Applied Ballistics App (Smartphone App) vs Applied Ballistics Analytics (PC software)

[adrenaline681]

I was wondering how do these compare, I'm thinking about getting the smartphone app for android. I noticed the PC software costs 200 dollars. What other things does it do compared to the phone app?

 

[CanuckR]

I don't have any personal experience with it, but you have reminded me to order it. I know a few people that use it. It allows you to build a very in depth weapon profile allowing for data collection for several things such as powder temperature vs Muzzle velocity. I believe it allows you to print Density Altitude charts. (not 100% on this) Pretty sure it has the WEZ calculator in it.

Hopefully someone that owns it will chime in with more info.

 

[sailor38]

I was wondering how do these compare, I'm thinking about getting the smartphone app for android. I noticed the PC software costs 200 dollars. What other things does it do compared to the phone app?

It really depends on whose bullet you want to use. Applied Ballistics works best for Berger bullets.
I use Lapua ballistics - for Lapua bullets - and it's a free download from google play store

 

[GreenBob]

tagged.

 

[mustang979]

I've started to play with the applied ballistics app on my phone. So far, I like it, I like it more then strelok (and strelok pro), and I like it more then the hornady 4dof calculator. It just seems so much more intuitive and logically laid out then strelok, and so much faster then the hornady 4dof.

I like it so much, I'm considering getting it for PC, but I haven't paid for the brian litz approved/tested bullet profiles (yet)

 

[adrenaline681]

I've started to play with the applied ballistics app on my phone. So far, I like it, I like it more then strelok (and strelok pro), and I like it more then the hornady 4dof calculator. It just seems so much more intuitive and logically laid out then strelok, and so much faster then the hornady 4dof.

I like it so much, I'm considering getting it for PC, but I haven't paid for the brian litz approved/tested bullet profiles (yet)

For what I understand the custom profiles will not give you much benefit unless you are planning on shooting past transonic where the drag curve of each bullet starts been diferent than the G7 standard.

The G7 BC's in the app (which are also lab tested BCs at Applied Ballistics) should be more than enough for most people.

 

[mustang979]

thank you for the heads up on the custom BC's. I haven't pushed past the transonic range yet... my 223 is getting close, but I realistically won't get there for a while.

 

[Alpheus]

For what I understand the custom profiles will not give you much benefit unless you are planning on shooting past transonic where the drag curve of each bullet starts been diferent than the G7 standard.

The BC is velocity dependant; the BC on the box is only valid at a specific velocity. The slower the bullet is going, the lower the BC and the bigger the difference between G7 and the custom drag models.

 

[adrenaline681]

The BC is velocity dependant; the BC on the box is only valid at a specific velocity. The slower the bullet is going, the lower the BC and the bigger the difference between G7 and the custom drag models.

This is somewhat accurate, but BC is a relative value comparing the drag curve of your bullet with the standard G1 or G7 drag curves.

If you get a bullet that acts exactly the same than the standard G7 or G1 bullet then your BC will NOT be dependent on velocity.

For most boat tail bullets the difference between their drag curve and the G7 drag curve over time in the supersonic range is pretty constant (usually down to Match 1.5). This is usually smaller than the precision of the rifle you are shooting, thus any change of G7 BC in the supersonic range can be ignored.

On the other hand if you are dealing with G1 BC's then there will be a bigger difference in BC between different velocities and to get a correct trajectory calculation you will have to enter the correct BC's at different velocities (if the ballistic calculator can accept this type of multiple BC inputs).

I'm guessing the BC's on the box that you are talking about are G1 BC's. I havent seen any G7 BC's written on ammo boxes at different velocities because they are very constant.