Ammo & Ballistics 5

Ballistic Data out to 1,000 Yards for Over 190 Calibers and Over 2,600 Different Loads. Includes Data on All Factory Centerfire and Rimfire Cartridges for All Rifles and Handguns

Bob Forker

• Publisher: Safari Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781571574503
• Year: 2013

Besides clear and concise writing that clarifies the complexities of ballistics coefficients and energy versus momentum, this revised edition covers 190 calibers from the .17 Mach 2 to the .700 Nitro Express. It contains information on rifle and handgun calibers, and it covers manufacturer, bullet weight, type, and construction. There are over 1,400 tables with ballistic data for every caliber and every load for all commercially loaded hunting ammunition sold in the United States. Tables include velocity, energy, wind drift, bullet drop, and ballistic coefficient up to 500 yards.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Author’s Notes
• Caution and Warning
• How to Use This Book
• Conversion Charts
• Disclaimer
• A Note about Packaging, Older Loads, and Updates Made to Each Edition
• Classic Big Game Cartridges: Ten Game-Getting Cartridges That Have Stood the Test of Time
• Data for Small and Medium Centerfire Rifle Cartridges
• Data for Cartridges Suitable for Dangerous Game
• Data for Pistol and Revolver Cartridges
• Data for Rimfire Cartridges