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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 1086803" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>You are half right. You are right in that IF the bullet was fired straight up in the air and it went to its maximum height, stalled, then fell to the ground the terminal velocity would be controlled solely on gravity and there would be little chance of it harming anyone. Might smart like the devil though. Ie, Assuming a 120 grain bullet shot straight in air it might peak out at 1000 feet, stall, return to ground. Velocity at ground would be around 146 ft/sec and would only have 5.67 ft/lbs of energy. However, tilt the barrel of the weapon and then when the bullet hits the ground it is still under the force of the powder and gravity and you have another situation altogether since the energy will increase exponentially which could very easily make it lethal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 1086803, member: 4362"] You are half right. You are right in that IF the bullet was fired straight up in the air and it went to its maximum height, stalled, then fell to the ground the terminal velocity would be controlled solely on gravity and there would be little chance of it harming anyone. Might smart like the devil though. Ie, Assuming a 120 grain bullet shot straight in air it might peak out at 1000 feet, stall, return to ground. Velocity at ground would be around 146 ft/sec and would only have 5.67 ft/lbs of energy. However, tilt the barrel of the weapon and then when the bullet hits the ground it is still under the force of the powder and gravity and you have another situation altogether since the energy will increase exponentially which could very easily make it lethal. [/QUOTE]
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