Leica Sport Optics launches new ballistics app

Story from Leica Sport Optics

Sheep hunters know the value of top-notch optics, tough gear, and cutting weight. Leica Sport Optics has always been a leader in meeting those needs, but this year we take it to a new level. You may know our all-new Leica Geovid PRO 32 is the smallest, lightest, most capable laser rangefinding binocular ever created, AND it is also the easiest to program and the most intuitive to use -thanks to our all-new Leica Ballistics App, created in partnership with the world leader in ballistics solutions, Applied Ballistics®. 

Leica offers sheep hunters one perfectly packaged solution to help make those challenging shots in the mountains, and we do it in a smaller, lighter more capable package than the world has ever seen. 

The Leica Ballistics App supports the new Leica Geovid Pro 8×32 and 10×32 rangefinding binoculars, which come factory-equipped with Applied Ballistics Ultralight® already onboard. The app delivers precise ballistics solutions based on the combination of measured range, target data, atmospheric conditions, and stored rifle ballistics all managed onboard the Geovid Pro, for distances up to 875 yds (800 m). In doing so, Applied Ballistics® draws on G1/G7 coefficients and a database of up to 740 preset ammunition profiles.

Easily upgrade through the app to Applied Ballistics Elite® to received ballistic corrections on any target can range. Pairing to your Geovid PRO is faster and easier than ever before. Our all-new the Bluetooth® interface incorporates improved hardware, faster connection times and much longer connection range. Leica Ballistics integrates your rangefinder and your smartphone, making the whole much greater than the sum of the parts.

Not only can you build and transfer your ballistic profile from the app, you can now remote control your Geovid PRO via the HUD feature, build target cards and range cards, purchase an in-app upgrade to Applied Ballistics Elite®. Furthermore, once you have completed programming your Geovid PRO, if you wish, you can put away your phone completely. All ballistic calculation, ranging and atmospheric condition measurement is performed inside your Geovid PRO. Leica’s revolutionary new LPTTM (Leica ProTrack) function, you can instantly place a waypoint of any ranged target.

Choose from three mapping solutions to place a waypoint and navigate to a ranged target simultaneously while taking range measurement. Meaning, the Leica Geovid Pro 32 can safely guide the hunter/shooter to the target or another previously measured point in the field via the smartphone display, which shows a simple compass needle or even a map based on Google Maps®, BaseMap® or Garmin mapping. The compass needle makes it easy to determine how to approach the target. On the background maps provided by Google Maps®, BaseMap®, or Garmin Maps the hunter can even see the position of the target embedded in a graphical terrain display.