[Dracheous]

Originally Posted by mcguyver

Just curious, what possible reason could exist that one would require or even want a cellphone mounted to a gun?

Kind of like mounting a cordless drill to shotgun. I am sure it might appeal to some, but is in essence a worthless waste of time and money.

It's for those that want to employ aps that calculate elevation and windage for long distance shooting. There's also those that try to use their phone as a gun cam.

This is all very impractical really; but if that's how he wants to waste he funds have at her.

People often forget how violent recoil really is. They just see it as the slap in the shoulder that we absorb and control. But if you watch high speed camera capture you see that every part of a rifle is in an almost fluid motion for a fraction of a second. Cellphones are extremely sensitive devices that do not have the shock resistance most tend to believe.

Not to mention that if you ever have to ditch your rifle for what ever reason ((no ammo, combat injury, etc)), you're ditching a comms device as well. Better off to just get one of those arm bands that holds the thing to your forearm allowing you to see the screen and operate it with ease of staying in the fight.

For airsoft it is even less practical. For one, none of the apps will ever apply enough information for the range BB's can engage at. Every rifle will be so different you end up having to build your own data charts. On top of this, the screen is now exposed to BB strikes which WILL cause damage to the screens. Real world if a bullet went through it, you're not likely to be in a position to care; as you're either dead with the round continuing through the phone to you OR you're just damned happy that's ALL that was hit.


I kind of like the Jugernaut case though; with the molle adapter. Folds the screen up against your rig leaving only the hardened shell exposed. But $300 for the basic model is a touch steep. Considering that you could buy another phone with that. AND it's not as though such a case will continue to be useful for all later models of Galaxy or iPhone releases.