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Offline Riverrat

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How far will a bullet travel
« on: December 13, 2004, 02:02:27 PM »
Can anyone tell me how far a bullet will travel when fired from a 45degree angle into the air. I was hunting squirrels with a friend this winter,he was useing a Marlin 17VS and shooting Remington ammo,he missed the squirrel and also the bullet cleared the ridge above us.In all the years I've hunted I never took a shot like that,there were no houses within miles of us in the direction the bullet went, But now I do wonder how far the bullet would travel, Is there some way to figure the distance a certain bullet will travel.This may be a stupid question,but maybe someone out there will know.

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How far will a bullet travel
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2004, 02:12:02 PM »
The warning on the Federal box says Dangerous within 1¾ miles.
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