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11/15/2015 10:11:56 AM EDT
I own the Sierra Infinity 7 exterior ballistics software (vs. 7).

It's not unlike some of those which are available online but it seems to have a library of virtually all the ballistic coefficients I've ever used and lot more.  So, it was worth the $35 cost for me as I tire of trying to find those coefficients online.

Of course, the program does a pretty fair job of ballistic elevation plots too and one can copy / paste the data into spreadsheet programs like Excel for further customer analysis quite easily.  But no such capability exists for modeling the impact of wind on a projectile.

Yes, this program and others like it online, apparently, do have calculation routines which attempt to calculate the impact of wind on a projectile and accommodate both wind velocity and direction (vector) variables.  And, the programs do attempt to provide windage corrections for the shooter.

But I'm unaware of a constant for wind like the ballistic coefficient for elevation, although if there is one they may be related to the BC.

So, are there tables of values like BC which describe resistance / susceptibility to cross wind force vectors?  And, are there modeling programs out there devoted to windage modeling?

Best,

LF
11/15/2015 3:47:46 PM EDT
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I own the Sierra Infinity 7 exterior ballistics software (vs. 7).

It's not unlike some of those which are available online but it seems to have a library of virtually all the ballistic coefficients I've ever used and lot more.  So, it was worth the $35 cost for me as I tire of trying to find those coefficients online.

Of course, the program does a pretty fair job of ballistic elevation plots too and one can copy / paste the data into spreadsheet programs like Excel for further customer analysis quite easily.  But no such capability exists for modeling the impact of wind on a projectile.

Yes, this program and others like it online, apparently, do have calculation routines which attempt to calculate the impact of wind on a projectile and accommodate both wind velocity and direction (vector) variables.  And, the programs do attempt to provide windage corrections for the shooter.

But I'm unaware of a constant for wind like the ballistic coefficient for elevation, although if there is one they may be related to the BC.

So, are there tables of values like BC which describe resistance / susceptibility to cross wind force vectors?  And, are there modeling programs out there devoted to windage modeling?

Best,

LF
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I don't understand what you are asking...

You say the your program provides wind drift in the output, it calculates this output from the bullet's BC, and I would assume experimentally provided constants. (If you run a constant BC and constant Vm and only vary the bullet weight, you will notice the drift remains constant.)

So you already have what you are asking: the BC of all your favorite bullets and a program to model windage.
11/15/2015 4:46:21 PM EDT
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First post nails it.................. I guess.

I'm not sure what you are asking either.  The BC is a mathematical way of describing a bullets way of flight due to it's construction.  It, in effect, can be used to compare one bullet to another.  Including the effect of wind on each of the bullets.  The BC is also independent of elevation.............  I'm not sure of what you meant by a "ballistic coefficient for elevation".........
11/15/2015 7:35:19 PM EDT
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First post nails it.................. I guess.

I'm not sure what you are asking either.  The BC is a mathematical way of describing a bullets way of flight due to it's construction.  It, in effect, can be used to compare one bullet to another.  Including the effect of wind on each of the bullets.  The BC is also independent of elevation.............  I'm not sure of what you meant by a "ballistic coefficient for elevation".........
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OK, that answers my very poorly worded question.  The BC, apparently, includes the effect of wind.  I thought it was just elevation.

Thanks.

Best,

LF
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