Mixed feelings about scope technology

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I just ordered a MTC Viper Pro, mainly to forgo having to look up holdover on a mild-dot chart. So a part of me thinks, "yay, one less hassle", but another part of me is a bit sad because it seems like know-how is going to be forgotten.
It seems like shooting will become more like video-games, where scopes can auto-focus like a camera, calculate distance, & display digital crosshairs on the target based on data that you upload with your iphone (ballistic coefficient & FPE).
So do you think this is a good thing or bad?
 
Those auto scopes already exist. 
Like everything, there's pro's and cons to technology like this. Yes, the old ways can be lost and replaced by tech. On the + side it might make things easier for someone to get into the sport and enjoy it. Also, when used in a hunting setting, it's good for the animal if it is dispatched quickly with a well placed shot. The flip side to that is the temptation to take shots beyond the shooters ability. 
Overall, I think it's good. It keeps us moving in a forward direction. 
Tom
 
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Yes I would never want to work out what the cost is per starling I've shot! 
I have to say I do like the technology and as Airgun's extended there range I'm finding that calculating for the range, wind slope temperature ect gets more important in pulling those shots off. 
I want all the help I can get! 
Since I've focused more on longer ranges I can just as easily mess up a shot at 35m as 80m. I don't think I'm a great shot but I miss more from not calculating correctly than human error taking the shot. 

Im always looking at those scopes that have laser ranges in them but I've never seen one that will work 
for an airgun. They won't focus down to the distances we shoot at and aren't programable for a pellets trajectory. 
I think if they made an airgun specific scope with a rangefinder it would be a big hit. It would only need a rangefinder that ranges to say 250m accurately so it could be smaller and lighter than the powder burns need. 
I'd buy one for sure. 
I do use a weapon mounted rangefinder on my Impact. It's small and light and works very well. 
 
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"AirSupply"Yes I would never want to work out what the cost is per starling I've shot! 
I have to say I do like the technology and as Airgun's extended there range I'm finding that calculating for the range, wind slope temperature ect gets more important in pulling those shots off. 
I want all the help I can get! 
Since I've focused more on longer ranges I can just as easily mess up a shot at 35m as 80m. I don't think I'm a great shot but I miss more from not calculating correctly than human error taking the shot. 

Im always looking at those scopes that have laser ranges in them but I've never seen one that will work 
for an airgun. They won't focus down to the distances we shoot at and aren't programable for a pellets trajectory. 
I think if they made an airgun specific scope with a rangefinder it would be a big hit. It would only need a rangefinder that ranges to say 250m accurately so it could be smaller and lighter than the powder burns need. 
I'd buy one for sure. 
I do use a weapon mounted rangefinder on my Impact. It's small and light and works very well. 
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AirSupply which range finder are you using and could you kindly post a picture of your setup?
 
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Its not a top of the range unit but it does work quite well. You can adjust its aim to match your zero. 
The button on the pistol grip activates it and it calculates slope also. 
Its easier than trying to pull a rangefinder out of your pocket when you are trying not to scare your quarry. 
I got mine from www.customriflescopes.uk and they do the adjustable mount. 
"Laserworks" make the unit and I have seen it advertised elsewhere. 
 
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