rimmie Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Is it any good though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 It's one of the most highly recommended ballistic apps out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 It's one of the most highly recommended ballistic apps out there. Cheers mate, Picked that one up then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I love ballistics Arc. I can plot targets on a Google Earth map and also plug my weatherflow weather meter results right into the app for real time windage and elevation results, not sure if this is available on IOS though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Comes up at £15 for me. Given by skill goes as far as a bsa sweet .22 with marks on it for different ranges and a turret for each bullet mass will take me, i think i will give the app a miss for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hi Rimmie and all. Is there really any need for us sports shooters to use an app to determine trajectory? Years ago when I was starting out on reloading, ballistic programmes weren't available online and about the only thing that was available was basic stuff on a small floppy. Back then I used to come up frequently to get stuff from your old mate Wilson and he wouldn't have anything to do with ballistic programmes, so it was out in the field with wallpaper across two posts with orange target dots. Start off at about 30 paces and get on and then out to 100 and then out to 200. Now I worked up different loads and the load I ended up with will take out a target out at 300 but the times that I have shot at anything at this sort of range can be counted on one hand. Even if I find a target out at that sort of range I would normally get it/ me to a shorter distance using field craft and knowledge of the ground and wind, like stalking. Most of the time my shots are in the sort of 50 to 80-100 range and it is just point and shoot. So why do you need a calculator. Surely your not there with your mobile calculating how many clicks that you've got to alter the scope by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hi Rimmie and all. Is there really any need for us sports shooters to use an app to determine trajectory? Years ago when I was starting out on reloading, ballistic programmes weren't available online and about the only thing that was available was basic stuff on a small floppy. Back then I used to come up frequently to get stuff from your old mate Wilson and he wouldn't have anything to do with ballistic programmes, so it was out in the field with wallpaper across two posts with orange target dots. Start off at about 30 paces and get on and then out to 100 and then out to 200. Now I worked up different loads and the load I ended up with will take out a target out at 300 but the times that I have shot at anything at this sort of range can be counted on one hand. Even if I find a target out at that sort of range I would normally get it/ me to a shorter distance using field craft and knowledge of the ground and wind, like stalking. Most of the time my shots are in the sort of 50 to 80-100 range and it is just point and shoot. So why do you need a calculator. Surely your not there with your mobile calculating how many clicks that you've got to alter the scope by? This is exactly what its all about . Knowing the trajectory,how low or high it is off zero at any given range ,and ultimately how many clicks or mil dots or inches in hold over /under. You dont have to have the app/device with you ,but seeing your load and setup on paper or screen,lets you understand the flight of the bullet better. Coupled up with a range finder,wind meter , this is how pro shooters and military snipers do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Yeah but I'm not a military sniper and I ain't shooting fleas off of the back of a dog over in France either. If you are shooting at paper targets then it's got its uses but by the time you've got out the laser range finder and calculated it out and altered the scope Charlie is either in the next field or gone. We had a bloke come out with us one time there and he had the biggest scope with all of the bells and whistles. We went into a field and there were two Charlie's about 200 away. As he was our guest we gave him the shot. He spent so much time fiddling around with this setup that one Charlie disappeared and the other one ran towards us and it got so close that you could have shot it with a 410. He kept saying "I can't see it and I can't zero on it. We said shoot the blighter. In the end Charlie got the idea that this field wasn't a good place to be and legged it towards the hedge. at this point I had to do something, so I used my rifle and dropped it as it stopped by the hedge. Just up, bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 each to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Most of the time my shots are in the sort of 50 to 80-100 range and it is just point and shoot. So why do you need a calculator. It is indeed each to there own,but sometimes the shot isnt at 80 - 100 yards is it ? It also depends what youre using,if you have a .243 pretty much anywhere in the bib of a fox is going to do the job,so a couple of inches either way wont matter. If youre trying to take them with an HMR though ,you need a bit more precision. And yes I know some people dont agree with taking fox with HMR , or .22lr ,but if you place it right ,its more than capable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hi fortune, hope you're well. I use apps like this, as some of my perms are quite open. Rabbits etc... see you a mile off, so I use these apps in conjunction with a target turret scope and range finder to ping rabbits carrion and the like at range. I'm not advocating wanna be snipers, BUT if you get enough trigger time and practice. It's very effective, and to be honest BLOODY GOOD FUN !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) I'm not advocating wanna be snipers, BUT if you get enough trigger time and practice. It's very effective, and to be honest BLOODY GOOD FUN !!!!Yep, I'll go with the fun bit. We just couldn't understand the mentality of the guy that came out with us. He was a real nice bloke but he had gone off up a blind ally with all of the tech stuff that he had. he had a scope that was so big in physical and mag size and every adjuster had a blooming great wheel on it. Now don't get me wrong on the use of this stuff, it would have been ok if he had been able to get to shoot the Charlie's that were in the field but there was so much fiddling around with the scope that one disappeared and the other got so close and just stood there looking at us at 410 range. I think that this bloke was the salesman's dream and because he was on his own he had no one to guide him on the most effective and efficient way to get the job done. If there is a situation of rabbits in an exposed situation I just take a seat along the hedgerow about 30-40 paces away from the holes and loose drape some cammo net over me and just wait. When the rabbits start to come out I take them but I don't walk in to pick them up. The others that come out to the same fate don't seem to notice that the others have been shot. For this I use a 22rf with a mod and subs. Half a dozen does me as a load to carry and gut. The shooter has to keep still and quiet on this job.PS have you been down to Wilson's lately? If so is he still a grumpy? Edited January 31, 2017 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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