What is this?

[Erndog72]

I dug this up in my yard today. It appears to be a 58 Cal "3 Ringer" However, I can't find any reference to that kind of nose. I'm wondering if it is an imprint from over-aggressive ram-rodding.
Any thoughts?

 

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[Erndog72]

I dug this up in my yard today. It appears to be a 58 Cal "3 Ringer" However, I can't find any reference to that kind of nose. I'm wondering if it is an imprint from over-aggressive ram-rodding.
Any thoughts?

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My first Civil War era bullet! (I think)

Hey y’all please take a look at these pictures and help me id this bullet. I found it today at 9 inches deep. It was found in an area where other civil war bullets and relics have been found but this is my first bullet from that period and I’m excited. It weighs 510.5 grains and is almost an...

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[Erndog72]

Actually, mics out at .561-.570 and it is 1.00 inch long, with what appears to be a nose sprue.
I am new at this, but I think that makes it a Confederate .577 bullet.

 

[drumfish420]

I think what you have it either a "carved" bullet or one that's been rammed home and fired. The marks around the nose look like ramrod to me. Either way, a bullet is a bullet, nice find!