How fast is a bullet fired

Lucky dip. Any answers? Nooks and crannies. Semantic enigmas. The body beautiful. Red tape, white lies. Speculative science. This sceptred isle. Root of all evil. With the help of a friend or family member, measure out an area of about feet. Get a stopwatch and have someone time how fast it takes you to run that distance. Then use a little simple division to determine how many feet per second you can run. How does that compare to a bullet's speed?

Now you can find out! Simply head online to watch Slow Motion Bullet Impacts. What do you think? Do the impacts look like you thought they would? Why or why not? To learn more about exactly what's inside your average bullet, read through The Anatomy of a Bullet online.

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Join the Discussion. Yyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooouuuuuuu Sep 30, I did not like the video of the iPad ball and watermelon getting destroyed RIP watermelon iPad and ball: Cry cry cry cry. Oct 3, It just shows how much damage a bullet can do! Nathaniel Reinhold Dec 12, Dec 17, That sure is a lot of information. Thanks for sharing, Nathaniel! May 23, Peter Feb 19, First of all you're not right, a bullet in this case a 9mm has three parts. One is the casing of the round that will hold the gun powder and the bullet it self.

Not related to the topic take a Glock, when a bullet is fired all that gas from the bullet and pushes it back and cycles the next round into the chamber. Spencer Feb 5, Feb 20, Thanks for sharing, Peter.

Sounds like this Wonder aligns with your explanation. Peter Feb 21, Feb 24, B Feb 28, How far does a bullet go in a second? Once i got to shoot a paintball gun at cans. Richard Jan 25, Jan 25, Hi, Richard. Thanks for adding more information and joining the conversation!

Mar 6, Sammy Jan 10, Jan 11, We don't think so, Sammy--that would be awfully dangerous! Aidan Hamburg Jan 11, There is the primer, powder, casing, and bullet. The bullet is just the lead part at the front not all are lead. When you described it you said it as though the whole thing was called the bullet.

Other than that, you did fine! Jan 22, Sounds like you know this topic well, Aidan! Thanks for sharing! Cristian Dec 12, Dec 15, We're glad you liked this Wonder, Cristian!! Jason Jul 9, In Roy Weatherby achieved 5, fps with his. As newer propellants emerged, others have obtained even higher velocities with the same round, up to 6, fps. Jul 10, Mat Jun 3, Just like to point out, some speciality, though still mainstream cartridges can move in excess of feet per second, the fps you quote here is kind of the average modern rifle speed.

For examples of these extremely quick bullets, check out rounds like the. Jun 5, Tyler Mar 10, Mar 13, Agreed, Tyler. Thanks for checking out this Wonder! Feb 27, Is valuable, we agree. Thanks for displaying some, James! Does getting hit by a bullet hurt? Mar 1, Jan 24, Karter Dec 5, I've always wondered how fast a bullet travels.

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Ethan Jun 2, Jun 4, May 27, Thanks for sharing that cool fact, marius! We're glad you joined the discussion! Apr 15, I like that you told us in the video that a bullet can catch fire and that can make a bullet extra strong and kill someone very easily.

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What would happen if you fired a gun on a train moving as fast as a bullet? On a moving train, a bullet's speed is relative. So it will accelerate to a maximum speed of not 3, kilometres per hour, but somewhere between and kilometres per hour - depending upon the weight and shape of the bullet.

Now a speed between and kph is not as much as 3, kilometres per hour, but it's more than enough to penetrate any human skull. You need a velocity of only around kilometres per hour to do that. Most people who have been hit by bullets falling out of the sky get hit on their upper back, the top of their head, or their shoulders.