Ballistics
FreeApp featureShot group analysis from a target photo
Mark impacts on a target photo and calculate group size, dispersion, offset, MOA, and MRAD.
This page explains a feature of the SC Ballistics app for Android and iOS. The calculation runs in the app, not in the browser.
Access in the app: Available on the free plan.
Overview
What it does
Mark impacts on a target photo and calculate group size, dispersion, offset, MOA, and MRAD.
This guide covers the Shot Group Analysis workflow in SC Ballistics, including required values, units, results, and the actions available after calculation.
Tool workflow
Inputs and results
What you enter
- Target distance, caliber, and firearm type
- Target photo or generic target
- Scale, aim point, and impact points
What the app returns
- Group diameter in MOA and MRAD
- Horizontal and vertical dispersion
- Group offset, rating, and diagnostic
Tutorial in the app
How to use it in SC Ballistics
Example: five .308 shots at 100 m, marked on the app’s generic target. With a photo of your target the flow is the same.
01
Open the tool
In the app, open Shot Group Analysis. The screen starts empty, ready for your data.
02
Distance, firearm and caliber
Enter the real distance to the target (100 m), the firearm type and the caliber.
03
Photo or generic target
Take a straight-on photo, load an image or use the generic target.
04
Mark the center
Tap the aim point. It is the reference for the group offset.
05
Mark the impacts
Tap each hole. The app draws the group circle; marking is manual, with no automatic detection.
06
Set the scale
Mark two points a known distance apart on the target and enter that measurement in centimeters.
07
Result
Group size in cm, MOA and MRAD, offset from center and a rating.
08
Dispersion and diagnosis
Horizontal and vertical dispersion and a training tip based on the group’s shape.
Before you finish
Good practices
- Check measurement units and source data before calculating.
- Follow range safety procedures and verify technical data with responsible manufacturers.
SC Ballistics is a support tool. Check all inputs, follow range safety procedures, and validate technical information with responsible sources and manufacturers.
Limitations
- You mark the impacts on the photo; the app does not detect holes automatically.
- Accuracy depends on the reference scale and on a photo taken straight on, without perspective.
- Overlapping impacts must be marked one by one to be counted.
Frequently asked questions
- Is shot group analysis free?
- Yes. The analysis is one of the free tools; history or saving may depend on the active plan.
- Do I need a photo?
- No. You can use a photo of your target or a generic target and mark the impacts on it.
- Which results do I get?
- Group size in MOA and MRAD, horizontal and vertical dispersion, offset from center, a rating and a diagnostic.
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Use it in the app
Take the tool to the range.
Download SC Ballistics for Android or iOS and follow this tutorial inside the app.