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Old 01-14-2011, 08:35 PM
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Default Online ballistic calculators

Which is the best online ball. cal ?
The winchester site has a good one but is limited to winchester bullet inputs.
Ones that can accept any BC other than a specific brand would be nice.

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Old 01-14-2011, 08:44 PM
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Try jbmballistics.com
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Old 01-14-2011, 08:46 PM
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I use the Berger one.
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Old 01-14-2011, 08:52 PM
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Try jbmballistics.com
Good one..thanks.
I like that it has all the brands listed in the library.
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Old 01-14-2011, 08:59 PM
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Try jbmballistics.com
But...it doesn't give the BC of the bullets.There's a link to the man. sites but would be nice if those were defaulted with the bullet entry.
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Old 01-14-2011, 09:01 PM
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you can try the norma one
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Old 01-14-2011, 10:32 PM
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But...it doesn't give the BC of the bullets.There's a link to the man. sites but would be nice if those were defaulted with the bullet entry.
The BC of the bullet is in the solution it gives, you do not need to punch in a BC for any bullet in the list. The only bullets that will not show a BC are the bullets that have been tested by Bryan Litz, they have a Litz in brackets behind them.
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:25 PM
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The BC of the bullet is in the solution it gives, you do not need to punch in a BC for any bullet in the list. The only bullets that will not show a BC are the bullets that have been tested by Bryan Litz, they have a Litz in brackets behind them.
Not sure what ya mean.
I'm in the ''trajectory'' field and don't see any solution fields. For example, I enter 139 gr. 284 hornady interbond into the bullet selection and no other fields get populated. Maybe I'm asking too much, but it would be nice if all the other invariable fields would fill.
Not a huge deal but just makes playing around easier.
BTW, maybe its my computer savvy thats the issue though
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:35 PM
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The program on the best of the west webpage is great and has tonnes of bullets on file. This program tends to work better or seems more accurate then the seirra progam i bought.
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:41 PM
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Not sure what ya mean.
I'm in the ''trajectory'' field and don't see any solution fields. For example, I enter 139 gr. 284 hornady interbond into the bullet selection and no other fields get populated. Maybe I'm asking too much, but it would be nice if all the other invariable fields would fill.
Not a huge deal but just makes playing around easier.
BTW, maybe its my computer savvy thats the issue though
Pick your bullet and hit calculate, it will use the BC and length of the bullet you picked to do the calculations. You are right it would be easier to compare the BC of different bullets if it would populate on the first page, but if the bullet is on the list you don't need to punch in the other bullet variables to run the calculations.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:17 AM
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Pick your bullet and hit calculate, it will use the BC and length of the bullet you picked to do the calculations. You are right it would be easier to compare the BC of different bullets if it would populate on the first page, but if the bullet is on the list you don't need to punch in the other bullet variables to run the calculations.
gotcha..
tried it out and works pretty good... thanks.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:22 AM
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Default try sierra infinity

i use the sierra infinity software one. seems awesome , you can imput just about everything, ripped her from pirate bay. dont know how accurate it is yet, cause my long range shooting hobby is snuffed in cause the -25 outside, but its probably the best.
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