Bullets from?

[shralp25]

It's nice having so many folks on this forum that have a vast knowledge of different things. Gould this bullet pretty deep yesterday and was wondering if anyone could shed some light? It weighs 25 grams which is nearly 500 grains. Had to be some sort of old muzzleloader. Thank you

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is definitely a metallic-cartridge bullet, not a muzzleloader. Solid-based Hollowpoint bullets like yours date back to the 1870s/80s but not earlier. A ruler is okay for measuring a bullet's length, but we need a caliper measurement for the diameter. Although in one of your photos it looks like 3/8"-diameter, in another photo it looks like (approximately) 7/16"-diameter. We need precise measurement because there are .38, .40, .41, .44, and .45-caliber bullets. (And that's not including the 9, 10, and 11mm bullets.) Thank you for providing its weight in grams/grains, which narrows it down to a rifle bullet, not pistol.

 

[relicmeister]

Thanks CBG-I've wondered about this type which I have a few of .

 

[shralp25]

It is definitely a metallic-cartridge bullet, not a muzzleloader. Solid-based Hollowpoint bullets like yours date back to the 1870s/80s but not earlier. A ruler is okay for measuring a bullet's length, but we need a caliper measurement for the diameter. Although in one of your photos it looks like 3/8"-diameter, in another photo it looks like (approximately) 7/16"-diameter. We need precise measurement because there are .38, .40, .41, .44, and .45-caliber bullets. (And that's not including the 9, 10, and 11mm bullets.) Thank you for providing its weight in grams/grains, which narrows it down to a rifle bullet, not pistol.

Great information. Thank you. I will try and get a better measurement on the diameter. Really curious now.

 

[gunsil]

It is definitely a metallic-cartridge bullet, not a muzzleloader. Solid-based Hollowpoint bullets like yours date back to the 1870s/80s but not earlier. A ruler is okay for measuring a bullet's length, but we need a caliper measurement for the diameter. Although in one of your photos it looks like 3/8"-diameter, in another photo it looks like (approximately) 7/16"-diameter. We need precise measurement because there are .38, .40, .41, .44, and .45-caliber bullets. (And that's not including the 9, 10, and 11mm bullets.) Thank you for providing its weight in grams/grains, which narrows it down to a rifle bullet, not pistol.

Don't forget the Remington rolling blocks that came in .43 Spanish!! These were used here in the US too.