What is the longest distance a bullet can travel and still kill a man?

whats the record for a bullet killing a man (distance traveled?) i only ask as i have this debate with a friend lol im aware sniper rifles travel long distances but just how far away can you be and still hit a target?What is the longest distance a bullet can travel and still kill a man?The record is actually from a Canadian (go figure).



"The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51 miles), accomplished by Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002 during the war in Afghanistan. Corporal Rob Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating in Operation Anaconda. He was serving with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) at the time. To make the kill, he used a .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm) McMillan TAC-50 bolt-action rifle."



Here's the sniper rifle. It also mentions the record, if you don't like Wikipedia.

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn74-e.htmWhat is the longest distance a bullet can travel and still kill a man?The answer is, with either good or bad luck depending on circumstance, as far as seven to ten miles.



The British used to put volley fire sights on their #1 rifles to allow for shooting at close to these ranges.



As to lethality, there are several cases documented where some fool shot a rifle with the muzzle pointed about 40 degrees up and killed someone down range by accident. The longest I am aware of took place with a .303 cartridge at thirteen miles.



Now to get into a slightly different statement. The projectile from a cannon is also a bullet. The longest range cannon was one built by the Germans during WW1. This gun fired at over one hundred miles and could stay within a city block at that range.



So I guess you could say that from a practical standpoint 100 miles is the answer to your question.What is the longest distance a bullet can travel and still kill a man?Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer, M20

Used by M2 and M85 machine guns, and the M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle. The cartridge combines the functions of the armor piercing and the incendiary bullet, and is used against flammable targets and light-armored or unarmored targets, concrete shelters, and similar bullet-resisting targets. This tracer is dim at near ranges, but increases to bright as it moves further from the gun.

Armor Penetration.

500 meters: 0.83 in (21 mm)

1,200 meters: 0.43 in (11 mm)

Incendiary composition: 27 grains (1.74 g) IM 161

Trace range: 328 - 1,914 yards (300 - 1,750 m)

Tracer: R256

The cartridge is identified by a red bullet tip with an aluminum colored ring to the rear of the red tip.

Type Classification: OBS - MSR 04776009



The M107 program is managed by the Project Manager Soldier Weapons with engineering support provided by Picatinny鈥檚 Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center. Product Manager for Crew Served Weapons had previously equipped combat units in Afghanistan and Iraq with the M107 under an urgent materiel release as well as other units supporting the global war on terrorism. The Army expected to complete fielding of the M107 in 2008.



Compared to the M24 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, the M107 has more powerful optics and fireds a variety of .50 caliber munitions. This provides sniper teams greater capability to identify and defeat multiple targets at increased ranges. It is based on the US Marine Corps Special Application Scoped Rifle, the M82A3. The M107 enables Army snipers to accurately engage personnel and material targets out to a distance of 1500 to 2000 meters respectively. The weapon is designed to effectively engage and defeat materiel targets at extended ranges including parked aircraft, command, control and communications, computers, intelligence sites, radar sites, ammunition, petroleum, oil and lubricant sites and various lightly armored targets.



You may rest assured that a .50 caliber will be able to Kill at a distance above 3500 meters.

What is the longest distance a bullet can travel and still kill a man?
it depends on the power and velocity of the weapon you must take into consideration how far the round has to travel before it reaches its culminating point ie when the force of gravity takes over and starts to pull the bullet downwards but i would guess about 21/2miles .