Modern Ballistics
Note: Due to unexpected high usage of the demo program limitations on the number of simultaneous users was exceeded and a new version had to be created without requiring a license for each user. If you recently had problems please uninstall the old version, download and install the new version and try again.
This is the web home of Modern Ballistics:
the world's most sophisticated small arms exterior ballistics program for the
personal computer. It runs on all modern Windows (Win98 and greater) computers. In addition to the usual tables and graphs of drop, velocity,
and windage, Modern Ballistics has these unique features:
Generate probabilities of hits.
These are based on your wind error estimates, muzzle velocity standard
deviations, and inherent accuracy of the load in the gun.
Simulate the sight picture.
See various target shapes and sizes with different types of iron and optical
sights at user selected range, and conditions. See how your hold must vary
at 300 yards versus 800 yards. Change the wind, altitude, temperature or other
conditions and compare your hold compared to the ideal hold calculated by the
computer.
Tracer simulation.
Enable the tracer simulation to see the entire path of the bullet from your
muzzle to the target and beyond. Watch it arc up and curve with the wind
on its way to a distant target.
Group sizes.
Simulate the effect of wind estimation errors and shots per group on the total
size of your groups. Is a 1.5 inch ten shot group better accuracy than a 1
inch three shot group? Use this program and find out. Compare the
use of a somewhat inaccurate but wind resistant cartridge with that of a more
accurate but less wind resistant cartridge -- under what conditions would you
chose one or the other?
Note to Law Enforcement -- Restrictions
This powerful program is not for everyone. We will not sell this program to government law enforcement entities that deny basic human rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms. For this reason all national government law enforcement agencies are prohibited from using this program. See the Restrictions page for more details.
Please keep in mind that this restriction is not aimed at the individual LEO. A very high percentage of the law enforcement community are in support of the individual right to keep and bear arms and the Bill of Rights in general. It is the politicians that do not appreciate it and demand the LEO enforce these unjust laws. As an individual you are welcome to purchase a license to use this program. It may not be used on any computer associated with law enforcement in national government or in restricted states.
To enforce these restrictions some unique technology was developed. The program will not run without once a month authorization from a central server maintained by Modern Ballistics staff. For this reason Modern Ballistics may only be run from computers that have a, at least occasional, connection to the Internet.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) fires Modern Ballistics creator for his firearms related activities.
This page was last updated on
03/01/06.
Email: webmaster@modernballistics.com