How far will a pellet travel

[SpikeG]

With no tailwind,

optimum angle of 22 degrees
Terminal energy 0.305 FtLbf
Distance 424 yards.

(With JSB Exacts)

So I wasn't far off.

Interestingly .20 & .22 carry further.

[dough]

out of interest then, if you were to shoot vertically up, the pellet would eventually stop and fall down, so what would be its terminal velocity?!

i mean i assume it would be the same as if you just dropped it fform a great height!?

always pondered that one, but i dont get out much!

[snock]

out of interest then, if you were to shoot vertically up, the pellet would eventually stop and fall down, so what would be its terminal velocity?!

i mean i assume it would be the same as if you just dropped it fform a great height!?

always pondered that one, but i dont get out much!

Apart from it being dumb?

If terminal velocity at 122mph were measured in fps it would be around 178fps.
So, a 14.3gr pellet doing 178fps would contain just over 1.0 ftlb.

Enough to blind you if you're looking up. That's why it's dumb.

[dough]

it was a simple and hyperthetical question, no need to be rude

i was just considering the drag and mass of the pellet, the distance it could travel vertically upwards with relation to air resistance and the offset of the mass of the pellet and therefore how much velocity downwards it would terminally achieve is all

[snock]

it was a simple and hyperthetical question, no need to be rude

i was just considering the drag and mass of the pellet, the distance it could travel vertically upwards with relation to air resistance and the offset of the mass of the pellet and therefore how much velocity downwards it would terminally achieve is all

I wasn't rude. I was simply stating that if you were gazing at the sky when you did it, you might get a pellet in the eye.

Blimey! Common sense is now offensive.

[dough]

common sense isnt rude, but assuming i dont have any is!!

[snock]

common sense isnt rude, but assuming i dont have any is!!

You've read it totally wrong, mate.

[Skipper]

Somebody will correct me, but as to pellet size .22 will travel further than .177 as if you throw a squash ball and a ping pong ball the squash ball will go further.... does that make sense? lol

[joffy]

Somebody will correct me, but as to pellet size .22 will travel further than .177 as if you throw a squash ball and a ping pong ball the squash ball will go further.... does that make sense? lol

what if they were the same density or dropped from a plane 2 miles up

[Airsporter1st]

Apart from it being dumb?

If terminal velocity at 122mph were measured in fps it would be around 178fps.
So, a 14.3gr pellet doing 178fps would contain just over 1.0 ftlb.

Enough to blind you if you're looking up. That's why it's dumb.

As kids, we used to fire vertically upwards regularly with the specific aim of having the pellet land somewhere near. That very rarely happened - and when it did, the best we could achieve usually involved us hearing the pellet land yards away. Dumb it may be - but not dumber than all the other dangerous things we used to do.

[Peter Dunkley]

Hi Tufty.
You and me both!

[trimtrab]

Thats surprised me i would have expected alot less. Can't get my head around .22 traveling further. We used to shoot on council land and they made us section off 200mtr and i thought that would have been enough. live and learn.

[timmaaah]

With no tailwind,

optimum angle of 22 degrees
Terminal energy 0.305 FtLbf
Distance 424 yards.

(With JSB Exacts)

So I wasn't far off.

Interestingly .20 & .22 carry further.

Thats surprised me i would have expected alot less. Can't get my head around .22 traveling further. We used to shoot on council land and they made us section off 200mtr and i thought that would have been enough. live and learn.

Doesn't the heavier pellet retain more energy over distance? Must be something to do with inertia. That's my guess. Inertia.....or momentum....... no, inertia.

[snock]

Doesn't the heavier pellet retain more energy over distance? Must be something to do with inertia. That's my guess. Inertia.....or momentum....... no, inertia.

Make yer flamin' mind up!

[timmaaah]

Doesn't the heavier pellet retain more energy over distance? Must be something to do with inertia. That's my guess. Inertia.....or momentum....... no, inertia.

Make yer flamin' mind up!

Or is it kinetic energy.....