One free measurement
Check Your Zero
Photograph your target. Get your zero and your group. The free Zero Check is the fastest way to see Qual8 work.
No account / Free Open the Free Zero CheckFor factory-ammunition shooters + handloaders
Quantify the Process → Trust the Shot
Qual8 brings your rifle, ammunition, target results, accuracy, and velocity into one connected record—helping factory-ammunition shooters choose what performs best and handloaders decide what to change next.
A Zero Check needs no account / Marksman accounts are free
Factory ammunition
Compare what your rifle actually shoots best
Keep the photography clean while the message sits on a consistent, high-contrast surface.
Handloading / 8-Track
Use each result to guide the next change
At 72.50 gr / .055 in, accuracy and velocity stack inside the steady zone. This load is dialed; the next step is fixed-load proof.
Accuracy→Mathematically Optimized
New to Qual8?
Choose How You Use Qual8.
Qual8 runs in your browser on any phone, tablet, or desktop—nothing to install. You do not have to follow every feature in order. Measure one group without an account, or choose the path that matches how you shoot.
I shoot factory ammunition
Record. Compare. Choose.
Build the rifle’s history, compare factory products under the same plan, and choose the ammunition supported by your results.
See the Factory-Ammo Path →I load my own ammunition
Develop in a Closed Loop.
Keep the recipe, components, target results, accuracy, and velocity together, then use each result to guide the next controlled change.
See the Handloader Path →Two ammunition paths / one connected system
Choose how you shoot.
Both paths begin with the actual rifle and its results. The difference is whether you are choosing a finished factory product or developing the ammunition yourself.
Factory-ammunition shooters
Find what shoots best in your rifle.
Compare finished products without turning Qual8 into a reloading tool.
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Build the rifle recordSave Range Sessions and keep each result tied to the exact rifle and ammunition.
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Compare productsShoot factory-ammunition choices under the same plan and accuracy goal.
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Choose your ammunitionSee which product performed best and which met the goal in your rifle.
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Qualify when readyProve the selected rifle-and-ammunition system, then the shooter.
Handloaders
Use the result to guide the next iteration.
Play Your 8-Track is Qual8’s closed-loop method for deliberate handload development.
Patent Pending / See What the Application Covers→
Build + shootKeep the recipe, components, target, accuracy, and velocity together.
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Analyze the resultEvaluate accuracy and velocity consistency inside the same development record.
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Guide the next changeUse the measured response to identify the next controlled iteration.
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Finish + qualifySave the finished load and prove it with the rifle when ready.
Qual8 plans
Choose your Qual8 plan
Keep your range records, compare factory ammunition, or develop your own loads. Every plan works across every rifle.
Record
Marksman
Free
Every rifle. No annual fee.
Save your shooting records and track your results.
Included free
- Saved Range Sessions, target photos, and scoring
- Group size, mean radius, velocity, session history, and best group
- Sigma8 paper, your own paper, and steel targets
- Cold bore tracking
- Barrel round count tracker
Precision Baseline on every rifle
Estimate the group size your rifle and ammunition can repeat, rather than judging only by the best group.
Hunt Qualified (HQ)Free forever.
Test field-position shooting with your chosen rifle and ammunition.
Decide
Sharpshooter
$24.99/ year
Compare factory ammunition and test your rifle setup.
Everything in Marksman, plus
- Factory Ammo Comparison on every rifle, with comparison history
Muzzle Device Shift
See how far the group center moves when you change between a bare muzzle, brake, or suppressor.
The Break-In Study
Log rounds and cleaning events; with velocity data, see whether the barrel gained speed during break-in.
Load Qualified (LQ100/LQ500)
Test your rifle-and-ammunition combination from the bench at 100 yards or around 500 yards.
Match Qualified (MQ-600)
Test repeatable precision at 600 yards against a Qual8 standard—not a sanctioned match.
Develop
Premium Handloader
$74.99/ year
Develop and analyze your handloads across every rifle.
Everything in Sharpshooter, plus
- Full reloading workflow on every rifle
- Load cards, recipes, and components
- Ladder TestIn build · not open yet.
- Barrel-life accuracy analysis
- Cross-load and cross-rifle analysis
Response surface and next controlled test
See your accumulated load-development results in one picture, with guidance for the next test based on the evidence collected.
Paid plans are billed annually. No active-rifle limits or quarterly switching rules.
GOVX: 10% off full-price paid plans. Cannot be combined with Charter 500.
See Charter 500 detailsQual8 Qualifiers
Prove the system. Then prove the shooter.
Complete defined shooting challenges and add qualification badges to the record. LQ proves the rifle-and-ammunition system; HQ and MQ prove what the shooter can execute with it.
LQ / Load
HQ / Hunt
MQ / Match
Explore Qualifiers →
Qual8 Test Lab
Use a controlled protocol to answer one rifle question.
Test Lab is a collection of structured shooting tests that control key variables and measure how a change affects the rifle, ammunition, or their combined performance.
Precision Baseline
Muzzle Device Shift
The Break-In Study
Ladder Test
Explore Test Lab →
Use the target you actually shot
Three ways to shoot a target. One rifle record.
Sigma8 paper, your own paper, and steel all work. The record shows which target you used and how the group was measured.
How Qual8 Measures →
Sigma8 Calibrated Target
Computer-assisted scale, geometry, and bullet-hole mapping.
Your Own Paper Target
Calibrate from two known marks, then map the bullet holes.
AR500 Steel
Map visible impacts on round, square, silhouette, or custom steel.
Patent Pending / Precision Ammunition Load Development
Connect the load, the process, and the result.
The pending application concerns Qual8’s computer-implemented method for bringing measured shot position and velocity together with controlled changes to the ammunition, then using the qualified record to guide the next test within boundaries entered by the shooter.
One target is enough to begin.
Run a free Zero Check without an account, or request your free Marksman account and begin building the rifle’s record.