Thread: The IRIS - a great Kiwi product, what do you think?

Hi all, I had a little play with this at this years tahr show in CHCH, and I brought up that it was a good idea BUT at $400 plus shipping that only the guys with the spare cash can get it.

When they gave it to me to play with I "scanned" the target and YES I found that you have to "Cover" the dummy or patch of tape for it to go off.

I'm sure no one will check how much battery these devices have in them before getting to the field, little lone have spares in their kits to replace them once they are dead (the batteries not the people)

I have only hunted bunnies and went wallaby shooting once, all my other shooting has been done at paper or metal. I want to learn to hunt properly, without fancy safety devices that add weight to the firearm.

Originally Posted by P38

The biggest design flaw I see with this device is you have to attach it to your Rifle then for it to detect another person, who has to be wearing the reflectors,

You have to Point Your Rifle at Another Person.

This act alone goes against the grain of everything I have ever been taught.

If I ever saw anyone pointing a Rifle at me I would have to assume they intend to shoot at me.

It's for this reason I would never use it.

Cheers
Pete

Hey Pete, I totally agree with you on this point here!!!

Originally Posted by madmaori

How can it be one of the more stupid concepts around if it has been designed to hopefully save a few lives?!
I actually think your a bit of a bell end for making that statement.

Dude you have to point the dam IRIS at a person,and they have to wear the tape on the clothes for it to work. Enough said about that!!

So in my own opinion yes it is a good idea, but 100% waste of time as I would rather use that $400 and get a better scope or binos to scan the area that I intend to shoot in.