The new version of “Linux-rifle” accurately shoots at 1.6 km

Ars Technica journalists at CES met with developers of a sniper rifle that runs on Linux. As it turned out, over the past year, engineers at a TrackingPoint startup have significantly improved the characteristics of an experimental weapon.

A new prototype of the AR-15 PGF rifle, codenamed Mile Maker, puts bullets at a distance of 1.6 km. Accuracy is guaranteed when the victim moves to 48 km / h. As before, the rifle takes into account the force, wind direction, air temperature and other parameters when calculating the trajectory of the bullet.


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Weapons equipped with a longer and more massive barrel than the previous version . Used cartridges caliber 338TP, a modified version of the .338 Lapua Magnum . The engineers decided to maintain a smaller caliber, because such bullets have better ballistic characteristics than the caliber .50.


The illustration shows the ballistic characteristics of the test results of the past prototype

Of course, the changes were made not only in the design, but also in the embedded software. An offline rifle broadcasts the video stream over WiFi, so the shooter can be located in a comfortable chair somewhere nearby.

For comfortable viewing and aiming, comfortable glasses with a visor are designed.



Startup TrackingPoint plans in 2015 to begin selling two variants of a rifle using .308 and .300 Winchester Magnum cartridges. The range of models will complement the lightweight version of the .260 Remington.

The younger model will go on sale at a price of $ 7,495, promises entrepreneurial startups John McHale. Prices for other versions have not yet been established.

Well, the most sophisticated version based on Mile Maker will also be ready in 2015 and will receive a price tag of about $ 40,000.