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 |
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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 |
