Xact is a free ballistic calculator designed by hawke optics to help you get the most out of your riflescope. Mil dot confidence target honeywell sportmans club. Now you can select red dot target type for multitarget screen 2. Mil dot ballistics combines fast range estimation with a full featured ballistics calculator. If it does not appear that a mildot master is capable of this simple and entirely realistic calculation, then contact bruce robinson and ask him to explain how to use his slide rule for this purpose. It also makes it a little easier to center target edge on tiny mil dots in scope. Here are the details of the best available for download.
Realtime calculations provide instant range estimation and ballistics calculation to get you on target fast. Back in the day mil dots were round dots they later shaved the sides of dots so now football shaped to not cover up target as much. Mrad unit of arc measurements are based on the radian. No math mil dot, memorize the sight picture of a target at known ranges. The terms mil and mrad refer to a milliradiana distance that equals 1 of a radian. This is a free ballistic calculator for use with windows excel and any pocket pc windows ce that has excel installed. Presuming you have a consistent rifle setup with good glass that allows for repeatable adjustments that reflect the windage and elevation adjustments the ballistic calculator will derive, here are a few apps to consider. The mildot master is an analog calculator designed along the principle of a slide rule, utilizing logarithmic and inverse logarithmic scales developed specifically for performing the following operations. This guide is intended to provide the user of a mil dot equipped optic with information on what the reticle is used for, the basics of its use and how to train your. Mildot ballistics for ios free download and software.
A radian is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc that is equal in length to the radius of the circle. Also, you can select reticle from list and see wind and. Range to target, bullet drop and wind drift compensation, angle of fire for uphill and downhill shots. This integration will enable mil dot ballistics to obtain accurate realtime atmospheric conditions at the shooters location ensuring the most accurate ballistic solution possible. Rapid and simple calculation of range to target, based on a measurement of the target with a mildot reticle, by aligning the estimated target size directly opposite the mildot. Mil dot similar to the mil setting, the mil dot measurement shows how many mil dots are needed for different distances.
Integrated mil dot calculator separate click values for elevation and windage integrated range estimate tool. Mil dot scopes are optics which allow users to easily calculate distances to a target without fancy equipment. Page 4 if you are uncertain to what setting your scope is calibrated, contact leupold customer service. Its a skill you may need to use when weatheratmospheric conditions prohibit the use of a. At the end of 2018 we are ending support for our chairgun and xact software. This graphic shows the mil dot onestep being used to fire on a btr80. So when i do the math on a calculator vs this app, for this particular scope, the.
If you want to keep your windreading skills sharp during a long, cold winter spent mostly indoors, check out shooter ready, a longrange shooting simulation for home computers. It is possible to choose how frequent the range distances are, i. By estimating the size of the target or reference and noting the number. They may continue to work for sometime, but as operating systems are updated we cannot guarantee this. Vortex mil dot reticle the vortex mil dot reticle is an extremely versatile reticle allowing the user to do range estimations, holdover and wind drift compensation, as well as moving target leads. This is serious training software, not just a computer game. The mil dot and mrad measurements the vortex mil dot reticle features subtensions that are based on the radian. In this article,i am going to explain how to mentally break down the mil dot reticle, and employ its features to estimate the range to. The mil dot reticle can be a very useful tool to the long range marksman, but only if that marksman knows how to use it correctly. Given that several are free, download them all and compare the results and ease of use and use the one you prefer. This is important when using mil dots as it is best to check measurements against each other. The application says sniper calculator has stopped and ive never had a chance to see if.
November 29th, 2007 excellent longrange shooting simulator. How to calculate distances with a mil dot rifle scope. For some reason i got a error when downloading from amazon. The simple interface allows for one handed operation and eliminates any ne. The shooter ready simulation program helps you get a basic understanding of how to use mil or moa reticles to range targets, and how to make elevation adjustments and wind holds in either mils or moa. Measure the scope size of target measured in mil dots.
Sniper calculator pro this ballistic calculator was designed to be a tool for recreational long. It helps shooters calculate hold overs and scope settings necessary for accurate long range shots. Also i will be adding a mil dot range calculator, ballistic coefficient library and calculator, and additional chart information on the ballistic trajectory calculator. This ballistic calculator was designed to be a tool for recreational long range shooters, army snipers, police snipers, law enforcement officers, hunters and others. Shooting simulator lets you practice ranging targets with. Mildot enterprises mildot master range and bullet drop calculation guide product family. Solution info display details range estimate calculation. The mildot master one of the most popular and commonly used tools among long range shooters. Now you cant quite fit that half mildot between his foot and the top of the whole mildot, so we break it down again.
It was actually faster than a calculator was and i was able to do multiple calculations using different dimensions of the same target much faster than with a calculator. With a vast library of over 5,000 projectiles and factory loads, and advanced features mildot and moa. Mildot master and a direct path to firing solutions. I still have some tweaks here and there left to do, such as adding metric units to the calculators and adding additional content to explain the calculators. To use the mil dot reticle, you must know the actual size of the target. For fixedpower or ffp mil dot scopes, easily compute the distance to a target. You can measure mils several different ways with mil dot reticle. Its also much more than a basic trajectory calculator. User guide for mildot equipped optics us armorment. Ranging with mil dots is an essential skill even in the age of hightech laser rangefinders and gps. This ballistic calculator was designed to be a tool for recreational long. Supports imperial yards, feet, inches, etc and metric units. Hawke mildot rifle scopes mildot and half mildot vantage.
This will only show when a mil dot reticle is chosen. Mildot usarmy, mildot usmc, nightforce moa reticles. An analog calculator designed similar to a slide rule, performs the following operations. Mil dot confidence target one milliradian the centertocenter distance between mil dots is equal to 3. This is also the distance between the crosshairs and the first dot. During competition, it was obvious that the mildot master was an excellent aid. Mildot ballistics combines fast range estimation with a full featured ballistics calculator thats simple to use. Understanding bdc and mil dot reticles pew pew tactical. The price of the calculator ranges between 30 to 36 depending on the order quantity. Legacy versions of our software for windows and macos are available below.
Mildot enterprises mildot master range bullet drop. Mildot, npr2 nightforce, tmr leupold, npr1 nightforce, ballistic mildot burris, xtr ballistic mildot burris, mlr nightforce, spr. Burris ballistic mildot, ballistic plex, plex e1, g2b mildot, xtr ii ballistic 5. The calculator will instantly show d istance to the target. Threeway calculator for minutes of arc moa and angular mils. Hawke mildot rifle scopes mildot and half mildot ballistic reticle scopes. Excellent longrange shooting simulator daily bulletin. Provided you input the right data to start, this is one of the most accurate calculators i have used. Then it lets you assess yourself and improve your weaknesses with feedback like hit results, ranges, and wind info, which are displayed after. Unlike an electronic calculator, the mildot master can measure the angle of a shot up to 60 above or below. The distance from the center of the target to the edges of the large square is 3. If he cannot tell you, then throw it in the trash and buy a mil dot onestep. The easiest way to determine if the mil dot reticle is in the first focal plane is to view the reticle through the. Mildot master the mil dot reticle is in increasingly widespread use among longrange rifle shooters as a means of estimating the range to the target.
The mil dot reticle subtensions are based on the milliradian mrad for short. This estimation is critical in order to correct for the varying degree of projectile drop andor wind drift at different ranges and thereby enable the. The calculator has been designed with target shooting competitions in mind the target size scale ranges from 0,15 1 m and on the back side of the calculator are the exact measures of most common targets ipsc ja idpa. But civilian snipers work alone and there are real dangers with putting ones rifle down. Download mildot rangefinder and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod. Youve probably already mastered rifle scope basics, so with this post were going to get a bit more advanced. This will only show when a mildot reticle is chosen. Slide to align it with the actual size of the target. One round mildot calculator enables to measure accurately the distance to the target, which is necessary to make an accurate shot, by simply aligning two numbers.
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