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it goes into the sky then eventually hits the ground... and you can't honestly be serious about this question can ....

2007-03-28 11:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by liizerk 2 · 0 0

The spin imparted by the rifling will turn to spiral motion as the bullet's energy is expended going upwards, then when it reaches maximum altitude (two or more miles, depending on the load) it will tumble as it falls, completely subject to the wind, which may be blowing in multiple different directions at different altitudes.
You'll never even find it.
When the bullet falls from it's maximum altitude it's speed downward is never terribly fast - terminal velocity for a falling object in Earth's atmosphere and gravity is about 150feet-per-second (speed of a fired bullet in most calibers is 1000-2000 feet-per-second). Assuming shot straight up the bullet goes up, expends all its energy, stops for a small fraction of a second and falls as if dropped from that altitude. At 150FPS, a metallic object the size of a bullet won't even break skin.

Now fired at an angle out away from you (not straight up), all bets are off, rifles could be lethal still at miles of range, pistols at most of a mile, you never get that "Ran out of energy and just dropped" effect until the slug impacts something.

2007-03-28 18:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ohari1 3 · 1 0

What goes up MUST come down. In the case of a bullet, it does come down with terminal energy. Be careful where you shoot because bullets do return from the sky with enough force to hurt, injury, maim or even kill.

Best.

H

2007-03-28 06:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by H 7 · 1 0

Well, it certainly does not disintegrate!! Geeeze!

"What goes up, must come down" Gravity, dude.

All shot rounds have a trajectory, even one shot straight up. The initial velocity, spin of the bullet, wind, weight, shape, and gravity all effect the path of the expended round. So just where the bullet comes down is pretty much a wild guess.

There have been incidents were some knuckle head fired a gun in the air and the round came down and struck someone and killed them. Known as "Manslaughter". . .

2007-03-28 00:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

A bullet fired from any gun at a vertical stance will not gain enough termminal velocity to kill anyone on its return. It has been done in several test. It would hurt like He** at best. Fired at a angle of 48deg or less will be lethal to whom ever it lands. No bullet will just go away ! If you shoot it, it will land period.

2007-03-28 22:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by M R S 4 · 0 0

Well, unless the firearm is at a perfect 90 degree angle, the bullet will go to an angle upward, of course, and may gain enough momentum when free-falling to potentially become lethal.

2007-03-28 03:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The ground, usually a long ways off. If you can get a round to come straight up and straight back down (not easy) it will hurt when it knocks you in the head but not kill. A pistol is much easier to do this with due to its relatively short range.
But any angle can allow it to keep a ballistic trajectory and still be dangerous, even lethal.

2007-03-28 00:16:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

Back to earth. What goes up, must come down. That's physics and it applies to bullets as well. Don't do it. It serves no purpose and is stupid.

2007-03-28 09:47:48 · answer #8 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 1 0

Towards the sky, and then it reverses and comes back down. Hopefully it will land on a child molester, or a terrorist, or a serial killer so as not to be wasted.

2007-03-28 09:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by Joe R 2 · 2 0

Depending on caliber,it could go over a mile into the air then come down.I don't suggest doing this their are no targets up their,and its not safe!!!buy a good target at Gander mountain and shoot away.good target shooting.

2007-03-31 23:17:23 · answer #10 · answered by leemac1 2 · 0 0

you are an idiot and so are the people that think the bullet will not be lethal when it comes racing back to the ground. hopefully the bullet will hit you and not someone else.

2007-03-28 14:23:49 · answer #11 · answered by Art I 3 · 0 1

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