Bullet

[joetime]

Can someone help me identify age, caliber, and what gun this bullet came from please. It is made out of solid lead. Thank you.

 

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[gunsil]

Looks like a fairly modern rifle slug. Caliber is the outside diameter in hundredths of an inch which you will have to measure with a caliper or micrometer, cannot get much of an accurate idea with it next to a ruler. You will likely not know what rifle it was fired from since may different rifles used the same caliber. Millions of these things in the ground.

 

[ecmo]

Modern lead flat nose (LFN) usually loaded, read hand loaded, in a revolver. Need diameter measures with a caliper to the thousands of an inch and weight done on a scale weighing in grains. For example: .357 diameter and 158 grains a reloading manual would show a picture in either a .38 special or .357 magnum. If it measures .429 and weighs 240 grains in this case .429 translates to .44 caliber, I.e. .44 special or magnum. A scale, calipers, and a loading manual will tell you what you need to know.
As other comment above states it does look rather long for caliber so it maybe a lead rifle bullet , I say lead because it doesn't appear to have a copper jacket. If it measures .308 than it could fit a wide variety of .30 caliber rifles and used as a reduced charge/velocity for small game or just plinking to keep in practice.

Don

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

That one is a swaged lead bullet (as opposed to cast). If I had to guess, it would be from a 44-40 cartridge (44WCF). Although it could be 38 caliber model too. Time period probably 1900-1920's...again just a best guesstimate on my behalf.

 

[joetime]

Thanks for your input. I know a lot more than I did before.

 

[joetime]

I found it about 5” in the ground metal detecting in my parents back yard 20 or so years ago. Just finally got around to see if I could find out if it was really old or not. Thanks again guys.