Re: "Truing" your software
"Does this really work"? I also had been interested in getting into some of these high tech toys and ordered the 05, the 4500, and the MX software. I went out last weekend and was greeted by a beautiful, calm morning. I zeroed my .308 dead on at 100 yds then adjusted the 25+ yr. old Leupold (fixed 12X, target turrets, Premier USMC reticle conversion) 30 minutes up to calibrate. Group clustered 31.75 high, so I chose the TMOA option = 31.47". Drove back to 834 yds (lasered), fired according to pda and impacted near 3/4 moa low. I adjusted to poa then trued the Atrag software. My Pact chronoghaph said my ammo was doing 2640 fps, after truing, software said 2665. Then drove halfway back, lasered target (steel, full size IPSC) at 417 yds. Impact was dead on. Then drove way back and lasered target at 980, did everything I was supposed to do and fired 3 rds. I had a 7" group 3" under my poa. Yeah, it really worked for me. In reality, I did'nt need the Atrag software, or even the Kestrel because I do most of my shooting in familiar areas or conditions. I have Shooter on my Android phone and it's doing a great job. I think the real benefit for me is the Terrapin. Any misses outside of 600 yds has been because of poor range estimation. And besides, these are just some fun, bad-ass toys to help get on target.