Around the corner gun

[Monkey Lib Front 10]

http://www.not5150.com/movies/linkster.php?LID=242&URL=http://www.not5150.com/movies/cool/new14/cornershot_wmv.zip

lol the music just kept a smile on my face soo much i just could not take them seriously.

[Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX 0]

If thats the pistol on a stock with a small tv camera on it, it's been shown here in the past (about a year ago maybe)

[InqWiper 0]

The pistol can probably be useful but its not cool and its not impressive.

Did you see the end of the video? A pistol with a bipod lol wtf?

[Bordoy 0]

This has already been posted i think, but its not that good. I was watching a program on Discovery or UKtvHistory channel, and British forces were using a weapon to fire over the trenches without exposing any of the body.

[mr burns 132]

the cornershot again ?

many people here meant that a 9mm gun isn´t powerful enough for the purpose the rifle was designed for.

[Monkey Lib Front 10]

yes well i did a search and nothing came up.

[theavonlady 2]

yes well i did a search and nothing came up.

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=11;t=35848

[gandalf the white 0]

that looks so stupid... omg...

but hey! if it's effective i'm all for it.... but i do hope they develop bulletproof gloves real fast...

[Denwad 0]

you don't have to expose *any* of the body.

[ran 0]

I don't see any particular use for it ...

Good old mirrors and newer optical fibers and such (along with "flashbangs" and offensive grenades) do it, and they're more discrete (ok, not the "boom-devices", but you get what I mean) than this gun, and I wouldn't trust a video display to take my aim in a situation which woyuld need accuracy and fire control.

Now, take into account the nature of the weapon mounted on this system, a handgun isn't the most useful thing in CT/HRT duties except if you have to "travel light" (recon, advanced EOD-and that's if you're right in the action and not wearing the "space suit"). Handguns generally offer a limited range and in this weird set-up a relatively hazardous accuracy -more like lack of-(and often a lesser stopping power than your main weapon).

Procedures for rooms and area cleansweeping exist and have been combat proven, and they generally don't require that kind of hi-tech gizmos of dubious efficiency.

Most military and police R&D department are working on better solutions and platforms for off-sight aiming. I don't mind having to expose my hands after a cautious check if it means i have a chance to neutralize the "bad guy" in one shot (ok, ok, let's say a double-tap) without endangering the "innocent people" around, my team and me.

And overall, this system looks clumsy(well, a lot of weapons happen to become clumsy in CQB/FIBUA -which is generally a big no-no iduring HRT and CT duties-) but there it's just too much of a hassle for what it is : just a pistol grafted on a weird looking and not-so-practical folding support with a pistol grip.

-edit- I haven't watched the video(s) so I may have missed a few things.

[ran 0]

If thats the pistol on a stock with a small tv camera on it, it's been shown here in the past (about a year ago maybe)

I think it's been shown a bit earlier than last years Eurosatory, on this forum at leats.

[Tovarish 0]

People sure have come up with some funny ideas while trying to figure out how to shoot without being shot at.

[Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX 0]

If thats the pistol on a stock with a small tv camera on it, it's been shown here in the past (about a year ago maybe)

I think it's been shown a bit earlier than last years Eurosatory, on this forum at leats.

Well, it's beem shown before, and it's almost completely useless. Thats the main thing.