The following chart lists the typical velocity and kinetic energy of modern handgun, rifle, and shotgun projectiles measured at the firearm's muzzle. Values in the chart are supplied from ...

A 9mm handgun, the most popular, has muzzle velocity of 1,200 feet per second. Meanwhile, an AR-15 5.56 caliber weapon clocks in at 3,251 feet per second. That would be almost three times faster ...

The term handgun “stopping power” generally relates various opinions about the ability of handguns to create ballistic wounds sufficient to incapacitate a target. Using muzzle velocity ...

Published data gives speeds of 1,275 fps and a muzzle energy of 650 foot-pounds. As the chart indicates, the average speeds for the Glock (3.0 seconds), Springfield Armory (3.19 seconds), and the S&W ...