McCoy's book is long on the mathematics end of things. You really need to be fairly comfortable with calculus to follow the work in there, IMHO. It is considered somewhat of a reference work that you should read if you have the time and ability.
Bryan Litz is now the chief ballistician for Berger Bullets; previously he worked with the Air Force on missile design - quite literally, a 'rocket scientist'
- as well as being an accomplished shooter (NRA Long Range Prone). His book 'Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting' is much easier to follow, being targeted for *shooters*. For the most part the math is kept very simple; the emphasis is on practical application vs. theoretical calculations. You can check out his web site @
http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com/ and read some of the sample articles that he wrote for Precision Shooting magazine prior to his book. Bryan is generally very good about getting back to people who send him emails, so I imagine he could satisfy an questions you might have.
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