Introduction. Step 1. Build a Rifle Step 2. Choose a Mode Step 3. Establish Position Step 4. Obtain Atmospherics Step 5. Designate a Target

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1 User Manual 1.1.1

2 Introduction BallisticsARC currently has 2 modes, and each mode produces solutions independently. However, data entered through the main menu will apply to both modes. The only order of operations to consider is that atmospherics obtained online (Step 4) will be referenced by the shooter s position (Step 3). In Chart Mode, shooting position is established by populating the latitude and longitude fields. In Map Mode, shooting position is established by dropping a shooter pin. Any variable can be manipulated on the fly, and solutions will respond immediately. Shooting data is always displayed as a corrective solution, never as a bullet s path. For example, U 5mil means dial or hold Up 5 mils, and R 6in means dial or hold Right 6 inches. Below is a recommended order of operations. If you like BallisticsARC, the best compliment you could give would be to leave us a review in the App Store. Most of all, we want to say thank you for choosing our products. Step 1. Build a Rifle Step 2. Choose a Mode Step 3. Establish Position Step 4. Obtain Atmospherics Step 5. Designate a Target 2

3 Contents I. Quick Start Guide II. Main Menu A. Armory - Rifle Profiles, GeoBallistics, Truing B. Weather - Manual Entry, Online Weather Access C. Hardware - Wind Meter D. Mode - Map Mode, Chart Mode E. Extended Menu - Settings, Range Cards, Help III. Order of Operations Step 1. Build Rifle Step 2. Choose Mode Step 3. Establish Position - Chart Mode, Map Mode Step 4. Obtain Atmospherics Step 5. Designate Target - Chart Mode, Map Mode 3

4 Contents (cont.) IV. How to: 1. Change Ammo 2. Change Rifles 3. Load a Saved Chart 4. Load a Saved Map 5. Orient the Map 6. Saving a Chart 7. Saving a Map 8. Search for a Location 9. Truing 4

5 Quick Start Guide Chart Mode Data Entry Lat and Long Buttons Bearing Capture Button Angle Capture Button Chart Parameter Entry Save Chart Current Rifle Note: Point the top edge of the phone towards the target to capture shot bearing and angle. 5

6 Quick Start Guide Chart Mode Main Menu Note: All data entered through the main menu applies globally throughout all modes. Armory Weather Weather Hardware Change Mode Extended Menu 6

7 Quick Start Guide Switching to Map Mode Note: Chart Mode is a free offering that has the full functionality of a traditional ballistic calculator. Map Mode is a premium feature that can be accessed by tapping the map button in the main menu. Switch to Map Mode 7

8 Quick Start Guide Getting Started in Map Mode A sample range is available on startup. Before creating a range at a new location, YOU MUST DELETE THE CURRENT SHOOTER PIN. Only 1 shooter pin can be present at any time. This can be done by deleting all pins or by deleting the shooter pin only. Delete All Pins Delete Shooter Pin 8

9 Quick Start Guide Map Mode Main Menu Note: All data entered through the main menu applies globally throughout all modes. Armory Weather Weather Hardware Change Mode Extended Menu 9

10 Quick Start Guide Map Mode On-screen Controls Current Location and Auto Map Orientation Note: Tap 2x to enter auto map orientation mode. Shooter Pin Target Pin GeoBallistics Overlay Delete All Pins Map Style Search Location 10

11 Quick Start Guide Switching to Chart Mode Note: The mode button image is responsive. In Map Mode it will appear as a chart, and in Chart Mode it will appear as a map. Switch to Chart Mode 11

12 Quick Start Guide Map Mode Overlays and Functions Current Rifle Current Range Card Delete Target Target Chart Velocity Threshold Energy Threshold Max Vital Range Note: Tapping on an overlay transition dot will show the range to that location. 12

13 Armory The Armory is where custom rifles are built and saved. Selecting a rifle is done by entering the Armory, highlighting the item, and selecting Done. Armory Note: All data entered through the main menu applies globally throughout all modes. 13

14 Armory - Adding a Rifle Tap the plus sign in the upper right corner to begin adding a new rifle. TIP: Rifles can be added, deleted, copied, and edited on the fly. Changes made in the armory immediately affect the solutions on the current range card or solution chart. 14

15 Armory - Copying a Rifle Tap the copy symbol to create a duplicate rifle in order to make changing load data quicker. TIP: Rifles can be added, deleted, copied, and edited on the fly. Changes made in the armory immediately affect the solutions on the current range card or solution chart. 15

16 Armory - Rifle Profile Some data is required and some is optional. Placeholders have been set in the appropriate fields to help in this area TIP: If you want to compare multiple loads in the same rifle, build a duplicate rifle with a different load and use unique names to indicate the different load types. 16

17 Armory - Load Data Load data can be manually entered or looked up in the provided Bullet Library. Tap Lookup to search for projectiles by manufacturer. TIP: The library contains over 2500 of the most popular long range and hunting projectiles. If manually entering load data, check the ammo box or manufacturers website for this information. 17

18 Armory - Rifle Data Sight Height - distance from center of bore to center of optic Zero Range - sight in range Elevation Correction - distance above or below intended zero. Positive values are up. Negative values are down. Windage Correction - distance left or right of the intended zero. Positive values are right. Negative values are left. Barrel Twist Rate - found on the barrel and applies to spin drift if desired in solution Muzzle Velocity - speed of the bullet as it exits the barrel 18

19 Armory - GeoBallistic Overlays Vital Size - area of vital zone wished to engage on a target. Vital size relates to Maximum Vital Range. MVR is the distance at which a bullet exits the vital zone without adjusting for elevation. MVR is denoted by a black dot overlay. Energy Threshold - level of energy desired to be delivered to target. ET is denoted by a red dot overlay Velocity Threshold - speed desired to be maintained to target. VT is denoted by a yellow dot overlay. 19

20 Armory - Truing Velocity Correction Actual point of impact may vary from the solution. The included truing calculator allows correction of muzzle velocity to account for this variance. Truing is best executed at extended ranges. 800 meters is a common standard for.308. Truing Steps 1. Enter the truing range and the known elevation solution at that range. 2. Press Calculate Press Use. The corrected MV will then replace the previous MV entered in Rifle Data.

21 Weather Weather can be obtained online, imported from external hardware, or entered manually. Weather Note: All data entered through the main menu applies globally throughout all modes. 21

22 Weather - Online Weather Tapping the reload button will bring up the 5 nearest weather stations for data retrieval. The weather stations referenced will be in relation to the shooter pin. If no shooter pin is placed, data will be retrieved in reference to the phone s current location. 22

23 Weather - Online Weather Click on the desired location you wish to pull data from. Note: This data is pulled from airport weather stations. This could be an unreliable resource if you are at an extended distance from the nearest station or if your altitude varies significantly. 23

24 Weather - Online Weather Wind and Atmosphere have been separated so that wind may be easily manipulated or obtained through an external hardware device. TIP: You must hit use on both wind and atmosphere data to use a complete online weather profile. Data obtained online will be in blue text. Manually input data will be in black text. 24

25 Hardware If you wish to use external hardware, begin by tapping on the WeatherFlow icon in the main menu. External hardware requires access to the device s microphone. Weather Hardware Note: All data entered through the main menu applies globally throughout all modes. 25

26 Hardware - Wind Sampling Extend the phone away from the body with the phone slightly raised in the air. You should be facing directly into the wind. Tap the Take Sample button to begin taking samples. TIP: 10 second samples are generally long enough to obtain a solid average wind. Longer samples will be more effective. 26

27 Hardware - Wind Sampling Tap the Stop button to conclude taking a sample. TIP: Multiple samples can be taken before choosing which sample to use. 27

28 Hardware - Wind Sampling Tap Use to select the desired wind sample. Note: This data will automatically be sent back into the wind entry field in the Weather profile. 28

29 Hardware - Wind Sampling Note: A wind sample captured by external hardware will appear in green text. This will help reaffirm that the sample populated correctly. Data obtained online will be in blue text. Manually input data will be in black text. 29

30 Mode The Mode can be changed easily by tapping this icon. The icon will appear as a map while in Chart Mode, and it will appear as a chart while in Map Mode. Change Mode 30

31 Mode - Chart Mode Chart Mode allows for full solution calculations offline. It is a free offering and allows entry of 1 custom rifle prior to premium upgrade. 31

32 Chart Mode - Shooting Position Lat and Long Buttons Press either button 1 time to populate the latitude and longitude of your current position based on your device s GPS. Note: Online Weather Access will use this position to locate the nearest meteorological sources. 32

33 Chart Mode - Generating a Target Chart All fields must be populated. Press return to generate a chart. Bearing Capture Button Angle Capture Button Chart Increments Max Distance Note: Point the top edge of the phone towards the target to capture shot bearing and angle. 33

34 Chart Mode - Save a Chart Charts can be saved to your device s camera roll by pressing Save. Note: Your device MUST allow access to your photos to save a chart. 34

35 Chart Mode - Viewing a Saved Chart Saved charts will appear as the photo on the left in your phone s camera roll. Zoom in on the photo to max resolution, and the dope chart will fill the screen like the photo on the right. 35

36 Mode - Map Mode Map Mode allows the use of the GPS rangefinder with custom rifles. Multiple targets can be ranged simultaneously, and range cards can be saved for later use. 36

37 Mode - Search Location Search for a range location based on one of the methods below: City, State Zip Lat/Long The map will populate to the area, and the user can use landmarks and roadways to navigate to the desired shooting location. Search Location 37

38 Map Mode - Shooting Position Establish a shooting position by dropping the shooter pin on your desired shooting location. Shooter Pin 38

39 Map Mode - Setting Target Pins Drop a target pin on your desired target location. Multiple targets can be placed at a time. Tap each individual target for solution data. Target Pin 39

40 Extended Menu The extended menu contains Settings, Load/Save Range Card, Show Help Screen, and Show User Manual. Extended Menu 40

41 Extended Menu The extended menu contains Settings, Load/Save Range Card, Show Help Screen, and Show User Manual. Show User Manual will open your web browser to where you can view this manual along with other helpful resources. 41

42 Extended Menu - Settings Units selected apply to all dope charts, Map Mode solutions, rifle profile criteria, and muzzle velocity correction. Map Solution Increment determines the target pin dope charts only. 42

43 Extended Menu - Range Cards Range cards in Map Mode can be saved and reloaded for later use. Existing range cards can be edited and resaved as well. TIP: Maps can be cached indefinitely by populating an area at its highest desired resolution prior to going offline. 43

44 Extended Menu - Help Map Mode Show Help Screen will present an overlay to remind the user of the functions of the Map Mode interface. Show User Manual will direct a user to for a link to this manual. 44

45 Extended Menu - Help Chart Mode Show Help Screen will present an overlay to remind the user of the functions of the Chart Mode interface. Show User Manual will direct a user to for a link to this manual. 45