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It depends on several factors. From rifles, it varies from 2500 to about 4000 feet per second. From a 6 inch barrel handgun, the .50AE averages about 1300 FPS.
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How fast is a 17 caliber round?
2500 fps give or take
What is the weight of a .50 caliber?
A single round of ammuntion? An M2? A Barrett rifle?
Is the 14.5mm round the same as a 50cal?
No. A 14.5 mm round is about .57 caliber. The .50 BMG cartridge is a 12.7x 99mm round.
What is the approximate mass of a 50 caliber round?
Bullets are measured in grains. 50 caliber rifle rounds typcially range from 650 grains to 800 grains. 50 caliber handgun rounds are typically around 325 to 350 grains.
How fast is a 50 caliber sniper bullet?
853 meters per second (which translates to approximately 2800 feet per second). There'll be some variation based on barrel length, charge used in the round, etc.
Can a luger shell be fired from a 50 caliber desert eagle?
No. The Luger was a 9mm gun and the 50 Desert Eage is a 50 caliber gun. The 9mm round would fall out of the barrel, and if you did manager to get it to fire, you could damage the gun and/or hurt yourself.
How fast is a 45 caliber round?
It depends on several factors, but it ranges from about 830 feet per second to about 1180 FPS.
Will a Smith and Wesson 1911 take hollow point bullets?
Yes. For every caliber of ammunition, there is a hollow point round that goes with it, except for .50 caliber machine gun and sniper rounds.
Does every shell on a 50 caliber machine gun have a tracer in it?
No. A typical belt is four ball rounds, one tracer round.
What is the caliber of the NATO 11.25mm round?
This is the approximate size of a .45 caliber round, the conversion being .443 inches.
Is a 50 caliber half an inch?
Yes. .50 caliber refers to .5 of an inch.
Is a 50 caliber bullet measured differently than a 5.56 caliber bullet. if so how is the 50 larger than the 5.56?
They are most certainly measured differently. The "50" in 50 caliber is measuring in inches and should actually be referred in writing as ".50 Caliber." The "5.56" is in millimeters (mm) and should be written as "5.56mm".To compare the two:.50 Caliber = 1/2 inch = 12.7mm5.56mm = ~ .2189 inchSo the .50 caliber bullet is roughly 2.28 times wider than the 5.56mm caliber bullet.
