Attach an iPhone to a hunting rifle, crossbow, or tree with the Bracketron Xventure series

Here's the deal, folks; I eat meat. Cows, fish, chickens, lamb -- I do not discriminate. With that said, me having to kill these poor creatures would break my heart. Does it make me a hypocrite that I can eat something, while simultaneously caring for it? Probably. Unless my life depended on it, however, I could never hunt. That is not an attack on hunters -- if you eat what you kill, more power to you.

While I understand the need to hunt for food, I do frown on enjoying the kill. So I am a bit upset by the Bracketron Xventure hunting mounts. These products let you mount an iPhone or other camera on your rifle or bow so you can record video of your kill. Why does this upset me? Well, I struggle to understand someone actually wanting to replay and relive the memory of taking an animal's life. Am I off-base here?

"The ProX Sport Mount 3-in-1 ($69.99) clamps securely to your hunting, pellet or paintball gun, adjusts to 15 to 45 mm and features a Quick Release lever for easy mounting and removal. You have two options to capture that perfect hunting shot; use your smartphone or an action camera, attachable from multiple viewing angles with top, side or bottom mounting. The smartphone clamp mount with rubberized grips will securely hold your phone in place and attaches to the ProX Sport Mount 3-in-1 with its two 1/4” 20 mounting points, one on the base and one on the arm of the mount. ProX Sport Mount 3-in-1 spins your smartphone 360 degrees for quick repositioning of your smartphone from vertical to horizontal views. ProX Sport 3-in-1 also has a mounting bar compatible will all GoPro and 1/4” 20 action cameras, adjustable to 135 degrees", says Bracketron.

In addition to the ProX Sport Mount 3-in-1, the company is offering mounts for either a crossbow or a tree. Bracketron explains, "the ProX Bow Mount ($19.99) fits all hunting bows with a stabilizer opening. Featuring a standard 1/4” 20 thread adapter, attach any action camera to the bow and enjoy full 360 degree camera rotation. For a different view, Bracketron is debuting the ProX Tree Mount to capture more than what is seen from the hunter’s perspective. Like the other mounts in the line, the ProX Tree Mount ($14.99) has a standard 1/4” 20 thread adapter as well as a GoPro adapter, making it a universal solution for action cameras. The simple design allows you to screw the mount directly into a tree’s trunk".

Could there be uses other than enjoying a kill? Sure, I suppose so. There have even been similar products for military training which are rather cool. Still, the idea of an iPhone or any camera being used to record an animal being killed breaks my heart -- I am sure Steve Jobs would be sad too. Heck, call me sappy (pun intended), but screwing a mount directly into a tree is a bit of a green-travesty too.

Would you ever mount an iPhone to your hunting weapon? Tell me in the comments.

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