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<p>TrackingPoint is an applied technology company based in <a href="/facts/Austin,_Texas/xpVP4t98">Austin, Texas</a>. In 2011, it created a long-range <a href="/facts/Rifle/H3mJx7U4">rifle</a> system that was the first <a href="/facts/Precision_guided_firearm/8VfdX8Co">precision guided firearm</a>. </p><p>Formed by John McHale in February 2011, the company created its first PGF prototype in March 2011. The company offered its first product in January 2013 and a second, the AR Series semi-automatic smart rifle, in January 2014. </p><p>Variants of the company's bolt-action rifles use <a href="/facts/.338_Lapua_Magnum/b5BHH3s4">.338 Lapua Magnum</a> and <a href="/facts/.300_Winchester_Magnum/zz9nHl2t">.300 Winchester Magnum</a> ammunition. Semi-automatic variants are available in <a href="/facts/7.62_NATO/BTNCkLw5">7.62 NATO</a>, <a href="/facts/5.56%C3%9745mm_NATO/eT9ENFzY">5.56 NATO</a> and <a href="/facts/.300_AAC_Blackout/uHH4L40g">.300 BLK</a>. </p><p>In September 2016, the company began selling the M1400, a squad-level .338 Lapua bolt-action rifle that can hit targets out to 1,400 yards (1,280 m). It can also acquire and hit targets traveling at 20 mph (32 km/h) within 2.5 seconds. The rifle is 45 in (110 cm) long with a 22 in (560 mm) barrel, weighing 15.4 lb (7.0 kg). It can be used with the company's ShotGlass wearable glasses that transmits what the scope is seeing to the shooter's eye. </p><p>In January 2014, the <a href="/facts/U.S._Army/WACWBEK9">U.S. Army</a> purchased six TrackingPoint fire control systems to begin exploring purported key target acquisition and aiming technologies. The Army has integrated the system onto the <a href="/facts/XM2010_Enhanced_Sniper_Rifle/AETucUGA">XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle</a> for military testing. </p><p>In 2018, TrackingPoint introduced the ShadowTrak 6 bolt-action rifle with 6.5 mm Creedmoor cartridge that can hit targets out to 1,000 yards (914 m), and can hit targets traveling at 20 mph (32 km/h) in 1 second. Weighing 14.6 lb (6.6 kg), it can fire Hornady ammunition; the 147gr ELD-M (a match type bullet) or the 143gr ELD-X (designed for hunting). </p><p>In November 2018, Talon Precision Optics, of Jacksonville, Florida, bought TrackingPoint. </p>