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[Nail Digger]

Measurements are a bit difficult due to tumbling impact deformations. Diameter is .300" to .305", measured just ahead of cannelure. Non-jacketed, flat nose, and is a hollow base design. Photos are after electrolysis cleanup, as there was a significant white corrosion buildup obscuring details. I was only able to find one "possible" rifling mark, just ahead of the cannelure. It is very hard to make out and measures "maybe" .065" (land width, not groove width). Weight is unknown, as I don't have any scales, but some of the base is missing anyway. Probably a common bullet, but it was the only thing I found this afternoon of any real interest. After finding one of MY OWN 9mm bullets and a couple of MY OWN .300wsm cases, this was a real treat.

 

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[junkdigger]

Looks like you have only half of a bullet there. How could it lose the entire base? As it is,I can't even guess.You might find another one in the same area,hopefully complete.Then one of us might be able to help

 

[Monty]

Obviously a cast lead flat nose bullet, but you must measure the base of the bullet or the driving grooves to determine the true diameter. This bullet is of the "Keith" design. Elmer Keith was a hunter , writer, and experimenter with various handgun loaded bullets in particular. He was the one who designed the .44 Remington Magnum. He was a pioneer so to speak and advocate of using a flatnosed bullet to depart more damage and shocking power to your intended target. These bullets are available to the handloader today and were in common use for hunting before hollow pointed jacketed bullets became commercially available. Monty