Bullet

[CrustyClad]

Does any one know what cal and about how old this bullet is? I found it at about 6" in a park.

 

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[duggap]

Looks like a modern wad cutter.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Crustyclad wrote:
> Does any one know what cal[iber]

Based on comparing your bullet's diameter with the penny in the photo, I estimate it's a .38-caliber pistol bullet.

To get a close estimate of a bullet's caliber/diameter when you don't have Calipers for precise measurement:
A modern US penny's diameter is .750-inch. So, a .38 bullet is almost exactly half of the diameter of a penny. A .32 pistol bullet's diamter would be noticeably less than half a penny's diameter.

> and about how old this bullet is?

The attached photo (below) shows a pistol bullet which has what is called a "reeded" groove. To understand the term... larger-denomination US coins have a "reeded" edge. No civil war bullets had a reeded groove. Bullets with a reeded groove began to become plentiful in the 1880s. That's about the oldest your bullet could possibly be.

All of that being said... I agree with Duggap... your pistol bullet's short flat nose indicates it is a late-20th-century "wadcutter" bullet ...made for target-shooting. A wadcutter bullet's flat top cuts a nice clean easily-visible hole in the target.

 

[Monty]

Once again, measure and weigh the darn thing. Some of the folks here are pretty good, but not magicians! Monty

 

[THing4CSA]

Hi My Fellow TH'ers
That is a modern .36 cal bullet. I would toss it into my scrap lead and take it to the scrap metal dealer. Put some money into your pocket and help clean up the environment. Good find.
Dave
'Digger-Dave'
THing4CSA
PS: Remember; Don't leave it in the ground!