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Maximum Altitude For Bullets Fired Vertically

Caliber

Weight (grains)

Velocity (m/sec)

Velocity
(ft/s)

Max Height (m)

Max Height (ft)

12 gauge #7½ shot

1.25

400

1,312

191 *

627 *

.25 ACP

50

229

751

697

2,287

.22 LR

40

383

1,257

1,179

3,868

.44 magnum

240

390

1,280

1,377

4,518

7.62 NATO

150

840

2,756

2,400

7,874

.30-06 M2

150

869

2,851

2,844

9,331

.30-06

180

823

2,700

3,080

10,105

  * These two values were calculated using Journee's Rule

References: Sam Ellis And Gerry Moss , Royal Military College of Science Swindon Wiltshire; "Falling bullets: terminal velocities and penetration studies", by L. C. Haag, Wound Ballistics Conference, April 1994, Sacramento, California.; David Maddison , Melbourne Australia; The Chart was generated by Close Focus Research

 

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