At what distance does .22 LR become non dangerous

grauhanen said:
Neither will "cut straight through" a person. The decidedly unaerodynamic penny would make its way down at about 25 mph (under 40 fps), while a more aerodynamic bullet would reach about 200 mph (or about 300 fps) when dropped. The maximum velocity it achieves is the product of the air drag and the pull of gravity. It's very close to the terminal velocity of a peregrine falcon in a dive. A 40 grain bullet dropped from the CN Tower would have nearly 8.5 foot pounds of energy, probably enough to at least fracture the skull, perhaps penetrate it. If a person fell from a great height, he would reach a terminal velocity of about 150 mph (220 fps). For more details on falling bullets in the sky, see h t t p s://web.archive.org/web/20080331192517/http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/March01.htm

Regarding the energy of a standard velocity .22LR bullet at 1500 yards, the following table shows that it will have a velocity of 263 fps with 6 foot pounds of energy. For comparison, a non-PAL air rifle firing a typical 8.4 grain pellet at 495 fps will produce 4.57 foot pounds of energy. There is sufficient energy in both to require great care and respect for safety.
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Well done Sir.
 
K-Roc said:
For sure... I've seen that video a few times and I can't help but wonder how many ppl get injured during wedding season there. I guess they are all deaf as well.
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Many, many people injured every celebration. I have friends that lived in Libya, bullets fell with regularity in their yard. Their car had a bullet hole in the windshield and pock marks on the roof, they ended up putting a flower in the windshield bullet hole as decoration.
 
Can-down said:
I would think wedding season in the Middle East must be particularly bad for random projectiles raining down......

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Marksmanship like that is why the wars over there go on for so long. Once the bullet is in the air, it's all up to Allah to guide it where it needs to be! LOL!
 
Big Bad said:
A .22 bullet is no longer dangerous at the point at which it stops moving. Unless that point is inside your body, then you should get it looked at.
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Was going to say the same thing. If it's still moving, you should want nothing to do with it.

Reminds me of an NHL/injury discussion I was having with a buddy who actually plays hockey. (I do not) I guess I was sounding dismissive about a player taking a snapshot to the face, he asked me if I thought it would hurt if I lay on the ground, and he just drops a puck on my mouth. Interesting way to put it.
 
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