The 3rd Edition of the Ammo Encyclopedia by Michael Bussard has been expanded to over 900 pages and now includes ballistic charts for most popular rimfire and centerfire ammo. The ammunition industry s newest cartridges have also been added, and many sections have been updated with additional information, charts, and images. If you are a shooter, hunter, or even an ammunition collector, this newest 3rd Edition will provide you with the most up-to-date information, facts, and ballistic charts ensuring you will make the right ammunition choices for your particular needs. Without question, this latest edition of the Ammo Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive book ever published on the wide variety of both new and older ammunition! At Hornady, it s extremely important for us to keep up with recent developments on ammunition and also compare our new products to those released in the past. One of the best resources for this wide variety of both old and new ammunition is the Ammo Encyclopedia in its 3rd Edition, which now includes ballistic charts on most handgun and rifle cartridges. --Steve Hornady President, Hornady Manufacturing Company I received my 3rd Edition Ammo Encyclopedia last week and I must say it is all I expected and much more. I have bought several ammo and/or cartridge books over the years, but this one produced by Blue Book is the best yet. It answers questions not found in other books I have. It is also set up better and information is found much easier. The 3rd Edition Ammo Encyclopedia is worth every cent I paid for it, and I will certainly let my friends in the gun business know about this find! Keep up the good work! --Chief (ret.) Jean F. Pouliot, Fairfield ME Police Dept. Well known firearms and ammunition industry figure Michael Mike Bussard has been a familiar face for more than forty years. His areas of expertise include firearms and ammunition design, research and development, ballistics, marketing, sales, advertising, promotion, and consulting. During his career, he has been employed by such companies as Federal (twice), Norma, Israel Military Industries, Fiocchi, RUAG, Sierra Bullets, SIG, Barrett, and Sturm Ruger. Mike has also served as a technical consultant to many ammunition manufacturers including PPU, Swartklip, Brenneke, Precision Ammunition, Olympic Ammunition, Mossberg, H&K, and Steyr. Mike has designed five new cartridges, numerous individual loads, and several complete product lines (such as Federal s Premium line), in addition to three handguns and two rifles. During his career, Mike has also worked with government agencies such as the U.S. Army Advanced Marksmanship Training Unit, Navy Shooting Team, Marine Corps Shooting Team, U.S. Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Border Patrol, U.S. Army Materiel Command, California Highway Patrol, Illinois State Police, and many other law enforcement agencies, in addition to assisting the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team. For more than ten years, Mike worked on the technical staff of the American Rifleman magazine, and he became the Technical Editor. He is the author of numerous magazine articles, manuals, and two books, including The NRA Firearms Sourcebook. He also edited the 7th Edition Cartridges of the World.