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Re: speeding bullets



Joel Schiff wrote:

> Superman was faster, and meteorites are faster, but how fast is your
> typical speeding bullet.
>
> Joel Schiff

  Depends on the bullet.  A military 7.62mm rifle bullet fired from a
standard military rifle is in the neighborhood of 3000 feet/second.  A
.45 caliber pistol bullet is only about 900 fps.  A .45 round with a
light charge of powder can actually be less than the speed of sound,
makeing for a quieter round- no supersonic crack.

Jim