Tactical Watch with Full-Featured Horus Ballistics Calculator
Just when we thought we’d seen everything, Horus Vision has teamed up with 5.11 to create a wristwatch with a built-in ballistics calculator. Priced at $199.95, the 5.11 Ballistics Field Watch incorporates the Horus Vision SureShot™ ballistic calculator, plus a digital compass to indicate direction and degree. The watch has a molded polycarbonate body, offered in three color choices: black, olive drab, and coyote tan. Equipped with a backlight for night use, the 5.11 Field Watch also features dual time zones, a stopwatch, a countdown timer, and alarm.
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Full-featured Ballistics Calculator
The ballistics functions are fairly complete. Using the four control buttons you can input temp, scope height (above bore), altitude, zero range, target distance, inclination (up/down angle), wind speed, wind direction, bullet BC (Ballistic Coefficient), and Muzzle Velocity. Then the watch will calculate your elevation and windage correction in either Mils or MOA-fraction clicks. It’s amazing that Horus packed all these features into a normal-sized watch.
CLICK HERE for Interactive Watch Demo.
NOTE: This online product demo is very cool. By clicking the buttons on an interactive watch mock-up, you can test all the functions and see how to input values into the Ballistics Calculator.
We haven’t compared the Horus/5.11 Ballistics Calculator watch with more sophisticated ballistics programs, but if you can remember all the buttons to push (and in what order) this watch appears to be a compact alternative to a laptop or PDA with ballistics software installed. Buyers have rated the watch highly: “Brillliant — I ordered the 5.11 Tactical Field Watch for my husband to use on his tour in Afghanistan. He loves it. He loves every feature it comes with and says that it’s accurate and durable.”
CLICK HERE for more detailed product review from DefenseReview.com.
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I just compared the watches drop tables to my JBM tables on my varmint gun (20 Practical) and it was spot on. I would like to hear other peoples results.
I’ve been using the Titanium HRT watch (same ballistics logic) for 3-4 years now (since whenever it first came out). You are correct that the calculations are very much in line with other calculators. With a little practice, the watch is easy to manipulate for field conditions. The other major positive over PDA/Phone based calculators is that you don’t have to worry about battery life when in the field. Overall, I am very happy with mine.
What currently has me interested is a unit that integrates the Horus ballistics logic in a Kestrel meter. Atmospheric conditions are fed directly into the ballistics calculator. The battery on my last Kestrel lasted me for years, so this is another great option that will be coming out shortly.
Why did these guys not just get involved with The Casio Pathfinder Series.
Seems Like a more intuitive option,