Reddit reviews Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting : Understanding the elements and application of external ballistics for successful long range target shooting and Hunting

> http://www.arl.army.mil/arlreports/2010/ARL-TR-5182.pdf

This books is good to read if you get into long range. Trust me it isnt bullshit.
https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Ballistics-Long-Range-Shooting/dp/0615452566

https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Ballistics-Long-Range-Shooting/dp/0615452566

If you want the source material for Jesus, see the bible. For external balistics as it relates to long range small arms, see the Gospel of Litz.

I consider this required reading for external ballistics: Applied Ballistics For Long-Range Shooting by Bryan Litz.

For beginners, this book will give you a very gentle and fairly comprehensive introduction to what's up with external ballistics, without any complicated math getting in the way. I can guarantee it will make you a smarter rifle shooter.

If you need more comprehensive mathematical details for external ballistics: Modern Exterior Ballistics by Robert McCoy. Beware that he passed away before final corrections could be made. There is a free pdf of errata available online somewhere. Apparently this is the second edition, which includes the corrections. Unfortunately, I only have the first edition, so I cannot confirm that. Also beware, you need some college level math skills for this book. If you have an engineering background then this is a good book for you. If not, then you'll likely have a hard time comprehending it. The basic integration method uses an Euler predictor with an iterative Heun predictor corrector. If that last sentence makes any sense to you, then you'll be able to understand this book ;)

That would be "Applied Ballistics" by Bryan Litz. Out of all the research I've done on the matter, his material is sited far more often than any other. He also publishes independent studies on ballistic coefficients and is revered in the shooting community.

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I'm not that far ahead of you. I just completed my first class a couple weeks ago.

You might find these useful:

Road to Precision

Sniper 101

Shooter Ready

Haven't read, but the guy who instructed my class works with the author and a lot of people in long range threads recommend this as an advanced source: Applied Ballistics

I really like https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Ballistics-Long-Range-Shooting/dp/0615452566. The price on Amazon seems ridiculous. I think I paid $45 for the 2009 edution

Check out Bryan Litz' Applied Ballistics.

Empirical evidence indicates that all things being equal, a slower twist will group tighter than a faster twist.

Interestingly, Litz also mentions that twist rate "slows down" as the caliber increases, as larger diameter bullets (all things being equal) rotate at a slower "caliber per inch".

He hangs out on a couple of forums, and he is an absolute wealth of knowledge.

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