MackDigger Hero Member Joined Mar 9, 2013 Messages 975 Reaction score 870 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jun 12, 2013 #1 Looks copper dug it about four inches at a old minors town. It's strange I think. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments image-2753178158.webp 46.3 KB · Views: 86 image-3701554661.webp 41.7 KB · Views: 82 image-1522113274.webp 47.2 KB · Views: 80
Looks copper dug it about four inches at a old minors town. It's strange I think. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!
TheCannonballGuy Gold Member Joined Feb 24, 2006 Messages 6,606 Reaction score 13,446 Golden Thread 0 Location Occupied CSA (Richmond VA) Detector(s) used White's 6000, Nautilus DMC-1, Minelab Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Jun 12, 2013 #2 It is a copper-jacketed bullet, meaning, a lead bullet with a thin copper jacket covering all or most of the lead. The one you found dates from the early 20th-Century through the present. Here are photos of several varieties and calibers. Attachments bullet_copperjacket_32-Long_reloads_colt6b.webp 77 KB · Views: 88 bullet_COPPERJACKETED-45-caliber_hollowpoint_0102_1.webp 11.8 KB · Views: 67 bullet_COPPERJACKETED-45caliber_hollowpoint_topview_00b8_1.webp 16 KB · Views: 88 bullet_COPPER-JACKETED_fired1.webp 6.9 KB · Views: 132 Upvote 0
It is a copper-jacketed bullet, meaning, a lead bullet with a thin copper jacket covering all or most of the lead. The one you found dates from the early 20th-Century through the present. Here are photos of several varieties and calibers.