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Maximum Altitude For Bullets Fired Vertically

Caliber Weight (grains) Velocity (m/sec) Velocity (ft/s) Max Height (m) Max Height (ft) 12 gauge #7½ shot 1.25 400 1,312 191 * 627 * .25 ACP 50 229 751 697 2,287 .22 LR 40 383 1,257 1,179 3,868 .44 magnum 240 390 1,280 1,377 4,518 7.62 NATO 150 840 2,756 2,400 7,874 .30-06 M2 150 869 2,851 2,844 9,331 .30-06 180 823 2,700 3,080 10,105   * These two values were calculated using Journee's Rule

References: Sam Ellis And Gerry Moss , Royal Military College of Science Swindon Wiltshire; "Falling bullets: terminal velocities and penetration studies", by L. C. Haag, Wound Ballistics Conference, April 1994, Sacramento, California.; David Maddison , Melbourne Australia; The Chart was generated by Close Focus Research