UNDERSTANDING ACCURACY

     Statistics of Handgun Accuracy was written primarily for handgun target shooters. The fundamentals presented also pertain to rifles although handguns involve different issues. Hand holding which is required for handguns is susceptible to human error and most target shooting is at close range where accuracy depends mostly on shooter skill.

     On the other hand, firing rifles requires less skill because rifles are better supported and the recoil is straight back. Bench rest shooting need almost no shooting skill other than doping the wind since the rifle is practically locked into position. One shooting expert in a NRA article writes in regard to handguns "The average shooter cannot tell good ammunition from poor, only good from very bad. When ammunition error is added to gun error and these to the shooter's error, who can say whether one loads shoots better than another?"

     Whether firing a pistol or rifle the shot dispersion on the target should be analyzed using statistical methods to determine the amount of dispersion caused by gun, ammunition or shooter. Lacking such knowledge places a shooter at a disadvantage. The average shooter wastes time and money on guns, ammunition and practice because of misdirected effort.

     Unfortunately statistics is a subject that most college graduates, let alone the average shooter, finds difficult or impossible to understand. It is a boring subject involving math and graphs and does not look as if it bears any relation to things in the real world.

     Statistics of handgun accuracy was written with the average shooter in mind. The necessary concepts are explained in simple language using every day examples centered on shooting. These concepts also include the basics of scientific methods. If you do not understand these methods you are not going to successfully conduct and analyze tests. If you cannot successfully test your gun, ammo or yourself you are dead in the water. A favorite load from a buddy or from the forum is not going to cut it .One picture of a group fitting under a dime may look impressive but does not constitute the truth about the group. This book tells you how to do it yourself- plainly and with examples.

     Some math is included for the readers who are well versed in math and science and are also curious as to how the formulas were derived for the simple easy to read charts. Understanding the formulas is not required to understand the book. Simple arithmetic will do. The book assumes that the reader knows little or nothing about guns or target shooting. A statistics student who has never seen or heard a gun fired will have no problem making it through the book.

     The price of the book is about equal to the cost of a pound of powder or a half box of new ammo that can often end up wasted in misdirected effort.

     Statistics of Handgun Accuracy can be purchased directly from the publisher, from online bookstores, or ordered through your local bookstores and Amazon.

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