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People often ask, what rangefinder pairs with Kestrel Meter?
Let’s find out!
What Rangefinder Pairs With Kestrel Meter?
The Kestrel meter works with all rangefinders except the Sony Alpha series (A550/A560). The only other brands it does not work with are Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sigma.
Kestrel 5700 Elite Meter with Applied Ballistics and Link
The Kestrel 5800 Elite Weather Meter with Applied Ballistic is a comprehensive weather meter designed to measure primary environmental factors, including airspeed, temperature, relative air temperature, dew point, barometric height, and precipitation rate.
It also includes a powerful ballistic calculator to help you calculate the trajectory of your bullet.
This rifle uses the Applied Ballistics bullet libraries of custom drags, which measure your bullet’s profile and then correct for aerodynamic jump, spin drift, Coriolis, and drop scale factoring to achieve accurate extended-long-range targeting.
Kestrel With Applied Ballistics and Link (Bluetooth)
With its advanced features, the Kestrel 5700 weather meter provides the ultimate in portable and precise environmental monitoring. It now allows for both real-time and stored weather readings to be transmitted wirelessly and automatically to any computer, smartphone, or tablet device.
You can use the CONX Rangefinder to see the distance to targets using the AB Kestrel. More rangefinders and scopes will connect directly with the AB Kestrels.
You will be able to update the app via the link by simply connecting it to your phone.
Kestrel Weather Meter with Applied Ballistics
The Kestrel 5700 Elite Weather Meter with Applied Ballistic is a comprehensive weather meter that measures primary environmental factors, including:
- Airspeed
- Temperature
- Relative Air Temperature
- Dew Point
- Barometric Height
- Precipitation Rate
The Kestrel has been tested and proven to provide accurate results at distances up to 1,000 yards.
Do I Need the Bluetooth (Or USB Cable)?
You can enter all of your data manually except for the customized curve settings. There are several pre-installed curve settings, but if you want another one, you need to download it from your device.
You can carry up to 30 weapons at once, one per weapon. If you have multiple ammunition options for a single weapon, you must enter a new weapon for each option. You cannot change between different calibers within the same weapon.
If you have more than 10 weapons, you may wish to consider purchasing the Kestrel Pro.
How to Set Up Kestrel?
To get started, open the Kestrel app on your mobile device.
- Select “Add New Weapon”
- Enter the name of your weapon.
- Select the caliber of your weapon.
- Enter the weight of your weapon.
- Enter the length of your barrel.
- Enter the twist rate of your barrel.
- Select the type of stock you prefer.
- Select the grip size you prefer.
- Select whether you would like to add an optic.
- Select the color of your weapon.
- Select the material of your weapon.
- Click “Save”.
- When you’re done adding your weapons, click “Done”.
- Now select “Calculate Curves”, and follow the instructions.
- When you’ve finished calculating curves, click “Apply”.
Your Kestrel should now be ready to go!
Can I Use the Kestrel With Other Devices?
Yes, you can pair the Kestrel with the most popular smartphones and tablets.
Please note that some Android phones do not support pairing with the Kestrel.
Please check our compatibility list here.
How Does the Kestrel Work?
The Kestrel works by measuring wind speed and direction at various heights above ground level. The wind speed and direction are used to calculate the air density, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. These values are then displayed as a graph on the screen.
What’s the Difference Between the Applied Ballistics and the Horus Version?
The main differences between the two models are The Applied Ballistics model uses a different truing method with a drop scaling factor, it has bullet lengths as a standard gun input (which are then multiplied by a drop scaling factor), and it has an option for +/- angles, and it allows you to use G1, G7, and customized drag curves.
The gun itself has over 100 preloaded drag curves, and the gun loaders will allow you to use them.
Applied Ballistics:
- Custom Drag Curves
- G1 and G7 support
- Better PC application for ease of building a library
Crosswind Jump
- Truing in winds without it can give you an errant MV
- If you calibrate in one environment and move to a drastically different environment, the device will adjust automatically
- Able to export the weather conditions (elevations, winds, etc.) from the BT app to an external device.
Horus:
- Can create customized drag curves, but the end-users need to do it themselves.
- G1 support only
- Widely used in militaries worldwide
- It has been widely adopted by many people and they’re familiar with its operation.
What Rangefinder Pairs With Kestrel Meter?
Kestrel Elite Weather Meter with Applied Ballistics Features
Uses the Applied Ballistics bullet libraries of customized drag profiles, an exact measurement of its bullets’ drag profiles plus corrections for aerodynamic jump, spin drift, Coriolis, and drop scale factoring to achieve accurate extended-range shots.
New features added to the app include a customizable range card, an enhanced ballistics table, storage for up to 16 guns and bullets, and five saved targets.
Calculate accurate fire control solutions for long-range rifle shooting.
Select eitherG1 or G7 ballistic coefficient when calculating a trajectory.
Get ballistic coefficient data for more than 225 long-range bullets.
The AB Kestral comes with numerous pre-installed bullet types, but not entire weapon profiles. In other words, you have to create your weapon profile, but you can select from the available ammunition types when creating your weapon.
Measure up to 15 environmental parameters at your fingertips.
Train the software to match your particular rifle based on observed impact patterns at long ranges.
Calculates and adjusts for gyroscopic spin drift and Coriolis effect
- Adjust for angle
- Wind speed/air velocity
- Temperature
- Wind chill
- Relative humidity
- Heat stress index
- Dewpoint temp
- Wet bulb temp
- Barometric pressure
- Altitude
- Density altitude
- Wind direction
- Crosswind
- Headwind/Tailwind
- Pressure trend
Conclusion
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