Quantify the Process → Trust the Shot
ACCURACY → MATHEMATICALLY OPTIMIZED
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Qual8 is built on patent-pending rifle-performance technology that connects structured shooting data, calibrated target analysis, reloading process-control validation, and load-optimization guidance.
Use Qual8 with any target you already have → paper or steel
Sigma8 calibrated target
the precision instrument
Print it, shoot it, and Qual8 does the rest.
The Sigma8 Calibrated Targets use printed ChArUco patterns that let computer vision square your photo from any angle and accurately map every bullet hole for you. The patterns calibrate the size of each pixel in the image, so every measurement is true to scale.
If you want the highest precision, shoot Sigma8 targets. Download them for free and print at home on heavy 60lb paper for clean bullet holes.
Download Sigma8 targets free
Your own target
your range, your paper
Shoot the targets you already print and love.
If you just love shooting your own favorite target or maybe you forgot to print out your favorite Sigma8 Calibrated targets, Qual8 was designed to work with any target you brought to the range.
Dot drills, club sheets, zero grids — tap two marks a known distance apart. Qual8 uses them to calibrate the size of each pixel in the image, then you mark each bullet hole by hand.
AR500 Steel
ring it and measure it
The plates already hanging at your range count too.
Round, Square, Rectangular, Silhouette, or any custom shape
The same two-mark method you’d use for your own targets, with every impact mapped by hand — don’t forget a fresh can of white spray paint so you can find your bullet impacts easier.
A Sigma8 target is the most accurate way to measure a group in Qual8, because it is the only one that brings its own scale and its own geometry. The other two are exactly as accurate as the reference you measured and the marks you tapped.
Marksman Account → Always Free
Build the rifle, measure the group, compare factory ammo and run the Test Lab — free, with no card and no trial clock.
The rifle profile screen: barrel, optic, round count, and the rifle's saved session history.
Build A Rifle Profile
Unlimited rifle profiles and shooting sessions, plus factory ammo comparisons and the Qual8 Test Lab on one active rifle. Switch the active rifle quarterly.
A group analysis result: group size, mean radius, centroid, and the velocity record for the session.
Measure Every Group
Group size in MOA or MIL, mean radius, centroid, your Best Group across the rifle's history, and average velocity with SD and ES.
The Muzzle Device Shift Test result: point of impact and velocity change from one muzzle device to the next.
Qual8 Test Lab
Muzzle Device Shift Test
Compare point of impact and velocity changes across any muzzle device you shoot, on one active rifle. Switch the active rifle quarterly.
Compare Factory Ammo Or Tune Handloads
Range Sessions give every shooter the measured record. Factory Ammo Comparison and Reloading Workflow turn that record into better rifle-ammo decisions.
Factory Ammo Shooters
Factory ammo comparison with target photos, group size, velocity, and qualification history tied to the rifle.
Qual8 can help you compare factory ammunition in the rifle you actually shoot. Same rifle, same Sigma8 target family, group results, velocity records, and rifle history make your next ammo purchase less of a guess.
* Marksman covers factory ammo comparison on one active rifle, switchable quarterly. Sharpshooter opens it across every rifle.
Compare factory ammoHandloaders
Build the load. Shoot it on a Sigma8 target, steel, or your own paper. Upload the result. Qual8 audits the work, quantifies the result, and uses a patent-pending optimization system to guide your next load iteration. The Load Qualified badge is earned on Sigma8 paper.
Your best tune → fasterThe Load Development Response Surface
Play Your 8-Track
Every load development cycle adds evidence to one Response Surface. Watch a 300 Win Mag work from a pressure survey to a dialed load — the same picture Qual8 draws for your rifle, filling in as you shoot it.
Cycle 1
The pressure survey walks the book window and maps the safe ceiling.
Every shooter gets this replay of their own rifle — cycle by cycle, as the map fills in.
Free First Pass
Try Proto-Qual Free
Upload one Sigma8 target photo and get a calculated group result before building a full rifle profile.
Proto-Qual is the fastest way to try Qual8: shoot a Sigma8 target, verify your email, and see group MOA, mean radius, and a shareable result image. When you want saved rifle history, create a free Marksman account.
Patent-Pending Qual8 Technology
The app is built around computer vision, session statistics, and a patent-pending rifle-performance system, not just another place to store range notes.
Free Range Session Analysis
Shoot Sigma8 paper, steel, or your own targets, upload the photos, and turn normal range work into calculated rifle history.
Best Group, CBR, And TDR
Keep Best Group, Cold Bore Response, and Thermal Drift Response tied to rifle and load history instead of loose notes.
Qualification Records
Prove the rifle-ammo system at the bench, then prove rifle-ammo-shooter execution with Hunt Qualified and Match Qualified sessions.
Patent-Pending Technology
Use Qual8's rifle-performance system for factory ammo comparison and handload tuning.
Built by a Colorado hunter, precision shooter, and aerospace engineer with decades spent reloading and helping handloaders shoot better.
Sigma8 Labs — Colorado
Patent pending.
Charter 500
The First 500 In
The first 500 paid Qual8 members lock the Charter price while they stay subscribed. But Charter 500 is bigger than early pricing.
You are helping launch a new kind of rifle-data app: one that turns Sigma8 targets, velocity, rifle setup, ammo history, qualifiers, and load-development work into proof shooters can actually use.
Some of the best parts of Qual8 get stronger with time. One rifle, one target, one session at a time, Charter members help prove what this system can become.
What You Help Prove
Cold Bore Response - CBR
Hunters care about the first shot from a cooled barrel because that is often the shot that matters. Qual8 does not assume your rifle shifts. You mark shot #1 during range trips, and Qual8 builds the record until the sample is big enough to mean something.
Thermal Drift Response Field Trial - TDR
Hot barrels can move point of impact, but nobody has measured that across real shooters, real rifles, real targets, and real range conditions at this scale. Charter members who want to help can record focused multi-group range sessions. Qual8 follows how each group’s center moves as rounds accumulate — no full shot order required.
Qual8 Test Lab
Three tests so far.
THE TWENTY resolves twenty rounds into your rifle's honest accuracy baseline.
The Muzzle Device Shift Test records centroid shift and velocity differences for each device you test.
New Barrel Speed Up follows a barrel's first 100 rounds, to test if there is a consistent velocity trend.
Charter members can run these on their own rifles — Qual8 wants your feedback to be a part of the next generation of rifle accuracy analytics, so the tests that come next are the ones you tell us you need.
V1 Feedback Loop
V1 will not be perfect. If something breaks, looks wrong, feels confusing, or could work better, take a screenshot and send it straight to Sigma8. Bugs, friction, and ideas all help tighten the app faster.
feedback@qual8labs.comLower launch pricing, your permanent Charter number, and a front-row seat in building something new.
Develop on any target. Qualify on the one that can't be fooled.
The whole workflow runs on whatever you shoot. The Load Qualified badge is earned on a Sigma8 target — the one target that carries its own reference marks, so Qual8 squares your photo before it measures instead of trusting the angle you took it from.
How Qual8 measures →Choose Your Level
Start with free Range Sessions. Move up when you want deeper factory ammo comparison, handload tuning, or all-rifle optimization.
Marksman
Free Range Sessions. One active rifle for factory-ammo comparison and current qualifiers.
- Free Range Sessions across every rifle
- Shoot Sigma8 targets, steel, or your own targets — Qual8 finds the holes on Sigma8 paper, and you mark them by hand on steel and your own paper
- Saved rifle history, velocity records, Best Group, and barrel round count
- Complete factory-ammo comparison on one active rifle. Switch the active rifle quarterly.
- Current qualifier attempts on the active rifle, including LQ, HQ, and MQ-600
Sharpshooter
Standard $49.98/year
Standard price resumes after the first 500 paid members.
Factory ammo intelligence across every rifle.
- Everything in Marksman
- Factory Ammo Comparison across every rifle
- Ammo ranking and comparison history
- Observed factory-ammo rankings across rifles
- Current qualifier attempts across all rifles
Premium Handloader
Standard $99.98/year
Standard price resumes after the first 500 paid members.
Patent-pending handload optimization.
- Everything in Sharpshooter
- Reloading Workflow on one active rifle. Switch the active rifle quarterly.
- Load cards, recipes, and component records
- Patent-pending optimization guidance
- LQ100 and LQ500 records for factory ammunition or handloads
- Load-level rifle behavior and workflow audit
Elite Handloader
Standard $199.98/year
Standard price resumes after the first 500 paid members.
Every rifle. Every load. Everything unlocked.
- Everything in Premium Handloader
- Reloading Workflow across every rifle
- Unlimited active handload optimization
- Barrel Life Accuracy Analysis
- All Qual8 rifle, factory-ammo, and handload depth unlocked
Charter Questions
The Charter offer is simple: the first 500 paid members lock the lower launch prices for life, while they stay subscribed.
Who gets a Charter number?
The first 500 paid Qual8 members. Free Marksman accounts do not reserve a Charter slot until they upgrade to a paid plan.
What is free in Marksman?
Marksman includes free Range Sessions across every rifle: Sigma8 paper with automatic hole finding, plus hand-marked own targets and steel, session statistics, velocity records when captured, rifle history, and barrel round count. Factory Ammo Comparison and current qualifier attempts are available on one active rifle, and you can switch the active rifle quarterly.
Is this tied to my shooter number?
No. Shooter numbers are account identifiers. Charter numbers are separate and assigned only to the first 500 paid Qual8 members.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. Start with Premium if one active handloading rifle is the right fit. Premium can switch the active rifle quarterly, then Elite unlocks every rifle and load. Charter pricing stays available while your paid subscription remains active.
Start With One Target
Run a free Proto-Qual first, or create a free Marksman account when you are ready to save Range Sessions across every rifle.