One cool but sunny afternoon in January, I drove an hour outside of Las Vegas to try out a magical new gun. The system was explained to me in detail, with the conclusion being that anyone could hit ...

Here at ShowStoppers during CES 2013, TrackingPoint is showing off a next-generation rifle/scope combo that includes some amazing technology that we've never seen before in a firearm. The company had ...

In 2009, Craig Harrison of the UK’s Household Cavalry sniped two Taliban insurgents from a distance of 8,120 ft, or 1.54 miles. They were the longest sniper kills ever recorded. Shots like Harrison’s ...

Since first running into TrackingPoint at CES 2013, we’ve kept tabs on the Austin-based company and its Linux-powered rifles, which it collectively calls “Precision Guided Firearms,” or PGFs. We got ...

Ars has written several times before about Austin-based TrackingPoint, producers of “precision guided firearms,” or PGFs. TrackingPoint’s current set of products is a range of bolt-action hunting ...

Across the top of TrackingPoint’s website is the statement: “Due to financial difficulty TrackingPoint will no longer be accepting orders.” This is the company that made news in 2013 when it used ...

When TrackingPoint first showcased its Linux-powered scopes with tracking assistance that substantially improved rifle accuracy, even in the hands of untrained hunters, it kicked off a controversy ...

Many former TrackingPoint employees say you can spell death with three letters: BRS. TrackingPoint had a stunning product. Launched in 2011, the startup was a gun manufacturer building rifles designed ...

Like guns? Prepare to drool. Behind the doors of a high-rise suite at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Digital Trends got the world’s first look at the all-new 500 Series AR Smart Rifle from ...

The future of firearms is here. It looks a lot like a video game. TrackingPoint, a startup tech company in Austin, Texas, has just started selling the most advanced long-distance rifle available on ...

TrackingPoint, which says its smart-rifle technology can turn any rookie shooter into a crack marksman, is having that claim tested by the U.S. military. The Army has bought six fire control systems ...

When TrackingPoint first showcased its Linux-powered scopes with tracking assistance that substantially improved rifle accuracy, even in the hands of untrained hunters, it kicked off a controversy ...