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Sailor Steve · 08-22-11, 03:13 PM

What exactly is terminal velocity for a bullet? For a battleship shell it's still supersonic. Of course a bullet doesn't weigh almost a ton, either. Just wondering.

08-22-11, 03:13 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	What exactly is terminal velocity for a bullet? For a battleship shell it's still supersonic. Of course a bullet doesn't weigh almost a ton, either. Just wondering. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo