Found a nice little ring yesterday

[DANGLANGLEY]

I got out for a couple of hours yesterday and hunted a nearby football field. I always wait until the last game of the season is played before I venture out on the actual playing area. I have had very good luck over the years metal detecting on football fields. I've found quite a few nice rings that way. It's a good idea to always ask before you go. I found a nice little sterling (cat) ring. One very old round pistol bullet. I used an online conversion chart to convert the measurement. It came out to be about a 39.37 caliber bullet. Here's a link to the site if you would like to use it to check your bullets.

http://www.unitconversion.org/unit_converter/length.html

Merry Christmas to you all.

DANGLANGLEY

 

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[highlander]

nice finds .how can you tell that the round lead ball is for a pistol and not from buckshot . ps merry christmas and a happy new year too you and yours .

 

[pepperj]

Nice ring

 

[Chris_Odom]

interesting ring, keep up the good work.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

nice finds .how can you tell that the round lead ball is for a pistol and not from buckshot . ps merry christmas and a happy new year too you and yours .

Hello there highlander. I was guessing the bullets age by the patina. It is very white like it has been in the ground over a hundred years. If you are thinking it might be buckshot let me know what you are thinking. I have been known to be wrong. Thanks a bunch.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[highlander]

hello danglangley .i could be wrong .i have had losse buckshot lead that was droped on the ground that was wet and then dryed a few times and the lead truned white

 

[Old River]

Nice little ring. Congrats......

 

[tymcmurray]

Great hunt!
cool ring.

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[ModernMiner]

Very neat ring Dang.
Super hunt.
Congrats,
MM

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Cool cat ring! Nice goin', Dan!!

 

[wwwtimmcp]

most buckshot is between .24 number 4 buck and .33 double oo buck they do make buck and ball but it looks to me to be a .40 muzzleloader round. the cloth wadding took up the additional diameter in the barrel.
I melt my own lead for all my muzzleloaders from .44 .45 .62
the .44 is actually .451 diameter no wadding around the bullet just between the charge/bullet revolver.
the .45 is actually .440 because of the wadding that goes around it.
the .62 is actually .648

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

most buckshot is between .24 number 4 buck and .33 double oo buck they do make buck and ball but it looks to me to be a .40 muzzleloader round. the cloth wadding took up the additional diameter in the barrel.
I melt my own lead for all my muzzleloaders from .44 .45 .62
the .44 is actually .451 diameter no wadding around the bullet just between the charge/bullet revolver.
the .45 is actually .440 because of the wadding that goes around it.
the .62 is actually .648

That was a great explanation. Thank you for helping out. It's been a good day when you learn something. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[John (Ma)]

Nice group of finds