Help with Bullet ID

[frojones]

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Maybe a .38/.357 of about 160 to 180 grains. I'm guessing a .38 S&W because it wasn't seated very deep.

That little guy on the left.



Fodder of the notorious "Saturday Night Special" or "Suicide Special" of the late 1920's and 1930's.

Might be a .32 S&W - hard to tell without a weight in grains or measurement in 1/1000ths of an inch.

 

[Red James Cash]

Its an FMJ i can tell you that,most likely .38 - .357,doesnt look fat enough to be a .45

 

[gunsil]

Its an FMJ i can tell you that,most likely .38 - .357,doesnt look fat enough to be a .45

I do not see any jacket, just a lead slug. Pistol bullet for sure. modern enough that it would go in my melting pot.

 

[frojones]

Thank you for all your input everyone. I dug it in a place where the soil only goes a few inches deep before it hits a huge slab of limestone, so I was hoping it might be quite old even though it was shallow.

 

[TNGUNS]

Looks to be a common lead RN pistol bullet. Still manufactured for many calibers. Since .38 is among the most common, and the size looks correct, that would be my guess. Definitely not FMJ, but the caliber is hard to determine without measuring with calipers etc.