: Calculating the peak pressure within the chamber and how it drops as the projectile travels down the bore.
: How different materials (steel, concrete, ballistic gelatin) react to impact. Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammun...
: The design of ammunition to expand or break apart to maximize energy transfer. : Calculating the peak pressure within the chamber
: How suppressors, muzzle brakes, and compensators interact with these gases to reduce recoil or sound. 3. External Ballistics Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammun...
: The chemistry of gunpowder, burn rates, and how chemical energy converts to kinetic energy.
: Mathematical models used to predict the effectiveness of a specific round against a specific armor or target.