How fast is a rifle bullet?

The speed of bullets fired from rifles varies greatly, from about 600 feet per second to 5,000 feet per second.

An M16 is chambered in 5.56 NATO round. Depending on cartridge type the speed can be between 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) and 940 m/s (3,100 ft/s). A civilian version of an M16 can be chambered in many...

a 22 rifles bullets travel at 1080 ft/s or 330 m/s for the 40 grain. for the lighter 30 grain 1750 ft/s or 530 m/s.

DEPENDS ON which RIFLE, AND which BULLET.A standard velocity .22 Short has a muzzle velocity of about 1100-1200 feet per second. At the other end of the range, I have a .220 Swift (high powered,...

It depends on the rifle. The .300 Winchester Magnum has a muzzle velocity in excess of 3000 feet per second (914 meters/sec). The .338 Lapua Magnum runs about 823 m/s (2,700 ft/s). The .50 Browning...