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ScotchMan

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Hi all,
I normally wouldn't start a thread on such a broad topic, but I can't find any, and my normal excellent Google skills are failing me as well.

I am looking for good books to read on firearms. Specifically, I am interested in learning about ballistics. What makes a heavier bullet better or worse, when is more velocity good and when is it bad, how are bullets designed and how do they perform in different scenarios, etc. Stuff like that.

As long as I'm looking, it seems worthwhile to start a list of recommendations. There seem to be a lot of *bad* books out there, that are not useful or are very outdated. It'd be nice to separate the good from the bad.
 
I will recommend the book, "WITH BRITISH SNIPERS TO THE REICH" as a good read. It has a bit about firearms and using them as well. Please do keep in mind that it was wrote about a mans experience in WW2 so it may be old, and also a bit tough to read. It is one of my favorites though.

Edit: If you enjoy history and older rifles you would more then likely enjoy this book. It doesnt have as much ballistics, but it shares one mans views on what was available at the time. If I had to make a list of 100 must read books, this would be on of them.
 
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I'd forgotten about the NRA Library. That seems like a good starting point. I don't see any in there specifically about what I'm looking for though...
 
I am interested in learning about ballistics. What makes a heavier bullet better or worse, when is more velocity good and when is it bad, how are bullets designed and how do they perform in different scenarios, etc.
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"APPLIED BALLISTICS FOR LONG RANGE SHOOTING". Bryan Litz, of Berger Bullets.

"HATCHER'S NOTEBOOK" MG Julian Hatcher.

The first can be ordered directly from Berger (also comes with an excellent ballistic program.

The second you can find on Amazon.

Don't let the age of Hatcher's book bother you, math and physics doesn't change.
 
I would recommend "Understanding Firearm Ballistics" 6th Edition ,by Robert A. Rinker.
It's well written, easy to understand and in-depth.
 
TMZ.com Red Jacket Firearms...

I saw a news item on the Hollywood website; www.TMZ.com that the main guy/owner/gunsmith of LA's Red Jacket Firearms is in deep kimchi(ask a Korean friend what that means, ;) ) with the ATF & DoJ.
The owner & his daughter have lost their FFLs and can no longer own or operate Red Jacket Firearms.
Im not a lawyer or a ATF special agent but it looks like this guy & the show are turning into another Dog Chapman(Dog the "Bounty Hunter").
The show has it's moments but I may stop watching.
The guy sounds like a clown & buffoon and not a USMC veteran and responsible business/gun owner.

Discovery needs to cut bait on Red Jacket Firearms & Sons of Guns.
Clyde
 
Didn't know Red Jacket put out any books on ballistics. I may have missed it.

Anyway TMZ.com wouldn't be my "go to" source for Firearms Information.
 
Red Jacket Firearms TMZ post...

Sorry, I put the wrong post in the wrong section.
I meant to add the Red Jacket item as a new topic.
CF
 
Any book written by Massad Ayoob.

Scary,very real stories that will break your heart but also thrill you when a bad guy DOES NOT get the drop on someone.

Extremely valid anaylisis and information in those books that can help you form a plan to not let your guard down and to know when it's time to 'draw the line' on an attacker.
 
My copies were lost in a move, but P. O. Ackley's book are very good reading.

I also highly recommend Ken Waters' Pet Loads, it's a compilation of 40 years of magazine articles on just about every cartridge you could think of. Ken's writing is highly readable, and it's a great chair-side "pick up and read for a few minutes" companion.
 
Thanks for reminding me about PO Ackley, I forgot about Vol 1 & 10, I had to go out to the shop and find mine, quite interesting.

Years ago Wolf Publishing startee reprinting several of the old gun books. They were all bound alike, and were limited to 1500 copies. You signed up, first one first served, Then every so often you were allowed to buy on of the books, all with your orginal serial number. My number was 700 something, and I go about 12 of some great books, Hatcher, Crossman, Whelen, and several others.

Once you stop buying the remainder of your set was offered to someone on the waiting list. I have no ideal why I stopped, but though I got some great books, I'm sure I missed out on some others.

I believe over the years I got more great old gun books at gun shows then all the other items combined.
 
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