How far will .45 caliber bullet travel?

Answer 1

In excess of 2 miles.
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The previous answer of 2 miles is a bit of crazy talk. If a .45 ACP handgun
is fired parallel to the ground it will hit the dirt 360 feet down range.
(Source: http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-dropped-vs-fired-bullet.html )
Now unless you are talking about unsafe practices just to set some kind of
a distance record such as firing high into the air on a mountain ridge with a 50
mph tail wind with hot loaded ammo, who knows, but I highly doubt it could reach
10,560 feet.............or 2 miles.

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The previous answer is correct- IF the .45 ACP is fired parallel to the ground- which rarely happens. The muzzle is elevated to raise the strike of the bullet. IF the muzzle is raised to a GREAT degree- around 45 degrees, the bullet will travel much further than 360 ft. About 2 miles. Not accurately, and at the end of flight does not have energy to penetrate a target.

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Maximum range of small arms ammunition chart:
http://www.tpub.com/content/NAVFAC/1027_3b/1027_3b0034.htm
.45cal = 1500 meters = (.9315 miles)

Another source: http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DomnaAntoniadis.shtml
.45cal = 1800 yards = About a third of a mile

I report, you decide.