[MrR2009]

This is hilarious. apparently there is a iPod App that does ballistic calculations.
iPod Touch mounted on M110 Sniper Rifle | The Firearm Blog

There really is a app for everything.

 

[MeinGlänzendMotorrad]

Old news.

 

[MrR2009]

Sorry Mein... I'll try to do better next time.

 

[Gimpdiggity]

What exactly is the point of it??

 

[kevin_stevens]

And you could use the built-in accelerometer to calculate your bullet velocity, too!

KeS

(for the handgun types, there's also a shot timer app)

 

[MrR2009]

The point is to help calculate what a bullet will do in certain conditions such as wind, temperature, and humidity so you can adjust. It's for making really really long precision shots.

 

[Gimpdiggity]

The point is to help calculate what a bullet will do in certain conditions such as wind, temperature, and humidity so you can adjust. It's for making really really long precision shots.

So it effectively lines up the shot?? Or does it just tell you how you should line up the shot??

Like, if you enter the wind, humidity, and temperature, does the iPhone then use it's accelerometer to give you a centering point to "aim" the gun to?? Like you would have a dot in the center of the iPhone that you try to line up with another dot to effectively be sighted in???

Or does it just tell you "Aim 3 degrees high?"

 

[Anthonyd5189]

Pretty sure when they calculate all that stuff, they then adjust the dials on the sight itself.

 

[MrR2009]

Yep, it just tells you how to sight in your rifle. Most people would just keep the info on a card. But how awesome would it be to have it on a itouch instead?

 

[sig556]

Neat idea, would only use it at the range though.

 

[Misfire]

Neat idea, would only use it at the range though.

not necessarily.. You could verify solutions at the range but most people will use the software in the field for hunting or "tactical" scenarios..

One you have made range cards for different atmospheric conditions at your local range there isn't much need for a calculator. All the terrain variables would always be the same.


Most serious long range hunters and snipers use some type of long range shooting software in the field. (ExBal, WinBallistics, Dexadine, Infinity, etc..) This software is normally downloaded into a PDA and all the current physical and atmospheric variables are entered into the software. (caliber, sight adjustment increments, ballistic coefficient, muzzle velocity, zero distance, zero height, bullet weight, altitude, pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, slope angle, distance, etc..) The software calculates your shooting solution giving you the correct sight adjustments to hit your target at any given distance, angle, temp, etc..

You start with baseline numbers that are pre-entered into the program. Mostly this is your rifle's load/caliber info. Next you use a portable weather station such as a Kestrel to obtain and input the atmospheric conditions. Then you use a cosine indicator to get the angle up/down hill and enter that info into the program. Finally you get your adjustments from the program, adjust your scope and fire.




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[coolatula]

not necessarily.. You could verify solutions at the range but most people will use the software in the field for hunting or "tactical" scenarios..

One you have made range cards for different atmospheric conditions at your local range there isn't much need for a calculator. All the terrain variables would always be the same.


Most serious long range hunters and snipers use some type of long range shooting software in the field. (ExBal, WinBallistics, Dexadine, Infinity, etc..) This software is normally downloaded into a PDA and all the current physical and atmospheric variables are entered into the software. (caliber, sight adjustment increments, ballistic coefficient, muzzle velocity, zero distance, zero height, bullet weight, altitude, pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, slope angle, distance, etc..) The software calculates your shooting solution giving you the correct sight adjustments to hit your target at any given distance, angle, temp, etc..

You start with baseline numbers that are pre-entered into the program. Mostly this is your rifle's load/caliber info. Next you use a portable weather station such as a Kestrel to obtain and input the atmospheric conditions. Then you use a cosine indicator to get the angle up/down hill and enter that info into the program. Finally you get your adjustments from the program, adjust your scope and fire.




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Ditto,It's for long range precision shooting used in conjunction with a precision weapon system where the first cold bore shot HAS to be the one that counts because that may be the only shot you get. Even if you have your dope for your rifle and load it's still would be nice to verify how close you are at that moment,in those conditions,in that terrain etc. where even the slightest pre-carded dope miscalculation may mean a miss or a hit but not a optimum shot. You can't card every variable for every condition or else you'd have a MANUAL taped to the side of your rifle not just a card.

 

[Scissors]

I'm definitely going to have to download that app.