POV rifle mounted camera

[bellofello]

Has anyone tried to use a weapon mounted cam for video purpose instead of going with a helmet cam?

I taped up my gopro motorsports hero to my tac22 for some trigger time tomorrow. Looks pretty fugly, but hopefully it will make for some cool footage.

I'll post my results once I upload them.

 

[John A.]

I made my own camera mount using a spare 1 inch scope ring, spare picatinny rail that is there for nothing more than to support the weight of the camera, and a 1/4-20 bolt.

 

[ninjapilot]

Bellofello how were the results with the GoPro mounted on the gun? AWESOME idea!

 

[tripawdgunner]

Nice and it only Fugly if it doesn't work lol! Can't wait to see the video.

 

[bellofello]

Haven't been out yet, I'll let ya know once I do! I'm excited as well.

 

[colonelchimp]

hey just paint a little red dot or cross hairs on the lense and it will look like scope cam !! LOL!!

 

[bellofello]

I dunno how the wide angle lense would make that look. Having an actual scope cam would be pretty schweet though

 

[bellofello]

Here's some footage from testing my ghetto bootie mount.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dLduh02bVU[/youtube]
I've since added a piece of dense foam in between the plastic of the mount and stock to try and reduce noise distortion while firing.

Also did a firmware update on the camera that apparently helps with the clarity.

More to come.

 

[John A.]

That camera does a much better job than my old one.

 

[bellofello]

Yea apparently they had problems with the early 3 megapixel versions.

I'm anxious to get a newer HD version. Hopefully you'd be able to see the targets more clearly.

 

[MikeD]

Very nice. Does that camera have image stabilization? The video looked pretty smooth.

 

[bellofello]

No, I'm just an elite Jedi operator

Haha, it must have some sort stabilization. Even when I mount it on my ATV and rip down a bumpy road it's pretty stable.

 

[MikeD]

I sense that the force is strong in you......

 

[bsipes30]

Pretty awesome video!

 

[ninjapilot]

AWESOME!!!!! I love the angle!

 

[bellofello]

Yea I can't wait to get some more footage.

I'm going to set up a little run'n'gun soon to get some "action" footage

 

[bellofello]

Got some more footage, Forrest run and gun on a friend's property. Some malfunctions. One or two mag related, one where I failed to seat the mag properly. Lots of the bolt being held open during cycling, need to fix that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvyEU9dvhbU&sns=em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfh0GqeyaDs&sns=em

 

[trevor9119]

Awesome video man, thanks for the post!!! Also nice paint job, I had to "customize" my 22tac as well!!

 

[MikeD]

Tap Rack Bang!!!!

Cool videos.

 

[bellofello]

Thanks gentlemen, I'd like to get out again and set up something more organized. I've heard of rail gopro mounts that I want to try out on my flat top.