muzzle velocity is 3100 feet per second
Bullets alone have no velocity. The .223 CARTRIDGE, when fired from an M16 rifle, will drive its bullet at about 3,200 fps. However, velocity depends on the makeup of the cartridge (powder charge, bullet weight) , and which firearm it is fired from.
That would depend on the mass of the bullet, the bullet's velocity when it left the barrel of the gun, and from how high up the bullet was fired from.
That's because it moves too fast.
Noop. an M16 fires a 5.56mm (or .223 caliber) bullet. A .45 caliber shoots a bullet that is ~11.43mm.
5.56
An M16 is chambered in 5.56 NATO round. Depending on cartridge type the speed can be between 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) and 940 m/s (3,100 ft/s). A civilian version of an M16 can be chambered in many different calibers and the speed will depend on cartridge, load and bullet type.
About 3000 feet per second, depending on the cartridge used.
A bullet fired from a gun
Typically between 2600 and 2800 feet per second. Exact speed depends on WHICH bullet, the powder charge, and the length of barrel it is fired from.
When a bullet is fired upwards vertically it gains kinetic energy.
Maybe 1700 miles per hour - but it depends on the gun and (especially) the amount of powder used.
The bullet fired from a gun has greater horizontal acceleration. For vertical acceleration, they are both the same.