Thursday, May 27, 2010

How Soldiers Will Soon See Around Corners With New Gun Sights

Super Vision Inventor Matthew Hagerty's SmartSight allows soldiers to accurately shoot around corners. "Fifty percent of kills happen on the corners," he says. John B. Carnett

Invention Awards: A Video Gun Sight That Keeps Soldiers Out of Danger -- Popular Science

A gun sight that lets a shooter hit his target while staying out of harm's way.

Today's featured Invention Award winner is SmartSight, a gun-cam system that lets soldiers see around corners and shoot targets without entering the line of fire.

The Rolling Green hills of Sonora, California, no longer lure prospectors with the promise of gold, but for Matthew Hagerty the draw is just as powerful: They’re a secluded hideaway ideal for perfecting his military invention, called SmartSight. Ten years in the making, SmartSight is a gun-cam system that allows a soldier to see around corners and shoot targets without putting himself in the line of fire.

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My Comment: I would love to test one on a firing range.

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