Bullet ID

[Woodland Detectors]

We find ALOT of bullets in these neck of the woods mostly modern but, we haven't found one of these...Help please!

 

[Monty]

Cast rifle bullet. Not enough info to tell any more . Diameter, length, weight? Monty

 

[relic lover]

looks old for sure

 

[IronSpike]

Very limited bullet knowledge, however agree with relic lover that it looks old.

 

[cwdigger]

Thats a mighty odd shaped rifle bullet, I dont have any idea dont think its modern but then again dont know if its old.

 

[ricco]

this bullit looks real close to the .452 whitworth used in long range shooting 1800 s era .....ricco

 

[SomeGuy]

It appears to be about .30 caliber.

Several possible candidates can be found here http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/bullet-casting/select-mould-rifle.php?styleRef=cat06#anc and here http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1218207521.1008=/html/catalog/bullmol2.html

 

[Montana Jim]

It appears to be about .30 caliber.

This was taken from a 1967 Lyman reloading manual, showing the shape of a bullet cast from one of their molds.

Agree'd - .30 cal - scroll down. http://moultonlead.com/products.html

 

[Monty]

You can buy molds for that same or a similar bullet right now. Some guns and ammo stores sell the bullet already cast, sized and lubricated. Hundreds if not thousands of these bullets are shot at the military bolt action rifle matches that I participate in at my gun club. It could be as old as the 1920s or it could have been dropped last week. Monty