Geez
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Returned to the hunting spot where I found the infamous "lump" and came away with "lump #2" and also a bullet that appears to be the same material :
So now the question is, were they making solid brass projectile bullets? Maybe they were not real careful in their pouring process with the molds.
Hmmmm......
Coincidence. First off, brass is not melted "in the field" for bullets like lead was. The melting point is about a thousand degrees F hotter than for lead. More like something you'd do in a foundry. Second, it's not real likely that they cast them and shot them into the ground in close proximity to where the brass was melted. The bullet WAS fired as there are rifling marks on it.
If the three items ARE related to one another, it was most likely part of someone's scrap metal collection.