CO Legality ??

[Ndbowhunter]

The bdx system is junk and should be banned because it’s rubbish.

 

[grigs1270]

The Sig BDX is perfectly legal to use in Colorado whereas the Burris Eliminator is illegal to use. If you look at the big game regulations, it says you cannot use a Smart Rifle for hunting. The problem is they don't specifically call out what a smart rifle is so then you have to go search through the Colorado regulations to find it.

As shown below and for our purposes a smart rifle is a rifle that is equipped with a ballistics computer. The Sig BDX scope does not have a ballistic computer on it whereas the Burris Eliminator does. Now you can argue that the BDX communicates with something that does have a ballistic computer, but it is moot because the regulation is pretty straightforward in this case. It has to have a ballistic computer in the firearm itself to be a smart rifle. Granted the commission may change the definition of a smart rifle eventually as I've heard they aren't happy with the BDX on another forum, but as of now it is still legal.


https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=7485&fileName=2 CCR 406-0

D. Smart Rifles 1. All firearms used to take or attempt to take wildlife shall be fired only by humanly controlled, manually-operated mechanical triggers. No person shall use a smart rifle to take or attempt to take wildlife. 2. “Smart Rifle” means any firearm that is equipped with one or more of the following: a. A target tracking system; b. An electronically-controlled, electronically-assisted, or computer-linked trigger; c. A ballistics computer.

This is.not true. Please see the below email from the State of Colorado
Hi Mike,

We do have a document but that's only for internal use, but I can provide you with some direction & clarification.

It really comes down to whether or not the scope is an electronic Scope "Computer Scope" (ILLEGAL) compared to a Calculator Scope (LEGAL). See image below:



So when it comes to the Burris Eliminator Scope, if you're also talking about the Burris Eliminator III, those are LEGAL. The Burris Eliminator III is a Ballistic Laser Scope. This scope is an example of a scope that has a ballistic calculator (not a computer) and thus legal to take wildlife.



An example of a scope that is ILLEGAL because it has a ballistic computer would be the ATN X-Sight HD 5-18 X. It's a day & night rifle scope with an Obsidian Core & UI. The Onsidian Core is a highly specialized computer that is designed to run a suite of sensors and crunch high files in the blink of an eye.



Another ILLEGAL scope is the PMR 428 Smart Rifle Scope. The scope calculates the bullet trajectory utilizing a full suite of sensors and an advanced ballistic algorithm- and it calculates the solution in real time. This scope has a ballistic computer and is thus illegal to take wildlife pursuant to current regulation 2 CCR 406-0-#004-D.



Hope all of this info helps you. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks!

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 1:20 PM Wildlife - DNR, HunterEd <[email protected]> wrote:

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