Miscellaneous questions on forensic ballistics / by Miller Peckley

Includes glossary of terms, appendix and references.

Content --Introduction --What are the different methods of crime detection which employ science and technology --What is ballistics and the three interrelated fields involved? --Hoe did the word ballistics originate? --How different ballistics from forensic ballistics? --What are the two division of forensic ballistics --Who contributed to the development of ballistics and forensic ballistics as a field of study --How did firearms evolve? --What is firearm examination --What is the fundamental of firearm identification --How are firearms characterized for purposes of forensic ballistics examination? --What are the six problems encountered in firearm identification --How are firearms classified --What should you absolutely know firearms --What is the pyrotechnic pistol --How long will ammunition last long in storage --Why do some guns of the same caliber seem kick harder than others --How does caliber different from cliper --What was the largest gun in history --Why it is advantageous to have various methods in making a gun barrel --What is the lifetime of a barrel --What makes one barrel more accurate than another --What is rifling and what is its primary purposes --What is juxtaposition --What are cartridge comparison --What are the differences among various cartridge case base design --Differentiate a roll crimp from a tape crimp --What is the bullets fight theory --What is the bullet comparison --How fast is a bullet rotating --What is the difference between plated/ jacketed/cast bullets --How thick is the jacket on bullets --Is separation a problem with the plated bullets --Why is there no cannelure in the bullets --What is gunpowder residue analysis --What are magnum primers and when are they needed --What is the difference between boxer and berdan primers other than their size --What is tool mark imopression --What are the most popular firearms worldwide --What are the basic components in the nomenclatuere of firearms.