NCJ Number
41383
Date Published
1977
Length
320 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF BALLISTICS, AND HAS SCORES OF DETAILS.
Abstract
ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BULLETS--SIZE, TRAJECTORY IN FLIGHT, AND COMPOSITION--ARE DEFINED AND ILLUSTRATED. THE PARTS OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. THE TERMINAL BALLISTICS OF VARIOUS SIZES OF PROJECTILES IS EXAMINED AND CATALOGED, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON MORTALITY DATA AND SHOOTING DISTANCE. APPENDIXES COVER TYPES OF LOADS, BULLET VELOCITIES, AND POWDER TECHNOLOGY....BDS