Another new entry to the optics world is from wellrespected optic manufacturer nikon. American rifleman ballistic software for longrange shooting. This nikon scope is as good as most all of the big name brands, and with a price of the bargain brands. Nikon has adapted its popular spot on ballistics software to run on iphones and ipods. The nikon p308 offers shooters a bullet drop compensator that reaches out to 800 yards. The new burris ballistic services is a set of sophisticated online ballistic tools that will allow you to master any burris ballistic compensating reticle, build a dope card, program your eliminator riflescope, or order custom elevation and windage knobs. The monarch 5 with advanced bdc reticle offers nikon s conventional bullet drop compensation bdc marks, but now has windage holding marks added to enhance accuracy at longer ranges. When you buy a nikon rifle scope with a bdc reticle, you can use their spot. Youll need to enter a few pieces of information to get to the program, but that. The software does the hard work and negates for the need for you to whip out that old slide rule. Ballistic drop compensation, or bdc for short, contains a whole range of small circles, below the cross hair, and aiming points. Like you said, its free online and will work with whatever round you shoot.
Nikon releases spot on ballistics app for iphones daily. Its got a strippeddown version but is available in a detailed version, the bullet flight m, that is simply an excellent tool. Bullet drop compensation with nikon spot on technology. Just enter maker, bullet type,weight,and mv and hit fire. You can easily use to calculate various aspects of the projectile of a bullet like range, angle drop, elevation, energy, velocity, total drop, and some other parameters. The official ballistics solver created by applied ballistics ballistician and champion shooter bryan litz, the applied ballistics app is a state of the art ballistics calculator for longrange rifle trajectories. This can be ensured by referring to the nikon ballistic calculator that can be availed from the nikon hunting site. Spot on ballistic match technology provides precise aiming points for any nikon bdc reticle riflescope and instant reference for sighting in other nikon riflescopes with plex, mildot or standard crosshair reticles. This is because there are a ton of factors that determine a bullets flight path. Best ballistic calculator apps for your smartphone pew pew. Our product lines enhance the enjoyment of every outdoor pursuit from spectator sports, nature study, hunting, fishing and birding to stargazing. Nikon bdc600 since the most popular rifle at this time is the ar platform, many other scope makers are providing their users with. The new burris ballistics services site offers easytouse software and a comprehensive cartridgebullet library. Nikon has a complete line of optics deliver lead to your target with total accuracy to 600 yds.
The spoton program also correlates trajectory data to the additional aiming points on nikon scopes with bdc reticles. Nikon is a well established name in the market and the nikon spot on software download is an essential part of every shooters equipment today, atleast all who are serious about the sport. Apr 04, 2018 3 free ballistic calculator software for windows. Use of ballistics tables or ballistics software based on the mayevskisiacci method and g1 drag model, introduced in 1881, are the most common method used to work with external ballistics. It is a helpful ballistic calculator which makes the task of hitting distant targets pretty simple. Please note that your firearm may or may not match the information listed for bullet drop based upon the variables listed in the beginning of the manual. This is a compact 3power scope made just for the ar15 style rifle. The impact ballistic program allows to you to match your specific cartridge to any of the tract riflescope reticles, providing bdc bullet drop compensation for long range accuracy and precision in a simple and easytouse online program. The user inputs the bullet and gun properties as well as atmospheric information, sight scale factors and zero.
Kestrel 5700 ballistics weather meter with hornady 4dof. Nikon monarch 6 24x50 mm bdc reticle scope, matte black. Bdc reticle boasts spoton ballistic match technology with specific aiming points out to 600 yds. For a stepbystep guide on how to use the program, click here. This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop, bullet energy, windage, and velocity. Devising a simple computer program, he found that instead of the knob rotating 12 m. How to use the nikon bdc reticle and spoton software duration. The projectile may be powered or unpowered, guided or unguided, spin or fin stabilized, flying through an atmosphere or in the vacuum of space, but most certainly flying under the influence of a gravitational field. In comparison to other popular rifle scopes like the burris rifle scopes, the leupold scopes or even the nightforce scopes, when it comes to the nikon spot on technology, shooters are more than happy with the features and added capabilities that it offers. The nikon p308 is an excellent scope for shooters with a bolt action rifle, especially for hunters. The monarch 5 with advanced bdc reticle offers nikons conventional bullet drop compensation bdc marks, but now has windage holding marks added to enhance accuracy at longer ranges.
Burris launches new online ballistic services daily bulletin. The monarch 624x50 mm scope from nikon has a bdc bullet drop compensating reticle that lets you adjust for bullet drop to keep your shots squarely on target. This means that, with a 100yard zero, the first circle below the crosshairs will be your aiming point for 200 yards, the third circle for 300 yards and. Nikon s allnew spot on ballistic wind meter plugs directly into the headphone port found on almost all smart phones. Best ballistic calculator apps for your smartphone pew. With these webbased tools you can analyze your reticle, build a dope card. The bdc reticle is designed to compensate for the trajectory of your firearm or crossbow. They factor in a ton of different data points and make it very easy to use the information when the time.
Nov 23, 2010 nikon releases spot on ballistics app for iphones. Indoors, binoculars bring the audience closer to the action in fastmoving sports or the. This video desribes how the nikon bdc reticle works and how to use the nikon spoton. Burris optics now offers online ballistic tools to help shooters maximize the potential of burris riflescopes. Projectiles are described by a ballistic coefficient, or bc, which combines the air resistance of the bullet shape the drag coefficient and its sectional density a function of mass and bullet diameter. Nikon repair services nikon service advisories increase your knowledge and understanding of photoraphy, get tips and advice from pros and be inspired, watch video tutorials, learn new techniques, find out about classes and workshops and more. The bdc200 is designed for larger projectiles, such as slug guns and black powder firearms. Long range made easy with nikons prostaff 5 custom xr. Pointblank ballistics is one of the best free ballistic calculator software for windows. Three ways to get the hornady handbook of cartridge reloading. At shot show i got to see their brand new nikon p223 3. External ballistics or exterior ballistics is the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight.
The nikon spot on software is a ballistics program launched by the company which offers many awesome features and functions that expand the horizons of regular rifle scopes technology. I was recently shooting with some guys new to the spot on program as well as the nikon bdc scopes and they were hitting 4inch targets at 630 yards with various stock guns. Rapid and simple calculation of range to target, based on a measurement of the target with a mildot reticle, by aligning the estimated target. The reticle would then provide bullet drop compensation for 100, 150, 175 and 200 yards using the respective ballistic circles as shown on the next page. This app is available only on the app store for iphone and ipad. Along with the innovative and brand new spot on technology of nikon, it is here to take accuracy to an altogether new level. The nikon features a bdc bullet drop compensating multiple aiming point reticle that is calibrated to the trajectory of the. The spot on technology likewise provides instantaneous reference for. Deadhold bdc reticle 4 5 riflescope adjustments using the reticle for bullet drop compensation rifleload combinations are put into ballistic classes where bullet drops will be predictable to within 2 4 inches. All you need is a rifle, a nikon riflescope and a rangefinderspoton does all the work. Adjustment is a breeze with crisp 14 moa turret adjustment and a spring loaded instant zeroreset function.
Take the mystery and uncertainty of longrange shooting out of the equation with impact. Simply select your scope, caliber and actual round of ammunition or select your bullet and enter your. Designed to allow you to dial in your scope once, and then place shots at further known distances without adjusting your elevation, bdc scopes have strengths and limitations which we will discuss later. Sep 29, 2014 determining bullet drop, wind drift, impact energy and flight time in a palmsized package, ballistics apps are making the arithmetic easier than ever. Nikon monarch 312x42 side focus scope with bullet drop. Sighting in a 200 yards was easy and after chronographing my muzzle velocity and using nikon s spot on ballistic software to determine my drops vis a vis the circles, the scope is easy to use and i am able to quickly and accurately adjust my aiming points and hit my targets at varying distances.
This 4 to 12 power scope offers enough magnification to stretch the legs of the. Quick 1 minute video tutorials on how to use nikon spot on click here got questionscomments about nikon spot on. Thank you for choosing the nikon bdc reticle riflescope crossbow scope. Nikon has the most elaborate selection for caliber specific bdc reticles. The nikon bdc bdc or bullet drop compensator reticle has become increasingly popular as bdc reticles of all types have entered the marketplace. Bulletdrop is a simple external ballistics calculator for ios. With our easytouse software, expansive cartridge and bullet libraries, and highly. Each class will use a different corresponding range for each crosshair hashmark.
The optic is a fixed power 3x magnification, with hash marks in the reticle for bullet drop programmed for 55 grain bullets built into the. I just took possession of a bushmaster varminter and am considering a nikon monarch 412 by 40mm scope but cant seem to make up my mind on which reticle to use. The spot on wind meter takes an accurate reading of the wind speed and direction and inputs the data directly into the spot on ballistic match technology application that every serious hunter and shooter should have on their smart phone. Nikon ballistics tool free online long range hunting forum. The straight dope on bullet drop comepensator bdc scopes. Sighting in a 200 yards was easy and after chronographing my muzzle velocity and using nikons spot on ballistic software to determine my drops vis a vis the circles, the scope is easy to use and i am able to quickly and accurately adjust my aiming points and hit my targets at varying distances. This app is excellent and is spot on as far as ballistics and the bdc scale.
How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. Output is displayed in selectable increments out to ranges of 100 to 2000 yards. Buckmasters scopes are great for hunting in practically any type of weather or environment being 100% waterproof, fogproof and shockproof. Things like muzzle velocity, bullet type, and altitude will affect how quickly a bullet drops as it flies downrange. However, all nikon bdc reticles can be tailored specifically to the. Spot on ballistic match technology provides precise aiming points for any nikon bdc reticle riflescope and instant reference for sighting in other nikon. Use this ballistic calculator in order to calculate the flight path of a bullet given the shooting parameters that meet your conditions. 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.
Although the wind downrange can effect the trajectory of your bullet, the point of impact is most effected by wind gusts that occur closer to the shooter because the shift in trajectory is amplified in accordance with the amount of distance the bullet still has to travel before impact. It tells you at what range each point will correspond to the bullets trajectory. Rifle sightin process longrange rifle shooting with ryan cleckner duration. It offers only the most precise aiming points for those who are using a nikon spotting scope like the nikon bdc riflescope gadgets. It tells you at what range each point will correspond to the bullet s trajectory. Jul 07, 2015 if you buy a box of 62grain ammo, you lose precision and those hash marks may no longer be a reliable indicator of bullet drop. Jul 16, 2016 rifle sightin process longrange rifle shooting with ryan cleckner duration. However, all nikon bdc reticles can be tailored specifically to the cartridge you are using with their nikon spoton software. Also, you can select reticle from list and see wind and distance. Nikon spot on ballistic program updates download version only. Nikon has taken a different approach to solving the challenge of quickly finding. The spot on ballistic wind meter only provides the wind within close proximity to the shooter.
Oct 06, 2010 me showing how to use the nikon spoton program. The 3 to 9 zoom works great, and the the bullet drop compensator is right on for the shots i have taken. Regardless of the particular style of bdc reticle you have, the position of the circles are based upon an average trajectory for some of the more popular projectiles and cartridges on the market based upon the intended use of the scope itself. Nikon monarch 5 ed rifle scope 1 tube 315x42 advanced bdc. Back in 2002 he had problems matching his new scopes bullet drop compensator to his rifles trajectory. A nikon rifle scope is pretty popular among the hunters these days.
If you have a nikon scope with a ballistic drop compensating reticle bdc, you. To change powers, just rotate the power selector ring until the desired magnification appears adjacent to the power index dot fig. Nikon spot on, a unique and innovative ballistic match technology that is getting more and more popular, provides what every avid shooter needs. Nikon tm monarch 6 24x50 mm bdc reticle scope provides accurate bullet drop adjustments bullet drop is no problem with this scope. Nikon has the best and simplest bullet drop system on the market today, and they essentially copied it from germany, circa 19451960 the original zeiss diavaric 1. Nikon has taken a different approach to solving the challenge of quickly finding the right scope adjustments for a given cartridge and rifle combination. Nikon coyote special scopes long range hunting forum. Nikons exclusive monarch eye box technology combines the features that hunters have always wanted a huge ocular, a generous field of view, long and constant eye relief and maximum light transmission, for dawn to dusk brightness and resolution. 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 measurement. How to use the nikon bdc reticle and spoton software youtube.
The main problem is that bdc reticles offer a generalization of bullet trajectory and can only estimate bullet drop in specific circumstances. The spot on iphone app contains a vast database of factory ammo both rimfire and centerfire, so you can quickly plot ballistics for your chosen load. Before proceeding, read the description, cautions, and download and installation instructions. November 23rd, 2010 nikon releases spot on ballistics app for iphones. Bushnell has been the industry leader in highperformance sports optics for over 60 years and boasts leading market share in all of the sports optics categories. All you need is a rifle, a nikon riflescope and a rangefinderspoton does all the work for you, showing you what the possibilities are before you ever fire a shot. Just enter maker,bullet type,weight,and mv and hit fire. The app allows the shooter to select from a large library of bullets. The real benefit of using a ballistic app is the convenient ability to calculate data thats tailored to your specific firearm, cartridge and environmental conditions. Nikon buckmasters rifle scopes feature multicoated optics that provide exceptional light transmission and audible windage and elevation adjustments. Jan 19, 2012 another new entry to the optics world is from wellrespected optic manufacturer nikon. They made this ballistic calculator app to help you dial in dope and get first round hits. Download center download manuals, software, and firmware for digital cameras and other imaging devices. Supports imperial yards, feet, inches, etc and metric units.