What is the slowest bullet speed?

The slowest speed at 335 m/s, while the fastest travel at close to 427 m/s.
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How fast is the slowest bullet in mph?

Even the slowest handguns shoot a bullet at 760 miles per hour, SciAm explains. Humans can react to something in about 0.2 seconds on the fast end depending on the task and if they know something is coming. But in everyday circumstances the average reaction is more like 1.5 seconds.
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What is the fastest fps bullet?

224 caliber). It was found to be an extremely accurate cartridge as well. The . 220 Swift remains the fastest commercial cartridge in the world, with a published velocity of 1,422 m/s (4,665 ft/s) using a 1.9 grams (29 gr) bullet and 2.7 grams (42 gr) of 3031 powder.
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How fast is a speed bullet?

The fastest bullets travel more than 2,600 feet per second. That's equivalent to over 1,800 miles per hour. To put that in perspective, it's amazing to realize that bullets travel over twice the speed of sound!
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How fast is an AK 47 bullet?

Built around a 7.62-mm round with a muzzle velocity of some 700 metres per second, it had a cyclic firing rate of 600 rounds per minute and was capable of both semiautomatic and automatic fire.
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What is the fastest pistol?

So let's get right to it, the operable metric here being muzzle velocity: 2000 fps with a 103-gr., . 30-cal. bullet.
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How fast is M16 bullet?

The M16 uses the 5.56mm NATO (. 223) caliber cartridge, with a muzzle velocity (the speed of bullet leaving the rifle) of over 900 meters per second (over 3,000 feet per second), and has a maximum effective range of 550 meters, with a rate of fire (how fast the gun shoots) of approximately 800 rounds per minute.
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Why is a 22 called a 22?

. 22 caliber, or 5.6 mm caliber, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm). Cartridges in this caliber include the very widely used .
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Can guns fire underwater?

If you're wondering how it's even possible to shoot a gun underwater, gunpowder contains oxygen — a key element in the firing process — the gun still goes off exactly as it would on land.
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What is the biggest gun?

The Gustav gun created by the Germans, takes the cake on this one with an 80cm barrel. The Germans first used this gun in World War II; it was designed to pulverize French defensive bunkers in the early days of the war.
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Is 45 more powerful than 9mm?

45 ACP comparison, the 9mm is smaller and more compact and has less power. The . 45 ACP is comparably larger, heavier, and wider. Therefore, it can hold more gunpowder and stopping power.
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What is the most powerful hand gun?

The Smith & Wesson Model 500 has held its rank as the world's most powerful handgun since it was first introduced in 2003.
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How fast can a minigun shoot?

Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO with available magazines in up to 4,000-round capacities. Fixed firing rates of 3,000 rounds per minute (50 rounds per second)
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Who is the best shot in the world?

Jerry Charles Miculek Jr.

(/ˈmɪtʃəlɛk/ MITCH-ə-lek; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional speed and competition shooter. Miculek has emptied a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card, thus being dubbed "The Greatest Shooter of all Time".
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Can a human survive a 50 Cal shot?

On really hard bones, like the hip socket, the huge, fast-moving round can leave all or most of its energy in the bone and connected flesh. This will basically liquefy the enemy it hits as the energy travels through the nearby muscles and the organs in the abdominal cavity. There's really no way to survive a . 50-cal.
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How fast is a 9mm bullet?

"A 9mm bullet travels around 1500 ft/s. It will travel around 2500 yards before it falls."
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How high can a bullet go up?

Gunshots can travel as high as 10,000 feet, and the wind takes them in unpredictable directions. Julian Sommerville Hatcher, the U.S. military ordnance expert whose work on this topic is often cited, managed to land only four of his 500 vertically fired bullets in the target range.
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