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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
Sorry, Lance, but this is not true. It is a giant "it depends." If the round is carrying a ballistic trajectory and does not lose its rifling spin, then it is extremely dangerous. However, a round that goes straight up will lose it's ballistic trajectory and tumble to the ground. It will reach terminal velocity and plunk you in the head. I believe it's terminal velocity will be the equivalent of the speed as if you dropped it from around 30 feet or so. In short, it will leave a lump, but won't kill an adult. HOWEVER, a round can maintain a ballistic trajectory even at very high angles of fire, those puppies kill people all the time.
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I was not a weapons specialist (engineering, then operations and intelligence), but as you mention terminal velocity, for a human it's about 170 ft./sec depending on profile, and a round has far less drag.
In any event, it is a way bad idea. If you fire a weapon, it should be at a clearly identified target. If that target is human, you should be in fear for your life before using lethal force.