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2. iii Conversion of Units Ordinate limit set to 1m left and 100m right i Setting of Units Deg Min and Sec Windrose WINdOW iii SIgnt iN Conditions WIPGOOW eu y A GC O ll AEG SUE TBI m Open Drag File Window Open Bullet File Window Trajectory Table WINdOW ii Graph showing mouse coordinates Changing Graph Axis Units Selecting the Type of Graph Selecting Graph Options Edit LING of Ledeid a E E Delete Legend Line and Single Trace Drag Table graph here G1 Cg graph G1 Kg Graph G1 Function Graph of Total Drop in Ground Fixed Frame Trajectory Path in Ground Fixed Frame Trajectory Path vs Line of Sight Y AY LA LLA LAI LLA LI nennen Velocity Graph Energy Graph Time of Flight Graph MOA Elevation Correction Graph MOA Azimuth Correction Graph Top View of Path Trajectories for different zero ranges Graph with different angles of departure for shotgun pellets No 7 1 2 Top view of shotgun pellet s trajectory Trajectory in x y plane under extreme wind conditions Top view of extreme crosswind inflUence LL Y LL LLY LLY LL LLY nn G1 C file opecific Drag File for one Projectile Scheme of Windlayers not in Lapua Edition Contents of a wind profile file L LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Page 49
3. 1er eere nenne nnne unn 32 Graph WIROOW ias eii 32 Examples of Different Graphs in the Order of Menu 35 Drag Table Crap 35 Drop in Ground Fixed Frame 1 1 11110110r0 rr rain 36 Path in Ground Fixed Frame ee eere eere nnn nnn nnn nnn unn 37 Path versus Line Of SIgBDEt s cin iussu sin ni nOn X ER EORR ER CERERI E 37 VelOCIEV Sr DD 38 Energy Gla LUW rr is 38 ulw ia Mr rr Tr 39 MOA Elevation Correction to Zero In eere erre 39 MOA Azimuth Correction to Zero In eee eere nnn nnn nnn 40 Top View Azimuth Deflection iria 40 Different Examples of GraphS ssiiaii r 41 APPENDIX qe n 44 Drag Table FES iria 44 Wind Pronie a ota ii 45 BIDIOO ADDY id 47 List Of IIUSEraciONS sois 48 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Foreword QuickTARGET Unlimited is linked to QuickLOAD our powerful Interior Ballistics Predictor Program This version provides accurate and complete solutions to many real world external ballistic questions At this time of writing the program is still in the beta phase and is added together with QuickLOAD and Quick TARGET to the CD The addition unlimited has been used because the program has no restrictions like maximum ranges lt represents a Point Mass Model or 3 Degrees of Freedom approach to the solution of exterior b
4. Bullet Impact to Tgt Center y Vertical displacement between target center and point of impact Bullet Impact to Tgt Center z Horizontal displacement between target center and point of impact Aiming Point to Tgt Center y Vertical distance from Point of Hold to target center Aiming Point to Tgt Center z Horizontal distance from Point of Hold to target center Picture 22 Target Data Definition FRAME Gunsite Setup Altitude of Gunsite Position of gunsite above or below sea level Use at best GPS altitude data for altitude above or below Earth geoids surface This is also the position of the origin of the Ground Fixed Frame of coordinates used by calculations Value is also used to determine atmospheric data from Standard Atmospheres at this altitude While trajectory calculation is in progress new altitude data for atmosphere and gravity is calculated by each integration step dependent on projectile s trajectory altitude Gunsite Angle up downhill Angle between horizontal plane and line from gun s muzzle to target s center or in case of Sight In range 0 angle between Centerline Of Bore and horizontal plane approximately Angle Of Departure Gun Muzzle Position GFIX x Horizontal position of gun muzzle before or behind Ground Fixed Frames y z plane X axis points into firing direction gt Gun Muzzle Position GFIX y Vertical position of gun muzzle above or below Ground
5. 6 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 50 deg Elevation Picture 51 Graph with different angles of departure for shotgun pellets No 7 1 2 Page 41 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM arget Uniirn tea Sraph Top View Side Deflection Wind Coriolis in 0 200 a ey A it B L UM iii prr ANO Y 4200 feet nen RUNS ton US UN 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 Sl Range yd 0 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 60 deg Elevation B 1 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 10 deg Elevation 2 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 20 deg Elevation 3 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 25 deg Elevation 4 Shot No 1 2 1320ft sec 30 deg Elevation 5 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 40 deg Elevation 6 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 50 deg Elevation Picture 52 Top view of shotgun pellet s trajectory O ge st Ur rmbed Graph FWS versus Line of Sight BU in ul Range E ATA WYN M Pan i i 1 i i i i i i i i t D 1 Li T Li 4 i i r 1 m mm N a momo mom Omm D D k i i EW ata ag 80 bien 4 20 Jaso o o i 4 200 sg xr Li EM Miei ii Li 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Sl Range yd s 0 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800ft sec Picture 53 Trajectory in x y plane under extreme wind conditions Absolute crazy head tail up and downwind conditions can create such an unusual traject
6. City Township Name of adjacent town or town where range belongs to Range or Airfield Total count Name of the range Total count of all ranges in file Country The country where range is located Use button The window is closed Data of selection is transferred to calling window Cancel button Close window Discard data User may enter coordinates into e g Google Earth to visit selected range Trajectory Table Conditions Window YA QuickTarget Unlimited gt Trajectory Table Conditions Gun Ammunition Table Environment 4 See yg 5 1 358 Norma Mag Direction af Firing Compass deg 15 eg Comment Latitude of Gunsite South negatwe as deg Fee Lane properant Longitude of Gunsite 0 000000 deg Table Atmosphere OOO Table Scale Standard ICAO Fe Maximum Distance for Table 300 yd Barometric Pressure 10132 Range Increment 25 yd Relative Humidity o Air Temperature 15 5 0 Table Energy Units f bs P Eheu sn rela li Table Wind Gunsite Data Altitude of Gunsite fo Im Load from File gt a Gunsite Angle up downhill lo deg Wind Speed 5 mph Wind Direction ta Firing Direction 55 0 deg Gun Muzzle Position GFIX x fo Im i Gun Muzzle Position GFIX y fo Im Table Gun Canting Angle 0 deg Gun Muzzle Position GFIX z fo fem
7. La 3jectile 1138 Ib sq in A standard Window s file window is opened displaying some additional bullet files In this Lapua Edition you can only load the file apua bul Quick Target Unlimited Load Bullet File is 2 x Suchen in 5 bullets v e EE t CERDO THEE RH FORI TO 2 HANK BUL i3 ALASKA BUL 2 HRTENBERGER BUL 2 POWELL BUL 2 ASQUARE bul i3 HORNADY bul 2 OLOADFW bul 2 BARNES bul 14 IMI bul 2 RCBS BUL 2 BERGER BUL i IMPALA bul REICHENBERG BUL BLASER bul i3 JAGUAR bul REMINGTON BUL brenneke bul 132 JLK bul 2 PWS bul CALHOON BUL 2 LAPUA bul 3 SAKO bul 2 COLORADO BUL 2 LendExtrusions bul one i3i combined bul 132 LIMA BUL 2 SHILEN BUL 2 DELSING BUL a LOSTRIVER BUL 2 SIERRA bul a DKT BUL 12 LYMAN BUL la SINTERFIRE BUL a FEDERAL BUL 12 Mayerl_ Custom 9 AERO BUL 2SPEER BUL 12 FIOCCHI BUL 12 MEN BUL SWIFT BUL a FOR TEK BUL 3 Moeller bul la SWISS_RUAG bul 2 frontier bul 2 NORMA BUL la WINCHESTER BUL Gian Marchet Bullets bul 2 northfork BUL WOODLEIGH BUL GPA BUL 2 NOSLER BUL 32 GSCUSTOM BUL partizan bul L E Metezwerkumgebu ng 3 Haendler Natermann SPORT bul PMC BUL Dateiname ALASKA bul Dateityp Bullet file bul x Picture 24 Open Bullet File Window BC Fields Under Projectile Selection box there are 6 entry fields to specify up to 6 BC s and 5 velocities to each bullet Fields have to be filled
8. sometimes named vital height Program calculates zero range to obtain desired point blank range Results can be automatically transferred to Sight In window QuickTarget Unlimited gt Point Blank Range m Vital Height above and below LOS 3 in Calculate optimum Sight ln range tor conditions specified in sightin Setup form w Re Assign calculated Sightln range ta SightIn form Exit suggested Point Blank Range settings Set Zero Range to 159 2 m Maximum Point Blank Range 185 m Picture 10 Maximum Point Blank Range Page 12 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM 4 Conversion of BC to Drag Model Opens a window to calculate new BC valid for other drag model QuickTarget Unlimited gt BC Conversioni from BC 1 G1 SAAMI Standard MR Bc1 500 Cd1 0519 to BC 2 G5 Ehan 25 Boattail b 18 cal tangent ogive new BC s Atmosphere Standard ICAO Barometric Pressure Relative Humidity o Temperature E 0 c Altitude lo fm Cd 2 0 316 Velocity 815 misec Exit Picture 11 Convert BC to other Drag Model FRAME from BC 1 Select drag model for existing BC Next to BC 1 enter a BC using specified drag model Drag coefficient Cd1 is shown after selecting velocity FRAME to BC2 Select new drag model Select Atmospheric Conditions Select Velocity gt Press Calculate BC2 will display new
9. Picture 47 MOA Elevation Correction Graph Zero range is 2700 yards At this range is no correction necessary but to set zero for shorter ranges it is necessary to adjust the amount of MOA according to new zero range Page 39 L LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM MOA Azimuth Correction to Zero ln Quick Target Unlimited gt Graph Azimuth Angle Correction to Sight In Zero MOA oj 2 1 L 9 4d bol I I I bm mn a r zu Te eae 2000 2400 0 400 S00 1200 1600 Si Range yd m D_ 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 750rn seu Picture 48 MOA Azimuth Correction Graph To adjust azimuth or windage for new zero range applies the settings shown in graph Note that at shorter ranges a positive correction to the right is necessary and for ranges above 1400 yards a negative correction to the left is necessary due to either Coriolis effect or wind influence Top View Azimuth Deflection Quick Target Unlimited Graph Top View Side Deflection Wind Coriolis y ZeroRange mn Sk Range mn 0 0300 RR e A WN HWY NN ee A YN 0 0300 0 0200 0 0100 QE E CONUM ices HAD RB A GR SN e SU 120 160 200 240 280 S Range ya 0 358 225 SRA SPET 2850 2880ft sec Picture 49 Top View of Path Top view of trajectory showing zeroed in windage Deviation is up to zero range slightly to the left after zero to the right of Line Of Sight Page 40 Ny OuickTARGET
10. E b b D D L i L B Li i E E E E F E i E i h E 1 1 LI h L E na E LI L Ll E LI LI k CF ug Ji my UU AA YR Y AA AE AA A La AA A E i L LI LI L i b a CI D b L L D E L E L E E E L k h A Ll LI A i h m o ee e ir A a eee A AS L T i E L Li P h E i E E E E 1 E T LI L Rd k Ll P m TN FF xpi A 80 120 160 200 SPRange yd m 0 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 2720ft sec Picture 43 Trajectory Path vs Line of Sight The range axis is the LOS Line Of Sight The maximum point blank range has been calculated before calculating range data Therefore it is possible to mark the vital zone by gray hatched area Page 37 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Velocity Graph ouick Target Uinlimited gt Graph __Pale x O L I 1 a a LI i i i L 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Si Range va m D 358 200 SRA SPRN 2300 730m sec Picture 44 Velocity Graph Velocity graph of a long range trajectory Velocity drops up to 1900 yards by reaching the trajectory vertex and then gains some velocity by falling to the end of range Energy Graph iOuickTarget Unlimited Graph mu cimi xi E nergy ZeroRange it ibs ft ibs r 1 mr r e i a I CI f 1 n 1 a D 1 i i i 1 i i i a i i LI i D i L i n i a 1 r 1 i DI 1 I r 1 n I 1600 te der Yr Re I ie cai Vede eh MA e
11. OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Opens small input window User specifies Y ordinate below sea level where calculation is stopped Valid range is from 1 meter to 10000 meters Recommended e g to display shotgun pellet trajectories which drop steeply beyond 200 yards If the ordinate limit is too large the unimportant part of trajectory plot governs the grapic window which might be undesirable Trafeciory In Ground Fixed Frame n Fiangefx mi mns Picture 17 Ordinate limit set to 1m left and 100m right Page 17 pay OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM User s Settings of Units The program uses user s settings of units unlike QuickLOAD and QuickTARGET The units are always displayed in a field right of the value field A right mouse button click on this unit field pops up a unit menu This menu is also activated while cursor is in value field by pressing CTRL ARROW DOWN key combination jns 3htto Bore Centerline y E J 3htto Bore Centerline z n a tern Gun Ganting Angle o dec TENE ight Adj MOA per Click 0 23873 Mo m km 4d Definition Distance 00 0 bd mil Hspl t per Click 250 In isplacement per Clic lin n Zero In Windage too no SightIn 2 15 m ightIn Zero Range Kn Impact ta Tat Ce nter lo Picture 18 Setting of Units Example pop up unit window for length units in field Height of Sight above
12. Picture 40 G1 Function The G function starts for m 0 at zero It is a function containing aside of C the standard air density standard speed of sound and the term THYN While C4 and Kg are dimensionless factors G is not QuickTARGET Unlimited can use all three types of drag coefficients The file format of external drag coefficient files is explained in Appendix Drop in Ground Fixed Frame IE Quick Target Unkmited gt Graph Totai Drop in Ground Fixed Frame Zermkange m 2800 F 3200 i i i i j i i i 400 800 1200 1600 2000 Ranas A m 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 730m sec Picture 41 Graph of Total Drop in Ground Fixed Frame Total drop from line of departure vs range Page 36 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Path in Ground Fixed Frame Quick Tar dick Target Unlimited Graph Trajectory i in Ground Fixed Frame it f 4000 3000 d ii 1 a iJ MT 1000 O 400 300 1200 1600 2000 Range vri m Y 353 200 SRA SPRN 2800 7T30m sec Picture 42 Trajectory Path in Ground Fixed Frame Path with respect to gunsite level plane Path versus Line Of Sight il Milena kTarget Unlimited Graph E B E iml x E versus Line of Sight feroRange orange Vertex 1n LOS a TTA A 7 AN A 75 7 ees LA 27 Eo pira LI Li h E i E LI L L E sl k h F n L A a ito La T HER LE ib ab a ue xx E ull SE kr e LI LI L
13. Adj MOA perClick 0 23673 MOA 358 200 SRA SPAN 2800 Sight Adj Definition Distance 100 0 yd Bol Eee BG Bod Bob BOs Sight Adj Displacement per Click pa o pm Aa ae eM iis eek 2000 1500 1200 1000 ll ft sec eld Vel Wela wald Mal 5 ft sec Target Setup Sight In Zero Range fara ba Projectile Muzzle Velocity Ell Bullet Impact to Tot Center y O Em Bullet Weight 200 W Bullet Impact to Tgt Center z po fm Environmental Properties Aiming Point to Tat Center y po fm Direction of Firing IOR ase hs Po Aiming Paintto Tat Centerz 7 m Latitude of Gunsite South negative a5 Rea Gunsite Setup Longitude of Guns te 10 000000 deg Altitude of Gunsite po lio Wind Settings ij Gunsite Angle up downhill po Bea SET M GAU PED pex eO pm Wind Direction to Firing Direction 50 eg Gun Muzzle Position GFI y o O O CAimssukors n Gun Muzzle Position Fl z D fm StandadiCAO Moving Gun Platform Vx O mise Barometric Pressure 101324 5 Fe Moving Gun Platform Vy po mise Relative REN T Moving Gun Platform vz O fec Air Temperature 50 E Picture 21 Sight IN Conditions window Entry fields in this window from upper left to lower right FRAME Gun Dimensions Line of Sight to Bore Centerline y Vertical distance between Line Of Sight and Centerline Of Bore Gun not canted The selected units are initially used to format o
14. Barometric Pressure Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real value in case of Instrumental Readings Relative Humidity Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real value in case of Instrumental Readings Air Temperature Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real value in case of Instrumental Readings FRAME Table Wind Load from a file gt or file name Not in Lapua Edition Button to open file open dialog window to read a wind profile file jp HH Ho EIS Click here to open file dialogue window to load a wind profile file Loedfram a File gt a Wind Speed lo mph Wind Direction to Firing Direction 55 0 deg Wind Speed Enter the wind speed in desired units double click to field to open graphical input Wind Direction to Firing Direction Enter an angle of direction relative to firing direction from headwind 0 120 clock over crosswind from right 90 3 o clock over tailwind 180 6 o clock to crosswinds from left 270 9 o clock double click on field to open graphical input window Table Gun Canting Angle Canting angle of gun for table Unusual but possible Button Use Sight In Data for Table gt Retrieves data from Sight In window and puts it into equivalent fields in Table window This option is always used in Lapua Edition You may only change data in the frame Table Scale in the fields Gun Ammunition and Comment
15. Fixed Frames x z plane Y axis points upward Gun Muzzle Position GFIX z Page 21 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Sidewards position of gun muzzle right or left Ground Fixed Frames x y plane Z axis points to the right Moving Gun Platform Vx Gun is moving with velocity to be specified component of velocity in x direction Moving Gun Platform Vy Gun is moving with velocity to be specified component of velocity in y direction Moving Gun Platform Vz Gun is moving with velocity to be specified component of velocity in z direction Drag Model User may select a drag model of his choice Standard Drag Model is G1 Others like GS can be used for shotgun pellets together with a small shotgun pellet file available in the bullet section Because the other models like G2 G5 etc are based on different sectional densities than G1 SD 1 they seem not to be useful The author hopes that those other models are corrected to SD 1 but has not found any evidence about that matter in literature The small rectangle in the upper right corner shows the abbreviated name of selected model The sectional density of the reference projectile is displayed below the selection box of drag model User may load Non Standard Drag data Ib sq in A standard windows file window is opened displaying some additional drag table files I apologize for the German window but
16. LL E 1 LI b E F Li usa E h LI E mT 1 Li ha L b 1 Ll E E L I NE FR RR CHO Sca a E an 120 Li L E Li P L E E Li larga y E h LI que E Li E 3o L L i fesse cee ji nt amp f ss voe 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Si Range yd m 0 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800f sec gt Picture 35 Selecting Graph Options By right clicking outside of grid the graph options menu pops up Page 33 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Qu ict J 1 4 kiir mitad Goch j EF n F O x por versus Line of Sight ZeroRange in SLHange in La vertex 10 MER E XI a i a E i oT PAIRED ETT E i a i H 4 em z dist eS iei a 4 I a E i a E L tot e TOSSE CILS ea 120 i J i i i i i a i E i i i i i pe 4 E j alk Wn E 40 J EE S ma m ROGA LO GO ao Om m mo m um D pns uc GG Gm m O 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Si Range yd m 0 308 155 SRA nPBT Palma MK 2155 2800ft sec Picture 36 Edit Line of Legend While mouse cursor is over a legend line and left clicking a small window opens allowing you to change the displayed text Text is also printed on printer output It can also be invoked by pressing the eu LU number Key 0 9 CN udcraea act Ur Times d gt Groph I n iim xj Trajectory versus Line
17. Print Image gt Sends a bitmap pixel image of window to the default printer File Opens File save dialog you may save window contents as bitmap or as text file Excel When Microsoft amp Excel amp part of MS Office is installed on your computer Excel opens and the table is transferred to Excel s spreadsheet via Object automation Object automation must be properly installed for Excel which is done by installation of MS Office installer Menu Output Options Options save race Delete races Grid Hatched Vital Zone v Marks on Line Thick AXIS Picture 29 Output Menu Options Page 29 OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Save Trace Stores temporarily the results of calculation Trajectory table in a collection of results Delete Traces Deletes all temporarily stored calculations Grid gt Axis grid on off Hatched Vital Zone Display zone defined in input window under Vital height to LOS as gray hatched area on graph Marks On gt Displays Vertex Point Blank or Zero Range marks in graphs Line Thick Toggles between two different line types in graph Axis displays a sub menu Options save Trace Results Window Calcula Delete races w Grid Hatched Vital Zone vum olis w Marks on ZeroRarige Eine Thick a R ange Color Settings Primary Axis left Secondary Axis right lb i Reference
18. Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Different Examples of Graphs BEST ar get Unlimited gt raph a m x Trajectory versus Line of Sight n 4 D S Range yd m 0 358 225 SRA SPBT 2850 2890ft sec 100 yd Zero 12 308 225 SRA SFBT 2950 28830ft sec Optimum Point Blank 2 355 225 SRA SPET 2850 2990ft sec 200 yd era Picture 50 Trajectories for different zero ranges m D ick Target Unlimited gt irap Trajectory in Ground Fixed Frame yd Wie emm aem I SN e E um EU ona re fent dato ca Bp eror UE gc umet m i i n i mn i i F i i D i F d i L i I E E i i E i i 1 EP ds UU RES ARRA Ed A cleisio ice wisc o liid bii dii i b i i i i I E if i h i r r i irai Mb ini dd de e m i ard map i PA alam parmi La i E Li i i i i E i v E i i D h 1 1 E i 1 a 1 sa ebecsgesacstsens a non nm pr ns mn LI I F a 1 a 1 a 1 i r a i A TY SY YTI E iR ee Ra ds os e e im a i i a i a i i a i Il I k a i i 1 LI i E E i Sis dr be de ke de TERTE dem Fossa dr bg der 0 40 o0 120 160 Range X yd m 0 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 60 deg Elevation 1 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 10 deg Elevation m 2 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 20 deg Elevation 3 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 25 deg Elevation 4 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 30 deg Elevation 5 Shot No 7 1 2 1320ft sec 40 deg Elevation
19. Use Sightlh Data for Table Picture 27 Trajectory Table Conditions Click here to set trajectory table conditions to sight in conditions This option is always set in the Lapua edition In the previous window all the data necessary to describe how the gun was sighted in has been entered and collected Now we must specify the conditions under which the user wants to shoot e g conditions for the trajectory table and graphs In most cases conditions will equal Sight In conditions if they differ one must set up Table conditions E g gun was sighted in in Denver CO and now there is a F Class Match in South Africa How will my gun react at this Match Set Sight In conditions to range and atmosphere data at the range in Denver and Table conditions to range and atmosphere data in South Africa so far known Now calculate and look what corrections to windage and elevation are necessary Data fields of Trajectory Table Conditions Window from upper left corner to lower right corner Gun Ammunition Description of gun and ammunition used Will be printed on trajectory table 4 Comment gt Add further comment to trajectory table Will be printed on trajectory table FRAME Table Scale must be filled in even for Sight In Trajectory Page 26 L apua QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM gt Maximum Distance for Table Enter the maximum range for table Up to this value the calculation proceed
20. below bore centerline User may select the appropriate unit by clicking with left mouse button on desired unit or use key Arrow Up or Arrow Down and press Enter key There are some exceptions 1 The MOA units are not selectable 2 The angle s units are deg rad and mils When set to deg the user may enter decimal degrees and by double clicking into the value field or press CTRL W key a small window opens allowing entering degrees minutes and seconds Note because entries are additive you must apply to each field a minus sign for negative angles 5 pz DO J xl Picture 19 Deg Min and Sec 3 When selecting Wind speed and Angle of Wind user may select unit of angle and unit of velocity as stated above but by double clicking into the value field or press CTRL W key a wind rose field opens to enter both direction and wind speed graphically Page 18 L Lapua QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Wind Rose Window Picture 20 Windrose Window The windrose window enables the user to indicate wind direction and strength graphically The projectile in the picture points in shooting direction The direction of North to firing direction is shown by a yellow line and the word NORTH as specified under Environmental Properties for the gunsite position and firing direction in Sight In or in Table Setup window Wind is represented by a light blue Wind barb in this picture the direction i
21. entries are displayed Page 11 OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Menu Auxiliary Calculations get Unlimited gt test set Auxiliary Calculations Options Calculate Maximum Vertical Range Calculate Maximum Horizontal Range Calculate Point Blank Range Conversion of BC to Drag Model Calculate BC from 2 Yelocities and Distance Calculate Muzzle Velocity from Chrongraphed Velocity Calculate Target Position Picture 9 Menu Auxiliary Calculations This menu provides useful calculations not provided by normal trajectory calculations Calculate Maximum Vertical Range The program tries to calculate the maximum altitude the projectile reaches by firing vertical into the air While the results for ascending path represent the optimum what is possible no significant yaw assumed drag and BC s correct the falling data are necessarily not very exact for spinning projectiles because it will fall in most cases with base forward Base forward drag characteristics are unknown and only a rough estimate of using double drag for falling part is used Calculate Maximum Horizontal Range gt The program calculates the maximum horizontal range in muzzle plane Program assumes no yaw and results represent maximum possible distance so far drag data and BC s are correct 4 Calculate Point Blank Range gt A window opens to specify the vertex of trajectory above and below Line Of Sight
22. from left to right the last right standing BC does not need a boundary velocity it should be set to zero Projectile Muzzle Velocity Enter projectile s muzzle exit velocity By pressing button to load data from OuickLOAD the value is automatically overwritten Bullet Weight Enter mass of bullet By pressing button to load data from QuickLOAD the value is automatically overwritten FRAME Environmental Properties Direction of Firing Compass deg Enter direction of fire to North direction from muzzle to target center Angle taken from compass between North and line to target clockwise increasing North O deg East 90 deg South 72180 deg and West 270 deg Page 23 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Latitude of Gunsite South negative Latitude of Gun Position Best use GPS data Degrees range from 0 Equator to 90 deg Pole northern hemisphere positive values southern hemisphere negative values If unknown 40 to 50 deg is useable value for average North America or Europe Longitude of Gunsite Longitude of Gunsite position values may range from 0 to 180 deg East of Greenwich meridian and O to 180 West of Greenwich meridian or even O to 359 9999 deg East of Greenwich meridian FRAME Wind Settings gt Load from a file gt or file name Not in Lapua Edition Button to open file open dialog window to read a wind profile file ee ae BES mur Cli
23. kg diameter in meters length in meters source as comment Commas must separate all 6 entries The length of the file is not restricted Page 44 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Wind Profile Files Wind profiles may also be specified in a file In case of shooting over a canyon or when forest or a ridge covers half of the range spans along the range wind cannot be defined by a single wind speed and direction The scheme for managing wind profiles is shown below Windlayers and Ranges Altitude Y up to 5 Randes ESA pe B E T Range X up to n Layers di zi Ec p Altitude 3 infi EE ef cR d E l Layer 2 i Range 3 Laer i Altitude 2 Rangel La Layer 1 Range 4 Layer 1 i Allitude 1 Range 3 Layer 1 Range 2 Layer 1 Width is not specified Range 1 0 Each Range Layer space has wind components wind wind wind Side Z X y Z for file layout see windfiles tt Picture 57 Scheme of Windlayers not in Lapua Edition Extension of windlayer file is wif All text must be plain ASCII code First line serves as comment Second line has to be the first line containing data Consecutive lines must not contain empty lines A data line contains five numerical values separated by space or a comma character The decimal point is a dot and not a comma All data are in meters or meters per second units data are separated in layers and zones The first zone of wind st
24. main menu line press keyboard combination lt ALT gt PgUp gt To activate and jump past opened windows press keyboard combination Ctrl gt lt Tab gt To select or bypass input fields press Tab gt Arrow cursor control keys also select input fields To activate drop down fields press keyboard combination lt Alt gt lt Y gt e g Projectile Program exit is initiated by pressing Alt F4 gt Page 7 LL LAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Coordinate System of QuickTARGET Unlimited Fa lt I Trajectory Height Angle of Deflection Picture 2 Ground Fixed Frame of Coordinates The x y plane lies in the direction of firing Between muzzle velocity vector v and x z plane spans the angle of departure Pg The angle of impact into x z plane is Forces on projectile are Drag Force vector F velocity vector v and Gravity vector g Y Es E TM V I Vo di gt i NI 9 Target E per X I pnt m ge g M id D a ma pange i Picture 3 Gunsite Angle Gunsite angle is defined by target position Target center is assumed to be in the x y plane The line between target center and muzzle forms an angle to x axis the Angle of Gunsite The x z plane is horizontal to Earth s surface the origin of x z plane is located at gunsite altitude above sea level Page 8 L LAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLIST
25. semiempirical approach to the solution of exterior ballistics However the indeterminate ability of many initial conditions and aerodynamic coefficients which are reguired as input is far beyond normal user s capabilities Even if aerodynamic coefficients are available there are more uncertainties especially at barrel exit that would affect trajectory prediction Complete and accurate solutions to exterior ballistics projectile motion involves the solution of equations of fluid flow on the projectile this is beyond the capabilities of available computers The user should be aware that the program distinguishes between Sight IN conditions and Trajectory table conditions For the beginner both conditions should be set to equal data otherwise he will wonder about the results and cannot interpret them correctly Page 6 pay OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Starting OuickTARGET unlimited Double click on program icon d QuickTARGET Unlimited After a few seconds of load and check time a text window with useful hints and warnings appears Please read this text carefully When you understand what it says select the appropriate button according to your decision QuickTarget Unlimited gt initial setup QuickTarget Unlimited V0 1 DLL 1 00 SN 111116 Licensedto Hartmut G Broemel TEST Copyright 2001 2007 H Braemel Babenhausen Germany 3 DOF Exterior Ballistics Program This program calcul
26. supersedes all other or prior understandings purchase orders agreements and arrangements This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Germany Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all matters relating to this Agreement shall be in courts and fora located in Frankfurt DE and you consent to such jurisdiction and venue All rights of any Kind in QuicKTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition which are not expressly granted in this License are entirely and exclusively reserved to and by HBB You may not rent lease modify translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or create derivative works based on OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition You may not make access to QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition available to others in connection with a service bureau application service provider or similar business or use OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition in a business German law except for conflict of law provisions shall govern this Agreement The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded No product support is provided The program has been designed to run under Microsoft Windows Versions 98SE 2000 XP and Vista Microsoft tWindows XP and Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp in the United States and or other countries Page 2 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM In this document
27. value in case of Instrumental Readings gt Air Temperature Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real value in case of Instrumental Readings If you do not can provide the Latitude Longitude and Direction of firing gun and you are using a well known range having a minimum distance to target of 300 yards there is a file containing some popular ranges To use the file move your mouse pointer over the descriptive text of Latitude of Gunsite or Longitude of Gunsite entry field The text s background becomes immediately yellow and clicking onto the text or pressing key combination Ctrl g opens the Get Coordinates window This works same for the Trajectory Table Conditions window _ This Option does not exist in this Lapua Edition Page 24 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Environmental Properties Direction of Firing Compass deg fo deg Latitude of Gunsite South negatiwe 50 deg Longitude af G unsite In deg I Wind settings Picture 25 Active Area to call Get Coordinates window full version only Get Coordinates Window QuickTarget Unlimited gt Get Coordinates CA AWBEYOT _ MPM data user Global ShootingRanges gp Select Count Sony _ United States of America 622 cle GW Click to load Select Location a new file fi 000 Yards Benchrest Club Willlamspor Trout Run PA Latitude deg Longitude deg Altitude m Directi
28. 0 1 0 0 25 0 0 0 00 13 1 Z 230 2358 0 2858 2778 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0 0 0 00 14 6 240 2336 0 2984 2725 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 24 0 0 0 00 15 8 Picture 31 Trajectory Table Window The trajectory table shows range units according to Range Increment unit settings energy to Energy units and path units according to Line of Sight to Bore Centerline units from Table Setup and Sight In window Page 31 ay QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Changing Graph s Appearance Some additional functions are provided to shorten settings of graph without using menu Graph Window aT ich T arget L ni llir n hed gt EENE Trajectory versus Line of Sight 108 7 FeroRange SI Bange ena ta LOS i i 4 t i i i AAA A i_ A _ i A A AA e mc Ba m dm hb a ee ee ee wok ee i i 1 Si Range yd 327 m 0 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800fl sec Picture 32 Graph showing mouse coordinates Similar to QuickLOAD moving the mouse cursor s crosshair over the graph s area displays readouts of position of cursor in values and units displayed in graph m TEE Trajectory versus Line of Sight in a 0 306 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2000ft sec 1 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800f sec Picture 33 Changing Graph Axis Units Left Clicking into the above yellow marked region area about width and height of scale numbers a pop up menu ope
29. 1995 The Modified Point Mass Trajectory Model 2nd Edition AC 225 D 1319 1997 Modern Exterior Ballistics Schiffer Publishing Ltd Atglen PA 1999 Carlucci D E Jacobson S S Ballistics Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2008 Page 47 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 Picture 15 Picture 16 Picture 17 Picture 18 Picture 19 Picture 20 Picture 21 Picture 22 Picture 23 Picture 24 Picture 25 Picture 26 Picture 27 Picture 28 Picture 29 Picture 30 Picture 31 Picture 32 Picture 33 Picture 34 Picture 35 Picture 36 Picture 37 Picture 38 Picture 39 Picture 40 Picture 41 Picture 42 Picture 43 Picture 44 Picture 45 Picture 46 Picture 47 Picture 48 Picture 49 Picture 50 Picture 51 Picture 52 Picture 53 Picture 54 Picture 55 Picture 56 Picture 57 Picture 58 Start and Disclaimer window Ground Fixed Frame of Coordinates Gunsite Angle Main Window Main Menu Bar File Menu Print Selection Sub Menu Languages Menu Auxiliary Calculations List of lllustrations Maximum Point Blank Range Convert BC to other Drag Model Calculate BC from 2 Velocities Muzzle Velocity from Chronotach Velocity Menu Options Edit Projectile WINdOW
30. BC Cd2 will display new drag coefficient gt Exit Button closes window Page 13 QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Calculate BC from two velocities and distance Usetwo velocities at two different distances to calculate a BC Drag model and Atmosphere from window Sight In is used QuickTarget Unlimited gt BC Galculatione _ BR First velocity 2705 fft sec Second velocity 2560 ft sec Distance 00 y d Atmosphere and Drag Model from Sight In Farm is used Exit Calculate Bt 401 F Picture 12 Calculate BC from 2 Velocities Enter both velocities and distance press Calculate button BC is calculated There is no need to care for lower and higher velocity entry window Press Exit to close window Calculate Muzzle Velocity from Chronotach Velocity gt Enter chronotach velocity and distance to screens center gt Press Calculate to calculate muzzle velocity Drag BC and Atmosphere settings from window Sight In are used User may select Reassign box to transfer velocity to Sight In window gt Press Exit to close window QuickTarget Unlimited Muzzle Velocity Chronotached Velacity 2455 ft sec Distance from Muzzle to Screens f 10 yd Atmosphere BC and Drag Model from ightln Form is used Be Assign calculated Velocity to SightIn form Exit Projectile Velocity atMuzzle Exit 3161 ft sec Picture 13 Muzzle Velocity from Chronotach Velocity Cal
31. FN rh Ya d 1600 1 a i a 1 L i i i i i i i a i 1 i E i i CI i i i I E a LI r a u 1 i i 25 a zia ha aa myn le 1 i i 1 a i i 1 i i i a i L 1 i a i h a i LI i D n i a i I E a E a I n P 1200 E Gu Gn E LUE PL TE Y SL A ne ge ee ee A ee ee f n 1200 r 1 D a I 1 a Li i i a i 1 i E i i CI i B i L r L r 1 LI i i i i a i i 4 H za t 1 i 1 a I E I a i 1 i i i a i i i Da I E a LI I a B 5900 a i a i CI i i a i Li i S00 anaa im den ot a a o e E a 1 i a i E 1 i i I n i a i i i LI i i i i i i 1 a 1 1 i i LI a E T7 hn A di r T RW a i O y Ett O O 400 200 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 Si Range yd m 0 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 730misec Picture 45 Energy Graph This energy graph belongs to the velocity graph shown above Page 38 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Time of Flight i JOuickTarget Unlimited gt Graph o 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 Si Range vd 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 730m sec Picture 46 Time of Flight Graph In time of flight graph user may only change scale of range but not time MOA Elevation Correction to Zero In EQuickTarget Unlimited Graph ils ni xl Elevation Angle Correction to Sighi In Zero MOA i 1 een es aa rn 1200 1600 2000 Si enge yd 396 200 SRA SPRHN 2800 730m sec 300
32. ICS PROGRAM When the user accepts the agreement window this window opens Main Window se er Picture 4 Main Window This is where the user inserts all basic gun and load data This data entry window allows specification of all data that is essential to trajectory table calculations The user can enter useful values into all fields NOTE Input character of decimal point is the keyboard period character even when user presses a comma it is converted This is independent of Windows Operating System Locale settings Some fields for numerical inputs verify lower and upper limits for data entry Violation of these limits produces a light red background color for too high or light blue color for too low value in the entry field However since this program cannot check every keystroke for simply incorrect entries it is possible to run calculations with spurious input values Page 9 OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Main Menu Bar iei Quick Target Unlimited gt test set E ioj x File Auxiliary Calculations Options 4 Sight In Setup window Table Setup Window Results Window Picture 5 Main Menu Bar So far the graph Window is not in foreground the main menu bar shows the above configuration Main menu line contains sub menus File Auxiliary Calculations and Options Menu File a QuickTarget Unlimited gt test set File Auxiliary Calculations Op
33. NOTE Unusual wind conditions may result in incomplete trajectory data output The output has stopped either when calculated array of data becomes too large to be displayed or the output window signals an overflow by very long ranges and small range increments In such a case it is possible to use all data by transferring data to Excel The only drawback is that data to Excel is raw format that means all data are in SI units like meters meters Second and many decimals behind the decimal point However it is likewise easy to change in Excel everything you want Page 28 LL LAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Displaying Results Main Menu Copyto Show Options When Output window Table or window Diagram is positioned in foreground the main menue appearence changes to the above shown items To return to standard Main Menue select Main Menue from this menu This menu bar is created while displaying trajectory table When displaying trajectory graphs the following menu bar is shown Main Menu returns control to main window Menu Copy to Copyto Show O Clipboard Ctrl C Print mage Ctri P Bie Ctrl 5 Excel Picture 28 SubMenu Copy to The sub menu Copy to contains the following selections Clipboard Copies the contents of output window to clipboard you may use the Insert or Paste function of text or graphics programs to paste it into foreign program
34. OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition G LAPUA User s Manual FY QuickTarget Unlimited gt test set 7 E wgl x Main Menu Copy to Show Options 22 QuickTarget Unlimited gt Gun Sight In Conditlons Gun Dimensions P Line of Sigh rm pA llOuickTarget Unlimited gt Graph O Trajectory in Ground Fixed Frame cm Sigl MM ms ia a ea e ES Sight Adj Dis 5 l Bullet Im 1 Bullet Im J Aiming Aiming F Gunsite Setup Guasti La lai lei e RS 4 400 600 1200 1600 200 2400 2800 Rois Range m Gun Me 358 200 SRA SPRN 2800 730m sec 50 deg 1 358 200 SRA SPRN 2900 30m sec 10 deg 358 200 SRA SPRN 2900 3 misec 20 deg 398 200 SRA SPRN 2600 dllm sec 30 deg 398 200 SRA SPRN 2800 3 m sec 40 deg Gun Mt Mo Mo 1 TEILT aT ESTONE VA E iU Moving Gun Platform V2 0 Inisec AirTemperature iso E Exterior Ballistics Program Using a 3 DOF Model Dipl Ing Hartmut Broemel Neubruecker Weg 15 D 64832 Babenhausen Germany LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition Evaluation Version License By using copying transmitting distributing or installing OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition you agree to all of the terms of this License If you do not agree to any of the terms of this License then do not use copy transmit distribute o
35. Trace Color settings Alter axis colors Colors selected will also be used for printing on color printers Sometimes colors visible on screen do not work with printers Font Select new font for graph Trajectory Table Font is selected via Main menu Font which is shown instead of Options menu Menu Show Show Options Trajectory Table Drag Table Drop in Ground Fixed Frame Path in Ground Fixed Frame Path versus Line of Sight Velocity Graph Energy Graph Time of Flight MOA Elevation Correction to Zero In MOA Azimuth Correction to Zero In Azimuth Deflection Ju jee iw je jem fate e a Picture 30 Menu Show In this menu user decides what he wants to view Page 30 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Trajectory Table 4QuickTarget Unlimited gt Table Table Bata Standard ICAO Altitude D 0m Temperature SES SG Humidity 01 5 Angle of Site D D deg Latitude of 5ite 45 0 deg Longitude of Site 10 0 deg Direction to Target 15 0 deg Canting of Gun D D deg Wind Speed 0 0 mph Direction of Wind 55 0 deg Sight IH Data Standard ICAO Altitude D 0m Temperature SES SG Humidity LD amp Angle of Site D 0 deg Latitude of Site 45 0 deg Longitude of Site 10 0 deg Direction to Target 15 0 deg Canting of Gun D D deg Wind Speed D D mph Direction of Wind 55 0 degr Bullet 358 225 SRA SPBT 2850 Bullet Weight 225 0 gr Huz
36. allistics equations of motion Maybe a future version will expand this program to 4 DOF Degrees Of Freedom capabilities This depends on finding a practical way to enable the user to make an estimate of all necessary coefficients needed for such calculations The program offers various drag tables together with the ability to use projectile specific drag tables read from external files without the need for Ballistic Coefficients It uses the same bullet files as QuickLOAD and QuickTARGET but due to extensions it is practical to edit bullet files under OuickT ARGET Unlimited otherwise some data entered by QT Unlimited may be lost in bullet file The program provides more exact trajectory prediction at long ranges and is not restricted to very flat trajectories One should Know that programs maximum predicted horizontal ranges for spinning bullets are slightly too long because a yawing bullet creates somewhat more drag and the maximum range will be slightly shorter While the maximum vertical range calculation of the trajectory to vertex is very exact the return from vertex to ground level is not because of unknown drag of a bullet that returns base forward A 3 DOF model and even a 4 DOF model are not able to calculate precisely trajectories in the so called upper group of angles for spinning projectiles above 50 degrees angle of departure Such calculations have to be done by solving 6 DOF equations of motion which represent also only a
37. ates the trajectories of projectiles using various drag functions The C1 ballistic coefficientis used by the major manufacturers of sporting ammunition to calculate the trajectories of mast sporting bullets The ballistic coefficients listed in handlnader s manuals are based on the G1 tables Other coefficient tables such as tae GB G7 Go etc exist and had been used for some military projectiles but are now obsolete In contrastto G1 they need different ballistic coefficients which are notfound in handloaders manuals The G function produces useful but nnt perfect trajectory data for most sporting prajetiles so far BC s represent the actual projectile Round balls shotgun slugs airgun pellets and rimfire and wadcutter bullets need specific coefficent tables few are provided with this program Today s professional exterior ballistic programs use projectile specific drag coefficients Afewtor 30 cal and 224 cal are included DISCLAIMER This software is licensed gt as is lt and without warranties as to performance or merchantability Our entire liability shall be at our option either return of purchase price or replacement of the software Since we have no control over the components and equipment which may be used with this program no responsibili is implied or assumed for results obtained through its use The user must assume the entire risk of using program and data To the maximum extend permitted by applicable law in no event shall the sell
38. ation the naming of other manufacturer s products occurs exclusively for information purposes This represents no trademark misuse No part of this document may be copied reprinted reproduced or transmitted in any forms or by any means electronic mechanical or optical for any purpose without the author s express written permission Due to continuous program updates information in this document is subject to change without notice and can differ from the version of the program supplied Be advised that the current version of QuickTARGETUnlimited may contain useful functions that this manual does not reflect QuickTARGETUnlimited Lapua Edition differs slightly from the retail version package of OuickTARGET Unlimited packed together with QuickLOAD QuickTARGET This manual shows the functions of full version and notes the differences between the two versions All OuickTARGETUnlimited functions are available through standard menu item selections review the QuickLOAD Unlimited manual for information on choosing menu items O Copyright 2002 2009 Hartmut G Broemel D 64832 Babenhausen Germany January 2009 Worldwide all rights reserved Page 3 L apua QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Program Installation QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition is automatically installed by inserting the CD into the drive or by starting program SETUP EXE on CD QuickTARGET Unlimited full version program must be
39. ck here to open file Load from a File gt dialoa indow to load ind Saeed O mh IE HF MA DW O load a wind profile file Wind Direction to Firing Direction 55 0 deg Wind Speed Enter the wind speed in desired units double click to field to open graphical input Wind Direction to Firing Direction Enter an angle of direction relative to firing direction from headwind 0 120 clock over crosswind from right 90 3 o clock over tailwind 180 6 o clock to crosswinds from left 270 9 o clock double click on field to open graphical input window FRAME Atmosphere Settings Drop down selection box for different atmospheres may select from 3 choices Standard ICAO up to 20 km identical to US Standard Atmo 1976 e Actual Standard Sea Level conditions Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are disabled U S Army Standard Metro obsolete e Some BC s may be based on that data Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are disabled Instrumental Readings e Actual local readings from instruments Corrections for other altitudes are calculated by Std ICAO formulas Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are enabled gt Barometric Pressure Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real value in case of Instrumental Readings gt Relative Humidity Value according to standard but corrected for altitude real
40. culate Target Position Using the settings of gun position Latitude Longitude firing direction and Sight In range from Sight In window calculation returns Latitude and Longitude of target QuickTarget Unlimited gt Target Positior Latitude of Target 43 deg 23 min 31 6043 sec Longitude of Target 10 deg 59 min 47 049 sec Data input WGS 84 Geoid Vincenty algo Latitude of Gunsite South negative Longitude of Gunsite Direction of Firing Compass deg Sight In Zero Range Page 14 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Menu Options Options v Tooltip help enabled System sound on w Coriolis Effect on Edit Projectile setup Screen Font Conversion of Units Maximum Projectile Drop below Sea Level Picture 14 Menu Options Tooltip help enabled gt Enables or disables the pop up window displaying help to each entry field System sound on Enables or disables warning beep No sound is played Coriolis Effect on User may switch on off Coriolis effect within calculations caused by rotation of Earth In reality it is not possible to switch it off Edit Projectile Edit Projectile window opens Because QuickTARGET Unlimited uses 6 BC s projectile files should be edited using this window instead of QuickLOAD s or GuickTARGET s windows While QuickLOAD Quick TARGET work with the newer data they will remove new BC information from the files QuickTARGET Unlimit
41. e wants to print Page 10 OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Print Selection Window OuickTarget Unlimited gt Print Selection What to Print Split Pages C One Graph per Page Trajectory to LOS la Two Graphs per Page v Trajectory in GFIX Coordinates C Three Graphs per Page v Side Deflection to LOS v Velocity Graph Y Show Multiple Traces when Available Picture 7 Print Selection Here the user may specify what he wants to be printed The main data is always printed and cannot be deselected For normal printouts we recommend to set the printer s sheet orientation to portrait Set Language to Select a language for the program windows A sub menu opens showing the available languages File Auxiliary Calculations Options Calculate Ballistics cuve trajectory data tris Load trajectory data Printer setup Select Frinter Font Enni What ta Print Set language to A German Exit program Alt F4 c E y EA A H a ECT 0 C WINAPPS vb5 QT_MPM data user test set Russian 1 C WINAPPS vb5 QT_MPM data user otto set e CAWIMAPPSYeb 5 QT_MPM data user willi set 3 C WINAPPS vb5 QT_MPM data user hugo set Picture 8 Sub Menu Languages Exit Program gt Close QuickTARGET Unlimited s windows Terminate program Also invoked by key ALT F4 0 1 2a The names of the previously save data for easy access to frequently used data Up to nine
42. ed can use older files too n ee n ee 4 t Quick Target Unlimited gt Projectile Edit HETH Data BC 1 BEd BC IBES wel wele vela as wels Drag Model to be used G1 SAAMI Standard model et Projectile Weight 225 lar Projectile Reference Diameter 358 n Additional Properties Projectile Length f 157 in Baattail Length Hollow Base Depth 1 299 fin Boattail Hollow Base Large Diameter 3573 in Boattail Hollow Base Small Diameter 2799 jin Base TaperAngle Full Half 16 7 8 4 Shot Start Pressure 250 bar Boattail C HollowBase ElatBase cane Picture 15 Edit Projectile Window Page 15 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM This window serves to alter projectile data or to add projectile data FRAME Projectile Data Drop Down Box containing all projectiles of actual loaded file Press triangular down arrow on right side of field to open selection list You may manually enter appropriate BC s into BC fields and corresponding boundary velocities Drag Model to be used Drop Down box with available fixed drag models to which the entered BC s relate Projectile weight Enter mass of projectile gt Projectile Reference Diameter Enter projectile diameter for small arms bullets caliber bore diameter for projectiles with rotating bands Additional Properties gt Projectile length gt Boattail Length Hollowbase depth gt B
43. er or manufacturer be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation direct or indirect damages for personal inju or death business losses nr any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of ar inability to use this software Warming This computer program is protected by copyright laws and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution ar reverse engineering of this program or amy portion af it may resultin severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extend possible under law If you do not agree to this terms leave this program by pressing the EXIT Button Exit Program Picture 1 Start and Disclaimer window The license agreement and important advisories which you must necessarily read are found on the first pages of the QuickLOAD manual For additional timely and important information please review the readme txt file on CD If the program does not start or aborts without providing an error notification the program code could be corrupted perhaps by a virus The program tests for such corruption and usually provides a Checksum Failure error message In either case uninstall program and try to reinstall it from the installation disk Error warnings during file loading QLOADFW BUL QLOADFW INI or QTF set indicate that the reported file is corrupt or does not exist in the program directory Important keyboard commands To activate
44. eters to infinite distance Picture 58 Contents of a wind profile file Page 46 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Bibliography Books and reports mentioned here contain useful information on Exterior Ballistics calculations We recommend also reading all available manuals and brochures of bullet manufacturers to collect information about their bullets McShane Kelley Reno Molitz Strobel Lieske R F Reiter M L Duncan L D Engebos B F Hauck G nter HMSO Bradley J W Lieske R F Lieske R F Danberg J E Farrar Leeming NATO Stanag 4355 McCoy Robert L Exterior Ballistics The University of Denver Press 1953 u ere Ballistik Springer Verlag Berlin 1963 Equations of Motion for a Modified Point Mass Trajectory BRL TR 1314 MD March 1966 A Six Degree of Fredom Digital Computer Program for Trajectory Simulation Atmospheric Sciences Lab White Sands Missile Range NM 1967 AD664116 AuBere Ballistik Militarverlag der DDR 1 Aufl 1972 Textbook on Ballistics and Gunnery Volume One Part amp Il London 1987 An Alternative Form of the Modified Point Mass Equation of Motion BRL MR 3875 MD 1990 Use of the Magnus Force in the Modified Point Mass Trajectory Model BRL MR 3870 Md 1990 Modified Point Mass Trajectory Simulation for Base Bleed Projectiles BRL TR 3321 MD 1992 Military Ballistics A Basic Manual Brassey s Publishers Ltd Oxford
45. file G1 McCoyBook drg The first line contains data and information Any empty line causes an error when reading the file Entries in the first line have to be separated by a comma The first left entry tells the program what is in the file If the first character is a e C the program assumes Cd values e Kthe program assumes Kd values e Gthe program assumes G function values The following two characters MF or FM tells the program the sort order of data MF means first Mach number and then value FM means first column contains value followed by Mach number column The file contains two data columns In the case shown the left column are the mach numbers and the right one the corresponding Cg values Both data had to be separated by either a space or a comma or both The decimal point has to be a point and no comma Because the reference projectile mass is 1 Ib and the diameter is 1 inch the sectional density is also 1 No further data is needed Left there is the contents of file 308 M80 BRL drg This is the standard 30 cal NATO projectile and because it has not 1Ib mass and 1 inch diameter additional specs are needed CFM is like above G1 specified M 80 is projectile s name 0 009446 is the mass in kg 00782 the diameter in meters 028143 is the length in meters and BRL MR 1833 Piddington is the source of data Picture 56 Specific Drag File for one Projectile The first line contains order type name mass in
46. have no English version installed on my computer the English window should look similar but with English text QuickTarget Unlimited gt Read Drag data Suchen in Zuletzt verwendete Do Desktop 217 5mm GP11 drg 2 308 SIERRATB8MK BRL drg 2 No9 ShotLead drg 2 Smm FMJ 8gramm drg 3 308 SIERRA190MK BRL drg No9Blei drg 3 12_Brenneke drg 3 7b2mm_AK47_8gramm drg 2 Rimfire RA4 C drg i3 30mmXM 88E1 TP drg 2 DonMillerSphere drg i3 Sphere McCoyBook 50 Ball M33 drg 12 G1_Cd drg 2 test_g drg X 155mm M483A1 BRL drg 12 G1_Gfunct drg 3 224 GP90 SM drg 2 G1 Kd drg i3 224 L110 BRL drg 3 G1_McCoyBook drg 2 224 M193_FMJ_559 drg a G2 McCoyBonk drg e Ao ond ac McCoyBook drg MSS SN 2 224 M855 BRL drg 2 Gb_McCoyBonk drg SELL 3 224 M856 BRLddrg 2 G7_McCoyBook drg DE 2 224 5109 BAL drg 12 G8_McCoyBook drg wr 3 308 M80_G drg s ingall_G drg E 2 308 M80 BRL drg l Ingalls_McCoyBook drg eset 3 308 M188 BRL drg S No7 5 ShotLead drg Sa L Metzwerkumgebu ng Dateiname TR Dateityp Drag Gd Cd Kd File drg E Schreibgesch tzt ffnen Picture 23 Open Drag File Window Page 22 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Projectile Properties gt Projectile Selection Box Drop down box containing all projectiles of loaded projectile or bullet file File open button to load new projectile file Tenex P50 ag Tenex_ R50
47. installed together with QuickLOAD to and run from a hard disk drive It is automatically installed during installation of QuickLOAD and cannot be installed separately Page 4 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Contents LICENSA 2 Warning DISCIAID T amp F ose visual as RR wi GL Uw GW FEE VEM UON GU ARR iB CUIR NERVES 3 Program InstallatiOll iai YY WR IRR WAN WY RUN WYN NY Rc IWR WR YCW rr 4 FORO WONG iii 6 Starting QuickTARGET unlimited 1010100r rr 7 Important keyboard commands 1er erre eere nra unn un unn 7 Coordinate System of Quick TARGET Unlimited eee eene rennen 8 Main WindoW enis RYN YG NY MO NGR FERE VIUERE MY RSS CY NOW RN HE ONN YW NN 9 Mam Men Ballons wes irc OR NR 10 Men Fl siii 10 Print S lection WIDODIM scr a 11 Menu Auxiliary CalculatiON S icons 12 Menu ODHONS ii 15 Users Settings or UNITS iaa 18 Wind ROS e WIRdoW iei nu GCR ENS AVE IE ii 19 Gun Sight In Conditions Window e eoeee eroe eren nnne 20 Get Coordinates Window eee eorr eene nnn nnn nun nna unn unns 25 Trajectory Table Conditions Window eee erre 26 DISDIAVING ReSulES sonar rios 29 Menu CODY Onis 29 Menu Output ODUON Sanisera 29 Menu SNOW rra 30 Trajectory Table ias 31 Changing Graph s Appearance
48. ns allowing you to select a unit for the corresponding axis as you prefer Units selected here are also used for printing The selected units are valid for each type of graph separately Time units seconds are not changeable After restart of the program default units according to settings in Sight In and Table window are used Page 32 AMY OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Quick Target Unlimited gt E apn rajectory versus Line of Sight ZeruRanye in SHRange 160 1 Drag Table 2 Drop in Ground Fixed Frame 3 Path in Ground Fixed Frame Mee Y 4 Path versus Line of Sight 5 Volocity Graph amp Energy Graph Z Time of Flight 8 MOA Elovation Corroction to Zero In 9 MOA Azimuth Correction to Zero In 0 Azimuth Deflection 800 Si Range yd 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800ft sec Picture 34 Selecting the Type of Graph By right clicking right button of mouse over the grid area the menu to select a graph type is opened zm Quick Target Urdimite J gt Gi api Trajectory versus Line of Sight i 7emRange in Sl Range i RBB LOS LS Save Trace 1 Kato ynod Dolete Traces 120 ENS ni Grid o v Hatched Yilal Zone cic Y Marks on eaa inna Line Thick cea WW e li Ji NN sm 0 4 L P LI LI E L E L L i F s NUM NM A A A a 1 E L h i i LI B GT GN pR a i E au
49. oattail Hollowbase large diameter For Boattail diameter at shank to boattail transition for hollowbase large diameter at base of projectile gt Boattail Hollowbase small diameter For boattail the diameter at projectile s base for hollowbase diameter at bottom of hollowbase inside projectile gt Base Taper Angle full half output only gt Shot Start Pressure Shot start pressure for use with QuickLOAD program gt Option Buttons Boattail HollowBase FlatBase e Set according to shape of projectile Buttons Cancel close window without making changes gt Delete Select a projectile in the drop down box and press Delete to delete data set also from file Save Save entered data to projectile file Setup Screen Font Windows font can be changed using this menu point A font selection window opens to let you select to your own choice Using too large font causes readability problems because text will be truncated or cut off Conversion Of Units Asmall window opens containing a cross calculator for most frequently used units Quick Target Unlimited Conversion Conversion at Gramms q lt gt Grains gr hal and Vice Versa 9 719836 Cancel 150 Gramms g Grains gr Picture 16 Conversion of Units This window provides bi directional unit conversion It makes no difference what field or what value is entered Maximum Projectile Drop below Sea Level Page 16 L LJLAPUA
50. of Sight in i i i E F i s i i E e i P b i 100 retention ene nidi eee E xxx r i A i a t i si Ti 200 400 600 800 4000 1200 Si Range yd 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800ft sec 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800fl sec du SET di Picture 37 Delete Legend Line and Single Trace While mouse cursor is over a legend line and clicking right the program assumes that you will delete the corresponding trace If only one trace is displayed this function is disabled Page 34 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Examples of Different Graphs in the Order of Menu Drag Table Graph tQuick Taroer LUnlimiredz Graph G1 Drag Coefficient Cd GR UN US REN i E MERECE MES o YN a den O oop i ng 240 300 20 3 0 Mach Number n Picture 38 Drag Table graph here Gi C graph This window shows the actually used drag table either G table or C table or Kg table Quick Target Unlimited Graph 61 Drag Coefficient Ke 0 280 To RISO ge ss AA i Wn A E T ynn irat rm rien 4 0 080 4 0 040 3 0 40 Mach Number n Picture 39 G1 K Graph Kg is old fashioned ballistics drag representation Ka T Ca Page 35 ary QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM ler Target Unimited gt Graph G1 Drag Function 0 600 0 500 0 400 40 300 30 Mach Number n
51. on deg ED 445661 76 8775 41 y 70 City Township Williamsport Trout Run PA Range ar Airfield Total count 1086 fi 000 Yards Benchrest Club Use country United States of America Cancel Picture 26 Get Coordinates Window full version only In the upper left corner of the window there is the file name of loaded file shown here Global ShootingRanges gpy lf one wants to load a different file use file open button right to Select Country field We do not imply any warranty on useablility of file s data Some ranges may no longer exist or show wrong data The fields contain from top to bottom Select Country dropdown list Select the country where you want to select a range Number of local ranges in Sort by dropdown list The contents of the Select Location list may be sorted by name location or state province Select Location dropdown list Select the range After selection the following fields showing the position and direction Latitude deg Latitude of firing pad in decimal degrees negative South Longitude deg Longitude of firing pad in decimal degrees negative West Altitude m Altitude of firing pad relative to Sea Level in meters Direction deg Direction of firing in decimal degrees of longest range found If empty there was no direction known or found in Google Earth Page 25 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM
52. on from muzzle to target center Angle taken from compass between North and line to target clockwise increasing North O deg East 90 deg South 180 deg and West 270 deg gt Latitude of Gunsite South negative Latitude of Gun Position Best use GPS data Degrees range from 0 Equator to 90 deg Pole northern hemisphere positive values southern hemisphere negative values If unknown 40 to 50 deg is useable value for average North America or Europe Longitude of Gunsite Longitude of Gunsite position values may range from 0 to 180 deg East of Greenwich meridian and O to 180 West of Greenwich meridian or even O to 359 9999 deg East of Greenwich meridian Page 27 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM FRAME Table Atmosphere Settings Drop down selection box for different atmospheres may select from 3 choices Standard ICAO up to 20 km identical to US Standard Atmo 1976 e Actual Standard Sea Level conditions Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are disabled U S Army Standard Metro obsolete e Some BC s may be based on that data Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are disabled Instrumental Readings e Actual local readings from instruments Corrections for other altitudes are calculated by Std ICAO formulas Entry fields for barometric pressure relative humidity and temperature are enabled
53. ory Nevertheless zero range match is found at 100 yards Those winds will blow the shooter away Page 42 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM mST arget Linirmibed Graph Top View Side Deflection Wind Coriolis in S Range Vertex to LOS 20 i 0 200 400 600 1000 1200 SI Range yd m 0 308 155 SRA HPBT Palma MK 2155 2800ft sec Picture 54 Top view of extreme crosswind influence Extreme crosswind causes extreme azimuth or windage deflection but program corrects to obtain zero range at 1000 yards Page 43 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM APPENDIX Drag Table Files Drag table files readable to the program must follow some rules First it should be plain ASCII text files CMF G1 McCoyBook 0 267719059 0 206642467 0 206642467 0 220893672 0 259575513 0 348136571 0 415320821 0 489630674 0 552743152 0 598550595 0 650465698 0 670824561 0 674896334 0 668788675 0 658609243 0 63214272 0 603640311 0 579209674 0 549689322 0 522204856 0 513043367 0 509989538 O1 CONRWNH AO NPN gt A da AS AS SS SS IN o ie o Picture 55 G1 C file CFM M 80 009446 00782 028143 BRL MR 1833 Piddington 0 13 0 0 13 0 189 0 129 0 594 0 137 0 18 0 314 0 45 0 458 0 43 0 42 0 386 0 356 0 346 0 296 0 283 0 278 0 278 On the left side there is the content of the
54. r install QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition Subject to the terms below you are hereby licensed by H Broemel D 64832 Babenhausen HBB to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge This software and all accompanying files data and materials are distributed AS IS and with no warranties of any kind whether express or implied Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non critical data before relying on it The user must assume the entire risk of using the program This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of the agreement In no event shall HBB or its principals suppliers shareholders officers employees affiliates contractors subsidiaries or parent organizations be liable for any incidental conseguential or punitive damages whatsoever relating to the use of QuicKTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition or your relationship with HBB In addition in no event does HBB authorize you to use QuicKTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition in applications or systems where QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition s failure to perform can reasonably be expected to result in a significant physical injury or in loss of life Any such use by you is entirely at your own risk and you agree to hold HBB harmless from any claims or losses relating to such unauthorized use This Agreement is the complete statement of the Agreement between the parties on the subject matter and merges and
55. rdinates in trajectory graph Line of Sight to Bore Centerline z Horizontal distance between Line Of Sight and Centerline Of Bore Gun not canted The selected units are initially used to format ordinates in graph Topview gt Sight In Gun Canting Angle Canting angle of gun while sighting in Unusual for sight in but possible Sight Adj MOA per Click Settings according to specifications of your guns sights amount of angle per click or scale tick Sight Adj Definition Distance Settings according to specifications of your guns sights reference distance at which correction value is obtained normally 100 meters or 100 yards Sight Adj Displacement per Click Settings according to specifications of your guns sights amount of windage and elevation correction per scale tick or click Page 20 Ny OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM FRAME Target Setup Zero In Windage too Check Mark When selected program corrects sidewards displacement of impact caused wind and Coriolis effect Only used when Sight In range is specified Poa In Zero Range Distance from muzzle of gun to target when sighting in It is not necessary identical with zero range because hold on point and impact point on target have to be considered Setting Sight In range to zero means no sight in calculation takes place this setting is used to calculate trajectories dependent on elevation angle angle of departure
56. retches from Range 1 2 O meters to Range 2 in direction of firing or GFX X axis e he second zone stretches from Range 2 to Range 3 The third zone stretches from Range 3 to Range 4 The fourth zone stretches from Range 4 to Range 5 The fifth zone reaches from Range 5 to infinite Following sample contains one layer which goes from alti1 i e 1500 meters to infinite altitude User may define as many zones as he needs 30000 each layer must contain same number of zones and zones may have different boundary ranges in different layers Example of one 5 zone layer windspeeds from Range from lower altitude vx1 vy1 VZ 1 Rangel 1 alti1 VX2 vy2 VZ2 Range2 1 alti1 VX3 vy3 VZ3 Range3 1 alti1 vx4 vy4 Vz4 Range4 1 alti1 vx5 vyo vz5 Range5 1 alti1 User may add additional layers maximum not tested Page 45 LJLAPUA OuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Now the first layer is valid to altitude 2 and second up to infinite Second Layer vx1 vy1 VZ 1 Rangel 2 alti2 VX2 vy2 VZ2 Range2 2 alti2 VX3 vy3 VZ3 Range3 2 alti2 vx4 vy4 Vz4 Range4 2 alti2 vx5 vyo vz5 Ranged 2 alti2 and so on windprofile4 50 This is the content of file testwindylayer wif 50 This causes such crazy trajectories displayed 50 here in the manual as examples Valid from 50 altitude 500 meters to infinite altitude range 5 0 from 800 m
57. s so far the projectile can reach this range Otherwise calculation is stopped when projectile falls below sea level specified in QTM set file under section startup negativeY 20 means 20 meters stop level Range Increment Trajectory table distance step width For each multiple of this value a line of data is printed This field s unit is initially used to define the range units If Range Increment is set too coarse the trajectory graphs will look somewhat angular Use different settings when you want to have a smooth graph or a short table Table Energy Units Select the energy units you like to have printed in trajectory table FRAME Gunsite Data Altitude of Gunsite Enter the altitude of gunsite for which the table will be calculated gt Gunsite Angle uphill downhill Enter the angle between muzzle level plane and line from muzzle to target center Gun Muzzle Position GFIX x Horizontal position of gun muzzle before or behind Ground Fixed Frames y z plane X axis points into firing direction Gun Muzzle Position GFIX y Vertical position of gun muzzle above or below Ground Fixed Frames x z plane Y axis points upward Gun Muzzle Position GFIX z Sidewards position of gun muzzle right or left Ground Fixed Frames x y plane Z axis points to the right FRAME Table Environment Direction of Firing Compass deg Enter direction of fire to North directi
58. s 49 5 deg from firing direction a headwind and crosswind component is calculated with a strength of 6 8 mph The user may left click with mouse symbol over red point hold button down and drag wind barb to desired position The position of red point relative to center of wind rose represents wind speed The circles on the picture show wind speed values here from 1 to 10 mph User may drag red point outside of circles to obtain higher wind speeds The values in the upper left and upper right corners do not always show the actual wind data They represent the mouse cursor position or the last mouse cursor position over the grid Using the keyboard to move wind barb they display actual data so far mouse cursor is outside of this window Keyboard commands are Arrow Up to increase angle Arrow Down to decrease angle Arrow Right to increase speed Arrow Left to decrease speed Enter Key or ALT F4 to close window Pru et Page 19 QuickTARGET Unlimited Lapua Edition EXTERIOR BALLISTICS PROGRAM Gun Sight In Conditions Window ws QuickTarget Unlimited gt Gun Sight In Conditions l Gun Dimensions Drag Model Line at Sight ta Bore Centerline fi B jm a pur L2 G1 SAAMI Standard model a Line of Sightto Bore Centerline z fo n Sectional Density nf Standard Projectile 1 000 Ib sg in sightln Gun Canting Angle n a eg Projectile Properties 4 Sight
59. tions Calculate Ballistics SAVE trajectory data Gira Load trajectory data Printer setup Select Printer Font Print What to Print aet language to b Exit program Alt F4 0 C WINAPPS vb5 0QT_MPM data user test set 1 C WINAPPS vb5 QT_MPM data user otto set 2 C WINAPPS vb5 0T_MPM data user willi set 3 C WINAPPS vb5 QT_MPM data user hugo set Picture 6 File Menu Clicking to the word File or pressing keys ALT F invokes the File menu It contains the following menu items Calculate Ballistics gt Starts calculation same effect as command button Calculate in the icon bar After finishing calculation a trajectory table or a graph window is displayed After opening of the output window the menu changes to enable the user to set up graph settings Save trajectory data gt So far valid data exists the file save window is opened User may specify an appropriate file name and save the settings and data of the Sight In and in the Table Setup Window Load trajectory data gt Opens the open file dialogue window and user may select one of previously saved data files Printer Setup gt Opens the printer dialogue window to select and specify printer properties Select Printer Font gt Opens font dialogue to specify a font type and size for printing data and trajectory table Print gt Opens a printer selection window and prints selection What to print Opens print selection window where user my specify what h
60. zle Velocity 2990 0 ft zec Ballistic Coefficients BC1 0 364 GV gt 762 m s Bc 0 377 GY gt 610 m s BC3 0 380 GV gt 488 m s BC4 0 364 58V gt 0 m s Drag Model used G1 Sectional Density of Standard Projectile 1 1b sq in File C WIHAPPS rb5XQT MPH data dragXGil Cd drg Users s comment TEST with URP propellant Sight In Clicks 1 Click 0 25 in 100 0 yd Height of Sight Above Bore Axis 2 0 in Gun is Sighted In at 252 yd hy sighting in at level firing Angle betw LOS and LOD above Angle of Site U deg 0 091368 deg Range Velo Time Energy Path Path Correction tn Correction to Total city of LOS LOS Elevation for Windage for Drop Flight Y di Aeroing AeCroing m ft sec Sec ft lhs in cm Click HOUA Click HOUA in l 0 2990 0 0000 4466 2 0 D e 0 reco 0 0 20 2931 0 0222 4291 0 7 0 0 12 2 2 90 0 2 0 04 0 1 40 2873 0 0448 4123 0 5 0 0 4 4 1 04 0 2 0 04 0 4 60 2816 0 0678 3960 1 4 0 1 8 6 06 0 2 0 04 0 9 80 2759 0 0914 3802 12 7 0 1 9 8 2 395 0 1 0 03 1 6 100 2703 0 1154 3650 2 7 0 1 9 7 2 33 0 1 0 03 2 95 120 2648 0 1399 3502 3 0 0 1 9 0 2 15 0 1 0 02 3 6 H 3134 2610 0 1574 3402 3 0 0 0 8 2 1 96 0 1 0 02 4 6 140 2593 0 1650 3359 3 0 0 1 7 8 1 87 0 1 0 02 5 0 160 2539 0 1906 3221 2 8 0 1 6 4 1 53 0 1 0 02 6 6 180 2486 0 2167 3088 12 4 0 1 4 8 1 14 0 0 0 01 8 95 200 2436 0 2433 2963 1 6 0 0 3 0 0 71 0 0 0 01 10 7 220 2385 0 2706 2842 0 6 0

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