Microsoft Silverlight claims to help gun lovers get the perfect shot You be the judge
Maybe Microsoft is trying to win over NRA members. The company — working in conjunction with Winchester Ammunition — today announced a new “online ballistics calculator” that allows hunters to create virtual shooting conditions in order to test how Winchester bullets will perform.
The calculator uses Microsoft’s Silverlight technology, with Microsoft’s Steve Sklepowich saying the calculator is a “great example of the rich and interactive applications that Silverlight delivers.”
Here are the instructions via the Winchester Web site:
- Choose your ammo – select the cartridge, brand and bullet weight
- View product description, details and images
- Choose/edit your shooting conditions – set your own sight-in range, cross wind, temperature, altitude and sight height
- Hit the “Shoot” button to view the point of impact and bullet trajectory
- View and print a detailed ballistics chart illustrating key information such as bullet trajectory, muzzle velocity and much more
Very interesting. Especially like the cross wind info. Wondering, though, if wind is running at 45 deg. to shot, do you divide wind speed in half? Seems logical but that kind of stuff often defies my though processes.