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5.11 tactical ballistic watch: you only think you don't need one.(OPTICS)

Publication: Guns Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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As time marches on, so does the inventive spirit of the American shooting industry. Harnessing that determination, Dennis Sammut and 5.11 Tactical together with some clever watchmakers partnered to put Dennis' ballistic software inside one.

I spent a good deal of time using Dennis Horus a...

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...Sammut's Vision scopes and software during the early years of their development. Dennis invested great deal of his own money bringing ballistic software to the shooting sports. Putting it in a watch at first seemed like a gimmick, more of a toy than something anyone could use. To quote a friend after I had obtained one, "By the way, if I ever have a sniper trying to shoot me, I want it to be the guy figuring out the right dope on his watch ..."

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Sorry friend, but I think you will want to take that statement back. After spending several days with the Field Ops version, I decided I could not live without one. But let's back up. For years, long-range shooters and snipers have used data cards, ballisticards or simply stuff written on a piece of paper to remember the ballistic data needed to make precise shots at all ranges.

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