How To Use Applied Ballistic for Precision Rifle

In this video, Clay Hergert (owner, lead instructor of ATX Precision & SEAL Team Sniper) carefully breaks out how to use Bryan Litz's Applied Ballistics application. Applied Ballistics and much of Litz's contributions to the field of ballistics as a whole, are arguably the most important in our industry. In this video Clay will help shooters of different backgrounds understand how to approach the application.

[@zdnvck]

Thanks! GUI looks complicated but with a help of Your guide, I finally could use the app!

[@Migs3]

Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to film and edit it and of course for positing it for our benefit. Keep up the good work! (Can you update it for the latest version?)-Migs

[@johnfrederikson2002]

Thanks for doing this, it is very useful. Best wishes. J.

[@markwilliams7037]

Good video. But where is the next video?

[@Wojciu100000000000]

Can you export the range card to the excel? For me it is very important to print and keep data on my forearm

[@Migs3]

My "Send Profiles" on iOS is greyed out even though my Kestrel 5700X is connected via Bluetooth. What could it be?

[@Tanden300]

Great video. I didn’t know that sight height error is extra important with angle shots. Can you please show the math behind that? BR Thomas.

[@sportsmansfinest5170]

Here are some numbers from one of my 6.5s on Applied Ballistics: Correct site height of 2.5: 700 yards, 0 degree shot angle: drop is 16.5 MOA 700 yards, 30 degree shot angle: drop is 13.8 MOA Default site height of 1.5: 700 yards, 0 degree shot angle is 17.4 MOA 700 yards, 30 degree shot angle is 14.6 MOA. So by not inputting correct SH, data corrections are off .75 MOA on level or 1 MOA on angled shots. My interpretation is that Clay's intention was to convey that sight height is important. Not necessarily more important on angle shots.

[@CameraPlayHD]

I can't show the math here, but the concept of it isn't too difficult. If you could somehow have your scope look directly down the bore of the barrel, the bullet would impact low depending on the distance. As soon as the projectile leaves the barrel gravity works and it begins to fall. Shoot a gun flat, and drop a book from the same height; The bullet and book hit the ground at the same time. However, with scopes being above the axis of the barrel, the projectile will cross the plane of the scope twice; once on the way up and once on the way down. This is why the popular 50/200 zero is possible. Generally, the lower the scope height the longer the Maximum Point Blank Range if all else is equal.

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

FYI Everyone... It's April 2022 and the ios AB Mobile app ver 2.4.20 is rife with catastrophic problems... the solver produces completely erroneous solutions if you input a negative density altitude. I emailed AB and they confirmed they know about it... it's been over 2months now and they still havent fixed it. No idea how many more months it will take for them to fix 2.4.20 with an update... so theres that to consider. Also the data backup feature is completely glitched and doesnt work. So... beware if you are at low altitude or low temperatures ios AB Mobile 2.4.20 will completely pooch your fire solution. They really need to fix this!

[@MoviesSam]

Does this app have angular comp. ?

[@NickVedros]

Yes sir

[@bigfhands]

this is a great video but if you’re not shore about some details don’t elaborate on them just say you don’t know.

[@steveharvey7712]

there is nothing wrong with grandpa 30-06 🙂

[@ambrose995]

useless app.. only few choices of rifle scope,,, very expensive app also