There have been several studies about falling bullets. When a bullet falls it reaches terminal Velocity on the way down. A 30 cal bullet (weighing .021 pounds) reaches 300 f/sec on the way down. That’s only 30 foot lbs. Only enough to go an 1/16 of an inch into a pine board. It’s when you shoot at a 45 deg angle is when you get into trouble because the bullet never slows down or stops in the air to start traveling downward.
There have been several studies about falling bullets. When a bullet falls it reaches terminal Velocity on the way down. A 30 cal bullet (weighing .021 pounds) reaches 300 f/sec on the way down. That’s only 30 foot lbs. Only enough to go an 1/16 of an inch into a pine board. It’s when you shoot at a 45 deg angle is when you get into trouble because the bullet never slows down or stops in the air to start traveling downward.