Thread: Why My Deer Cartridge is Better than Yours

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings all,
This is a most interesting thread. I see that it has reached the stage where the actual existence of a rifle and calibre choice is no longer required so I share what might be an imaginary rifle. The rifle is small weighing no more than 1kg and is linked to your personal communication and information device. You set up the rifle on its folding legs and go hunting for deer on your device. This is equiped with an enhanced GPS unit that allows you to virtually swoop through the likely spots in your hunting area. This is a bit like a drone but without all the noise. Once an acceptable deer is spotted you align the cross hairs of your device on a vital spot and press the big red button that is marked launch. At this point your rifle launches a projectile which then accelerates up to 3,000 metres per second. The projectile is equipped with a propulsion system based on the Hyper Improbability Drive described by Douglas Adams in his four part work some years ago. Your projectile is guided to your selected spot on the deer by its internal tracking system so further input from you is not required. Sound a little far fetched? Maybe but you never know.
Regards Grandpamac.

The British used an early version of this in the Falklands called a wire guided missile, I believe they have been improved in the years since and no longer require the wire.