How lethal is a .177 pellet to a human?(25 Messages)

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  1. Black Beret86 Rank: Lieutenant
    Posts: 28
    From: Hull, England

    27 Sep 2007 8:28 PM
    OK, I'm gonna drop this because I can see how stupid it is really, people are always gonna do their own thing, hopefully they'll choose to do whatever right.


  2. jersal17 Rank: Lance Corporal
    Posts: 1

    3 Dec 2007 2:58 AM
    I have a pellet rifle that can shoot 1000fps. Thats only 200 under an m-16, which can put a hole through someone's head. I think my rifle could do a good bit of damage.


  3. Black Beret86 Rank: Lieutenant
    Posts: 28
    From: Hull, England

    11 Dec 2007 11:27 PM
    That is in fact more powerful then an AK-47 which is 710m/s. That's actually quite scary if u think about it, I suppose it's all down to size and weight of the ammunition used, a 7.62mm bullet would do a hell of a lot more damage then a .177 pellet.


  4. thepaladin Rank: Field-Marshal
    Posts: 3069

    12 Dec 2007 12:35 AM
    That's the point. A .22 can move at one **** of a clip, but it doesn't have the mass of a larger bullet. For an actual idea of the power of a round you nee to figure the energy it delivers on impact.


  5. theshootist Rank: Major-General
    Posts: 795
    From: USA

    12 Dec 2007 3:59 PM
    Originally posted by Black Beret86 on 11 Dec 2007 11:27 PM
    That is in fact more powerful then an AK-47 which is 710m/s. That's actually quite scary if u think about it, I suppose it's all down to size and weight of the ammunition used, a 7.62mm bullet would do a hell of a lot more damage then a .177 pellet.
    But the More mass that the projectile has, the slower it needs to move to have more impact damage.
    Watch the history channel or weaponology and see the diff between the .223 round and the heavier .30 cal 7.62x39 ak round.
    The AK round is slower, but is about 2.5 times larger and heavier than the .223 round.
    Watch the diff in the ballistic putty blocks when they shoot them with the diff rounds.
    .223 makes a sizeable hole in the block.(2700 fps)
    The slower 7.62x39(2300 fps) annihilates the block! shredding it into pieces, it literally explodes.
    Thus the heavier round will always deliver more ft/lbs and POWER upon impact. Velocity really only means distance to me.
    Look at the 9mm vs the .45ACP performance.
    .45 is big and slower, where as the 9mm is smaller and faster.
    It often takes multiple rounds to defeat and assailant with the 9mm(900fps to 1300fps), usually only takes 1 round from the .45Acp(around 850-1050fps depending on the load)

    Faster is not always better.


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