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Terminal velocity of a falling 9 mm bullet is 219 fps, .223 bullet falls at 244 fps. [1]
To perforate the skin and enter the underlying subcutaneous tissue and muscle, a minimum velocity in the order of 230 fps is necessary. [2]
So the bullet falling at terminal velocity has barely enough velocity to break the skin, and is therefore very unlikely to be fatal.
[1] https://forensicmcq.com/terminal-velocity-of-falling-bullets... [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7304523/
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Terminal velocity of a falling 9 mm bullet is 219 fps, .223 bullet falls at 244 fps. [1]
To perforate the skin and enter the underlying subcutaneous tissue and muscle, a minimum velocity in the order of 230 fps is necessary. [2]
So the bullet falling at terminal velocity has barely enough velocity to break the skin, and is therefore very unlikely to be fatal.
[1] https://forensicmcq.com/terminal-velocity-of-falling-bullets... [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7304523/