There have been a handful of iPhone applications developed for tactical applications, including a shot counter SISiPhoneApps and long range shooting calculator from Knights Armament.
Well another one drifted across my desk this morning from what looks like is a lone-wolf app developer called the Mil-Dot Rangefinder.
Basically it looks to me like the app gives you a mirror image of your long-range scope and allows you to input variables to range and calculate your target based on what you’re seeing.
Mil-Dot Rangefinder for the iPhone takes the math out of ranging targets using a mil-dot scope. Real-time calculations provide instant range measurements in both yards and meters. The simple interface allows for one handed operation and eliminates any need to manually type any measurements to range a target.
I’m not a long-range shooter and haven’t worked with military-grade scopes, but it looks to me like at least the so-called “Pro Edition” of the app has a bunch of features that any one-shot killer would be looking for:
- -Full featured ballistics calculator
- -Fast windspeed/direction adjustment.
- -Range card (ballistics chart)
- -Point of impact indicator
- -Bullet drop compensator
- -Realtime windage/elevation hold readings
- -Time to target
- -Remaining velocity
- -Remaining energy
- -Multiple Ballistic Profiles
- -Fast Unit Of Measure Switching
The application is actually pretty cheap, at $4.99 for the pro edition. I’d love to hear impressions from readers on how this app looks and works.
(Gouge: Tactical Life)
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I haven't used this one personally, but it's a welcomed trend for precision shooters. Barely 5 years ago quality ballistic software was anywhere from $500-2000 and only ran on expensive mil-grade PDAs. Now reasonably effective software with a substantial feature set can had for under $50 and will run quite well on a iPod or similar device. Apps like Knight's Bullet Flight and Ballistic FTE including mil/MOA conversion and range estimation utilities like the above app.
Perhaps the author of this APP might consider writing it for the Android OS…?
Well that's one thing the Iphone is good for, now if only they could make it so you could call someone on it. That would be something. I'll have to give it a try.