✅ SOLVED Interesting bullet and small musket/shot? Your assistance appreciated

[NJLargeCent]

Found the 2 pictured items on a recent hunt to upstate NY (where I got my 1st large cent). Can anyone provide details (type, possible age) of these to someone obviously ignorant about ammo? Both are heavy for their size. I do think I remember reading that white-colored musket balls or shot (like the one pictured though it looks grayer in the pic) are older b/c they are lead and not iron (the latter is usually brown/orange rust-colored), but what do I know? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide. Peace and HH.

 

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[Dixiegal]

The ball looks like a squirrel gun ball as its too small to be a musket ball. The other one almost looks like it would have been put in a casing so not really that old.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Can you take another picture using a ruler as a reference? From the one you posted the slug looks about right for a 12 gauge, and the ball about .50 cal, but I really can't do more than guess without a real measurement.

 

[NJLargeCent]

Thanks, NOLA_Ken and Dixiegal. Below are the requested pics. Hope these help. Peace.

 

[TNGUNS]

The larger bullet is a modern muzzle loading bullet. It appears to be a Buffalo Bullet. Very popular about 15 or 20 years ago. Still very common to see in use at the range.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The large one appears to be a fairly modern .56 cal bullet, muzzle loader as TNGUNS said. I'd think the round ball is a .44. I don't think the ball is very old, I have some that I fired and dug up that look very similar.

 

[NJLargeCent]

Thanks for all the replies. Good to get some background, especially for someone like me who has no prior knowledge in this area. HH.