<P> The bean bag round consists of a small fabric `` pillow '' filled with # 9 lead shot weighing about 40 grams ( 1.4 oz ) . It is fired from a normal 12 - gauge shotgun . When fired , the bag is expelled at around 70 to 90 metres per second ( 230 to 300 ft / s ) ; it spreads out in flight and distributes its impact over about 6 square centimetres ( 1 sq in ) of the target . It is designed to deliver a blow that will cause minimum long - term trauma and no penetration but will result in a muscle spasm or other reaction to briefly render a violent suspect immobile . The shotgun round is inaccurate over about 6 metres ( 20 ft ) and has a maximum range of around 20 metres ( 70 ft ) . Changes to the bean bag round since its inception in the early 1970s have included a velocity reduction from 120 to 90 meters per second ( 400 to 300 ft / s ) as well as a shift from a square shape to a more rounded sock - shaped projectile . </P>
<P> The bean bag round consists of a small fabric `` pillow '' filled with # 9 lead shot weighing about 40 grams ( 1.4 oz ) . It is fired from a normal 12 - gauge shotgun . When fired , the bag is expelled at around 70 to 90 metres per second ( 230 to 300 ft / s ) ; it spreads out in flight and distributes its impact over about 6 square centimetres ( 1 sq in ) of the target . It is designed to deliver a blow that will cause minimum long - term trauma and no penetration but will result in a muscle spasm or other reaction to briefly render a violent suspect immobile . The shotgun round is inaccurate over about 6 metres ( 20 ft ) and has a maximum range of around 20 metres ( 70 ft ) . Changes to the bean bag round since its inception in the early 1970s have included a velocity reduction from 120 to 90 meters per second ( 400 to 300 ft / s ) as well as a shift from a square shape to a more rounded sock - shaped projectile . </P>
how fast does a bean bag gun shot
how fast does a bean bag gun shot
around 70 to 90 metres per second ( 230 to 300 ft / s )
around 70 to 90 metres per second ( 230 to 300 ft / s )