Silverlight Can Help Improve Your Shooting Ability

Microsoft Silverlight is probably the last technology that comes to mind as being capable to improve shooting ability in any scenarios. And yet, this perception is bound to change with the introduction of the Winchester Ballistics Calculator. It was by leveraging Silverlight that Winchester Ammunition managed to develop and make available a new online ballistics calculator tailored to the needs of shooting and hunting enthusiasts. Offered as a free tool, the Winchester Ballistics Calculator is set up as a solution that is immediately ready to go unlike standalone apps that require download and installation.

“The Winchester ballistics calculator is a great example of the rich and interactive applications that Silverlight delivers,” noted Steve Sklepowich, director for Silverlight at Microsoft. “Silverlight enables companies like Winchester to meet customer demand by providing a unique cross-platform, cross-browser online experience in a detailed and efficient environment.”

Because it is built with Silverlight, the Winchester Ballistics Calculator is capable of running in all major browsers including Firefox and Internet Explorer, on top of Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The online application allows users to choose the cartridge, bullet type and weight, and customize a variety of parameters, including sight-in range, cross wind, temperature and site weight. What’s more important is that the Winchester Ballistics Calculator enables the comparison of no less than five different products simultaneously. After the user will click “shoot” the Winchester Ballistics Calculator will produce a visual layout of the point of impact, drop and trajectory, in accordance with the variables introduced.

“There were many advantages to using Silverlight in designing our new ballistics calculator,” added Brett Flaugher, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “The most important goal, however, was to offer our customers a new, advanced tool that would be compatible with their browser and easy to use.”