Reviews - Night Force Ballistic Software, Software Versions NightForce Ballistic Software - Palm Version CD-ROM Reviews - NF-RA-NFBALLISTIC-A123

Author: Joel Farley from bloomfield, ia on Jul 25, 2011
Pros:  easy and fast
Cons:  wish it had spin drift
Would recommend:  yes

Joel Farley wrote:

Overall works well. Wish it had spin drift calculated into the firing solution. So far is very accurate out to 1100 yards.

Author: George Morris from Birmingham, AL on May 19, 2011
Pros:  ease of set up and good with Night Force retical
Cons:  It does not go far enough or cover all the reticals
Would recommend:  no

George Morris wrote:

The idea of haveing a program that works with the retical in your scope was a great idea. However, the information provided by this program can be had from most any source. It does not have a user guide to aid in maximizing the capabilities of the program. You just have to fumble through. It does not address some of the reticals they provide, NP2-DD etc. I am very disappointed with the program and the lack of information provided by Night Force to operate the program.

Author: RAYMOND WHITE (verified customer) , Retired military. Former LE. Totally retired., from FT Campbell, KY on Mar 28, 2011
Pros:  Fairly Easy to Use
Cons:  Not as Flexible as Far as Input Items Goes
Would recommend:  yes

RAYMOND WHITE wrote:

This product meets expectation. I have been using it heavily since receiving it over a month ago. I do wish it had just a little more flexibility as far as input data goes but its a decent bargain for the price as it improves accuracy by giving specific round data.

Author: Gary (verified customer) from Kansas City, Mo on Feb 17, 2011
Pros:  Easy to install, easy to use
Cons:  None
Would recommend:  yes

Gary wrote:

Install on a pc and it just works fine. No glitches. Extensive bullet library. No steep learning curve, accurate results. High leval of confidence in results.

Author: wgd411 (verified customer) , Disabled police officer, from Kennewick, Wa on Jan 10, 2011
Pros:  Easy to install and use, good database
Cons:  None
Would recommend:  yes

wgd411 wrote:

Overall a good program.

Author: Ken (verified customer) from Seattle WA on Jan 3, 2011
Pros:  easy to add to PDA
Cons:  is PDA version only
Would recommend:  yes

Ken wrote:

the palm version does not have the excel spread sheet options of the PC version or function as discribed in the accompanying info sheet. Also you can not access the program except on the Palm PDA. Probably better to get the PC version and buy a Windows compatible device

Author: glk1986 (verified customer) from cedar city, ut on Sep 17, 2010
Pros:  has a lot of ballistic info for lots of rounds
Cons:  expensive
Would recommend:  no

glk1986 wrote:

The Zeiss website has a free ballistic software download that game me the exact same data as this software. i guess i just bought something i didnt really need.

Author: jarmstrong (verified customer) from Lafayette, CA on Apr 2, 2010
Pros:  Lot of data entry options to handle your conditions precisely
Cons:  None, really; does what it is supposed to do and I expected to do
Would recommend:  yes

jarmstrong wrote:

It is basically the Exbal program with the Nightforce name and a subprogram tailored with some Nightforce reticles added. What is not to like about Exbal? It is one of the most useful ballistics programs available.

Author: Tuna (verified customer) from Dallas, TX on Jan 30, 2010
Pros:  Excellent library; easy to use
Cons:  No advanced, technical functions
Would recommend:  yes

Tuna wrote:

The library of factory ammo and reloading bullets is excellent. It seems to have every cartridge/bullet produced by every major U.S. manufacturer. I was hoping it has 7.62x39, and it does (for Federal, Remington and Winchester, but not the cheap Russian stuff). As far as I can tell, the software does not have a function to help you calculate your own ballistic coefficients, or to let you choose different types of ballistic coefficients, e.g., G7 versus G1. But, unless you know a lot about ballistics, you probably don't want those functions there making the software confusing. It is simple to use for someone who does not know much about ballistics. Every cartridge is is automatically set to the most common muzzle velocity, ballistic coefficient and so on. But, you can also change those values if you have that ability to get more accurate numbers. I had a little trouble installing it -- the installation instructions are not good -- but it worked fine once I got it installed.

Author: rvoyles (verified customer) , User, from Bakersfield, CA. on Jan 11, 2010
Pros:  Easy to use, simple interface
Cons:  Need input from chronygraph and baro pressure, temp, etc
Would recommend:  yes

rvoyles wrote:

Works great...you just need to have a way to measure baro pressure and velocity.