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To: gundog

Anyone who happens to be in the path of the bullet when it’s coming down.

They go down at the same speed they went up.


40 posted on 04/22/2021 10:32:22 AM PDT by brianl703
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To: brianl703

“They go down at the same speed they went up.”

Not hardly - terminal velocity depends on the angle fired. Higher the angle the slower the terminal velocity. Straight up or 90° then it’s minimal but fast enough to injure or kill.


74 posted on 04/22/2021 10:57:34 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: brianl703
They go down at the same speed they went up.

No...no they don't.

Bullets have various velocities based on size, amount of powder, etc. A velocity of 1000 feet per second is not uncommon for a .45 ACP. Once it has reached it's apex and starts coming down, gravity and air density are the determinates of speed. The bullet will fall at closer to 300 feet per second.

That can still kill you, but it is not as fast as it went up.

80 posted on 04/22/2021 11:12:07 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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