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Ballistic Calculators?

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I saw this mentioned in another thread and instead of hi-jacking it I figured I would ask the question.

 

Which ballistic calculators do you use? I down loaded one for my android phone called "Strelok" and I have yet to use it....seems to be pretty detailed.

 

Anyone found something thats better or that works well for them?

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Shooter is really good for iPhone. Not sure if they have it for android.

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Haven't used shooter due to the cost. I have Winchester Ballistics (free) on iPhone and it's pretty good. Used to be pretty limited to only Winchester ammo, but that seems to have improved. Looks like Nosler has a free one too but haven't tried it.

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I use exball on a PDA. Works great. Going to order the BR-2 from gunwerks.It's pricey but well worth it if you do a lot of LRH.

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Strelok seems really good, detailed but simple to use. I don't typically use it in the field because I have a ballistic reticle and angle compensated range finder, but use it for theoretical senarios, such as changing scopes, zero range, ammo, windage, elevation, etc. You can select your scope from a long list, and display the sight picture and point of aim. I may use it in the field for my buddy's setup, if there is time. He has a simple plex reticle and this would help with hold over.

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I use i-snipe. Great ballistic calculator. And no you dont need cell service to use it.

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  On 7/31/2012 at 11:46 PM, ThomC said:

Holy cr-p. If you need phone service to take a shot then that aint huntin boys.

No phone service needed there Thommy ;)

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Exbal is one of the original standards but is expensive and requires a PDA, if you can swing it go for it. I have used Strelok and played with a few others iSnipe, FTE, bullet flight, but only use shooter now. Shooter is available on apple products and android so I have the same app on my iPad and Android phone. I have not found much lacking and it is pretty straight forward, also the author answers questions within 24 hours and is pretty helpful. One thing it makes pretty simple is adjusting the calculated output to match your real world conditions so you have an accurate ballistic table for your load in your rifle. It also utilizes the accelerometer so that you can get shot angle with your phone like having a portable ACI/ADI when you shoot.

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I have no real world experience yet but have been reading review's. I plan on putting shooter on my phone in pretty short order.

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I use shooter. It works like a champ. I had it on my android but recently switched to the iPhone and just downloaded the app to the new phone. So easy to use.

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Excellent information everyone, thank you... I was unaware of these other programs ya'l mentioned.

 

I am going to sight in/break in a new rifle today and see how it preforms up too 500yards and wanted to put some of these programs to the test.

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