Ballistic Program Software for laptop?

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Is there a software program that one can purchase or download onto a laptop? Where we shoot we get very poor cell phone reception (no signal!) so trying to use apps or online programs can be sporadic and very frustrating.
 
I found a few for sale online but they are dated and are based on a catalog of bullets available at that time. What I need is trajectory using weight of bullet, velocity, BC, sight in distance, scope height above bore, elevation, barometric pressure, temp and altitude. I use MILS but most use MOA.

Interesting. I used to write some programs in BASIC myself.
 
Have you looked at Strelok, Strelok +, Strelok pro, or Applied Ballistics, all on the Android play store.
I use Strelok pro and don't need internet to use it.
 
I have Strelok but where we shoot it's sometimes hard to get a good signal. I was shooting yesterday afternoon and I couldn't even get the local weather on my phone. Luckily I had my DOPE book with me and a Kestrel so I was able to get wind, temp, and BP. Checked my DOPE for similar days in the past and it worked...bang...DING! out to 600. But it would be nice to have a program on a tablet or laptop that would work without a signal. One thing I have learned is that with dozens of shooting sessions logged in my little book it has become priceless!! I have collected enough data and notes that in a pinch I don't really need an App except for convenience.
 
I have Strelok but where we shoot it's sometimes hard to get a good signal. I was shooting yesterday afternoon and I couldn't even get the local weather on my phone. Luckily I had my DOPE book with me and a Kestrel so I was able to get wind, temp, and BP. Checked my DOPE for similar days in the past and it worked...bang...DING! out to 600. But it would be nice to have a program on a tablet or laptop that would work without a signal. One thing I have learned is that with dozens of shooting sessions logged in my little book it has become priceless!! I have collected enough data and notes that in a pinch I don't really need an App except for convenience.


I use strelok on an iPad or phone without internet connection. It pairs nicely - and automatically - with your Kestrel. So the weather/wind data is immediately integrated into the calculations.

No internet required unless you want to download new bullet profiles.
 
I use strelok on an iPad or phone without internet connection. It pairs nicely - and automatically - with your Kestrel. So the weather/wind data is immediately integrated into the calculations.

No internet required unless you want to download new bullet profiles.

So Strelok will work without a cell phone signal? Yesterday my phone just sat there with the little center ring spinning around in circles? I couldn't get it to do squat. o_O
 
So Strelok will work without a cell phone signal? Yesterday my phone just sat there with the little center ring spinning around in circles? I couldn't get it to do squat. o_O

Are you using the free version of Strelok, or Strelok Pro with a kestrel?
 
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I have both versions of Strelok on my phone but my Kestrel is the basic model. It just tells you the wind, temp, BP, and altitude. As far as I know it doesn't connect to anything or even make popcorn. :D
 
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Does your Kesterl come with a USB cord to communicate with software on a PC or Mac.
How would a ballistics software program on a laptop help any better than one on a smart phone
unless it has a way of gathering info from some source.
 
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Smack!

Cell phones don't always work at our location. As far as data I record ambient data from the Kestrel and enter it directly into Strelok. Doesn't take but a few seconds. I also record it in "The Book".
It would be nice to have a program on a laptop where we could enter data, view charts, graphs, etc. maybe even copy them to EXCEL or at least save them right on the range. You get a couple of gun nerds together with a computer and a chronograph and things get weird rather quickly. :eek:
 
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Do not want to highjack the thread but for someone that is just playing around with long-range shooting, are some of the apps named in this thread overkill? Right now I have out to a 500-yard range and shooting a 308 and 223. I do not mind spending the $12 or so but want something that is easy to use.
 
Do not want to highjack the thread but for someone that is just playing around with long-range shooting, are some of the apps named in this thread overkill? Right now I have out to a 500-yard range and shooting a 308 and 223. I do not mind spending the $12 or so but want something that is easy to use.
I believe there is a free strelok version still
 
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