Ballistics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the effect of projectiles. It is mainly used for bullets, rockets, missiles, and so on. In this way, you can calculate the trajectory of various bullets, and for that we will mention five ballistic programs for Windows. These environments offer you the possibility to calculate trajectory parameters by entering only a few data. They take the mass of the bullet, its speed, muzzle velocity, range, altitude, and distance, among other options, to give us the final results.
PointBlank Ballistics
PointBlank Ballistics is, without a doubt, the best free ballistic program for Windows. You can use it easily to calculate various aspects of the projectile, such as range, drop angle, elevation, energy, velocity, total drop, etc. The environment also draws the trajectory of the bullet according to the values entered. Then you can export the drawing in PRN format or print it from the platform. The only drawback we found is its registration reminder system, which can be removed with a donation.
Ballistic
We continue with Ballistic, a command-line program that takes the velocity and mass of the bullet (as input) and delivers the results in JSON format. Some parameters you will see in the output report are: projectile energy, projectile velocity, and MPBR (Maximum Point Blank Range). The program, apart from being available for Windows operating systems, is also available for Mac OS X and Linux.
ballistic -m "mass of the bullet" -v "velocity"
Excel Ballistic Calculator
Excel Ballistic Calculator is an Excel spreadsheet that works perfectly as a ballistic calculator. You can use it to calculate various aspects of the trajectory of a projectile by specifying several parameters. In the green column you can enter the bullet description, muzzle velocity, bullet velocity, range, increment, impact, altitude, cutoff velocity, standard pressure, etc. As you fill in the data, the spreadsheet gives you the projectile trajectory data.
Strelok. Ballistic calculator
Strelok is a ballistic trajectory calculator for Android devices. The platform will ask you to enter a few input data and then give you the projectile trajectory result. Some reticles it supports are: MilDot, NP-R2 (Nightforce), TMR (Leupold), NP-R1 (Nightforce), Ballistic MilDot (Burris), XTR Ballistic MilDot (Burris), MLR (Nightforce), SPR (Leupold), 4D (C2.5-10x50 Kahles), 4D (C3-12x56 Kahles), Ballistic Plex (Burris), BDC Standart (Nikon), LR Duplex (Leupold), BDC 600 (Nikon), EBR-1 MOA (Vortex), Mil-DotBar (mijo), P4L (Schmidt & Bender), MTR-1 (March), BR (Swarovski), PSO-1 (Russia), etc.
x-ballistics.eu
We will finish with an online ballistic calculator provided by the x-ballistics.eu site. The page interface offers on the left side the filters to find the projectile type, in the center of the platform we can determine the input data, and at the bottom the site gives us the results.
If you often calculate trajectory data for different projectiles, the five programs for calculating ballistics for Windows will be of great help. But if you are a user who is just entering the world of ballistics, these environments are very good for a first approach to this new world.
