ATrag™ User Manual
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1. We are about to take our first shot and we note that the wind is blowing at 12 mph from 4 o clock with the target 400 yards away We enter this information into ATrag and get an aiming solution of 22 clicks up and 10 clicks right as shown in the table under the Abs column This column shows the absolute solution or absolute setting for your scope to hit the 400 yard target So you click the elevation knob 22 clicks up and the windage knob 10 right and take your shot A hit You now tap the Update button and Elev 22U 0 22U_ note that the Cur column has changed to reflect your scope s Wind 10R 0 10R current setting Abs Rel Cur You continue hunting and chance upon another target 650 yards away in an 8 oclock wind blowing at 13 mph Having entered this Wind 19L 29L 10R data ATrag now shows a new aiming solution of 52 clicks up and 19 clicks left You know your scope is set at the values shown in the Cur column and that the new settings you need to set your scope to are in the Abs column Without having to perform any mental arithmetic you look in the Rel column for the relative number of clicks to reset your scope from where it is currently to where it needs to be set In this case you would turn the elevation knob 30 clicks up and the windage knob 29 clicks left Your scope is now set at the correct values for a first shot hit on your new target Squeeze the trig2. Next and the South Pole is at a Latitude of 90 S WWW HORUSVISION COM 30 650 588 8862 13 MULTIPLE TARGETS MLE wind Under certain circumstances there are several targets to keep track of that are spread out in different directions with different wind angles distances inclinations and elevations from your firing point Set up each target in ATragMX up to four and have aiming solutions for all targets ready at your fingertips Now you can rapidly switch between the correct and accurate solution for which ever target presents itself for a shot first or simply knock all targets down in succession without having to re enter inputs for each target MX will track Direction of Fire Wind Direction Wind Speed 1 amp 2 Inclination Angle Target Speed and Direction and Distance for four 4 separate targets To set the values select a target letter A B C or D by either tapping on the target selector buttons on the screen or advance through the targets using the left and right hard PDA buttons As you switch targets that target letter will be highlighted and its corresponding values will show in the Target Display Box By tapping on the Target button you may enter the Target Data Screen and change values as needed Each target A through D may be set up this way The changed values for a given target are saved and will persist until you change them again If you go to another target letter and come back you wi
3. inverted triangle is a pull down selector Tap on this control to select from a list of options 6 Toggle Selectors Although they look like regular buttons 3 they will only toggle between two values and the button label will show what state you are currently in 7 Virtual Keyboard This is actually a Windows System Control that will pop up the Window s virtual keyboard for entering values into data fields WWW HORUSVISION COM 12 650 588 8862 General Controls on Parameter Assist Screens All parameter input screens are basically alike and work in the same way They show the values that can be changed and will cycle through the fields 2 allowing you the opportunity to modify each parameter by using either the numerical buttons 3 or the graffiti area Field values are entered and displayed according to the units of measure 2 set on the main screen 1 Push Buttons Some input screens have push buttons which function the same as on the main screen Note that some of the push buttons may be radio buttons much like those found in other Windows programs 1 Calc Method Dar Orm tempersture F Baami Fres mme Relative Hamid 2 3 EEE 4 5 6 7 2 Input Fields Unlike the cells previously described on the main screen the square areas on these parameter input screens are now active input fields rather than static displays values in these fields can be changed You can either use the Prev 6 and
4. d evening 8 Chronographing at a specific outside temperature of say 10 F can be difficult to accomplish especially in the summer Therefore you can use a modified method to obtain muzzle velocity data a Put your rifle and ammo in a freezer Place a thermometer next to the rifle and ammo Ammo must be at same temperature as rifle b Wrap the gun and ammo in several heavy blankets and let it freeze for at least 24 hours Set the freezer temperature control 5 to 10 degrees colder than your decided testing temperature c Going to the range leave the rifle and ammo wrapped Always take an extra gun to test the chronograph to ensure it is working properly d When ready unwrap the rifle and ammo If you did everything correctly the rifle and ammo will still be frozen and the thermometer should read 10 F e Fire three to four shots and use that average When employing the modified method for warm to hot temperature use hot water bottles and towels Wrap the gun and ammo up until reaching the desired temperature then do your chronographing Ballistic Coefficients BCs are also capable of producing errors Figures for BC are usually found in manuals brochures or books They are seldom if ever found on the box of ammo cartridges BCs are usually calculated by the manufacturer of the bullets There is no central agency to validate given BC values WWW HORUSVISION COM 38 650 588 8862 It should be noted that some bullet ma
5. 15 650 588 8862 v3 85 accurate ballistic calculations When available TBH is the more precise option however when there is no way of obtaining BP and RH ATrag can approximate air density from altitude and temperature These parameters must be entered as closely as possible to the time of the shot as air temperature changes of even 10 F can put you off target at longer ranges Target Data Screen While data for the Gun and Atmosphere groups can be set into the PDA prior to engaging the target it is only when you have your target in sight that you will be able to enter moment of truth data such as wind speed wind direction uphill downhill angle distance to target as well as target speed and direction The Target Speed s right chevron gt indicates the direction the target is moving when seen through the scope in this case left to right Tapping this chevron will toggle the direction Wind Direction is expressed in clock points This illustration shows how to determine the direction Wind direction always uses the axis of the barrel bore as its frame of reference hence the wind direction is a relative direction rather than an absolute direction Within this axis of the bore reference system wind is always described in terms of where it is coming from So the direction of a right to left wind is therefore deemed to be coming from 3 o clock and a wind blowing directly into your face would be coming from 12
6. In this example the first dot closest to the center line is equivalent to 3 8 mph the second dot is equivalent to 7 6mph etc So if the prevailing wind is blowing at 12mph you would hold over at a little more than the third dot add a little to 11 4mph This hold over little more than third dot is valid on whatever elevation line you are using 36 650 588 8862 18 APPENDIX A MuZZLE VELOCITY AND BALLISTIC COEFFICIENTS Historic Overview All the problems with Muzzle Velocity and Ballistic Coefficients have existed for the last 100 years For generations optics that featured mil dot clicking scopes were mass produced Sometimes little attention was given to calibration of the reticle and elevation and windage adjustments To further complicate matters the vast majority of these scopes were in the second focal plane When the Horus system made its appearance the rifleman realized a vast improvement in the ability to engage targets at any range For the first time the rifleman had an accurate highly calibrated reticle combined with software designed specifically for aiming targeting Riflemen began to realize the problems with published Muzzle Velocity and Ballistic Coefficients values To shoot accurately you the rifleman must have accurate reliable data for Muzzle Velocity and Ballistic Coefficients Muzzle Velocity Horus Visions ATragMX software allows for entry of seven different temperatures with their respective MV to
7. a mistake simply exit the field by tapping the Done button 4 then re enter it to try again Or you can learn how to erase a single number using a graffiti stroke Or you can move out of the field accept the error message and try entering a new value The Main Menu MuzYel Table Bal Coef Table Target Speed Est Target Range Est C1 Estimator Bw ci assaje 2953 IA aw 2500 en Hold cor vind Options EY WWW HORUSVISION COM Tapping on the Options label in the bottom left will pull up the Main Menu Many functions and assist screens that you can access from the main screen can also be accessed from the menu Tapping on the Exit label in the bottom right will pull up the Exit Menu The About screen SORD connectivity and Exiting the program are located here It is recommended that the user ALWAYS exit the program from here when finished using the program 14 650 588 8862 7 BASIC USAGE FIRST SHOT TARGET STRIKE We have designed ATrag to be as intuitive as possible Everything you truly need in order to compute accurate aiming solutions can be accessed from ATrag s main screen The three main data input groups are Gun Atmosphere and Target Current values for these inputs blue box and arrow are displayed in grouped boxes just below the buttons that you would tap red boxes to alter these values The resultant aiming solutions green box for Elevation Windage and Lead are shown just below the grou
8. chip Power Key Navagation Keys Power Button Turn On Off amp Instant On To turn your unit on press and release the Power key on the lower left hand corner of the keypad To turn your unit off press and release the Power key again One of the most convenient features of the unit is instant on and instant off also known as suspend resume There is no waiting for the unit to boot up every time it is turned on Instant on does not occur on the first boot up When the unit first turns on the message Tap the screen to set up your Windows Mobile based device will appear Power Menu and Soft Reset Hold down the Power key for about 3 seconds to display a countdown Continuing to press the Power key will cause a reset when the countdown reaches zero If you release the Power key while the countdown is proceeding you access the following menu Tap an option or OK to exit Clean Screen Disables the touchscreen for cleaning Press the enter key to re enable the touchscreen Align Screen Repeats the alignment procedure if you are having trouble with the touchscreen Replace Battery Nomad only Ensures that alarms will not wake up the unit while changing the battery Shutdown Nomad only Intended for long term storage to put the unit in its lowest power mode Running application state unsaved data and real time clock settings will be lost Internal GPS parameters will be reset to their default setting
9. from the menu at the bottom of the screen Options for CSV or TAB files are displayed Select the desired file type and the Save As screen is displayed see below Save the file to the Storage Card by selecting Storage Card from the Location option The default filename is the gun name Change the filename by changing the value in the Name field Select Save to save the file CSV and TAB files can be easily imported from the storage card into Spreadsheet or Notepad software programs and printed WWW HORUSVISION COM 20 650 588 8862 9 PARAMETER ASSIST SCREENS All parameters needed for correct bullet flight calculations can be directly entered however we have added special assist screens to help you estimate those parameters that you may not be able to deduce empirically Target Range Assist The range to a target the target s size and how large the target looks through a scope form a When using WIDTH to size a target Up Down Angle does not effect range Calculation but will effect bullet drop Using Target Height CO Width Target Size Ea Min 10160 em gt Image Size E Est Range E Meters 3 z2 2 a sjs 7 s s 0 Done Cancel Prev next Target Speed Assist three way relationship Knowing any two of these values will allow you to calculate the third For instance the most common calculation is knowing a target s size and how much the target subtends against the reticle markings image size givi
10. o clock In the MX version extra parameters are provided for Magnus and coriolis corrections Target Location is expressed as Hemisphere North or South and Latitude 0 at the equator to 90 at the poles Direction of Fire is expressed as degrees Unlike wind direction however direction of fire is an absolute frame of reference to true north 0 The value is therefore given as the direction of the barrel axis from true north In the example on the right the direction of fire would be 120 120 degrees WWW HORUSVISION COM 16 650 588 8862 Parameter Limits The following chart gives the maximum and minimum values for each of the parameters that ATrag accepts for both English and Metric units English E Metric M 1 2 5 om 0 01 20 300 100 25 25 1 000 300 50 50 10 340 0 0 O equator O equator o 12 Inclination Angle IA degrees 60 60 25 5 2 5 cm 2 0 90 pole 12 Setting Up a Solution for Your Scope Notice that there is the little down arrow or triangle next to the Quit or GunList button at the bottom of the main screen Tapping on it will allow you to select from 4 options for viewing your aiming solution These are USMC MILs which are also equivalent the Horus Reticle grid TMOA True Minutes of Angle SMOA Shooter s Minute of Angle also known as IOA or Inch of Angle and number of Clicks for conventional scopes If you select the Clicks option the
11. obtain accurate repeatable results When engaging long range targets you should make an effort to enter accurate chronographic data that reflects MV over the full range of temperatures that you expect to encounter in your area of operation One or two points of chronographing will not yield accurate results over a large temperature range As the range limits of extended range shooting are expanded by knowledgeable riflemen the need for accurate and reliable data for MV and BC is absolutely paramount for Horus Vision software to yield accurate repeatable aiming point data Accurate data in combination with the Horus riflescope and ATrag software will give the rifleman a tactical lethal advantage at extended ranges Horus ATrag software has 3 areas of data entry a Gun b Atmosphere c Target The following discussion focusses on the area of gun info because it addresses MV and BC Inaccurate data in either of these categories can lead to inaccurate shot placement Worse yet as your target range increases your inability to hit the target increases exponentially Muzzle Velocity is a prime culprit of error A single MV figure taken from a manual or box of ammo is usually based on a 24 barrel length under standard meteorological conditions The manufacturers MV figures should only be used as a starting point In the real world you will be engaging targets in variable temperature conditions MV increases or decreases with respect to tem
12. parameters in English units but distances are expressed in Metric This is handy for mil dot scopes MX has features for engaging multiple targets the ability to bracket with dual wind speed values and an increase of parameter limits for even more extreme conditions It also compensates for changes in C1 values over the flight of the bullet WWW HORUSVISION COM T 650 588 8862 OT mia Q LAS 4 FIRST TIME START UP All ATrag software shipped on SD or CF memory cards is shipped setup and ready to use If you bought a PDA from Horus Vision the PDA should arrive with some battery life and the chip will be attached to your invoice The entire unit is fully prepped to run right out of the box lf you ordered the software chip on its own then you will need to insert it into the PDA s memory expansion slot This will differ on each individual PDA Please refer to your User s Manual that came with the PDA that you own windows auto E Yj 3 16 When the software chip is inserted for the first time a ShortCut Sunday July 01 2007 created message will display to tell you that ATrag has been added to the start menu This message should never show again unless a hard reset is performed on the unit PDAs bought from Horus may have this step already done BB Tap here to set owner information fy No unread messages G windows autorun exe fok E A ShortCut created Note It is very possible
13. Height of Target Inches to Target Yards ee ee rd ter bes Image Size IPHY Height of Target Inches to Target Meters Image Size IPHY a Height of Target Meters CO ferger MLE Image Size IPHY Height of Target cm LO Tanger Meters Image Size IPHY i 44 1000 NT 2544 1000 10 sje aTe 3438 34 38 100 91 44 3600 36 650 588 8862 22 CONTACT HORUS VISION Electronic Phone 650 588 8862 Fax 650 588 6264 E mail info horusvision com Website http www HorusVision com Postal Mailing Address Horus Vision LLC 598 San Mateo Ave San Bruno CA 94066 WWW HORUSVISION COM 45 650 588 8862
14. METER ASSIST SCREENS Ledende 21 Target Range Assist EEE 21 Target Speed ASSISL ccccccccssccceeccseececeucecsuceceueesaeecsueesscesscessucessueessueessueessueessusessasessuseeseeeeseeeegags 21 Muzzle Velocity vs Temperature Interpolation rrrnrrnrrrarrrnrrnrrrornanerannnernanrnnnrrannnarnnnnnannnannnnennen 22 C1 Ballistic Coefficient vs Distance Interpolation cccccccceccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeaeeseeeseeeseetsneneess 22 TRUNGDROPV LUES ee 23 obs he 25 METT MN NN 25 Switching Guns from the GunList ronrrrnnrrnnnnrrnnrrnnnrennnrennnnnnnnnernnnennnnennnnennasennanennuennaennanennnsennnsene 25 Selecting Multiple Guns ccccecacesecncecene saceceaectancnceateeesencaatceacheactacdtenceacceascnesaeeeascncnccneasenesanneaadicacesasest 26 Where is My Data Stored Why Did My Changes Disappear arrrraranrarrnnanrnnarennnnenrnnenranennnnennnn 26 WWW HORUSVISION COM 2 650 588 8862 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Store a New Gun in the Gun List 0 c ccccccccceccececececcececececcaccuceceacaceceneaeaseneueaescenentacacenentanevenenes 27 Modify a Gun Entry in the GunList rornonnnnornnnrnnnrrnnnrnnanennnnennnnennnnennnnennanennanennnnennnsennnnennanennaneennsnen 27 Delete One or More Guns from the GunList arannnnanananonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenenenrnnnnnennnnenenenenennnnnnnnenenenene 27 FIANE 27 Saving and Retrieving the GunList on Memory Chip rrr
15. Mobile operating system PocketPC version 2003 SE or REN and Windows Mobile version 5 0 and later For your protection and ours programs from ar Horus Vision are copy protected to preserve your security and our f TragpPc 385 F dE 9 32 Intellectual Property interests ATrag is distributed on either Tragx Secured Digital SD or Compact Flash CF memory chips so your Wersion 3 95 PDA must support a SD or CF expansion slot Each program is 1 650 588 8862 encoded with a unique serial number tied to the specific memory Copyright 2012 c Horusvision LLC chip it is shipped on If the program is copied from the chip or is All rights reserved run without its corresponding chip in the expansion slot it will not US Patent 6 516 699 run Because hardware varies between manufacturers especially where 00001216 the expansion slot is concerned it is impossible to test every model on the market If you experience any difficulties please do not hesitate to contact us at 650 588 8862 or email us at info horusvision com We will do our best to accommodate all inquiries WWW HORUSVISION COM 5 650 588 8862 3 ATRAG VERSIONS ATrag s proprietary targeting formulas are based on William Davis life work as a US Army ballistics expert at ARDEC During his career he put hundreds of thousands of live rounds into refining these calculations The underlying algorithm was cultivated by Davis to be accurate whether you are lobbing paintballs at 40
16. Next 7 buttons to move the cursor from one field to the next or you can tap the field you want to change and the cursor will go directly to that field When you first enter a field the entire field is highlighted This means that anything you input will replace the entire highlighted value 3 Numerical Buttons provide a convenient way to enter values into fields without having to learn graffiti While the cursor is in the field to be changed simply tap the corresponding number to enter that value into the field The dot is a decimal point and the dash indicates a negative value Fields that do not take negative values or fractional values will ignore these buttons 4 DONE As you have now finished making all changes tapping the Done button tells the program that it should now accept all new values into the main screen for immediate calculation of a new ATrag firing solution 5 Cancel tells the program to discard all changes that may have been made on the current screen and to restore the last set of values prior to entering that screen This will return you to the main screen without effecting any change 6 7 The Prev and Next buttons advance the active field one field forward or one field back respectively WWW HORUSVISION COM 13 650 588 8862 Correcting Mistakes in Fields Most active input fields have auto error checking to ensure that values entered are compatible with the parameter involved If you make
17. Software Calibration Spotting Cor Elev 0 130 ne ATrag User Manual Version 3 85 for MX HORUS 01 February 2013 O 2013 Horus Vision LLC All rights reserved U S Patent No 6 453 595 WWW HORUSVISION COM 1 650 588 8862 Contents 10 11 WHAT S NEW ssecceats cecrccitectace wees ccesieceees oedandnceusuesseeusedencuaduuckvecsucsctuscseuaiuseduacasesainecussesssesnaespececuescant 4 REQUIREMENTS aga eas ciec cane tebe tech gene setae cease nd enesananieennseseeanessenad cheoueseetedurpucsadsadeaneacestmeanuen 5 ATRAG VERSIONS aes eetee ete ce scet ce escent A 6 MX Tactical Aiming SUMAE vasre 7 FIRST TIME START ai cesacotas seaseetenecteesavenecacaceanenusdcusestenedesneseusueeeussueenetucuedcasustentseestveucwsusacecie 8 Setting ATrag to Run from Soft application Button rarrronrernnrrrnnrernnrernnnernnrernnrernarennnnennnnennnnenner 9 Creating Default INI and GUN Files rrrrannrnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnrrnnnennnnennnnennanennnnennnnernanennnsennnnennnsennnsennnasennn 9 PN 9 UNITS OFMEASURE pb 10 PROGRAM CONTROLS sarrrcesctcacteeccceteces cede cccteacanncateesmucsmetetescsnecenescaccenesetmescnuccanennerenesemecwnucta 11 Hard Buttons on the PDA cccccccccccceccceeeeeeceeeeeeseeeseeeeeeceeeseecseeseeeseeeaeeseeeseecseesaeeseesseeseeeseeeseeegaes 11 General Controls on the Main Screen rarrnnarannanannnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennanennanennnnennnsennnnennnnennanennanennnnene 12 General Controls o
18. Start to start the timer and the elapsed time screen is displayed Select Stop or touch anywhere on the screen to stop the timer The elapsed time in seconds is displayed in the Time secs field 21 650 588 8862 Hana TEE The estimated speed is automatically updated Num Ticks 10 0 ml Time secs 4 7 Start FEEERERERRT Cancel Prev Next Muzzle Velocity vs Temperature Interpolation Although ammunition manufacturers often specify the muzzle velocity MV of their factory loads it is a well known fact that MV varies with temperature changes due to its effect on powder burn rates The Horus ballistic calculator accommodates these variations by allowing entry of corresponding temperature MV pairs in a numeric table With the aid of this data table the ballistic calculator is able to automatically interpret the closest MV for the currently measured air temperature A temperature lying between any two temperature MV pairs is interpolated proportionally between the corresponding MVs whilst MVs for air temperatures beyond the lowest and highest table entries are extrapolated by extending the value slope of the last two points of the table See Appendix A for more details on temperature MV relations Temperature Muzzle Velocity C1 Ballistic Coefficient vs Distance Interpolation Meters BC Coef As temperature effects muzzle velocity bullet speed affects its ballistic coefficient C1 In long distance fli
19. act to scroll the table up and down such as on the come up table screen On the main screen the up down buttons will advance through the GunList loading the next gun on the list into the work area The right left buttons will switch the display through the 4 targets WWW HORUSVISION COM 11 650 588 8862 General Controls on the Main Screen The main screen displays information only does not take data input and has controls which allow you to modify how information is displayed It is via this screen that you will do the majority of your work The main screen provides access to an array of sub screens in which parameters can be changed Each type of control looks a bit different or way 1 Main Menu Tapping here accesses the main menu for ATrag program options The menu is accessed from the bottom left area of the screen and is labeled Options and Exit The top left area of the screen 1a shows the current gun name 2 Push Buttons much like the radio station push buttons on older style car radios Only one can be selected or pushed down at a time Push buttons are square and usually always grouped together with one button the current selection highlighted 3 Action Buttons Action buttons are rectangle and slightly colored 4 Display Areas Square cells on the main screen are inactive areas whose only purpose is to display information 5 Drop Down The down arrow or
20. annnnnnrnnnnnnranrnrnnrnrnnrrnnnnennanennnnennnenrnnennnnennnn 27 Gun Files in INI format rarananananenvnvnennnnnenenenenenenenenennnnenenenenenenensnenenenenenenenneneneneneunnnenenerneuennnnnsnen 28 CORIOLIS MAGNUS AND SPIN DRIFT vannnnrnvnvnvannvavnnnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnnnnnnnnnnnnennnvnnnnnnnrnnnvnvnnnne 29 Additional Gun and Load Parameters cccccccececececececcccceneneneucecuceeececeneceneneneneneaeaeavavaveneeaneneeenas 30 Additional Target Parameters ccccccecccseeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeseeesaeeesseeseeeseeeeseeeseeeseeeseneeseeees 30 MULTIPLE TARGE S 22 eee 31 DUAL WIND SPEED avurnnvnvavnvnnnvnnunnavnvavnnnrnnnnvnvnvavnvnrnnvnnnvavnvnvavnrunununvavnvnvnvnnunvnvnvavnvnnnnnnunvnvnuen 32 INCLINATION ANGLE DUAL DISPLAY avnvuavavnvnnvnvnnunvnvnnnnnnvnrnnvnvnvnnvnvnnnnvavnnunvnvevnnvavnnnnvevnnn 33 SORD V Ps 34 SORD Setup SCrEON PEREIS 34 SOR SOMHOMS SEN 34 Inclination Angle Direction of Fire cccccccccssccceececsececscecececececsucessusessucessusessusessusessusessaeeesaass 35 TREMOR WIND DOT CALCULATOR enununvnvnvnvnvnnununvnvnnnrnnnrnnunnavnnannvnnnnnnunvnvavnrnrnnnnvavnuene 36 APPENDIX A MUZZLE VELOCITY AND BALLISTIC COEFFICIENTS 0 37 APPENDIX B ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR NOMAD AND RECON PDAG 2 00005 40 Power Butiton TU Oni OFF amp Instant Orre 40 Power Menu and Soft Reset rarnrnrnrnvnvnvnenrnvnnnnnrenenenane
21. are no good solutions for this ATragMX overcomes this by allowing you to store your GunList to the memory chip in GunFiles Saving gun data in files on the same memory chip as the program allows the user to carry his gun data around no matter which PDA he is using To prevent loss of GunList data GunFiles can be backed up by copying the files from the chip to a PC WWW HORUSVISION COM 27 650 588 8862 Emis GunFile functions are accessed from the Gpen Gt File GL Files button at the bottom of the GunList screen A pop up menu will open when GL Files is pressed Use Open GL File to open an existing GunList Use Save GL File to save the open GunList New GunFiles may be created using the New GL File and saving the current GunList into a new file name Opening a GunList will replace the currently displayed GunList in memory so be sure to save changes prior to opening a new GunList Individual dialog screens will pop up for Open Save and New New memory chips come with the sample GunList that you see in ATrag when you run the program for the first time When you have finished modifying your data be sure to SAVE it to the chip first GL Files Gun Files in INI format Sometimes you just want to edit gun lists using a simple text editor rather than tapping all over a PDA screen So now you can access and alter gun list files using any simple text editor like Microsoft s Notepad or similar program The files ca
22. been overstated Remedy With your rifle already zeroed at 100 yards use the ATrag software to give your aiming solution for a 400 yard target face then fire a group and while still maintaining the original 400 yard aiming solution sight picture make a written or mental note of the actual ATrag coordinates of the group s POI Now go back into Gun and reduce or increase if BC is too low ie POI is high the input BC until the ATrag reading generated for the 400 yard target becomes the actual ATrag coordinates recorded for the group s POI at 400 yards Example 2 For any number of reasons you re out in the field except there s no BC Remedy Having accurately entered all other data into the ATrag and then zeroed your rifle at for example 100 yards simply maintain the 100 yard Horus sight picture ie using the main cross hair but now lay it on a POA at for example 400 yards Fire a single shot or group if necessary and record the mean fall of shot below the 400 yard POA ATrag will then provide a dialog box which prompts the shooter to enter this mean fall of shot E or M below the 400 yard POA whereupon ATrag will immediately generate the real dynamic BC for that projectile over that flight range WWW HORUSVISION COM 39 650 588 8862 19 APPENDIX B AppDITIONAL NOTES FOR NOMAD AND RECON PDAs Please read the Nomad or Recon manual that came with the unit For your convenience a copy of these manuals is also on the ATrag
23. box just below the gun name You can also switch Guns by tapping the GunList button at the bottom left part of the main screen This will display the list of Guns you have saved in your GunList the list is in alphabetic order WWW HORUSVISION COM 25 650 588 8862 You must select a gun in order to perform an action on it Select a Gun by checking the box in front of the gun name Once selected tap the Open Gun button on the right Opening a Gun will immediately bring that Gun s parameters into the main screen and a new shooting solution will be calculated using the new Gun s parameters Keep in mind that cycling through opening a Gun in your GunList only loads that Gun s parameters into the main screen Changing parameters on the main screen DOES NOT change the parameters of the Gun in the GunList The main screen and the GunList are separate In order to store changes from the main screen into the GunList you must go back to the GunList screen and use the Save or SaveAs buttons on the right hand side as described in the sections below Selecting Multiple Guns For some functions you may select more than one gun to perform an action on Simply check or uncheck desired guns Where is My Data Stored Why Did My Changes Disappear This is a good time to talk about how PDAs store and use program information There are three 3 distinct levels of information usage and storage that you need to keep in mind as you use ATrag the s
24. come up warning that if you continue this operation will clear the persistent store including all user data applications and settings Follow the instructions on the screen ONLY if you want to completely clear your unit Windows and OK Buttons Just like on a regular desktop or laptop running windows this button will pop up the Start Menu Programs can be launched as new windows and will hide the windows below it The OK button closes the top most window It acts on any window that has an X button or ok button in its top right corner Soft Buttons The Soft Buttons may be set to launch any installed program on the PDA This is usually done through the System Settings screen Press Start select Settings tap on the Buttons icon Recons and Nomads come from Horus with the left soft button set to launch File Explorer and the right soft button to launch ATrag Navigation Buttons The navigation buttons on the Recon works pretty much the same way as all the 5 way buttons on any PDA The Nomad requires that you hold down the yellow function key and simultaneously press the 2 4 6 and 8 keys to work the same way as the down left right and up buttons of a 5 way arrangement WWW HORUSVISION COM 41 650 588 8862 Numeric Buttons Nomad The Nomad has the added advantage of a numeric keypad that makes it easier to enter numbers and move about input screens Any screen that displays the touch screen numeric buttons will also respond to
25. cratchpad or current working information the GunList in the PDA s memory and permanent storage on the chip In MX it is best to view your information from the GunList point of view Remember that the GunList is just a collection of sets of data and that each set represents a real gun and ammo combination For simplicity lets consider a GunList consisting of 3 sets 1 223BIkHills 2 300Win and 3 50BMG These three Guns reside in the GunList and the 300Win is fetched into working memory Now the top left of the main screen shows the Gun s name 300Win and the 300Win s data is loaded into working memory as can be seen on the main screen The firing solution will therefore show what the elevation and windage for the 300Win as it relates to the Atmospheric and Target data also in working memory What you see on the main screen is basically the working memory If you go in to the Gun Input Screen and changed some values like the C1 coefficient and the muzzle velocity this will change the main screen s information and thus the firing solution However this change did not affect the set of information in the GunList for the 300Win To modify the contents of the GunList you will have to actually save it to the GunList either by modifying the entry in the GunList using Save As Gun which replaces the selected GunList entry with what is currently in working memory or by saving the parameters in working memory as a new entry in the GunList wi
26. display will change to a Show result in er EG format of Clicks n where n is a number Tapping on the 0102 03 4 O8 OW number will bring up the screen you see on the left This screen allows you to tailor the number of clicks your turret Clicks per uses to adjust for 1 unit of measure i e 4 clicks per TMOA O TMOA C15M0A MLS means it takes 4 clicks to move the cross hairs a distance equal to one True Minute of Angle These display values will be saved along with your gun data That way it loads with the gun and the solution will be displayed as set for that particular gun WWW HORUSVISION COM 17 650 588 8862 Relative Click Memory for Clicking Scopes One of the handy features of ATrag when using the Clicks option is the Relative Clicks function In other words this allows you to track the clicked position of your scope while using it and also calculates the shortest number of clicks to dial up or down from your current setting to your next shot This is best demonstrated by the following example in which Lead is omitted for convenience and simplicity Coriolis must be turned off You start by zeroing your rifle scope to be spot on at 100 yards i e ZR 100 yards Abs Rel Cur You tap the Reset button at the bottom of the screen This sets the Elev 5 5 0 Cur column to 0 This column tracks the current clicked setting of your scope and you have just set it to zero
27. ead and Wind2 is toggled to display either one solution or the other Sp Depending on how fast you think the wind is currently gusting weight Th EEES your holdover toward that wind holdover value and pull the trigger i e 3 KLE if shooting at 800 yards and I think the wind is gusting more toward the el higher end I may hold off closer to 1 80 rather than 97 Whatever value is toggled to display will be carried to the Range Card me Je men F screen as well For instance if Lead is selected by going to the range card screen you will note that you have a come up table with elevation wind and lead 083 275 DE 2 79 O93 284 WWW HORUSVISION COM 32 650 588 8862 15 INCLINATION ANGLE DUAL DISPLAY Latitude Dir of Fire deg from M masaa ton TB Target Speed mph Target Range meters aj 2J3ja sje rjefsjo Done Cancel Prev Next WWW HORUSVISION COM The Inclination Angle field on the Target Screen has been changed to display and accept entry in both degees and cosine values The degrees field is marked with a d and the cosine field with a c These two fields are tied together and their values compliment each other that is the value in one field reflects the equivalent value of the other field Changing the value in one field will automatically cause a change in value of the other field to match The example on the left shows a cosine value of 0 91 which is equivalent to 25 degrees If you were t
28. es 1 first entry Zero Range original C1 2 second entry range at 75 of distance between transonic start and subsonic start with original C1 3 third entry range 200 y m beyond subsonic start with new calculated C1 WWW HORUSVISION COM 24 650 588 8862 11 GUNLISTS What is a Gun and GunList For the purpose of this manual and usage of ATrag a GUN is a set of information to describe a projectile bullet and the characteristics of how that bullet will fly through the air So when we refer to a gun we are actually referring to this set of data Switching guns then is simply switching one set of data for another At present each set of Gun data has the following elements in it 1 Name an arbitrary name to help identify or associate this set of information with its real world usage Generally a description of the ammo or combination of the ammo and actual gun rifle being used i e 50cal BMG 2 BH Height above bore the distance between the center of the barrel and the center of the scope mounted above the barrel 3 BW Bullet Weight how heavy the bullet is 4 BD Bullet Diameter more commonly known as the bullet s caliber 5 C1 Ballistic coefficient a measure of drag or friction the bullet will experience as it moves through the air 6 RT Rifle Twist the rate which the barrel s rifling was engraved Expressed as a measure of the length it takes for the rifling to
29. ger and hit the target Tap the Update button to save your new settings Note that the relative column is now zero since your saved setting in the Cur column should exactly match your current solution in the Abs column This convenient process can be repeated as often as required It removes the need for either mental arithmetic or having to first click all the way back down to zero in order to accurately click back up to the new settings You may then put your rifle ammo and PDA away until next season and when you pick both up again the PDA will still remember that your scope is set at 52U and 19L Alternatively you can re zero your scope tap the Reset button and start all over again WWW HORUSVISION COM 18 650 588 8862 8 RANGE CARD Range Card Display ATragMX can present come up hold over results in the form of a Range Card RC display RC values are displayed in a uniform table of range increments meters or yards as set on the main screen and Soa ea shown on the column heading 2 along with each respective 732 014 0 elevation windage and other associated values Units USMC Mils OG TMOA SMOA Clicks are the same as the setting on the main 1043 02 0 screen and shown on the top left corner of the display 1 Where 11 61 O24 12 87 026 0 applicable a star will appear next to all ranges where the bullet is DE subsonic 3 Should the table show more rows of values than can f
30. ght this C1 change will have increasing effect on drop as the bullet slows down This change must be compensated for to more accurately calculate the bullet s true flight Since we cannot reliably know a bullet s speed at any given point we can approximate its speed by knowing how far it has flown Therefore C1 can be adjusted by a function of distance The C1 distance interpolation table works much like the MV temperature table See Appendix A for more details on Ballistic Coefficients WWW HORUSVISION COM 22 650 588 8862 10 TRUING DROP VALUES All ballistic calculations are predictive in nature that is given a set of circumstances they will predict where the bullet will impact MX is unique in that it will take the actual bullet strike as input and adjust its computations to conform to the real world flight path inputted This is known as reverse modeling to take a known result and force a formula s calculated results to conform to the Known result Having applied this technique for a while the method has been refined to a point where we literally only need three data points to accurately calculate the entire flight path of a bullet to where all momentum is gone The three points are 1 a zero point where you zeroed the gun 2 a transonic point where the bullet begins to transition from super sonic to sub sonic typically where it slows down to 1340fps 3 a sub sonic point pick a point well beyond where the bu
31. he device First power the IPAQ on Next simultaneously press and hold the Windows OK and Recording shortcut buttons 1 in the diagram above Finally while still holding the three shortcut buttons press and release the tiny reset button on the right hand side of the unit with a stylus or other small object 2 in the diagram above Once you release the reset button continue to hold the three buttons until a screen appears reading CLEAN BOOT in green text The Hard Reset is complete WWW HORUSVISION COM 43 650 588 8862 21 APPENDIX D RANGING FORMULAS Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance WWW HORUSVISION COM Milliradian based Reticles Height of Target Yards to Target Yards i Image Size mils Height of Target Inches to Target Yards Image Size mils X Height of Target Inches to Target Meters Image Size mils Height of Target Meters to Target Meters Image Size mils Height of Target cm to Target Meters Image Size mils Minute of Angle based Reticles TMOA Height of Target Inches to Target Yards Je kr AG Image Size MOA Height of Target Inches to Target Meters Image Size MOA i Height of Target Meters to Target Meters Image Size MOA Height of Target cm to Target Meters Image Size MOA One Inch Per Hundred Yard based Reticles SMOA
32. herwise best to leave it turned off SORD Solutions Screen When the user fires the Range Finder input from the laser range finder M107 M33 will imediately pop up a solutions screen Target Range Inclination Angle and Direction of Fire values will be updated The gun name range and shooting solution will be displayed on the solutions screen 3 9 D The SORD display screen will close automatically after it reaches the elapsed time set in the SORD Setup screen The user can close the SORD display screen manually by touching anywhere on the screen 0 1L 0 10L 406 yards WWW HORUSVISION COM 34 650 588 8862 Inclination Angle Direction of Fire Direction of Fire fisi Inclination Angle 1 JE 4 5 ag HE 0 Clear Cancel WWW HORUSVISION COM The SORD laser range finder can accurately calculate the inclination angle IA to 45 degrees If the IA exceeds these parameters an error is sent to ATrag for the direction of fire DOF and IA When this happens a screen is displayed to allow the user to enter the correct DOF and IA To expedite entry the previous values are displayed The new values will be used to calculate the shooting solution 35 650 588 8862 17 TREMOR WIND DOT CALCULATOR WWW HORUSVISION COM This screen uses the current input values for gun and load to calculate the value of the wind dots on the TReMoR 2 reticle The display shows the wind value of each dot from the center line out
33. ially TR for Supersonic 6 is set to the range where the bullet slows to trans sonic For sub sonic TR 9 is set to 200 meters yards beyond where the bullet drops below speed of WWW HORUSVISION COM 23 650 588 8862 sound We suggest that you use these distances or as close as you can to gather the real impact data If you cannot then change the TR field to the distance where the data is gathered Then tap the Calc button 12 to get new drop results Now shoot a group at that distance and measure the actual drop of the group By entering actual drop data in the real Drop field 7 or 10 and tapping Calc new muzzle velocity 8 or ballistic coefficient 11 will be suggested as a value to use so that the theoretical bullet calculated passes through the hole in the paper in real life actual drop You can accept the new value by hitting the Accept button 13 Accept will exit the screen using the new values The Cancel button 14 exits the screen without using the new values The Restore button 15 returns the values to the initial state When Accepting new values there is a new feature to auto populate the MV and C1 tables With MV you will have the option to insert the new MV value with currently set temperature into the already existing MV table or to replace it outright With C1 you can also insert the new BC into the C1 table with the target range value or you can replace the C1 table with the following valu
34. in drift ea compensation value which is horizontal only Wind WWW HORUSVISION COM 29 650 588 8862 Additional Gun and Load Parameters Bore finches Bullet Weight tgrains Bullet Diam inches 0 510 Ci Coefficient fuse table Rifle Twist fin tr aR OL Muzzle Velocity feet sec 2500 Zero Range meters J00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 o Next Cancel The following gun parameters are used to properly calculate the effects of Coriolos and spin drift Bullet Diameter or caliber Rifle Barrel Twist Rate Rifle Twist with corresponding Twist Direction R L as viewed from the chamber end of the barrel These parameters are stored with the Gun in the GunList Library Additional Target Parameters Latitude To properly calculate the effect of Coriolis additional information is needed about both the location and the absolute direction of the De ofre deg from 0 target When the With C SD feature is turned on enter values for wna sped wen EI JET 0 Hemisphere North or South Current Latitude and the absolute Wind Drection clock 4 Direction from true north in clockwise degrees that describes the Inclination Angle target location Target Speed mph ol Target Range meters Note also that values of Latitude only range from 0 to 90 and that the a1 2Jsjalsjel7feloljol Equator is at 0 Latitude whilst the North Pole is at a Latitude of 90 N Done Cancel Prev
35. it F 0 on the display page at one time the table can be scrolled either by 20 35 oo g using the scroll bar on the right edge 4 or by using the Up Down i G physical buttons on the PDA The last column of the table can display a multitude of values and is set by the LastCol menu located at the bottom left of the display 6 The range increments of the RC may be customized by clicking on the Setup button located on the top right of the display 5 Range Card Last Column Value The last column of the table can show Wind2 or Lead values in the same units as displayed in the top left corner Remaining Velocity in fps or m s Remaining Energy in ft Ibs or Time of Flight in seconds The displayed value is set by clicking on the LastCol menu located at the bottom left of the display The column header will indicate what value is currently being displayed DEAL Rem Velocity Rem Energy Time of Flight Range Card Setup The starting range ending range and step values can be set for the RC by clicking the Setup button to bring up the RC setup screen Only End Range 200 lines of data are allowed at one time so choose your range card es setup values accordingly FMPPERRERRT Done cancel prev ert WWW HORUSVISION COM 19 650 588 8862 Saving Printing Range Card 1 The selected Range Card can be easily saved to a comma seperated CSV or tab delimeted TAB file From the Range Card screen select Print
36. ll find that the same values are still present Changes to Gun or Atmosphere values will not affect the saved target values These values will persist when you turn the program off and come back to it later Switching between the targets will instantly display the correct firing solution in the results area for that selected target WWW HORUSVISION COM 31 650 588 8862 14 DUAL WIND SPEED In the field rarely does the wind blow at a constant speed Generally it will tend to have a base speed with occasional gusts to a higher speed To compensate the shooter often will bracket the wind that is to put the target between the low wind value and high wind value thereby minimizing the overall horizontal drift should the wind suddenly gust just as the trigger is pulled windi wind To assist the shooter MX has a dual wind feature Two wind speed values low and high may be entered on the target screen These values are reflected on the main screen in the WS display in a low high format Inclination Angle gj EI Target Speed mph Target Range meters toggle windt wind2 The result of the low and high holdovers are displayed in the usual result area Wind just below elevation will show the wind holdover solution to the low wind wind1 value and by toggling the Lead Wind2 button on the screen the high wind wind2 holdover solution will be shown where the Lead solution is usually displayed The solution for L
37. llet slows down to 1051 temperature fps If you are using super sonic ammunition and will never go sub sonic then you will only need points 1 amp 2 Similarly for sub sonic ammunition you only need points 1 amp 3 This process is called Truing Drop or simply Truing It involves taking 2 or 3 real flight data points finding bullet drop at 2 or 3 places along its flight and feeding it into the calculation parameters By changing the parameters to meet those drop points the shape of the entire flight path is known and an accurate solution at ANY range is Muz vel Table Drag Coef Table pe Mn available Est The Truing Drop function is opened from ATrag s main screen by selecting Options at lower left then selecting Truing Drop from the jag menu that appears Gun Mote The Truing Drop screen left is set up to guide you through the Truing process The Zero range and drop units are 2 SuPeR su displayed at the top of the screen 1 We will be using this Target Range gas inan 8 screen either to true in SUPER sonic mode or SUB sonic mode by selecting the radio buttons 2 In SUPER mode fields 6 7 and 8 are active And in SUB mode fields 9 10 and 11 would be active Drap 3 T Fields 4 and 5 show the current MV and BC being used to calculate the current drop 3 for target range 6 or 9 depending on the mode these fields are not editable Init
38. make one complete revolution 7 TD Twist Direction as seen from the chamber end of the barrel does the rifling twist in a clockwise right or counter clockwise left direction 8 MV Muzzle Velocity the speed the bullet is moving measured at the exit point of the barrel Either as a single value or as a set of MVs that varies across a set of corresponding temperatures 9 ZR Zero Range the distance that the rifle and scope were adjusted such that the bullet impact point is aligned with a reference point as seen through the scope usually the main center crosshairs of the scope 10 Note Any user notes associated with this set of information lf a Gun is a set of data then obviously a GunList is a collection of many Guns ATrag MX has the ability to store multiple Guns in a GunList This is so shooters can quickly access or switch to a desired configuration without having to re enter all the information Switching Guns from the GunList The data displayed on the main screen reflects the current conditions under which a particular shot is being made The top left corner of the main screen displays the name of the current Gun you have selected You may quickly cycle through your list of stored guns by pushing the hard up or down buttons on the PDA As you cycle through the gun list you will see the gun s name change at the top left of the screen You will also see the gun s parameters change in the Gun display
39. n Parameter Assist Screens rrrrrrrnrrnnnnrnnnnernnrennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennanennnnennnnen 13 Correcting Mistakes in FUGA 45 14 Ine Main NL sisraninnsAnan AA A EAEE 14 The Exit M nu ccc ccccccc cece ceccececeeeeeece eee eeeeece ees eeeeeceeeseeseeseeeseeeseecseeseeeseeeeeeseeesueeseeseeeeseeseeeeeseeeaes 14 BASIC USAGE FIRST SHOT TARGET STRIKE nrnnrnnnrnnnennnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnennnernnnnnnnennnennne 15 Gun and AMMO Data SCreen arannnnnnannnanennnrnnnnnnanenanennnrnnnnnnunennnennnnnnusenernnanennnnnnanennnennnenneennnennnesnnn 15 Atmospheric and Environmental Data Screen rrarrrrarrrnanrrnanernanernnnrrnnrnnnnrnnnnnrnnanennnnennunennnnennnnensnne 15 TAPE JENS 16 EE EJ OE 17 Setting Up a Solution for Your SCOPE rrrnrraneranennnrnnnnnnannnarnnanennnennnennnennanenanenanennnennunnnanenunennsennesnnnee 17 Relative Click Memory for Clicking SCOPES rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnnennanennennnnsennnsennunennnnee 18 RANGEN creases gee parca sit ete nie tice nate occ i tei tune aetna disuse see e eb ecledenaneue aeseawocacwonnessenecaness 19 FTP 19 Range Card Last Column Value cccccccccceececeeece cece eeseeeesaeeeseeeesseeeseeeeaeeeessueesseeessueesseeesaeesanaees 19 REG SG EE seas anansennessaneseen st sesh sean ee saeaececesdocers 19 Saving Printing Range Card cc eeccsecccceeeeceeeeceeeeseeeece cess cess eesseeeseeceseeeesseeeeseesseeeeseeetseeeeseeeesaeeees 20 PARA
40. n then be copied saved or exchanged with other shooters with ATrag software without a PDA through the use of SD of CF card readers on your PC Just remember that ATrag looks for these gun files in the root directory of the memory card WWW HORUSVISION COM 28 650 588 8862 12 CORIOLIS MAGNUS AND SPIN DRIFT In extreme distance shooting 1200 yards plus the time of flight of the bullet through the air can be long enough for the Earth s rotation Coriolis to move your target from the position it was in when you pulled the trigger causing you to miss by a yard or more Similarly at that range the bullets own rotation around its longitudinal axes can also pull the bullet out of its aimed flight path spin drift Much the same way that a curve ball behaves except that the movement is in an increasing spiral pattern ATragMX version compensates for these deviations Muz Yel Table Drag Coef Table Target Speed Est Target Range Est Truing Drop Once the feature is turned on the aiming solution portion of the main screen will show three columns Hold Cor and Spin The HOLD column shows the come ups and wind with Coriolis and spin drift compensations factored into the values shown providing you with the most refined aiming solution possible The Cor or Coriolis column will show the Coriolis compensation value vertical and horizontal for this shot The Spin or spin drift column shows the sp
41. nensnenenenenenenenenenenenennenevenenenenenenenenenenenensnenene 40 Clean Boot or Hard R S t c ccccecececccccccccecceeeeaeacaeeeceecececeeeeetereueneneneaeaeaeaeaeavavaveteterereeenenseutenenars 41 VVINGOWS SA OR BUTOINS nites EE EE 41 SLP AN 41 PAV IG WOT B 41 Numeric Buttons Nomad arunvnvnnannnvnnnvnnnnanenennennnenennennnenennenenenennenenennenenenennenenenenennenenenennunnnenenenennene 42 APPENDIX C ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR IPAQ 111 PDAS vannrnrnvnvnvavnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvnven 43 Ser EE AE RA E ea E A E A E ET E AE EEE 43 APPENDIX D RANGING FORMULAS c cccccccccccececececscscececeececacececsceeeceaceeseeeseecsseeeeeaes 44 CONTACT HORUS VISION 25 44 WWW HORUSVISION COM 3 650 588 8862 1 WHAT S NEw 1 Minor bug and calculation fixes a Fix click value retention feature See page 18 b Range Estimation Screen allows unit selection for image size c Fix prevention of C1 edit on gun screen without clearing C1 table d Fix prevention of MV edit on gun screen without clearing MV table 2 3 4 Anew wind calculator for TReMoR reticle wind dots 5 SORD feature interfaces with Vectronix PLRF and NEWCON LRFs Truing Screen made easier to use New truing screen auto populates data into MV and BC tables WWW HORUSVISION COM 4 650 588 8862 2 REQUIREMENTS The current ATrag software version 3 85 has been tested to run on most handheld Personal Digital Assistants PDAs running Windows
42. ng you range to target However it is also true that knowing the range to target and the target s image size will allow you to calculate the target s size ATrag now allows you to calculate any of the three variables if you know the other two Enter which ever values you know in their appropriate boxes and tap on the button in front of the field you wish to calculate and ATrag will figure out that answer Target size can be entered as Inches Feet Centimeters and Meters Image Size can be entered as MILs TMOA and IOA Angle will account for up and down angle viewing which would change the range calculation Clicking Done will export the range and angle fields to the main screen See ear ers The speed of a moving target may be able to be estimated by a skilled shooter and entered into the ballistic calculator Alternatively if a the Pere target range is known b your scope reticle has a number of uniform Time secs hash marks within it c the estimated linear worth of each individual Est Speed mph hash mark at the target range is known d the number of seconds the WWW HORUSVISION COM target takes to traverse a given number of these hash marks at the target range is known then ATrag will present you with the approximate speed of the target expressed as distance traveled over time taken To aid in calculating target soeed ATrag has a timer option Navigate to the Target Speed screen above Select
43. nufacturers do an excellent job in calculating BC values A few probably inflate BC values to make their bullets look better With the Horus system the rifleman must have an absolutely accurate BC figure to reliably engage at long range How do you determine if your BC value for your bullet cartridge needs adjusting Enter your newly calculated MV number along with the current weather conditions Select a target at 400 600 yards that you have very accurately measured the distance from muzzle to target Use your hand held PDA with ATrag to calculate the exact come up the line to hold on using the Horus scope reticle Fire 3 or more shots If you hit the target your BC value is O K You are finished In the event your bullets grouped high or low you must adjust your BC value example your starting BC is 640 try 660 and so on If the group was low try lower BC value example your starting BC is 640 try 590 and so on Go back to your PDA and try different BC values until you find one that exactly corresponds to the live fire come up Example 1 Having accurately entered all data into the ATrag and then zeroed your rifle at for example 100 yards you notice that upon firing at progressively increasing ranges the bullet s point of impact POI is increasingly falling below the point of aim POA With all other data entry operations having been performed correctly it is quite evident that the manufacturer s specified BC has in fact
44. o change the degrees field to 40 degrees then upon exiting the degrees field the cosine field will automatically change to 0 77 which is the cosine approximation to 40 degrees 33 650 588 8862 16 SORD ATrag can process input from Vector PLRF and Moskito laser range finders from Vectronix and the LRM3500CI from Newcon Optik Plug the serial connector from the range finder into the device running ATrag Select SORD Setup from the Exit menu at the bottom of the screen to activate the SORD setup screen LRF s with Bluetooth capabilities can connect to ATrag as well please see your LRF and PDA documentation on how to pair BT devices vied Options SORD Setup Screen SORD Not Found Available serial ports including BT ports are listed on the setup screen Select the serial port that the laser range finder is H connected to Select the SORD Device LRF being connected Ports Desmption Click Connect SORD to open communications between the LRF and PDA serial port Select Disconnect SORD to close communications to the serial port The SORD screen display duration can be used to control the number of seconds the SORD Sa ion Sec output is displayed on the screen A value of 0 will display the SORD Device SORD output until the screen is closed manually by the user The check box next to the Connect SORD button is for diagnostic 12 3 4 5 o EE messages and only used for troubleshooting Ot
45. ped boxes Bore inches Bullet Weight grains Bullet Diem inches C1 Coefficient 533 J temone Rite Twist insti F td C Barom Fres fin mete dn Relative Hundty 8 aj2 sjafsje rje sjo l 1 2 3jafsjsjrjefojol Done Cancel Prev next Done cancel prev Next Latitude Dir of Fie deg from M wd seed m y ET GJEL 0 Wind Direction clock natn te Target Speed moh gt Target Range yards Pero Range yards Now let s look at the three major groups that determine an accurate aiming solution Gun and Ammo Data Screen Enter all relevant parameters pertaining to the set up of your rifle the bullet used and launch conditions These will include bore height bullet weight a single ballistic coefficient C1 value muzzle velocity MV the range at which your rifle was zeroed ZR In the MX version of ATrag extra parameters of bullet diameter rifle twist rate and direction of twist as viewed from the chamber end of the barrel are also required to enable ATrag to factor Coriolis and spin drift compensation into the final aiming solution Atmospheric and Environmental Data Screen You have two options for entering Atmospheric data the first is AT which allows you to enter Altitude and Temperature whilst the second is TBH which allows you to enter Temperature Barometric Pressure BP and Relative Humidity RH Correct air density values are essential for WWW HORUSVISION COM
46. perature Unfortunately gun powder does not burn at a constant rate regardless of temperature changes The colder the temperature the slower the powder burns yielding a reduced or slower MV The hotter the temperature the faster it burns yielding an increased MV WWW HORUSVISION COM 37 650 588 8862 All gun powders react differently to temperature changes For example chronographing showed some cartridges that remained at one MV 5 ft sec over a range of 19 F jumped to MV 23 ft sec with a 1 change after exceeding an upper limit The powder that yields a perfect linear relationship for temperature and MV does not exist That is the reason the long range rifleman must take chronographic data from the broad spectrum of temperatures he will encounter For obtaining the most accurate data for MV do the following 1 Select a rifle in excellent condition If there is any question have it checked by a competent gunsmith Use only one rifle Your barrel length will then be a constant Select the ammo of your choice Use all ammo from the same lot Use a high quality chronograph i e Ohler 35P You must chronograph cartridges over a large temperature range So e W R Before each chronograph set be sure the rifle and ammo are at the same temperature Raytech infrared instrument is a good measurement device 7 To obtain a temperature spread in a single day shoot at various times of the day a early morning b mid day c late afternoon
47. r selection effects all sub screens throughout the system You may also notice a D push button this is a special mode where the unit system is split into a dual state such that all distances are presented on screen as meters while everything else remains in the English Imperial system of units This is most useful when working with English instruments but looking through mil dot scopes When in the dual mode a small asterisk appears alongside distance parameters to remind you that those quantities are in meters WWW HORUSVISION COM 10 650 588 8862 v3 85 6 PROGRAM CONTROLS All PDAs now use the display screen as the primary user interface Not only does it display information it is also a Touch Screen that can accept general commands to direct the program for both navigating around and across screens and for input of data A convenient way to enter data is via the PDA s graffiti area of the touch screen please read your PDA documentation on how to do this for it really is worth learning ATrag provides on screen controls to ease the need to learn graffiti wherever it can Hard Buttons on the PDA Almost all PDAs on the market these days have a 5 way control four directional buttons up down left right and a center select button On most ATrag screens that take value inputs the directional buttons will advance the focus from field to field On screens with tables the buttons should
48. s To take the unit out of the shutdown mode press the power key and the unit will boot up NOTE While in shutdown mode the battery LED does not work but if the AC adapter is plugged in it will still charge Reset soft reset Stops all running programs and restarts the unit No file system data is lost only open or unsaved files will be lost All registry settings control panel personal information GPS settings and databases are preserved WWW HORUSVISION COM 40 650 588 8862 Clean Boot or Hard Reset WARNING All application software installed by the factory and the customer licenses settings and user data will be cleared if you perform this function All data and programs stored on the SD or CF chip however should stay intact On Nomad To perform a clean boot or Hard Reset hold down the Power key and press the right soft key to display a countdown Continue to hold down both keys until it counts down to zero followed by a brief appearance of the boot screen Continue to hold both keys down until a screen appears warning that if you continue this operation will clear the persistent store Follow the instructions on the screen ONLY if you want to completely clear your unit On Recon Hold down the Power key to display a countdown Continue to hold down the Power key until it counts down to zero and beeps twice Then immediately hold down the Start and OK keys simultaneously After a few seconds a screen will
49. s preset to launch from the right soft button see appendix B Creating Default INI and GUN Files ATrag is shipped from Horus Vision fully set up and ready to run This includes the default files for storing session parameters and gun lists files ATragiNl ini and ATragGUN gun in the root directory of the memory chip If for some reason these files are corrupted or missing ATrag will attempt to recreate the files from internal defaults Should this happen the following message will appear to let you A INI file missing DN Gun file missing know that ATrag is re creating these files Creating default INI Created default file i Either or both messages may appear TragPPC ok TragPPC ok Quitting the Program Since all PDAs are multi tasking computers simply switch to another application to perform other tasks To actually Quit the program you may exit through the Exit menu at the bottom of the screen and choose Exit IMPORTANT it is important to leave the expansion card in the unit when quitting the program as it needs to save critical data to the chip as it exits WWW HORUSVISION COM 9 650 588 8862 5 UNITS OF MEASURE ATrag will handle both English Imperial and Metric units of measure The push button controls for toggling between these two systems are located at the top right of the working screen You will see an E for English and M for Metric You can toggle between the two systems at any time you
50. th a new Gun Name this action would increase the number of sets in the GunList to 4 The GunList can be stored on to the expansion chip in much the same way you would save a file to disk on a regular computer ATragMX will store multiple gunlist files each with its own unique name 50 you may have different files for a set of 308 caliber bullets and another for 223 calibers and maybe another file for all your subsonic rounds Files may be opened by ATrag and it will become the working GunList As with files on a disk changes made by the program need to be written back to the disk if the information is to be saved WWW HORUSVISION COM 26 650 588 8862 Store a New Gun in the GunList 1 Make changes to the gun parameters for your new gun on the gun parameters screen 2 Go to the GunList screen 3 Tap on the Save As Gun button on the right hand side This will bring up a screen for you to enter the name of your new gun Tap the mini keyboard symbol to bring up a keyboard 4 After you ve entered the gun name tap the OK button You will see your new entry in the gun list now Modify a Gun Entry in the GunList 1 Go to the GunList select and open the gun you wish to modify as described above Make the appropriate changes on the working screen Go back to the GunList screen Highlight the gun that will be modified by tapping on it Tap the Save Gun button on the right hand side This saves the working screen parameters into
51. that the very first time you insert the ATrag Chip or run ATrag the following message will be displayed by the Microsoft Operating System The program is from an unknown publisher Running it can possibly harm your device Do you want to continue This message is completely OK Please respond yes to the question This will likely happen twice for AUTORUN EXE and TragPPC EXE Once the shortcut has been installed ATrag can be accessed by tapping on the Start button on the main screen 3 Yi 4 218 On some PDAs the ATrag shortcut will appear on the menu itself In 0 which case tapping on this menu item will start the ATrag program 4 ActiveSync information EF Calendar IG Contacts Internet Explorer Messaging 5 t Phone C gee ee e rue explorer WWW HORUSVISION COM 8 650 588 8862 fa start e 3 06 On other PDAs the shortcut will not appear on the drop down menu in which case you will need to tap on Programs menu item Wani F lt The Programs selection screen will be displayed Find the TragPPC icon and tap it This will launch the ATrag program File Explorer Games Fi i Setting ATrag to Run from Soft application Button Most PDAs will allow you to assign programs to the buttons on either side of the Navigation Buttons This is usually done through a System s Settings screen See your PDA user manual on how to access this screen On the Recon and Nomad ATrag i
52. the gun that was highlighted oe oh Delete One or More Guns from the GunList 1 Go to the GunList screen 2 Highlight the guns to be deleted by checking the boxes next to the guns you wish to select 3 Tap the Delete Guns button on the right hand side 4 WARNING this will permanently delete this gun from your GunList and there is no way of bringing it back that is unless you have the entire list backed up elsewhere Add a Note to a Gun Entry 1 Go to the GunList screen Highlight the gun you want to add a note to by tapping on it Tap the Note button and enter the note in the Note screen Tap Done to save the note or Cancel to leave the note unchanged Notes can also be viewed and entered for the gun being used from the main menu Bring up the Main Menu from the main screen and select Notes oe he Saving and Retrieving the GunList on Memory Chip The GunList can be saved to the memory chip in GunFiles This feature allows the user to save groups of guns in organized files i e all 22 s or all 308 caliber bullets can be saved in the same Gun File One of the draw backs of PDAs is that when they lose battery power their internal memory is lost which means that all of your data is lost Of course the PDA can be recharged and if you had synced your data you can always restore it from your computer However if you are in the field or if you wish to carry your data around with you without a PDA there
53. the hard button keypad This diagram shows how the hard buttons on the key pad maps to the same functions of the touch screen buttons Press firmly and do not worry about the vertical cursor placement within the field Next Prev Entries will be accepted correctly Cancel Done Negative Decimal WWW HORUSVISION COM 42 650 588 8862 20 APPENDIX C ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR IPAQ 111 PDAS Soft Reset and Hard Reset There are two types of Windows Mobile Pocket PC resets Soft Resets and Hard Resets A Soft Reset stops all active or open programs and reboots the device When the Pocket PC powers back up you ll start with all programs closed and the unit will be ready to use The Soft Reset is intended to reset the Pocket PC if it is malfunctioning or has become bogged down The iPAQ 110 Series Pocket PCs can be soft reset by pressing the tiny recessed button on the right hand side of the unit 2 in the diagram below A Hard Reset sometimes called a Factory Reset wipes the system and returns the iPAQ to its factory specs in effect returning it to the state it was in when you first purchased it WARNING All data entered preferences set or software installed on the iPAQ after purchase will be lost after a hard reset and will have to transferred or reinstalled via ActiveSync Windows Mobile Device Center The iPAQ 110 Series Pocket PC can be hard reset by pressing and holding a series of hardware buttons on the exterior of t
54. yards or reaching out beyond 3 000 yards with boat tail bullets Our own extensive field trails have proven Davis calculations valid to 2 600 yards These formulas take in all the factors governing bullet flight from the point of launch to target strike Included amongst these are bullet weight shape and drag contributors muzzle velocity rifling twist rate and direction as viewed from the chamber end of the barrel Atmospheric considerations such as air density humidity and range wind are addressed along with Earth rotation effects coriolis and of course the location and behavior of the target We built ATrag to be instantly and intuitively familiar so these parameters are entered through easy to use interfaces that makes sense the very first time you pick it up Lightning fast results are delivered in an equally uncluttered display Think of it as an advanced fire control system in the palm of your hand No matter what scope gun or load you might be shooting ATrag is simply the best shooting assistant you could ever personally own gt Only available when coriolis is switched off e jojo jojojojojojojojojojojo 9jojojojo WWW HORUSVISION COM 6 650 588 8862 MX Tactical Aiming Software At extremely long ranges where spin drift earth rotation and Magnus effects play a greater role the MX version accommodates these effects The MX version also has a dual units feature that allows the shooter to use all
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