Ballistics Software, Chronographs & Pressure Instruments For Shooters

RSI Shooting Lab 4.5 for Windows

VISTA & Windows 7 compliant! Our computer software is the starting point for building a personal ballistics lab. First released in 1998, Shooting Lab has become the standard to which other shooting software is often compared.

Shooting Lab will more accurately model trajectories to long ranges, estimates bullet drag and gyroscopic stability, keeps load and firearm records, analyzes targets, load density, prints blank targets, box labels and more. It contains everything we believe can be squeezed into software without specialized instrumentation.

Shooting Lab should not be confused with simple Ext. Bal. products based on 110 year old algorithms or products that are just a PC version of load manuals.

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New PressureTrace II - Now Wireless!

The Shooting Lab program does not forecast pressure and velocity using mathematical models. It is our firm belief this can only be done safely and accurately with proper instrumentation. There are simply too many variables unique to each firearm and "theoretical" peak pressure has little value.

Theoretical models of what pressure or velocity "should" be can be interesting but does not help isolate the cause of shot to shot variation in "the real world". PressureTrace shows the affect of neck tension, distance off lands, bore fouling, etc. and is the first product to incorporate Long's Optimum Barrel Timing (OBT) "barrel harmonic" calculations.

The pressure below was captured with our PressureTrace system. In a test barrel it correctly tested to 63,000 PSI at HP White, and Quickload predicted over 60,000 PSI; but when shot through an extremely worn barrel, pressure actually reaches 120,000 PSI!

Best of all, RSI's products are affordable and can be purchased as individual components for use with equipment you already own. Feel free to try the software on this web site to learn how instrumentation can help improve your loads, reduce the time required to find optimum loads, diagnose problems and more.

With the complete RSI Lab System you will be able to measure velocity deviations, calculate ballistic coefficients for bullets shot from your rifle and see pressure curve variations in "real time" right on your PC.

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The CED M2 Chronograph

A good chronograph is a necessary part of any ballistics lab. For decades, serious enthusiasts and handloaders have known a good chronograph is the first piece of instrumentation one should acquire. Optimum accuracy simply cannot be achieved without consistent velocity and shot to shot variations cannot be predicted by mathematical algorithms or load manuals.

The CED 's large display can be read at 100 yards through a target or spotting scope so it is ideal for calculating Ballistic Coefficients with the RSI Shooting Lab software. No one else offers a chronograph with large display, optional IR light kit, USB connectivity, 1000 shot non-volatile memory, sensors that self-adjust for available light and voice chip technology.

There are many chronograph brands ranging from $90 to $900. None match the features, options and overall value of the CED M2 Chronograph.