Frequently Asked Questions

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Kestrel 5700 with Hornady 4DOF Downloads

How to Calculate your Axial Form Factor   (Size: 111.2 KB)

Guidance on how to properly adjust your Axial Form Factor

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Kestrel 5700 with Hornady 4DOF Downloads

How to Create and Transfer Bullet Files with Kestrel LiNK Ballistics App   (Size: 444.1 KB)

Quick tutorial on how to create and transfer gun profiles for Kestrel Hornady 5700 4DOF units

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How is Bullet Length Calculated?   (Size: 1.1 MB)

A quick diagram of how to measure bullet length

This program only runs on Windows platforms. For 5700 units, it is required to use our USB connection cable to use this program

Applied Ballistics Profile Loader - Version 090   (Size: 9 MB)

This program is used to transfer gun profiles to and from a Kestrel ballistics unit and Windows computer. 4500 Ballistic models can use either Bluetooth or the PC Interface cradle but must have fw version 4.93. 5700 models must use the USB Transfer cable to connect. Instructions included in zip file.

Please see this diagram which shows the difference and why drop is always the bigger value

Difference between Max Ord and Bullet Drop   (Size: 199.6 KB)

This diagram shows the difference in the Max Ordinate value and the Bullet Drop value found on the Kestrel 5700.

Applied Ballistics is now adding personal gun profiles to their bullet library. When choosing a profile, select the standard name of the profile without parentheses...if it the profile has a (name/characters) after it, it is someone's personal profile. For instance pick Berger Target Hybrid not Berger Target Hybrid(BW1402S)