Bullet found in hollow base of giant tree. Any ideas of age?

[Ammoman]

Yesterday i posted a picture of a Dog Tax tag that i found at the park here in Greensboro. I also found this bullet INSIDE the hollow base of a giant tree.



Any Ideas of its age? it looks to be about the size of a 22 cal. Do modern 22 cal bullets have rings like this?
Yep you might think by my name that i would know. Fact is...Ammoman refers to hard bombs and missiles.

Thanks

 

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[jewelerguy]

yes, modern .22 but judging from the patina, it's got some age like 50 or 60 years possibly

 

[Ammoman]

Thanks...i wanted to make sure before it goes into the trash.

 

[trdking]

You can't throw lead in the trash. You have to recycle it!

 

[sutphin]

ANY FIND IS A SPECIAL FIND SO PUT IT AWAY AND DONT LEAVE IT BEHIND.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

You can't throw lead in the trash. You have to recycle it!

By casting more bullets and balls!

 

[nsdq]

Lead looks good going in my pot for recasting musket balls

 

[Ammoman]

You can't throw lead in the trash. You have to recycle it!

LOL bad choice of wording on my part. I have a place to put old bullets and sinkers and the likes. It will eventually be melted into a giant brick and be painted to look like gold!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

LOL bad choice of wording on my part. I have a place to put old bullets and sinkers and the likes. It will eventually be melted into a giant brick and be painted to look like gold!

Give it a thick layer of gold leaf and bury it in the park.....

 

[sprailroad]

You can't throw lead in the trash. You have to recycle it!

I can........

 

[smokeythecat]

Modern bullets we find up here are a lot of copper jacketed type. That is a very old bullet. People collect these also, it's probably 100 years old.