Does this help......
Through testing I have personally put over 2000 rounds through my AR and over 100 rounds through my Savage .30-06 using my iPhone 5, which is my primary business phone, and have had zero issues with my phone using the mount shown in the video. During early testing and prototyping, an iPhone 4s and a Droid Razor where also used, again, with zero issues to the phones.
I use Ballistic AE on my iPhone and with this mount, my iPhone acts as an on board ballistic calculator when shooting long range. The app, along with others like it, is optimized when attached to your rifle because it uses an inclinometer to determine the angle of your muzzle which the app will account for when calculating the data.
This mount will be available, through my company at
Black Mutt Designs, shortly after SHOT show 2014. Oh, and if you want to call it a gimmick, its at least an affordable one (under $30) but, while it has a "fun" factor to it, it does have a practical factor for long range shooters who use ballistic apps on their phones.
I hope this answers some of the questions floating around out there about the idea of mounting your phone to your rifle. We will be doing further testing on larger calibers here soon and I will continue to use my personal phone and will be happy to report our results and answer questions some of you might have.
God Bless and Semper Fi!