Firearms History, Technology & Development

We've studied several empirical formulae in the last few pages: The Taylor KO Factor , the Thorniley Stopping Power Formula  and the Ha...

In our last two posts, we studied a couple of empirical formulae that were proposed by big-game hunters, the Taylor KO Factor by John ...

In our last post, we looked at a formula called the Taylor Knock Out Factor , which was developed by a big-game hunter with extensive experi...

In the previous two posts, we saw how some people obtain a figure of merit for a cartridge by measuring the kinetic energy and the momentum...

In our last post, we looked at one way to study the performance of cartridges by calculating the average kinetic energy of the bullet. In t...

In our last post, we discussed the basics of cartridge effectiveness . In this post, we will discuss one of the methods used to measure cart...

There are several formulae to determine the effectiveness of various types of ammunition. Some of these methods are based on some scientific...