A challenge for the Engineers............

[pmclaine]

Just watched a horsefly ride my windshield from the start at 0 MPH until wind broke his grip at 65 mph and he went NASA.

Granted he was cheating in a head down, aerodynamic stance with the wind probably pushing him into the glass as much as it was trying to rip him from the glass.

Seems like his effort was equal to or greater than that experienced by bipod feet and recoil.

Cant you guys come up with a way to attach horsefly feet to bipod legs?

 

[EddieNFL]

WHy not breed a huge sized horsefly and strap to the forend?

 

[MrSmith]

Duct tape.

Thank you,
MrSmith

 

[missed]

I had a big ole red wasp do that a couple weeks ago. I lost it about 60mph.

 

[Huskydriver]

They make this thing called a sling... All the hardcore long range shooters use one and eliminates the need for a bipod...?

 

[Maggot]

Just watched a horsefly ride my windshield from the start at 0 MPH until wind broke his grip at 65 mph and he went NASA.

Granted he was cheating in a head down, aerodynamic stance with the wind probably pushing him into the glass as much as it was trying to rip him from the glass.

Seems like his effort was equal to or greater than that experienced by bipod feet and recoil.

Cant you guys come up with a way to attach horsefly feet to bipod legs?

You answered your own question.

Ever shot a Barrett 50 cal? Maybe not.

 

[buffalowinter]

Been done

Housefly foot

KNS Precision bipo

 

[Spblademaker]

And I’ll just come by the range with a huge windshield wiper and fuck up y’alls day. ?

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Geckos.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Geckos.

A quote from Greg's link (above) here:
"Geckos can stick to surfaces because their bulbous toes are covered in hundreds of tiny microscopic hairs called setae. Each seta splits off into hundreds of even smaller bristles called spatulae. Scientists already knew that the tufts of tiny hairs get so close to the contours in walls and ceilings that the van der Waals force kicks in. This type of physical bond happens when electrons from the gecko hair molecules and electrons from the wall molecules interact with each other and create an electromagnetic attraction."

This tells me then, that 'gecko's' are the secret to developing "Land Speeder" technology (as per Star Wars)! That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Rthur]

I like this version:

Hawk Hill

R

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I think Darpa was actually working on something like this back c. 2002. Using some of the concepts that Sean and Greg posted. The idea was to create ways to ascend buildings, obstacles, etc. One of those "Darpa Hard" Tony Tether projects.

Not classified, I remember seeing it at a DARPATech show.

No idea if they got anywhere with it.

But for bipod legs... not going to work in the dirt as well as spikes!

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. A few years ago, at a competition I went to sponsored by a S.O. they did an over-the-hood shoot from a car as one of the stages. And because there were lots of good photo ops to be had, the Sheriff brought out his shiniest new cruiser, all waxed up. And out of 50 teams, several had Atlas bipods with either spikes or claw feet. By the end of that stage, that cruiser hood looked like it had been through the car crusher. No doubt it had to be replaced... the whole hood. Priceless!

 

[Jscb1b]

Fuckin engineers can't make a car that you can change the spark plugs in.

 

[vh20]

WHy not breed a huge sized horsefly and strap to the forend?

Because, you do realize, those F’ers BITE!

 

[acudaowner]

yes breed these . just what the world needs democratic mosquito's at full size

 

[Srgt. Hulka]

Geckos.

This was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the OP.

 

[atomic41]

I mounted a spoiler to my rifle for downforce.

 

[EddieNFL]

I mounted a spoiler to my rifle for downforce.

How much did velocity increase?

 

[brianf]

make sure to mount it upside down to stop the bullet rising out of the barrel

 

[FS1]

If an engineer were to design it it would need a chain-fall to mount it to your rifle. Now if it were a German Engineer it would likey come with a winch built in.