Until you know what affects a bullet, you can't control its path. With Shooter's Bible Guide to Rifle Ballistics Second Edition, you'll learn not only why bullets behave the way they do, but what you can do to make bullets behave the way you want them to. This title also provides the engaging history of improvements in rifle design and accuracy that took place as rifles went from the battlefield to the hunting ground to the shooting range. Get to know the major players in rifle innovation in the last century, along with the best designers in the field now. There is even an extensive ballistics chart for modern sporting rifles, so you can get started with everything you've learned right away. In this comprehensive, fully updated guide, you'll gain an incredible amount of knowledge from the more than four decades that the author has dedicated to shooting in general, and rifles specifically. Van Zwoll is one of those unique sportsmen who truly wants to share what he has learned to help others expand their own knowledge and better enjoy their time in the field. He explains how to select the best guns and the best cartridges for your interests and needs in an enthusiastic and instructive way that makes this book feel more like a good story than a guide. Book jacket.