How Fast Does A Shotgun Bullet Travel?

How Fast Does A Shotgun Bullet Travel? Shotgun pellets vary very little in velocity. The slowest speed at 335 m/s, while the fastest travel at close to 427 m/s. How fast is a shotgun cartridge? Most shotgun projectiles, both the multiple-pellet type and the single-slug type, have muzzle velocities in the 1200 to 1600 feet/second