Modern Practical Ballistics [Hardcover]

Arthur J. Pejsa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

An authoritative new book by Art Pejsa, pioneer Honeywell aerospace physicist, US Naval Academy math prof and NRA rifle expert. Covers a wide range of informative topics including the basic fundamentals of physics, with a large glossary, and extensive ballistics tables.

A decade of original research by Pejsa has produced a set of new, simple but exact formulas and a method for do-it-yourself ballistics. Easy examples show how to calculate any of the data. A great text for an elementary course in exterior ballistics.

Editorial Reviews

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"The first book that relates, practically, to sporting cartridges. Your work is greatly appreciated." -- Jim Carmichel; Shooting writer and expert

"The first understandable treatment of ballistics with drag I've ever read. Congratulations.!" -- University of Kentucky Engineering professor

From the Back Cover

Treats most of the classical topics of ballistics. Mainly, however, it is a tutorial on a new, simplified method for accurate exterior ballistics computations. Using the author's new easy but virtually exact formulas, persons with high school math skills can calculate data more accurately than most published tables. It is the culmination of a decade of successful original research aimed at bringing ballistics analysis from the exclusive domain of a few experts. Extensive tables are included in the Appendix.

It is an ideal text for a one-semester elementary course in ballistics. A more in-depth course which would include derivation of the formulas, given in the Appendix, would require calculus.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 119 pages
• Publisher: Kenwood Pub.; 1st edition (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961277610
• ISBN-13: 978-0961277611
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,920,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mechanical engineer's perspective, March 22, 2007

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tomm1968 (Reno NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Practical Ballistics (Hardcover)

Pejsa's book presents a well-researched examination of the theory of ballistics starting from first principles of physics and progressing through the effects of drag and elevation. I have personally verified his results at short ranges, and can attest to the fact that his formulas will work within their limitations.

The problem with his results stems from the fact that his formulas do not easily transition through the transsonic and subsonic speed ranges. His formulas, by their algebraic nature do not automatically compensate for the point at which the bullet changes from one drag region to another the way a differential treatment can.

That said, the algebraic methods described in this book bring individually tailored ballistics information to anyone willing to do the math.