Re: What program will calculate muzzle velocity
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jeffersonv</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had this same idea and asked this question and got the following from Brad at JBM.
"This is a very inaccurate way to calculate velocity. The errors in drop measurement pretty much make it worthless.
Part of the problem is that you don't have one curve, unless you shot ONE bullet and measured the drops at those ranges (if you did this, disregard this post). You really have a bunch of curves and you're taking part of each and making one curve, but there's no guarantee that the all the bullets you fired have the same velocity, point of aim, etc.
If you read my FAQ, you'll see I don't recommend doing this."
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As I remember, I wrote this to address a specific method a user was attempting to use to get muzzle velocity.
In general, measuring BC or muzzle velocity from bullet drop is not an accurate way to go.
Brad