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Not So Much
I downloaded the app last year and it didn't work so it was deleted almost immediately. I gave it some time and I saw that last update listed as "fixed bugs" so I downloaded it again. Nothing has changed. It won't even let me select a caliber. I'll just use the Winchester app.Dawnrider61
Useless
When trying to find a range a box shows up with the range info. But not the whole box! No way close that Box either!Plains123
Basic calculator
It’s a basic calculator but from what I have experienced using it seems to be pretty accurate and useful.. if you’re trying to hit a quarter at 300+ yards it’ll at the very least get you in the ballpark. For plinking steel or water jugs at multiple different ranges it works good pretty well.1/502
Shame on you guns and ammo
Saw this app referenced in an article by Guns & Ammo. Powerful tool for shooters. Really?
They do have the 6.5 Creedmoor now.
It may work for those that do not want to spend money on a real ballistics calculator and who aren’t going to shoot in any kind of weather or shoot past 300 Meters. Like one person mentioned it’s a sales tool and not much more.
“Carry On”Show lessBMF_VET
Good app
Good app. Have been using it a lot since I installed it. The only problem I have found with it is when I enter the zero range (100yds) when i calculate it, it shows as 1.5 in.Palkat
Great basic ballistics tool.
Love the app for its basic simplicity to help with SIMPLE ballistics characteristics. A feature for barrel length (pistol, carbine, or rifle) would be helpful for more accurate muzzle velocities. I also wish it would allow zero or negative sight heights to allow calculations for bore level or under bore mounted lasers. One problem I have discovered is that the delete a saved calculation feature no longer works. I seem to remember it working prior to the last update. Still love the app though.Show lessJScruffy
Update Immediately!
How can you have an app that does not have all of the ammunition that your company makes. I want to use this app, but I am unable to because I primarily shoot ELD-X. HorribleTexasredleg
Ballistic calc
Great little app. I spend lots of time comparing the trajectories of different calibers and rounds. It’s fun to pull out around ignorant people that don’t think a 270 is a good elk gun.Drtech4056
Very Basic, limited value to shooter
This is essentially a very basic drop calculator with some built in loads for salesmanship and extremely limited usefulness to a shooter.
There are several glaring usability issues.
The ballistics calculator does not save the last entered data but instead auto resets the form just because you back out to the main menu. There is no reason for this, there is a reset button if you wanted to reset! The load would have to be saved but you might have just been dabbling with variations and not want to save but also not want to re-enter everything again!
The ballistics table display doesn’t format right to fit on the screen (iPhone 7) and you have to move it sideways to see it all... that is ridiculous to say the least and super sloppy. Yeah I had inches and MOA displayed, but if you can’t display them both don’t offer to!
There is nothing here about stability, corialis, sighting angle (of course all ranges are flat... ok experts, sure). No indicators for supersonic and transonic barriers, poor atmospherics (no humidity), only wind speed not direction so you have to do the reduction for angle yourself.
There is no way to ‘reload’ and modify a saved load, you just have to re-enter everything.
This isn’t even ready for beta release as a ballistics calculator. It’s hardly more than a crayon and a napkin.
I suppose it’s primary value is having a BC number published by Federal to take and put into a real calculator.Show lesslordmorgul
Update stopped App from working
App updated today. As soon as I tried to initiate app on my IPhone a start icon started spinning. It spun for 3 minutes. I shut down and restarted multiple times but app will not start at all. Federal should have left app as it was; now I’ve had to remove app and use another ballistic calculator.Shooter405
Developer Response
Hello Shooter405- We recently resolved the issue we had at launch with the iPhone 8+. If you had trouble on another device please email us at Web@VistaOutdoor.com with more information on the device you were using so we can help troubleshoot and resolve.
