January 10, 2000
by
- 300 pages
- Paperback
- ISBN-10 : 1571571612
- Publisher : Safari Press
- includes
– cartridge history
– obsolete cartridges - current and popular calibers not included
About Ammo and Ballistics
Ammo and Ballistics, published by Safari Press and written by Bob Forker, is a long-running ballistics reference for hunters, shooters and collectors. Forker is an aerospace engineer who writes about guns, and reviewers have noted that he presents technical data in clear, readable language. The first edition appeared in 2000, and the book has since been revised and expanded through a series of numbered editions, each adding new cartridges and factory loads as manufacturers introduced them.
The heart of the book is page after page of factory load data, giving velocity, energy and trajectory figures so a shooter can compare loads side by side before buying ammunition or heading to the field. Each cartridge entry also includes a short history of the round. The fifth edition covered more than 190 calibers and over 2,600 loads, and the sixth edition, published in 2017, runs 520 pages with ballistic data out to 1,000 yards for more than 200 calibers and over 3,000 factory loads, covering factory centerfire and rimfire cartridges for rifles and handguns, along with a guide to using the data. For hunters choosing a load for a specific game animal and distance, it remains a practical bench reference.
Key Facts
- January 2000: First edition published by Safari Press, 300 pages
- 2017: Ammo and Ballistics 6 published, 520 pages
- 2017: Sixth edition covers 200+ calibers and 3,000+ factory loads to 1,000 yards
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