The Bullet's Flight (The Firearms Classics Library)

NEW, Never read. The Palladium Press Firearms Classics Library has the same characteristics as Easton Press titles and are produced in genuine full leather. Features include: 22 karat gold accents and lettering and decoration on covers and spine; Printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued; Gilt page edges; silk page marker sewn into the binding; 5 raised spine bands; silk moire end papers. xxv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. . . . . . . Reprint of Standard Print. and Pub. Co., 1942 edition. . . . . . Franklin W. Mann (18561916), was a physician and pioneering ballistics researcher, the work is a detailed scientific study of the internal and external ballistics of small arms. Mann famously conducted over 300 rifle-firing experiments to analyze rifle accuracy and projectile flight behavior, making it one of the most important early studies of precision shooting. The books subtitle, From Powder to Target: The Internal and External Ballistics of Small Arms -- A Study of Rifle Shooting with the Personal Element Excluded, reflects Manns scientific approach. It presents thorough documentation of rifle experiments with 188 illustrated plates, exploring topics such as: A.) Bullet trajectory, spin, and stabilization -- B.) Wind drift and barrel rifling -- C.) Deformation and aerodynamics of bullets -- D.) Mathematical treatment of projectile errors (x-error and y-error) -- E.) Comparative rifle design and ammunition experiments ----- Palladium Presss 1997 edition of The Bullets Flight remains a collectors classic, combining meticulous ballistics research with elegant craftsmanship. It exemplifies the publishers mission to preserve historical firearms literature through faithful leather-bound reproductions.

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Publisher: Palladium Press

Year: 1997

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

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