[Zeppelin!]

I have seen all kinds of software out there for ballistics. Who here has purchased ballistic software for Windows. I want it all....

 

[Jack Monteith]

Hi, Zep:
The freeware PointBlank is as good as most. It doesn't make the transsonic corrections, same as most programs, but that doesn't matter at hunting ranges.
http://www.huntingnut.com/pointblank.html

Bye
Jack

 

[Zeppelin!]

AHHHHH, FREE IS GOOD!

Thanks, lemme check it out!

 

[Zeppelin!]

That will do!

CLOSE THE THREAD!!!!

 

[Jack Monteith]

Hi, Zep:
There's a highly accurate ballistics calculator on this site, over at Ballistician's Corner on the main page. http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/index.htm

It's link to Brad Millard's JBM site. He's also got a simpler version at the bottom of this page. http://internet.cybermesa.com/~jbm/ballistics/ballistics.html

Bye
Jack

 

[JohnK]

You might also want to take a look at the one I have at http://www.handloads.com/calc too. It does the same thing as the basic one at the JBM site, but I think is a little easier to use.

 

[Zeppelin!]

Thanks all good stuff!

P.S.

I got my BFR in 450 Marlin revolver up to 1950fps with 405G bullets. I wonder what the energy is on that :O)

 

[kciH]

The energy would be about 3418.83.

Energy = .5 * weight * velocity^2 / 7000 / 32.175
or
Energy = weight * velocity^2 / 450450

 

[Zeppelin!]

You forgot to add

"DANG, THAT WOULD WIPE A BEAR OUT" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MikeG]

Sounds like it isn't too healthy for the shooter, either.....

 

[Zeppelin!]

A bit of recoil yes but one must adapt to the larger caliber rounds. If I can quote Eastwood, "A man has to know his limitations"

 

[MikeG]

Well said! Trouble usually starts when we don't heed that advice.

 

[kciH]

Zep,
I'm pretty sure that would wipe out a bear if it hit the bear where the bear needed to be hit, which would likely be easier to do under pressure with: a rifle. Like I said in the other post "We'll have to agree to disagree"

At least you have good sense when it comes to quotes.

How is the recoil with that BFR? Lets use a .44 Superblackhawk with 320gr cast loads at about 1300 for the baseline of comparison. That would only have about 1200.58 lbs of energy.