Found this lead slug. Any ideas on age ?

[lupojohn]

 

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[ecmo]

Hello there, I see this is your first posting and that your new to the forum. Welcome from Missouri.

To get a much better identification on your bullet you need better measurements. Tbe bullet needs to be measured with a caliper either a dial or digital one, and weighed with a scale that weighs in grains versus grams which would be used to weigh precious metals. If you have a friend or an acquaintance that reloads their own ammunition that is the person you need to see.

Just at a very rough look it appears it may be in the quarter bore area, .25 or .26 caliber such as a 6.5 mm that uses a long bullet for caliber. The 6.5 Sweedish with a lead 139-40 grain bullet would be only one example. Anyway use a scale that weighs in grains and measure below that crimping grove with a caliper and cross reference in a reloading manual. Hope this helps, good luck and happy hunting.

Don

 

[lupojohn]

Thanks. I’m new to this, so still trying to figure things out. The slug diameter averages 0.43 inch and has an average length of 1.38 in. I don’t have a weight yet.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find and welcome to the forum!