Handbook on examining ballistic evidence.

[Shannow]

http://sin.thecthulhu.com/library/investigation/forensic/Firearms_and_Ballistics.pdf

just thought some might like it.

 

[bunnspecial]

Thanks for posting that. I think I had a digital copy squirreled away somewhere, but it's nice to find.

Unfortunately, scholarly works on firearm ballistics seem a bit scarce. This is especially true of internal ballistics, which interest me the most(not surprising given my chemistry back ground) but which don't seem to be out there.

Sharpe's book is one of the best references I've found, but even then it's not as detailed as I'd like. Hatcher's Notebook also has a lot of good information.

 

[Shannow]

Textbook of Small Arms is really a good book

https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Small-Arms-1929/dp/1843428083

We HAD a copy in our local library...yes, being Lithgow of SMLE and SLR fame, we HAD a good library.

I used to Correspond with Ken Howell a lot back in the Shooters Online days, and there's apparently some good guts in HIS book

https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Forming-Custom-Cartridges-Handguns/dp/0964362309

(I really must get it).

 

[Win]

Terrific, thank you.

 

[CarbonSteel]

Thanks for posting!

 

[bsmithwins]

The best reference for internal ballistics and firearm design that I've found is:

The Machine Gun
History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and
Airborne Repeating Weapons
by
George M. Chinn
Lieutenant Colonel, USMC

All five volumes are available online from the usual sources.

BSW