Customer Reviews

Ammo & Ballistics 3, Third Edition : For Hunters, Shooters, and Collectors, Completely Updated

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First off the book is well written and easy to read, covering all sorts of load data on MOST modern cartridges. However, the main part where this book lacks is that it has a total focus on hunting, and so it leaves out a lot of military calibers. The calibers I did not see in here are:
7.62x54 Russian
6.5 Grendel
5.45 Soviet
.50 BMG
.408 Chay-Tac
5.7x28
9mm, .40, .45, etc. in carbine data

It would also be nice if the book had a description of different bullet types, with their internal and external ballistic attributes

So I would recommend this book, but know that it leaves out quite a few modern military calibers.

This is a must have reference for shooters who want to be at the cutting edge in knowledge of the ballistic performance of their various firearms. It is a comprehensive collection of data on all available factory ammo loads.
It is well laid out, easy to access information for the shooter who wants to know accurate details about the ammunition in use. Don't be without it if you are getting ready to purchase a new caliber or want to know just how to sight in any firearm in your current collection.

This book is aimed mainly at the Sportsman. It is a great reference for factory ammo. A little shy on some military calibers but then I don't that has too much impact. I'm glad I went ahead and picked this up.

The book is well organized and its easy to find the data your looking for. A very handy reference indeed. Mine was not missing any pages as another poster had pointed out, so that must have been a fluke. I did however notice some minor mistakes. For example the index shows 10mm auto starting on page 380 and it actually starts on page 381. All in all I would recommend this book as a reference on factory ammunition.

Bob Forker has done a unbelievable amount of work to put this book together. Very helpful to me as a reloader. Gives me many ideas about how a particular load can be expected to perform at various ranges. Author's Notes in the front are FULL of Basic answers to questions we all have as reloaders. Highly recommended!

I was not impressed. There is a lot of info in this book but nothing i really needed. Its more of a reloading manual then anything. I thought i would have more info on Cartridge design, and ballistic math, but lacks most of the info I was looking for. I would recommend cartridges of the world over this book. I would not Buy it a second time. If you want a Broader reloading manual you may like it. but I didn't find it very useful to me. It may be of more use to someone with out a lot of knowledge in ammo. But is not what i would Recommend for the advanced shooter/Reloadeder.

I got this to add to my collection. It has lots of info in it that helps with my reloads. Well worth having.

I bought this book to try to double check if the dope I have for my rifle is accurate. All of the values in this book are figured from a ballistics program so they may or may not square with what you find your rifle does. I mostly just use it when I want to get an idea of how a specific bullet compares to others.

If you need the details on ammo ballistics, I highly recommend this thorough book. See some rounds online?...check them out before you order. My 6mm Ruger No.1 V shoots the Hornady 95 grain SST's extremely well. I didn't even know about the 95's until I opened said book. Thanks

This book is the best available on the various ballistics of almost every caliber that is made.It is laid out where you can find and use the info in the book.Recommended to anyone who needs to know what their ammo is supposed to do from 0 to 500 yards.

This was a great book and has lots of good info but mine was missing pages 361-408, which included 45ACP.