Ammunition, Demystified: The (non) Bubba's Guide to How Ammo Really Works

n nAmmunition, Demystified is Hatcher's Notebook for the twenty-first century. It's a soft technical document intended for small caliber ammunition design and production engineers, as well as more advanced shooters and reloaders who want a more in-depth understanding of how guns and ammunition work and interact with one another. There is very little that is truly simple about small arms ammunition due to the enormous stresses to which the bullet and cartridge case structures are subjected during the firing process and the nonlinear material properties of these ammunition components. Ammunition Demystified untangles these interactions and will help put you on the path of increased understanding of a simple yet complex topic. This book encapsulates the technical knowledge acquired on bullets, cartridge cases, barrels, and ammunition testing over a career spanning four decades. It is a useful reference for shooters, reloaders, and ammo guys to assist them when they troubleshoot the mechanical and dispersion performance of their firearms and ammunition.n nn nn nn nAmmunition Demystified topics covered aren nn nn nn n* cartridge cases and case-chamber interactionn nn nn nn n* propellants and interior ballisticsn nn nn nn n* projectile design, aerodynamics, and stabilityn nn nn nn n* trajectory, dispersion, accuracyn nn nn nn n* barrel: manufacture, fatigue lifen nn nn nn n* ammunition: pressure and velocity testing, and load developmentn nn nn nn nwww.bulletology.comn nn