What is the top speed in mph of a bullet?

Answer 1

There are a variety of guns that would produce a different velocity that a bullet would travel. For example, carbon chambered guns, air soft guns, and gunpowder guns.

In terms of carbon chambered guns, the top fps (feet per second) ever recorded was around 850 fps. Keep in mind that a 400 fps bb gun is capable of serious bruises that may penetrate through the skin.

In terms of air soft guns, the pellets fly at top speeds of 450 fps.

In terms of an actual gun, the fastest bullet ever recorded was produced by:

Winchester.223 Super Short Magnum

This is a late model high powered hunting gun that was used back int he day to kill deer and wild animals. It was reported to fire bullets at around 4000 fps. which is equivalent to 2,700 mph.