Hehe, shot No. 69.

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I wonder how far a person can shoot to the point where the bullet slows enough for the guy at the target to just catch it in his hand.

Meh, probably not, considering that most every redneck hunter can actually judge distance, unlike virtually any city-bred fool I've ever met. Nevermind that no rifle will actually shoot accurately 6 miles out . . .

My guess is not very much farther, as that bullet was likely falling nearly straight down by the time it reached the target.

And I wonder what it's like on the receiving end from a detection perspective. If you're some terrorist standing around picking out a goat or child to rape, do you know what's happening as the first 68 bullets hit around you? Or are you looking around and saying, "What's that noise I keep hearing, Achmed?" I'm wondering how noisy a 689 fps second bullet is if you couldn't hear it being initially shot.

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I'd like to see how they had the target set up.

It would have to be pointed skyward. If it was sitting like most targets the surface area would be tiny.

Hmm, so would it be basically falling at a terminal velocity? I wonder if it could get any slower. It seems like it could.

Nice. I would like to hire this guy. To uh...shoot someon...I mean thing. Yeah.

Eh, maybe. I'd have to do some math, which isn't going to happen at this moment, but definitely a significant fraction of Vt I'd imagine. Though there might be a chart one could Google as well. I know ballsitics charts and calculators are a dime a dozen online.

422 grain moving at 689 will still **** some shit up.

It's like getting shot by a .45 ACP at point-blank range. 445 ft/lbs

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After 4.4 miles, this bullet was still traveling at 689 fps, which is about 470 mph.

This is the retrieved bullet.
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