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Velocity would be down to around 450 - 460 feet per second at one mile. That's only 200 foot-pounds of energy, so I doubt you'd get through an 8" plank. It would still hurt like the dickens though ... and probably penetrate a skull or soft tissue to the point of messing you up in a significant way.I read a study of indirect fire with the 45-70, made during the Civil War, (405 GR. bullet) it was found that the bullets when fired into the air, would pierce up to 8" of oak timber at a distance of 1 mile.
The originator of that one needs to have a negligent discharge on themselves, stat.Boy, 10, struck by falling bullet on New Year's Eve
A child was struck in the face by a falling bullet while watching fireworks from his backyard on New Year's Eve.www.wbrz.com
Been a while, but as I remember the study was done to ascertain the effectiveness of massed indirect rifle fire. I'm trying to find the article.Velocity would be down to around 450 - 460 feet per second at one mile. That's only 200 foot-pounds of energy, do I doubt you'd get through an 8" plank. It would still hurt like the dickens though ... and probably penetrate a skull or soft tissue to the point of messing you up in a signifacant way.
Sounds like because he was looking up the bullet went through his mouth into his neck without hitting anything major. If it would have hit the top of his head it could have been much worse.From Another article:
A bullet fired straight up, with no wind, might reach a height of 10,000 feet (about three kilometers), but will come back down at only around 150 miles per hour: just 10% of the speed and with only 1% of the energy as the originally fired bullet.
But this part from the posted article makes no sense:
"If he was not looking at the sky he could die, because it could have gone through his head," Lopez said. "So he almost died from that."
Indeed! And the "TDS" is so strong on the left that none of them relate or remember moronic comments from this man.Mike J.,
I was just going to mention BIDEN and his dumb @@@ ideas when it comes to using a shotgun in more ways than one!
And HE is on record and film doing this on many occasions too.
Crikey!
Take care.
Happy New Year to you and your wife too.
Cate
That is because the bullet was still on its ballistic trajectory, and still had a measure of it initial muzzle velocity, whereas a bullet shot vertically upwards eventually stops, having run out of velocity, and is thereafter subjected only to gravity.I read a study of indirect fire with the 45-70, made during the Civil War, (405 GR. bullet) it was found that the bullets when fired into the air, would pierce up to 8" of oak timber at a distance of 1 mile.
I'm not sure if it's luckier or not, but apparently my dad shot one straight up and had to move due to the return path.My first compound bow was set at 70#. I shot an arrow (I was really young and stupid) as straight up as I could. It went way up there....and landed over 900 feet away. Next to a horse.