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The new greatly improved 6th Edition - Copyright 2005 - with better charts, easier math, better drawings, and improved readability. Understanding Firearm Ballistics explains the subject in understandable terms. The original text has been line edited, improved & expanded with up-to-date explanations and examples. The only complete reference book of extensive information with 432 pages of little known facts. A complete guide that is full of valuable data with illustrations, drawings, charts, tables, tips, glossary, index, and detailed factual information. Understanding Firearm Ballistics, 6th Edition, is a must for beginner or expert.
best buyReviewed by Staphaine A. Staley, 2010-02-28
alsome book for some one wanting to be a weapons engineer or a very well read shooter its very well wrote and has some funny places in it and great scenario to help you understand what its going over the math is great and gives you facts so you can do some checks on your own guns and ect.. i give it a 5 out of 5 and would recommend to any one wanting to really understand how guns work
Everything you ever wanted to know and much moreReviewed by David E. Cofer, 2009-05-28
Everything you ever wanted to know and much more. I have only started reading this as book. It is both a readable book and good reference.
Good ReadReviewed by Michael S. Allison, 2009-04-30
Very much an in depth look at the subject of ballistics, however technical it may be, it's not a hard read. The author does a good job of discussing the matter in way not to leave the layman out in the dark. However, the mathematical sections would leave Einstein with a headache. The author suggests using a scientific calculator in these sections, but also suggests that you can skip over this part all together as well. It depends on how deep you want to get into the matter.
Decent.Reviewed by Jesse Taylor, 2009-04-07
The layout, grammar, organization, printing quality, etc. make the
text seem jumbled and unclear. Many topics are covered in a
"hand-waving" manner, and use terms without explaining them
adequately beforehand. I feel that they dumbed it down a bit too
much to be very useful. I wish they had gone a good bit more
in-depth with the math/physics instead of constantly throwing in
space-wasting comments like "Oh don't be scared of the math it's
really simple" and "The math looks scary, but don't worry about
what it means ... here's all you need to know ... " etc. Ballistics
is a physical science and you can't learn it without knowing
mathematics and basic physics. It's foolish to try to write a book
on ballistics that attempts to avoid or oversimplify the
mathematical/physical aspects ...
The book was good enough for me to get a mediocre overview of the
field, and pointed me to areas where I can do further research, but
nothing more. This is a decent book, but most definitely not great.
The Basics, not much more.Reviewed by Christopher B. Gill, 2009-02-21
If you are not already conversant in the facts and math of ballistics this is a fairly good primer, and it does have some useful information for those that already know a lot. It does not, however, fill that middle range between the basics and PhD engineering texts. Although the formulas for various ballistic factors are included, he does not go into the math in detail. That means that unless you are an ace at multi variable calculus already, and have taken a bunch of physics, then this is not a lot of help. The book is largely aimed ad debunking as many uninformed old wives tales as possible and getting people to think scientifically. Thus if you are looking to learn more about firearms physics than you are going to find in a gun magazine, it is a good reference. If you are looking to learn about the physics of shooting at ranges over 1,000 yards, you are going to find only limited help.
