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How fast does a pistol bullet travel?

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It depends on several factors, but it can be as slow a couple of hundred feet per second to as fast as a couple of thousand feet per second. Calibers that are considered standard, such as 9mm, .40, .45, etc typically travel between 800 feet per second and 1300 feet per second.

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The .45 caliber M1911 pistol has a muzzle velocity of 825 feet per second (251m/s).

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