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

By Jeff Siewert

Ammunition, 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.

Ammunition Demystified topics covered are

* cartridge cases and case-chamber interaction

* propellants and interior ballistics

* projectile design, aerodynamics, and stability

* trajectory, dispersion, accuracy

* barrel: manufacture, fatigue life

* ammunition: pressure and velocity testing, and load development

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662433328
• ISBN13: 9781662433320
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great overview for someone interested in truly learning

I am currently studying engineering and got an internship at an ammunition manufacturer. This book was handed to me by a fellow intern within my first week, and although I am only halfway through, it has been an invaluable resource. It has been valuable for learning about all the factors that impact bullet performance. So much so I even bought my own copy. It provides plenty of data and formulas, but also explains concepts in a fairly intuitive manner. This book won't teach you how to load the perfect precision hunting round, but it will give you an understanding of the physics and interactions at play when loading and shooting ammo. It is chock full of lessons that any shooter would benefit from learning from.