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Re: one of the two days I don't know how you arrived at your figures. However Rex Magnum powder loaded 6 grains behind a 9mm 147 grain bullet yields 387 ft/lbs of force @ 1091 ft/sec. If you lower that bullets speed down to 293 ft/sec (200mph) it is still generating approximately 104 ft/lbs of force on an area that is less than 3/8" in diameter. Be my guest step in front of it.
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| said by GadgetsRme:lower that bullets speed down to 293 ft/sec (200mph) it is still generating approximately 104 ft/lbs of force on an area that is less than 3/8" in diameter. It sounds like you're emphasizing the bullet's mass. I agree with that. If it's a pointy, full-metal-jacket (non-deformed) rifle slug it's more likely to penetrate than a .38 "wad-cutter" (flat faced).
But, you have to keep in mind that punching someone with your fist is 100-300 ft/lbs of force. A punch can be lethal. But, when someone holds a knife in their hand as they punch (or uses a crow bar to deliver the punch), we don't usually call it a "punch."
That's my only concern about celebratory gunfire. It's like the media's new titalating topic. But, the vast majority of deaths and injuries that I've seen reported weren't bullets falling out of the sky. They were lateral shots which still had significant forward energy as gravity pulled the bullet to the ground.
said by GadgetsRme:Be my guest step in front of it. I don't recall anyone saying they wanted to be hit by a falling bullet. Nor that firing into the air is responsible behavior.
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