wonder if we will even need to worry about spot weld, mirage or other such things while shooting. I can see the scope industry following the same path as cameras in the not so distant future. Anyone have any experience with digital scopes? I know some of our members have intimate relationships with some of the scope manufacturers. Any news on the future of digital scopes. I'm ready.

It would be nice to go out hunting and then watch the replay later at home.
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Re: Digital Rifle Scopes

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I just wonder how a digital scope would handle recoil :chin: Otherwise I think the possibilities for changing reticles and even hooking a video camera would be cool. :P Gary
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Re: Digital Rifle Scopes

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While we are at it.

I'd like the target image viewable in my shooting glasses.

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Re: Digital Rifle Scopes

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http://www.elcansportingoptics.com/Features/index.php

above is a link to digital hunter I think this is what skipper was looking at looks like a neat scope but a little out of my price range.....
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Re: Digital Rifle Scopes

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Wow! That's cool! and only $900 more than my Leupold... Oh, wait a minute! $900 more than my scope :eek: ?! That would buy me another rifle! :lol: Gary
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Re: Digital Rifle Scopes

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That is cool.

They have some video footage as well...

http://wrzwaldo.org/reloading/video159.avi
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