I would guess that a bullet, falling from a higher trajectory, might reach 300-400 fps or so. A lot slower than muzzle-velocity of most weapons, but a heavy slug would still be able to penetrate a skull.
> I would guess that a bullet, falling from a higher trajectory, might reach 300-400 fps or so. A lot slower than muzzle-velocity of most weapons, but a heavy slug would still be able to penetrate a skull.
I thought the same as you when he said that. I was just repeating what he said which I didn’t believe either at the time. I think he was just trying o get across the idea that a bullet fired in the air can still kill someone...
Correct. It will have a downward velocity the same as if you had dropped it from the apex of the trajectory (ignoring air resistance). But that may be enough to penetrate the top of the skull.