Has anyone seen one of these before?

vtoutfitter · Apr 14, 2015

I dug it in the middle of what is now a hay field on a very old property in Vermont. I can see that it is a bullet and I have seen pictures of the 50 cal. civil war rounds. It looks the same but much, much smaller. If anyone has seen one or dug one and has info about it, please post. I cant find any small caliber 3 ring bullets reading material so any help would be much appreciated.

The dime is for size comparison I took from my pocket.

vtoutfitter · Apr 14, 2015

Small caliber 3 ring fired round

Has anyone dug one of these before? I cant find any info on these. There are lots of info for the large caliber 2 & 3 ring bullets, but this one is much smaller. I used a modern dime from my pocket to show size. Up close, you can see that it was shot. Anyone have info on this?

Jeff in Georgia · Apr 15, 2015

Can't see the picture for some reason?

LordOfTheZincs · Apr 15, 2015

It'd be best to get a measurement with a caliper and a weight in gn mode if you have a scale. Maybe someone can narrow in on it a little better from there.

Hope it helps.

Capt.B · Apr 15, 2015

Looks like a .22 bullet that someone carved lines onto. :?:

PhilB · Apr 15, 2015

Does the bullet have a hollow base? Muzzleloading bullets are underdiameter and have a hollow base to let the bullet be loaded easily but still be accurate when the hollow base expands and engages the rifling. It appears to be a more modern bullet not a muzzle loader bullet. Perhaps .25 to .32 cal.. A .22 rimfire bullet has a heeled base and doesn't have the 3 lubrication grooves.

zeemang · Apr 15, 2015

CA.KID · Apr 15, 2015

zeemang said:
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now that made me laugh !

chemman · Apr 15, 2015

yup, measure diameter and length and weight, not to hard to figure it from there.

musicnut1986 · Apr 16, 2015

zeemang said:
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Digger's flying monkeys stole your post! :laughing:

Just kidding.

High Tone Drifter · Apr 16, 2015

I have one exactly like that I dug last year. Looks just like a .22 but with the rings and that old lead patina.

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